tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post1775197126716051454..comments2023-12-27T05:20:26.800-05:00Comments on BAM blog: In Context: A Man of Good HopeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-30094836131006657832017-02-20T10:19:44.138-05:002017-02-20T10:19:44.138-05:00Having spent a fair amount of my life in several o...Having spent a fair amount of my life in several of the countries depicted in this production, I could not stop the flow of tears -- almost from the first moment of remarkable marimba playing to the final scene. And I know author Jonny Steinberg, a brilliant South African journalist whose previous works have included similarly intimate portrayals of HIV in rural South Africa. The entire staging of Jonny's book was brilliant, with singing and multiple marimba=playing that reached operatic moments. <br /><br />I was left, in the end, wondering what happened to Assad when he reached the USA. Did he end up alongside thousands of other Somalis in the Detroit area? Did he find companions, work, warmth. peace? He got in before Trump's election -- but what of the friends and family he left behind: Are they now blocked by Trump's immigration EO? <br /><br />THANK YOU BAM!Council on Foriegn Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15259615424222172466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-75457009688542596852017-02-19T00:47:14.503-05:002017-02-19T00:47:14.503-05:00Great Performance! It was deep, funny, the songs ...Great Performance! It was deep, funny, the songs were moving. It should have run longer than a weekend. In fact, it should have went 3 to 4 weeks!Ricardo Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-31705681170949344182017-02-18T15:01:14.206-05:002017-02-18T15:01:14.206-05:00This was such a beautiful, uplifting and inspiring...This was such a beautiful, uplifting and inspiring performance. The three standing ovations say it all. Alice Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008177785071669308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-64139490416646574422017-02-18T09:05:58.174-05:002017-02-18T09:05:58.174-05:00A tender and gracious performanceA tender and gracious performanceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-81540526074928230942017-02-18T07:46:25.646-05:002017-02-18T07:46:25.646-05:00I thought this theater production was magnificent,...I thought this theater production was magnificent, transforming. The story is so current,not only because ofthe internally displaced on the continent, but also the millions that are displaced worldwide. Isango Ensemble is magical, thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07002852465501087442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-50837750180752548482017-02-17T12:26:30.609-05:002017-02-17T12:26:30.609-05:00The staging by the South African troupe is compell...The staging by the South African troupe is compelling in its simplicity, and its effectiveness in communicating the passage of time and of change from one country to another. Much of the narrative is sung; the voices and the harmonies are gorgeous. But this is not a pleasant evening of theater. It is dark and heartbreaking. It comes to an end when Asad gets his papers for America, a place where he believes there are no guns, no gangs, and everyone is rich. He is currently living with his family in Kansas City.<br />See this if you can, before the next Executive Order is issued.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-53996732975429588652017-02-16T10:42:46.071-05:002017-02-16T10:42:46.071-05:00A Man of Good Hope is a timely piece of theater in...A Man of Good Hope is a timely piece of theater in a time of xenophobic free fall. The raw, simple production was a far cry from the slick, over produced content on offer generally, making the production personal and abrasive. All the content was cloaked in the language which was cloaked in the music giving the viewer a little distance between their xenophobia and our own. What a tragic story. We have no idea of the human tragedies that have resulted from colonialism and imperialism. What will we do about that? That was the question on my heart when I left the theater. This has to be one of the best community theater ensembles in the world - musicians, vocalists, actors and mimes. Truly impressive.BrooklynLoneStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938970143935229096noreply@blogger.com