Wanda's Picks

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1. Adia Tamar Whitaker, Artistic Director of the 19-year old Brooklyn based dance theater ensemble Àse Dance Theatre Collective, joins us to talk about the West Coast premiere of "Have K(No!)W Fear: A Bluessical, Oct. 17-19, 2019, Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m. at ODC Theater, 3153 17th Street, SF. odc.dance/Bluessical (415) 863-9834. 2. Jess Curtis/Gravity presents (in)Visible Oct. 10-13 at CounterPulse, 80 Turk Street, in SF. Jess joins us with Sh