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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf

October 24–November 2

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Add to Calendar 2024-10-24 19:30:00 2024-11-02 22:30:00 for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf A ground-breaking work in modern American theatre by Ntozake Shange, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf is a choreopoem that follows seven women of color through a world of shaped by racism, oppression, and sexism. These women, each named after the colors of the rainbow, tell their stories and the stories of other women they know through poetry, music, and dance. Directed and Choreographed by "Mama Kai" Knight, this piece uplifts women’s struggles, strength, desires, resilience, and the sanctified magic of love and possibility.   Content Guidance: This play contains discussions of sexual violence, domestic violence, abortion, HIV/AIDS, and self-harm.  If you or someone you love needs support, please reach out to the Loyno Counseling Center at 504-865-3835 or the Suicide and Crisis Hotline at 988. You can also check out these resources: Roadmap to Black Mental Health & Therapy for Black Girls.   Marquette Theater Playwright: Ntozake Shange Director: Kai Knight America/Chicago public

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A ground-breaking work in modern American theatre by Ntozake Shange, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf is a choreopoem that follows seven women of color through a world of shaped by racism, oppression, and sexism. These women, each named after the colors of the rainbow, tell their stories and the stories of other women they know through poetry, music, and dance. Directed and Choreographed by "Mama Kai" Knight, this piece uplifts women’s struggles, strength, desires, resilience, and the sanctified magic of love and possibility.

 

Content Guidance: This play contains discussions of sexual violence, domestic violence, abortion, HIV/AIDS, and self-harm.


If you or someone you love needs support, please reach out to the Loyno Counseling Center at 504-865-3835 or the Suicide and Crisis Hotline at 988. You can also check out these resources: Roadmap to Black Mental Health & Therapy for Black Girls.

 

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Add to Calendar 2024-10-24 19:30:00 2024-11-02 22:30:00 for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf A ground-breaking work in modern American theatre by Ntozake Shange, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf is a choreopoem that follows seven women of color through a world of shaped by racism, oppression, and sexism. These women, each named after the colors of the rainbow, tell their stories and the stories of other women they know through poetry, music, and dance. Directed and Choreographed by "Mama Kai" Knight, this piece uplifts women’s struggles, strength, desires, resilience, and the sanctified magic of love and possibility.   Content Guidance: This play contains discussions of sexual violence, domestic violence, abortion, HIV/AIDS, and self-harm.  If you or someone you love needs support, please reach out to the Loyno Counseling Center at 504-865-3835 or the Suicide and Crisis Hotline at 988. You can also check out these resources: Roadmap to Black Mental Health & Therapy for Black Girls.   Marquette Theater Playwright: Ntozake Shange Director: Kai Knight America/Chicago public

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Loyola Presents
Theatre Arts & Dance