Wanda's Picks Radio Show, Wednesday, December 11, 2019

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!

Paunika Jones (Marie)
 Photo by Joey Rosado, Island Boy Photography

1. Oakland Ballet Company Presents Graham Lustig's The Nutcracker with the Oakland Symphony, Dec. 21-22, 1 and 5 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre.
http://oaklandballet.org/wp/about/artistic-director/

Paunika Jones (Marie) was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and is an alumna of the New World School of the Arts. After graduating, Paunika danced with Oakland Ballet from 2005-2007 and moved on to Dance Theatre of Harlem, where she ascended through the ranks from a member of the professional training program to principal dancer. From there, she worked in various ballet, contemporary, and dance theater companies, both nationally and internationally. During her ever-expanding career, Ms. Jones has developed a love for ballet and dance instruction, yoga, GYROKINESIS, and overall well-being. She plans to further her studies in these areas and continue blooming artistically, which includes cultivating her own dance / performance art company.

2. Ben Vereen excerpt (June 2012)

3.  Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, co-founder, The Poor People’s Campaign joins us to talk about: A National Call for Moral Revival organized a 25-state “We Must Do MORE: Mobilizing, Organizing, Registering, and Educating” national tour from September 2019 to May 2020. This tour stops in SF at Glide Memorial Church at 7 p.m. The March starts at SF City Hall at 5:45 p.m. today. https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/more/

Chibueze Crouch and Gabriel Christian in Mouth/full
 at CounterPulse's Performing Diaspora 2019

4. Gabriel Christian and Chibueze Crouch join us to talk about Mouth/full, their work in Performing Diaspora at CounterPulse this weekend, Dec. 11-14, 80 Turk, 7:45 p.m. with Cherie Hill's SheVerse. Thursday is Pay-what-you-can.   Visit http://counterpulse.org/event/performingdiaspora2019/


Show link: http://tobtr.com/11607527