FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2006
Contact: Michael Corby
904.632.3310

“Griot: He Who Speaks the Word” special engagement at Kent Campus April 21-22 for two performances only

What:	“Griot: He Who Speaks the Full Word” A “visionary, hip-hop choreopoem”
When:	April 21 and 22, curtain at 8 p.m.
Where:	Florida Community College Kent Campus Auditorium, Building F, Room 128 3939 Roosevelt Blvd.
Cost:	$15 general public (get tickets at the door); Free to FCCJ students and staff with valid ID

DETAILS: This full-length “choreopoem” is by nationally recognized poet/playwright Al Letson, with Larry Knight Jr. and David Gerard. It runs 85 minutes. Excerpts were performed at campuses and in theatres in Jacksonville in February as part of African-American History Month; it returns now in full form. Its poetry, drama and song follow the tradition of storytelling from the ancient Mali Empire through America’s hip-hoppers, successfully keeping the rhythms of centuries in synch. This production is brought to Jacksonville by local producer/director Barbara Williams (904.273.4673).