ORUNMILA(THE ADVENTURES OF THE FATHER OF IFA DIVINATION)

Jul 17, 2008 all day
Location: The National Black Theatre
Latest Activity: Jan 20, 2020

ORUNMILA (THE ADVENTURES OF THE FATHER OF IFA DIVINATION),A YORUBA DANCE DRAMA, COMES TO THE NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE.What do you get when you've had twenty-two years as a retired NYPD police officer and sixteen years as a initiated Yoruba priest, who happens to be a radio dramatist, composer, sound designer and playwright, with a story to tell?The National Black Theatre presents Orunmila (The Adventures ofthe Father of Ifa Divination) The Yoruba Dance Drama, from Thursday,July 11, 2008 through August 10th, 2008. The must see dance drama, aspectacular mixture of music, song, dance, lights, puppetry andcostumes, explores the finite but myriad possibilities of the humancondition, regarding the never ending question of fate versus one'swill as it is tested time and time again by Orunmila in hisarrogance, ego, self deception and his defiance of Olodumare's (God)wisdom.This must see production is written by the multiple awardwinning David D. Wright, directed and choreographed by the AUDELCOAWARD winning, Baraka de Soleil, with the creative input andconsultation of The National Black Theatre, Founder, Dr Barbara AnnTeer.This is the THIRD collaboration of David D. Wright, OrishaTales, and The National Black Theatre, which includes the multipleAudelco Award winning OYA, and Sango (Lord of Thunder). Contact:212.722.4881#############################

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ORUNMILA(THE ADVENTURES OF THE FATHER OF IFA DIVINATION)

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