Ron K Brown Evidence March 21, 2009

On Saturday night March 21st Evidence electrifies the stage at the historic King Arts Complex Pythian Theater. The sensory connecting dance program is the Central Ohio premiere of One Shot an exuberant evening length work that blends traditional African and modern dance and spoken word to tell the story of Charles Harris, a photographer who documented black life in Pittsburgh from 1936 to 1975, the Pittsburgh-based photographer chronicled life in the Hill District for the Pittsburgh Courier, one of the country’s oldest African-American newspapers. His 40-year career with the Pittsburgh Courier began as the nation emerged from the Depression and ended with the Civil Rights Movement and his archive of more than 80,000 images is the largest known collection of photographs documenting African-American life in the world. Harris was known as One Shot because he was able to get his picture in just one take. This dance performance evokes the idea of having one shot in life and, using the music of Phyllis Hyman, Billy Strayhorn, and other jazz masters, offers a series of shots or vignettes with Harris’ stunning photos as a backdrop.

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