National Black Theatre Kicks Off 2018 With a Symposium

Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre (NBT) will be partnering with Toshi Reagon(WORD*ROCK*&SWORD) to present a community conversation called Parables In Iteration. The evening will take a closer look and celebrate the New York City Premiere of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower presented at The Public Theatre. This symposium will be moderated by facilitator adrienne maree brown (A of Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds) and feature community artists such as Alexis Pauline Gumbs (Author of Spill: Scenes of Black Feminist Fugitivity), Manju Rajendran (Member of AORTA), & Shayna Small (Starring in Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower). Join us for an evening of conversation on what the Parables are teaching us about shaping change and changing worlds. Come prepare to change and be changed. The symposium will happen Sunday, January 14, 2018 as part of NBT's 49th season themed: "Black To The Future."

"All that you touch You Change. All that you Change, Changes you. The Only Lasting Truth is Change" - Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower

Based on the post-apocalyptic novel by the late Afro-futurist and science fiction author Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower is a genre-defying opera that harnesses two centuries of Black music. Conceived by Toshi Reagon, whom Vibe Magazine called "one helluva rock'n'roller-coaster ride," in collaboration with, Bernice Johnson Reagon, the iconic singer, scholar and activist, Parable chronicles the spiritual awakening of young Lauren Olamina amidst a dystopian America wracked by the violence brought on by unrelenting greed and systemic injustice. Parable fuses science fiction, African-American spiritualism, a deep examination of gender, race and environmental activism to construct a mesmerizing work of rare power and beauty that reveals deep insights on the future of human civilization. Based on the novels Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler.

Admissions to the event is free with a suggested donation of $10. No one will be turned away and all are welcome. The symposium will happen Sunday, January 14, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. To secure you space please secure your seat online on the symposiums EventBrite page or NBT's website www.nationalblacktheatre.org. For questions please calling NBT directly at (212) 722-3800.. National Black Theatre is located at 2031 Fifth Avenue between 125th and 126th Streets in Harlem. (Take the 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 subway to 125th Street.) Follow NBT on Facebook (www.facebook.com/NationalBlackTheatre) and Twitter/Instagram (@NatBlackTheatre).

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