Dates
11/22/2024 - 11/24/2024
Venue
Mark Taper Forum
Performance Run Time
90 minutes with no intermission
SCAT!...The Complex Lives of Al & Dot, Dot & Al Zollar
Live music on stage
West Coast Premiere
Please note: Haze will be utilized in this production.
Urban Bush Women, the groundbreaking dance company known for amplifying underrepresented voices and unheard stories of Black women+, marks its 40th anniversary with the West Coast premiere of SCAT!… The Complex Lives of Al & Dot, Dot & Al Zollar. This vibrant, dance-driven jazz club experience, inspired by founder Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s childhood in Kansas City’s Black neighborhoods, follows a family’s journey through the Great Migration and the realities of life in 1940s America. With live music by Craig Harris and a cast of electrifying performers, SCAT! pays tribute to the joy, resilience and rich legacy of Black floor shows. Presented in association with Center Theatre Group.
Conceived, Directed, & Co-Choreographed by: Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
Co-Choreographed by: Vincent Thomas
Original Music Composed: Craig Harris
Dramaturgy by: Talvin Wilks
Assistant Director & Associate Producer: Cheri Stokes
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Tendayi Kuumba, Kentoria Earle, Stephanie Battle and Mikaila Ware in SCAT!
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Symara Sarai, Keola Jones and Mikaila Ware in SCAT!
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Jawole Willa Jo Zollar in SCAT!
Photo by Maria Baranova for the Fisher Center at Bard
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Mikaila Ware in SCAT!
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Photo by Maria Baranova for the Fisher Center at Bard
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Photo by Maria Baranova for the Fisher Center at Bard
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