Live at the Funky Butt Jazz
Club
This large multi-cultural
musical theatrical event uses the story of jazz as a springboard
to tell tales of the “outsiders” who
created music that epitomized the improvisational nature of the American
experience. Highlighting the talents of six of our most talented
African American actors and guest actor / jazz singer, Xavier Rice,
along with a jazz band and a cast of over 30, this show is Interact
at its most inventive. The “Funky Butt Hall” was, in
fact, a real place that existed in 1906 in Storyville, New Orleans
at the very infancy of the music that was to define an age as well
as change music and art around the world.
The story of Jazz resonates
with Interact’s artists, because
most of the early jazz performers were marginalized individuals who
found their voice through the power of their art, and in the process,
changed the musical landscape. For this reason we believe this project
will further our artistic vision: “At Interact, people who
were never heard are given a voice, people that were invisible create
work of extraordinary beauty. For those that see and hear the art
and stories of our artists, feelings for the human experience are
forever changed.”
Showtimes: Wed, Thurs,
Fri & Sat Evenings at 7:30 pm, Wednesday
Matinees at Noon, Saturday Matinees at 3 pm, Pay what you can nite!
Wed, December 7th at 7:30 pm, ASL Interpretation Dec 3rd Matinee
and Eve, Audio Description Dec 2nd Eve and Dec 3rd Matinee. This
show runs November 17 thru December 17, 2005, Reserve your tickets
by calling TicketWorks at 612-343-3390 or visit www.Ticketworks.com
All performances are
at Interact Center for the Visual & Performing
Arts, 212 Third Ave. N., Suite 140, Mpls 55401, ENTRANCE on 2nd Street.
For more information, call 612-339-5145 or visit Interact’s
website at www.interactcenter.com
