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Young Jean Lee's Theater Company presents:

The Shipment

Play | Experimental

The Shipment

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This show is currently closed
Opened on April 18, 2008
Closed on April 19, 2008

Location:
Brooklyn Arts Exchange
421 Fifth Avenue, Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY 11215
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Website: www.youngjeanlee.org

Synopsis:
The Shipment is a hip hop African-American identity politics piece written and directed by Young Jean Lee, a Korean-American. Continuing her artistic mission of working with subject matter that makes her uncomfortable, The Shipment tells the story of a nerdy, black, inner-city youth who dreams of going to Harvard, employing hip-hop dance, African dance, and rapping to create an extremely awkward celebration of black identity. This is an uneasy exploration of ethnic appropriation that combines hip-hop virtuosity (luring the audience into cultural tourism) with cultural...

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Location:
Brooklyn Arts Exchange
421 Fifth Avenue, Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY 11215

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