RAW TRUTH, a short play about Sojourner Truth portrayed by Aixa Kendrick

87 Haviland Road,Highland NY 12528

04 June, 2022

Description

Preceded by a Congolese dance by Mfouambila Kongo Dance Company A Short Dramatic Reading of RAW TRUTH featuring Aixa Kendrick Kendrick will form a 15-minute abridged version of the play RAW TRUTH, by Cesi Davidson. This piece was commissioned by TRANSART for the Joy is An Act of Resistance Celebration! Aixa Kendrick (SAG-AFTRA, AEA) is a Stage and Screen Actress, Lincoln Center Lab Director, New Works/Jerome Foundation Playwright recipient for avant garde work and a Primordial Art Ninja Starchild. She recently came off her fourth theatrical tour as the formidable Dahomey warrioress General Oni Balewa in Layon Gray's action packed machete wielding historical production of The Dahomey Warriors in Miami, Florida. She can currently be seen escaping from an extraterrestrial predator in Kathryn Bigelow’s SciFi mini movie collaboration with Apple iPhone 13 Pro. Among her numerous theater credits is her portrayal of Sojourner Truth in Cesi Davidson’s RAW TRUTH, for which she studied the broken-Dutch accent to deliver a startlingly accurate depiction of this exceptional 19th century freedom fighter. Aixa continues to choose projects that reflect diverse, multicultural female driven stories who portray women of strength, sensitivity and discovery. She is repped by The Talent Express NY. For more info, go to www.AixaKendrick.com. Aixa will also perform as Sojourner Truth on Sunday September 5th, at the Old Dutch Church and Academy Green Park. Thank you to our partners— NEA Radio Kingston The Old Dutch ChurchCCEYMCAThe Kingston Interfaith AllianceThe Ministerial AllianceThe City of Kingston Kingston LibraryUlster CountyThe Rosendale TheaterRondout Valley Growers AssociationThis project is supported in part with an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.