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Presented by: The Flourish Foundation, UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures, The Fowler Museum, Center for Art|Global Health and the UCLA AIDS Institute

Flesh and Blood
Created and Directed by Kevin Kane

Or, … is there another message that might actually work?
A Dance Theater Project exploring issues of HIV/AIDS 25 years into the pandemic.
Featuring The Keiskamma Altarpiece on loan from Hamburg, South Africa.

With:
Raymond Basa, Anna Christmas, Gabriel Cortez, Paul Duterte, Leigh Foaad,
Amy Kusolpaisit, Jolieba Jackson, Jackie Lopez, Emeka Simmons, Hai Tran,
Lai Lai Wyrick, Maya Zellman,
and
Giavanni Washington, Felix Pollard, Jose Vergara

Performed for High School and Community Audiences and Special Guests
At The Amber Studio, Rm. 208 in The Glorya Kaufman Dance Building on the UCLA campus.
120 Westwood Plaza
(Exit Westwood Blvd. off Sunset Blvd, into Parking Lot 4, $8 parking fee)

Performance Dates: Tuesday and Thursday Jan. 30, Feb. 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22 @ 10 am; Plus Sunday Feb 11 and 25 @ 1pm and 3pm; and Monday January 12 @ 11 am

Performances are FREE, seating limited; call for reservations at 310.794.9058 Performance lasts approximately 50 minutes.

Created and Directed by: Kevin Kane
Assistant Director, Dance Captain: Jackelyn Lopez
Producer: Giavanni Washington
Lighting Design by: Eileen Cooley
Set Design (fabrics and rigging): Marco Navarro and Chris Kambo
Choreography by: Kevin Kane, Jackelyn Lopez, Anna Christmas, Leigh Foaad,
Jolieba Jackson, Maya Zellman, in collaboration with Entire Cast
Written by: Kevin Kane in collaboration with Entire Cast *
Costumes: Jackelyn Lopez
Video Shot by: Kevin Kane and Giavanni Washington
Video Edited by: Tittus Mendez
Props Designed by: Kevin Kane and Tittus Mendez
Dramaturge: Rosemary Candelario
Stage Manager: Eileen Cooley
Assistant Stage Manager/Light Board Operator/Sound Operator: Tittus Mendez

Special Thanks: David Gere and the Department of World Arts and Cultures, Monica Rosenthal and The Flourish Foundation, Betsy Quick, Bonnie Poon, Gina Hall, Christine Porter, Lisa Hofhemier, Barb Siftar, Tom Donaghy, Tim Durkin, Amanda Hall, Sergio Castillo, the ArtShare staff – Daniel, Tracy, Ricardo, the women of The Keiskamma Art Project especially Eunice Mangwane, Jackie Downs, Nkululeko, Frank Domah from the West African AIDS Jill Diamond, Iddi Saaka, Galia Boneh, The Gere Foundation, Gary and Synthesis Studios, Phillip Jeanmarie, Jay Gutierrez, Shelby Rabara, Kelyn Cain

* Facts, Figures and Statistics Provided by: AmFar (American Federation of AIDS Research), Kaiser Family Foundation, UN Aids, Witness To AIDS by Edward Cameron, Children of AIDS by Emma Guest, Global AIDS by Irwin, Millen, Fallows, Rage Against Time by Stephan Lewis, HIV and AIDS in Africa: Beyond Epidemiology (Kalipeni, Craddock, Oppung, Ghosh), Yoith Risk Behavior – Department of Health and Human Services (Centers for Disease Control)

Kevin Kane has been teaching and making dance, theater and film in Los Angeles since 1995; in that time he has created/directed 20 original dance theater productions featuring ensembles of young community artists, directed two short dance films, and earned his MFA in Dance Choreography from UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures. He thanks everyone he has collaborated with on this project; most importantly his awesome cast, the sweet and smart Monica and The Flourish Foundation (yeah Christine!), the inspiring citizens of Hamburg, South Africa, David, Giavanni, and especially, Jackie and Tittus for their tireless support and passionate creativity during the creation of this project.

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