"O-Obama! O-O-Obama!"
we cheerleaders take the stage
red white and blue inspired
jumping like hot potatoes
the audience laughs and claps along to the rhythm of change
"Yes We Can" gospel roaring "Amen"
"America, America" harmonizing with contemporary African steps
real reactions taken to extreme in the body of a small white woman
with a big voice and a bigger heart
holding hope in the final moment
before blackouts and bows
the tension of the future hanging
delicate and thundering in the distance
so close we can all taste it
bittersweet
*National Dance Week Uganda performance at the National Theater (2/27-3/1) with Okulamba Dance-Theatre Company.
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3 comments:
Congratulations!!!!!!Sounds thrilling. I continue to be so proud of you. xo
Eve, the work you are doing is so important, and your website so interesting that, having been told about it by Carole today, I shall continue to follow your adventures here in the future.
It does, indeed, sound thrilling - keep up the good work ... and keep blogging!
Your words resonate with your heart and your feet. Glad to catch up to your progress - breakthroughs and breakdowns - breaking away I feel you close even in the distance.
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