THU-SUN11_18 - 11_21 THEY FIGHT 2.0
“Let fall thy blade on vulnerable crests,” Macbeth tells Macduff. “I bear a charmed life, which must not yield to one of woman born.” This lines leads to swordplay, mayhem and decapitation, but you don’t get a good description of the action in Shakespeare’s play. Spinning off the barest of stage directions found in classic theatre, Free Reign Theatre presents They Fight 2.0, a stage combat show spotlighting the best brawls in literature — iconic scenes featuring Macbeth, Cyrano de Bergerac and more. The theatrical brawling includes flashing blades, fisticuffs and even a wrestling match. More: $20; Nov. 18-21, times vary; Brooklyn Grace, 219 S. Brevard St.; blumenthalarts.org STACEY ABRAMS Photo by Gage Skidmore
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A CONVERSATION WITH STACEY ABRAMS
Pg. 16 NOV 17 - NOV 20, 2021 - QCNERVE.COM
In Georgia’s 2018 gubernatorial race, political leader, voting rights activist, entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author Stacey Abrams was robbed. Republican candidate and then Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp used his position to suppress lowincome and Black votes to win the election. Abrams responded by turning Georgia into a battleground state that currently boasts two Democratic U.S. senators. Her book, Our Time is Now, chronicles a chilling account of how the right to vote continues to be under attack. More: $32.50 and up; Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m.; Ovens Auditorium, 2700 E. Independence Blvd.; blumenthalarts.org
RENLUKA MAHARAJ Photo courtesy of McColl Center
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In his 40-plus-year career, late North Carolina architect Philip G. Freelon focused on projects that foreground African-American communities. Freelon believed architecture should be more than a container, it should help tell the story of the content of the public parks and buildings he designed. The Gantt Center hosts a panel of experts on architecture and identity who will discuss the way their individual work investigates and reveals intersections between African-American culture and the design of the built environment, plus explore how Freelon’s buildings relate to these wider narratives. More: Free; Nov. 18, 7 p.m.; online; youtube.com/GanttCenter
The Avant Goodyear series brings NYC piano legend Matthew Shipp to Charlotte for a solo concert. With a unique and instantly recognizable style, described as a vortex of swirling gravity, Shipp has enlivened the jazz scene since the late 1980s. Downbeat calls Shipp “the politically active icon of New York’s underground jazz scene.” He ricochets beyond any boundaries, entangling free jazz, post-bop and modern classical in an impenetrable Gordian Knot of out-of-this-heliosphere musical magic. He’ll be accompanied by Charlotte’s incomparable makers of vital sounds, jazz combo Ghost Trees and Dylan Gilbert performing a solo set. More: Free; Nov. 18, 7 p.m.; Petra’s, 1919 Commonwealth Ave.; petrasbar.com
McColl Center hosts this free event, featuring hands-on art workshops and activities. Artist-inresidence William D. Caballero hosts a motioncapture technology demonstration. Attendees are also invited to have their artistic portrait taken with artists-in-residence Ken West and Renluka Maharaj. A veteran of the digital-design world, photographer West creates documentary images that stand in stark contrast to the binary world. A descendant of indentured laborers from Trinidad and Tobago, mixedmedia artist Maharaj incorporates photography, installations, research and travel to bring attention to a time in history that often goes forgotten. More: Free; Nov. 20, 12 p.m.; McColl Center, 721 N. Tryon St.; mccollcenter.org
ARCHITECTURE AND IDENTITY: SITUATING PHIL FREELON
AVANT GOODYEAR: MATTHEW SHIPP OPEN STUDIO SATURDAY
NOV. 27, 2021 . KNIGHT Theater AT LEVINE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
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