Adventures of a Black Girl: Traveling While Black

Brava Theater
2781 24th Street San Francisco

Based on her experiences traveling through Europe, the Americas and Africa, Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe's one-woman show explores the Black diaspora. Part travelogue and party history lesson, the performance focuses on the impact of migration and how Africans have both adapted to new cultural situations and left a permanent mark due to their emigration. Traveling While Black is the second part of Cooper-Anifowoshe's trilogy, Adventures of a Black Girl, and examines the post-slavery condition of Black travel, both fanciful and forced. Personal, poignant and smart, her performance lends a distinct perspective on transcontinental crossings.