For Immediate Release

Contact: Randal Fippinger - (413) 597-4808

rfippinger@williams.edu

’62 Center CenterSeries

presents

Spoken Word Artist

Roger Bonair-Agard

[WILLIAMSTOWN,MA, October 5, 2009] –The ’62 Center for Theatre and Dancewill present two-time National Poetry Slam Champion, Roger Bonair-Agard. In Masquerade: Calypso and Homeheshares poetry, stories and calypso over a bottle of rum. Bonair-Agard weaves living, breathing tapestries out of politics and the notion of home. He tenderly unmasks family secrets, his adolescence in 1980’s Trinidad, and life as an immigrant inAmerica. He refers to the show as “the journey of a man tracing the story of his self-imposed exile through music, memory, and poetry.” The show is co-directed by Kamilah Forbes and Monica L. Williams. Theperformance will be October 30^th8:00 PMon the ’62 Center Adams Memorial Theatre, located at 1000 Main Street, in Williamstown, MA.

“…An expatriate of the islands, these poems explore a longing for home, a bold criticism of familial and societal injustices, all played to the backbeat of a steel drum.” --ChicagoSun Times

Continuing its mission to contextualize arts within scholarly inquiry, the Center presents an impressive body of work that sets student work side-by-side with that of professional artists. We strive to challenge traditional forms, engage with a larger political dialogue and allow our audiences to explore diverse modes of expression. Not content merely to present popular work, the Center’s professional performances, workshops and student productions are designed to invite the entire community to engage, debate, and celebrate the experience of both witnessing and creating live art.

Masquerade: Calypso and Homewill be performed on Friday, October 30, at 8:00 pm on the ’62 Center Adams Memorial Theatre, located at1000 Main Street, inWilliamstown,MA. Tickets are $3 with valid student ID & $10 for all others.

For tickets, visit the Williams ’62 Center Box Office Tues-Sat, 1-5 pm or call (413) 597-2425. For more information, please visithttp://62center.williams.edu