Poet Larry Roland performs live in the Say Brother studio
Description:
In this clip Boston-based poet Larry Roland performs live in the Say Brother studio, accompanied by double bass player. Overall the program focuses on African Americans in the performing arts and their sources of inspiration. Poetry in Motion consists of in-studio performances and interviews with members of the Dance Company of the National Center of Afro-American Artists (in residency in Boston), Boston-based poets Sam Stamper, Larry Roland, and Alta Starr, and painter Hermone Futrell. Dances performed are the "Doogla" (about east and west Indian men and women) and "Come Go with Me to My Father's House" (performed to a spiritual by the same name). Host Topper Carew talks with artists between performance segments to provide insight into their work. Original air date estimated. Produced by Topper Carew. Directed by Conrad White.
