Black Orpheus Video
When
Feb 25, 2009 11:00 am (Wednesday)
What
Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, SE (1959, 107 min., directed by Marcel Camus, in Portuguese with English subtitles) This video is based on the Greek Orpheus-Eurydice le...
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Event details: Black Orpheus Video
Description
Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, SE
(1959, 107 min., directed by Marcel Camus, in Portuguese with English subtitles) This video is based on the Greek Orpheus-Eurydice legend, but updated with an all-black cast, played against the colorful background of Carnival in Brazil. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free; for information, call 202-633-4844
Related Exhibition: Jubilee: African American Celebration
(1959, 107 min., directed by Marcel Camus, in Portuguese with English subtitles) This video is based on the Greek Orpheus-Eurydice legend, but updated with an all-black cast, played against the colorful background of Carnival in Brazil. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free; for information, call 202-633-4844
Related Exhibition: Jubilee: African American Celebration
Cost
Free; for information, call 202-633-4844More about Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Community Museum
As the Smithsonian Institution's museum of African American history and culture, the Museum explores American history, society, and creative expression from an African American perspective.The museum encourages the collection, protection, and preservation of materials that reflect the history and traditions of families, organizations, individuals, and communities.
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