October 19, 2016
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Arts &
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‘Hands Up’ delivers a gripping performance by black actors who provide unflinching accounts of what
it’s like to be black in America.
Red Door Project’s ‘Hands Up’
What it’s like
to be black in
America
Portland’5 and The August
Wilson Red Door Project present
“Hands Up,” a production of mono-
logues commissioned by the New
Black Fest and directed by Port-
land playwright and director Kevin
Jones that provide unflinching ac-
counts of what it is like to be black
in America.
The testaments by six black men
and one black woman are gripping,
powerful, and stir many emotions.
After each performance, a cast
member leads the audience through
a frank discussion about race. Per-
formances opened on Monday and
continues through Thursday, Oct. 20
at the Winningstad Theatre, down-
town. This is an all-ages show and
you can reserve four seats for free.
According to Jones, “Hands
Up,” is a reflection of the diverse
reactions that emerged in the black
community post Ferguson.
“ Yes they are stories of pain, but
more profoundly they are stories of
remarkable resilience. As the direc-
tor, I have chosen to focus on the
power in that resilience,” he said.
“What helps any individual to grow
Debut Future Soul Artist
A singer-songwriter from the
Washington, D.C. area getting
good reviews for a new sound
described as future soul by bridg-
ing contemporary with old school
music makes his Portland debut
Monday, Oct. 24 at the Wonder
Ballroom on North Russell Street.
Christopher Gallant, known
better by his last name Gallant,
had his debut EP “Zebra” and stu-
dio album “Ology” this year. Pub-
lications like Billboard and NME
labeled him a “breakthrough artist
of 2015” and his single “Weight
in Gold” debuted on The Tonight
Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to a
standing ovation.
Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets
Christopher Gallant
are $16-$18.
and thrive is being connected to
their strengths, gifts and the ability
to emerge from whatever life puts
on their path.”
The August Wilson Red Door
Project is committed to chang-
ing the racial ecology of Portland
through the arts.
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