10/27/2024
Reviews are out!!! Don't miss last show tonight! Tickets: www.jctcenter.org
“Malik Work approaches his material as a classic frontman does, performing with vigor and remaining present to all of the words, leading with his charisma, setting the pace, and never easing up. The intensity of the drama ebbs and crests, but Work’s domination of the spare stage never does. Mabusela’s turn in the spotlight is, by contrast, a solitary one. But he, too, foregrounds his personal gravity and his immersion in history, standing at the edge of the stage on a strip of sand meant to hint at arid Pretoria, and moving with a deliberate quality that reflects the rock-solid rhythms of the source material. Mphahlele’s language is astonishing: lyrical, barbed, harmonious, full of exquisite turns and decorated with illuminating and surprising metaphor. The adaptation in “Down2Avenue” amplifies the emotion of Mphahlele’s memoir and the intensity of his storytelling.” https://jcitytimes.com/review-new-york-hip-hop-meets-south-african-spoken-word-at-jctc/
Malik Work and Marcus Mabusela come together again Sunday at 4 at Jersey City Theater Center.
