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A Play By Joy Harjo
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Journey to Kolkata
January 2008
- by Carolyn Forché
At sunrise each morning, the sound of rhythmic slapping awakens me. Beyond the open window lies the nameless lake—mirroring huts and laundry—where bed linens are struck across the water until they are thought to be clean. A prayerful singing accompanies the work, rising from the voices of invisible washer-women. When I close my eyes
even now,
I can hear this singing.
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A new play from musician, poet, and playwright Joy Harjo (Mvskoke) comes a deeply compelling journey of struggle, displacement, self-discovery, and healing. Invoking spoken word, storytelling, and song, Harjo combines character-driven narrative with tales inspired by the traditions of her people—and takes a few turns blowing a mean jazz saxophone. An allegorical work of tremendous power, Wings demonstrates how theater and art can bring life full circle.
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JLW: “Did music grow in you before poetry, or was it simultaneous?”
Joy: “I see them growing together, though the poetry was practiced and public long before music. Music was stolen from me when I was about fourteen and it took me until I was forty to be able to reclaim it again. The saxophone was my first musicial helper. I picked it up when I was about forty. It all comes together on Winding Through the Milky Way.”
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The spirit of a play is bothering me.
This spirit has been sending me songs, scenes, and characters and I can hardly wait to see where it will take me.
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