Black Nativity

This gospel "song play" is a joyful retelling of story of the birth of Christ in dialogue, narrative, pantomime, gospel song and folk spirituals.  The first half retells the Nativity story in the down-home verse of the black poet Langston Hughes, in familiar carols like "Joy to the World," in beloved black spirituals like "Go Tell It on the  Mountain," and through interpretive modern dance.