Name: Jupiter Invincible
Start: 2022-12-05T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2022-12-05T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Bowery Poetry Club

Jupiter Invincible

Rattapallax

A live performance of a new radio play and comic book by Pulitzer Prize winner Yusef Komunyakaa in collaboration with Stella Adler Center.

Bowery Poetry Club

JUPITER INVINCIBLE is live performance of a new radio play and comic book by Pulitzer Prize winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa in collaboration with Stella Adler Center for the Arts. Audience members will see JUPITER INVINCIBLE, a comic book come to life through a dynamic radio play performed by the cast.S﻿tory by Yusef Komunyakaa. Director Melissa Maxwell. Artwork by Syd Fini, Neda Kazemifar &amp; Ashley A. Woods CAST (in order of appearance): De’Marcus Woods, Steve Maurice Jones, Pete McElligott, Mary Cavett, Olivia Washington, Pauletta Washington, Shawn Williams &amp; Joanne Edelmann.Part of the Harold Clurman Poetry Reading Series. Producer Ram Devineni. <a href="https://powerofjupiter.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">JUPITER INVINCIBLE</a> is about an African-American enslaved person, Jupiter, who is suddenly given the power of immortality. Jupiter is a horse-breaker and coach driver, and was born into slavery. During a freak electrical storm, he is struck by lighting which gives him the power of immortality, and makes his scars translucent. Jupiter escapes to the North and finds the abolitionist and former enslaved person, Harriet Tubman. Together, they plot to smuggle run-away slaves through the underground railroad. Jupiter continually puts his life on the line to help others knowing he cannot be killed. Can Jupiter use his powers and wisdom to change the course of history to rectify racial injustice and inequality?“Jupiter Invincible” is made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Art and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of New York State Governor and the New York State Legislature. The launch event is funded in part by Creative Engagement supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by LMCC. More information at <a href="https://powerofjupiter.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://powerofjupiter.com</a>

YUSEF KOMUNYAKAA is one of the most compelling voices in American poetry. His Pulitzer Prize winning collection, Neon Vernacular, pulls together all of the most powerful strands of his poetic vision. The images are those of the South and its culture, of Black resilience to white supremacy, of war in Southeast Asia, of urban experience, and of musical forms such as blues and jazz. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards including the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, Wallace Stevens Award, the William Faulkner Prize from the Université de Rennes, and has published dozens of books of poetry, essays, operas, and plays. Currently he serves as Distinguished Senior Poet in New York University’s graduate creative writing program.

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