CMU School of Drama


Wednesday, October 17, 2007

The Gullah/Geechee Nation's Queen Quet and local performers stage a show about a unique slice of African-American heritage.

Pittsburgh City Paper - : "Queen Quet is chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, a culture occupying parts of South Carolina and Georgia and tracing its roots to Africa. The nation's forebears -- slaves who lived in relative isolation along the coastal Sea Islands -- maintained a considerable amount of African culture. On Oct. 13-14, Queen Quet (a.k.a. Marquetta Goodwine) visits Pittsburgh with I'll Fly Away to Freedom, an original group performance incorporating music, dance, history and the uniquely rhythmic hybrid that is the Gullah/Geeche language."

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