The title of the series, Benton explains, comes from the legendary story of the Ibo Landing, in which a fierce shipload of ethnic Nigerians resisted enslavement by drowning themselves in the sea. “They were heard to be saying, ‘The water brought us,’ and then, ‘The water will take us way,’” Benton says. Its point, though, is to glorify the shadow of African culture as it has evolved and been handed down from parents to children living in the islands. To that end, Benton will present Gullah storyteller Carolyne “Jabulile” White tonight and a talk by Green next week; additional programs include a screening of Julie Dash’s Gullah film Daughters of the Dust, a limited-seating sweetgrass basket-making workshop, and separate concerts of spirituals and the lost art of ring shouting by the McIntosh County Shouters.
RedLine is at 2350 Arapahoe Street. Admission varies for each event, but a discounted all-event passport is available ($75 if purchased by today; $80 to $100 thereafter); e-mail [email protected] for passes or visit redlineart.org for information
Tuesdays-Sundays. Starts: Sept. 7. Continues through Sept. 22, 2012
