Loving Haiti, Loving Vodou: A Self in Progress by Gina Athena Ulysse at The Green Street Arts Center's In the Limelight Series
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One-woman-show by anthropologist, poet and multi-media artist.

Middletown, Conn., February 1, 2007-The Green Street Arts Center presents Haitian immigrant and Wesleyan University anthropologist Gina Athena Ulysse's one-woman show Loving Haiti, Loving Vodou: A Self in Progress on Friday, February 16 at 8pm as part of the In the Limelight Series. In her performances, Ulysse explores the tensions of prejudice and migration, seeking power and truth through self-definition. Admission is $8 ($5 for members) and includes light refreshments.

The Green Street Arts Center's In the Limelight series is a monthly arts cabaret that presents professional musicians, comedians and spoken word / theatre in a relaxed, social setting. Advanced reservations are strongly recommended, call 860-685-7871 or visit www.greenstreetartscenter.org for more information.

Gina Athena Ulysse was born in Petion-Ville, Haiti and migrated to the East Coast of the United States, where she has lived since. In 1999, she received her Ph. D. in anthropology from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and began to teach. On the side, she continues to push the boundaries of cultural anthropology with spoken word to address issues of social injustice, spirituality, and the impacts of colonialism on her native country of Haiti. Her poetry has been included in various publications anthropological work and has been published in numerous anthologies, such as: "My Country in Translation" in Resisting Racism and Xenophobia: Global Perspectives on Race, Gender, and Human Rights.

Ulysse has performed at conferences including American Anthropological Association Meetings, American Ethnological Association Meetings, PRISM conference and in colleges and universities including Bates College, Berry College, Brown University, Emerson College, New School for Social Research, and the University of Florida among others. She recently began to perform in Europe and was invited to close the Berlin's House of World Cultures Black Atlantic Project in 2004 with a performance of her poetry. In addition to being a dynamic performer, Gina Athena Ulysse is also an assistant professor of Anthropology and African American Studies at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.

For more information visit: http://www.ginaathenaulysse.com/