Program: SCAT!… The Complex Lives of Al & Dot, Dot & Al Zollar
ADF Commission | Live Music
Running Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes
Tickets: $35–$54
Set in a fictional jazz club, SCAT!… The Complex Lives of Al & Dot, Dot & Al Zollar is a dance-driven musical that tells the love story of two people making their way during the Great Migration. It is a powerful tale of one family and what happens when dreams encounter the realities of American life in the ‘40s and ‘50s. The work features an original jazz score performed by a live band. Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, who created, choreographed, and directed SCAT!… The Complex Lives of Al & Dot, Dot & Al Zollar, says, “It is my story. It is my family’s story. It is a personal and collective story of a family and a people, moving from the Jim Crow South during the Great Migration.”
Read what Jawole Willa Jo Zollar has to say about this work in the New York Times!
Following the July 17 performance, Dr. James Frazier will present the 2024 Samuel H. Scripps/American Dance Festival Award for lifetime achievement to Jawole Willa Jo Zollar.
Immediately after, join us for a Celebration of Jawole Willa Jo Zollar!
Tickets $50 (includes buffet, 2 drinks, and dancing!)
Parizade, 2200 W Main St, Durham
Wednesday, July 17 at 7:30 pm
Thursday, July 18 at 7:30 pm
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Photo credit: Rick McCullough
