What’s the biggest message to the Living IncogNegro theater audience? Gin Hammond explains
What’s the biggest message to the Living IncogNegro theater audience? Gin Hammond explains… I think the biggest message I wanted audience members to receive from the performance of Living IncogNegro was not to assume that you absolutely know what you’re seeing when you see somebody who seems white-ish. There might be a lot more going […]
Present day or historic people that Gin is inspired by
One of the people that I think about most regularly, who’s a hero for me. Marian Anderson, the opera singer. First of all, a lot of people told her that, you’re black, you can’t sing opera. It’s just not done. It’s a Western European art form and all of that. And she defied all of […]
How different generations respond to the concept of “passing” in Living IncogNegro?
Different generations respond to the concept of “passing“. I talk about this in Living IncogNegro Something that the older generations are likely to be aware of, there’s been a shame associated with “passing” that gets stuffed into the next generation and stuffed into the next generation. So it’s something that hasn’t been able to evolve […]
When we did the Living IncogNegro theater show, what was the most surprising feedback ?
For the Living IncogNegro theater show, what was the most surprising feedback ? The most surprising feedback I received after performing Living Incognegro was not only were there people who could relate, but there were incognito people in the audience that I couldn’t see. We were able to find each other and share our stories […]