Melvin Van Peebles Screening + Live Music
For this special evening, we welcome Melvin Van Peebles, for a 35mm film screening of his debut feature La permission (The Story of a Three Day Pass) plus a Q&A, followed by live performance with his band Laxative in the Mainstage space.
The Film
Melvin Van Peebles, eager to direct and shut out by Hollywood, moved to Paris and took advantage of a filmmaking opportunity offered to writers. The result was La permission (later known as The Story of a Three Day Pass), a beautiful film that is both a slice of the life of a Black American man checking out Paris, a tender love story and a depiction of a struggle with identity.
The Music
Global film legend, Broadway musical producer, composer, author and recording artist Melvin Van Peebles had such a good time working with Burnt Sugar - the Arkestra Chamber - with whom he brought Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, the Hood Opera to the Paris stage in February 2010 - that he recruited several members to join him. The result is Laxative, MVP plus five other brilliant musicians with their instruments and voices: Jared Michael Nickerson, electric bass; Paula Henderson, baritone saxophone; Bruce Mack, keyboards; Will Martina, cello; and Chris Eddleton, drums.
Ticket options:
Film and Music: $22 (purchase on this page)
Film only: $12 (Buy here)
Music only: $15 (Buy here)
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Package Information
- Venue:
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92YTribeca Mainstage
- Location:
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92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street
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La Permission
Date: Sat, Feb 25, 2012, 7 pm
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Melvin Van Peebles widLaxative
Date: Sat, Feb 25, 2012, 9 pm
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