A.A.A.L.I.S
Savannah, GA
About
The A.A.A.L.I.S
African American Ancestral Legacy Initiative Savannah
Is dedicated to the enrichment of the cultural/historical legacies of Savannah and the coastal region with frontal dramatic, musical, choreographic and oratorical presentations. We intend to build broader coalitions with other institutions, programs and everyday people that have a common interest in developing both historically and demographically appropriate monuments, shrines, promotions and arts.
Our aim is to inspire the accelerated development of such programs. We expect a rapid increase in the rate of like events which heretofore have been absent, dormant or slow to emerge. We also expect to shore-up the diffusive fragmentation which has added to sluggish progress in this area.
This is an empowerment and entitlement based philosophy that highlights the shrouded legacies of Sea Island , coastal, and Gullah-Geechee people. The A.A.A.L.I.S. has already begun to present costumed enactments that are enriched with highly researched documentation. The figures portrayed include: Equiano; Quamino; Stono Rebels; Aaron Bradley; Hugh Bryan; Black Red Coats; Black Confederates; African Kings and others.
Our goal is to remove the distinction of African legacies as footnoted, supplemental or segregated material. The history is deserving of a front and center treatment that will serve to edify all citizens. We advocate something different than a fun fact, composite or aside. We support African American history as important, valuable, fundamental and essential. A focus on that heritage supports a community of truth rather than one of compliance.
A.A.A.L.I.S. was created and developed by Artistic director, composer, writer, conceptualist David Pleasant with founding partners Art director - Pleasant; Music director, composer, dramaturge - Gary Swindell.
© 2007 David Pleasant, All right reserved.
Email Contact: aaal.initiative@gmail.com
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May 22, 2009
IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL - G.Swindell
It truly is a small world after all. I live in Savannah, Ga... Two years or so ago a musician friend of mine was at a gig in Charleston S.C. where he ran into another musician thatl had just been to Japan and found the most quaint Jazz & Blues spot there that served Red …
Jul 7, 2008
Sonik Supper Events
The SONIK SUPPER
Sonik Supper is an evening long performance, workshop, jam, and community feast that highlights the best of African culture in America. The focal point is the legacy of Georgia and South Carolina Sea Island and coastal tradition: Gullah-Geechee …
Jun 16, 2008
SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME - A Must Read!!!!
The book SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME by Douglas A. Blackmon is a Must Read!!!!
Blackmon's premise: "What would be revealed if American corporations were examined through the same sharp lens of historical confrontation as the one then being trained on German …
May 20, 2008
The Truth About Ol' Folks: Improvisation and Communal Resources
The Truth About Ol' Folks: Improvisation and Communal Resources
Part A
© 2008 David Pleasant
The truth about ol' folks is that they make the invisible real. This assertion operates on at least 2 levels. 1) Older adults, especially those in the southern United …
Apr 27, 2008
Art Films by The Artist Pleasant - by G.Swindell
I believe everyone should be aware of the Art work of The Artist Pleasant ( Jalal) not just because he is the AAALIS artistic director but because his work gets to the very heart of what has happened and is happening in this society that causes people to knit together …
G.S.SONGWORKS , Aug 31, 2007:
Dispell lie with truth, scatter hate with love, replace ignorance with understanding, crush hypocrisy with genuine living.