{"id":23438,"date":"2021-03-03T18:15:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T23:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=23438"},"modified":"2021-03-03T18:15:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T23:15:17","slug":"genesee-county-twilight-los-angeles-1992-performed-free-online-by-gcc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/03\/03\/genesee-county-twilight-los-angeles-1992-performed-free-online-by-gcc\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/”Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992″ Performed FREE, ONLINE by GCC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 30 Perspectives on the LA Riots Following Rodney King’s Arrest<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BATAVIA, NY (03\/02\/2021) Aside from that of the COVID19 pandemic, today’s news headlines are sickeningly reminiscent of those that swept our nation 30 years ago during the riots in Los Angeles, CA that erupted following the acquittal of the police officers charged with assaulting Rodney King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author Anna Deavere Smith wrote “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” after interviewing over 300 individuals and culminating those experiences into a series of powerful monologues that bring a range of perspectives into focus for audiences of all times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Genesee Community College Forum Theatre Players and guest alumni performers proudly invite the entire community to go and watch “Twilight, Los Angeles, 1992” for FREE. The performance will be available to watch any time between 8 a.m. on Friday, March 5 and 11:59 p.m. on Saturday March 6, 2021<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For FREE ticket access to the performance, email boxoffice@genesee.edu<\/a> before 8 p.m. on Saturday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Watching the evening news and seeing story after story of the violence taking place all around us, I couldn’t help but feel like it was all too familiar,” said Director of Fine Arts Maryanne Arena. “I wanted to do something to help our community listen to each other and learn from our past. Knowing so many of our students are learning remotely and feeling the heaviness of the anniversary of Rodney King’s arrest approaching; this piece is the perfect selection.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each character and each individual performance of this piece had to be individually recorded due to the current COVID19 pandemic mandates and safety protocols in place, then all of the individual recordings needed to be delicately put together by GCC’s Theater Technician Brodie McPherson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Smith’s piece lends itself perfectly to this type of performance, and the additional work is worth every minute as it has allowed us to keep our performers, students and faculty safe,” said McPherson. “While some of the backgrounds and props initially presented a challenge, the students themselves believed in the project so much that nothing was going to stand in the way.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a special interest project, several of Genesee Community College’s talented alumni have returned to participate in this performance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n