‘Lake Walking, Revolutionary Talking,’ a Karla Brundage choreopoem

  Karla Brundage and cast rehearse “Lake Walking, Revolutionary Talking,” which will premiere at the Black Arts Movement House (BAM House) Aug. 9 and 10. – Photo: Kia Shaun Walton PHOTO: Karla Brundage, founder of poetry exchange program, West Oakland 2 West Africa& CAPTION: PHOTO: Karla Brundage & cast perform ‘Lake Walking, Revolutionary Talking’.jpg CAPTION: by Kia Shaun Walton& Bay Area poet, activist and educator Karla Brundage introduces “Lake Walking, Revolutionary Talking,” a mold breaking, interactive multimedia performance set in Oakland’s beloved Lake Merritt. On Aug. 9-10, audiences can experience Brundage’s latest work at the Black Arts Movement House (BAM House) in Oakland. The work is based on the third anthology of poems generated by the Bay Area based international poetry exchange program, West Oakland to West Africa (WO2WA), Black Rootedness: 54 Poets from Africa to America, published by Elyssar Press. The new experimental performance piece centers the voices of Ghanaian, Nigerian and Oakland poets, affirming, “It’s not taboo to go back for what you left behind”.& A combination of poetry, dance and live music, Brundage describes “Lake Walking, Revolutionary Talking” as a “choreopoem,” pieces of which are accompanied by live dancing and djembe drumming. “Heavily influenced” by her favorite poet,...