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Experience Palmares The Play

  • The Broadwater Los Angeles, CA 90038 United States (map)
In the 2013 Zumbi play, Onyi Love portrays Luanda/Oxum in gold, surrounded by three Exu (Eshu)—Philipos Haile, Kahlil Cummings, and Nasr Ismail—in red, black, and white, body paint, with raffia background.

Palmares: a historically based, Capoeira, action, musical. In 1675 a power struggle between King Ganga Zumba and his legendary General Zumbi escalates as they fight to save Brazil’s mightiest freemen colony from Portuguese slavers.

Part of the 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival as part of their curated diversity scholarship, which is given only to 15 out of 300+ productions.

Performance dates an times:

  • June 3 @ 8pm

  • June 10 @ 8pm

  • June 16 @ 6:30pm

  • June 17 @ 12:30pm

  • June 25 @ 1pm

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Story by Joselito “Amen” Santo, Maurice Shaw, and Vayabobo

Written by Vayabobo

Produced by Nayla Santo & Earl Cole

Associate Producer Felicia “Onyi” Richards

Directed by Maurice Shaw

Co-Directed by Vayabobo

Performed by a talented cast (actors, musicians, martial artists, and more) from within and outside of Los Angeles, CA.


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