01: PYG, Or The Mis-Edumacation Of Dorian Belle

By Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm

A senior project in directing for Maxwell Brown

Advised by Toni Dorfman

From the TDPS Black Box, a new reality TV show featuring the Canadian pop star you know and love: Dorian Belle! In this series, Dorian takes on hip-hop, a new style of music he secretly loves. To teach him the ways of the streets, his favorite rap duo joins him straight from Chicago: PYG, featuring rappers Black and Alexand. A wicked cultural exchange, fo shizzy! Live at 8/7 Central.

Inspired by Pygmalion, PYG, or the Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle investigates authenticity and censorship of hip-hop in a surveilled space, interrogating where the line is between appreciation and appropriation.

Performances:

• Thursday, November 7^th at 8:00pm
• Friday, November 8^th at 8:00pm
• Saturday, November 9^th at 2:00pm & 8:00pm

“PYG or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com