Claudie (Lenelle Moïse) and Alphine (Karla Mosley) are childhood friends who struggle against the addiction and sexual trauma that run in their family histories. They flee to Europe to realize their dreams of musical success, supporting themselves as performers on the streets of Paris and rising to fame as singing group Black Venus. But while Claudie finds sexual freedom, artistic sustenance and spiritual regeneration through her new life abroad – Alphine’s hunger for adoration from a celebrity-mad culture has tragic consequences. EXPATRIATE is an engaging exploration of black womanhood, friendship, sexuality, and freedom, celebrating characters in the spirit of Nina Simone and Josephine Baker. With only a JamMan loop machine at their feet, real-life rising stars Lenelle Moïse and Karla Mosley make intricate, haunting and stirring music as they weave the story of singing group Black Venus's rise to fame.
VARIETY calls the show “compelling” and says “both thesps are sensational. Moise’s calm soulfulness is an excellent counterpoint to Mosley’s raw-nerve energy.”
GO MAGAZINE says, “Armed only with their phenomenal voices and a JamMan loop machine, Moise and Mosley perform Expatriate’s electrifying original musical score...From the concrete jungle to the Paris elite, the characters’ mutual evolution is both seamless and textured. Moise and Mosley play their finely-drawn roles with haunting passion and precision. From scene to scene, the arc of their relationship is beautifully and convincingly rendered in this refreshingly honest and deeply moving two-woman tour de force.”
And BACKSTAGE says, “Lenelle Moise’s music, created by a JamMan loop machine and a powerful voice singing evocative lyrics, has a beat that gets under your skin, fascinating rhythm, and a real theatrical power. It’s new.”
ARC AND HUE will be available at the NYC book party on Sunday, Sept. 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York, NY 10012. Between Houston & Bleecker, near the F & 6 trains.
THANX 4 THE SUPPORT! I just uploaded a New FREESTYLE which u can download for "FREE" from my pg! WHILE UR THERE, listen 2 my NEW Single "AnchoR"! leave COMMENTS & ADD IT 2 UR PG!!!
Hi Black Venus! Hope this message finds you well and enjoying the spirit of the holiday season!
I'm asking all of my friends here on MySpace to Please come by and support the release of my new single "GOD LOVES ME TOO" posted here on MySpace @ www. myspace. com/scandelle
The single was inspired by the recent rise in LGBT Hate Crime during the summer of 2008 here in NYC and is dedicated to the victims and survivors of hate crime and their families everywhere.
Portion of the sales from the single (Available Jan 1 2009 @CD Baby) will benefit AVP The NY LGBT Anti-Violence Project and OUR YOUTH - an amazing LGBT YOUTH Organization very close to my heart.
We need 1 million plays to get the world and MySpace. com on its feet! Come by and hit play on the single as many times as U can stand :) and please show some comment Love! :) Thank you in advance for your love and support!
It's been way over due and about time!!! YEP!! We're talking some HOT JERSEY party time!!!
We've all been asking for it so now GIRLSCENENYC says...BRING IT ON GIRLS!!
A hop skip and jump from all major highways, Lincoln Tunnel and the GW Bridge. Starting October 24th and every Friday after GIRLSCENENYC presents INVASION FRIDAYS!!! @ 547 River Road, Edgewater, NJ 07020. Hot dancers and DJ's. Open bar from 9-10pm
Hello Claudie and Alphine! I'm really digging your style and I'll have to check out some of your nyc performances. Hope you're both well. Take care. :-)
Hola, Black Venus! I'm digging the music. Thanks for connecting. FYI: Friday/Saturday @ BAMcafe. URB ALT Fest 08. FREE. Brig Feltus. V. Jeffrey Smith of the Family Stand. MuthaWit. Tenderhead. Beautiful music. Come out and see what the buzz is all about. Love, Boston myspace. com/urbalt
Awesome tune, can't wait to hear more!! And thanks so much for the add and supporting my music!
How's NY treating you? I can’t wait to perform at The Bitter End in Greenwich Village NYC on Saturday, July 19th – hope you can make it out! Keep in touch!
