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EVERY ARTIST HAS ONE QUESTION that he returns to over and over again throughout his life--so says Will Power, the New York-based performer and writer widely hailed as a pioneer of hip-hop theater.
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"That question may take on a different array of forms," he continues. "My question is, what is the relationship between one generation and another?"
Power burst onto the national stage in 2001 with his show The Gathering, in which he brought to life the places "where Black men talk"--the barbershop, the corner, a jazz club, a basketball court--performing all 18 characters himself.
"It was about how do these different ...