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Poppy
TV Episode | Music
"Poppy," a ballet depicting the agonies of drug addiction, opens the new season. It features music based on the works of several black composers (including Miles Davis), and the new George Faison Universal Dance Experience. Faison, with ...See more"Poppy," a ballet depicting the agonies of drug addiction, opens the new season. It features music based on the works of several black composers (including Miles Davis), and the new George Faison Universal Dance Experience. Faison, with the Alvin Ailey company, choreographs and stars in the production. Short segments: Imanu Amiri Haraka (LeRoi Jones) reads his poetry about the drug scene; and Mae Jackson reads her poem about "Soledad Brother" George Jackson, who was killed at San Quentin. See less
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Producer
Ellis Haizlip
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 8, 1971
Release date
Oct 8, 1971 (United States)

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4 cast members
Name Known for
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Amiri Baraka
Self - Poet (as LeRoi Jones) Self - Poet (as LeRoi Jones)   See fewer
Bulworth (1998)
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George Faison
Self Self   See fewer
The Cotton Club (1984)
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Ellis Haizlip
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Babylon: The Musical (1974)
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Mae Jackson
Self - Poet Self - Poet   See fewer
Soul! (1968)
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