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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Critics rave about the Titilayo Ngwenya Ensemble's Afro-Jazz rhythms and improv vocals, calling songstresses Patrice Williamson and Titilayo Ngwenya some of Boston's best young talent. Ngwenyo is a local gal who went to Yale (boo!) but refined her musical talents at the New England Conservatory. Regattabar, Charles Hotel...
...Over ten improv troupes from colleges all over the Northeast: one place, one time. Harvard's Immediate Gratification Players host an Improvisational Comedy Festival. Performances by IGP, OTI and others. Tickets available at Sanders Theatre. Agassiz Theatre, Radcliffe Yard. 496-2222. 8 p.m. FREE...
...Ellsworth Kelly's early (1948-1955 drawings are on display through May 16.485 Broadway. 495-9400. Students $3. Never force the latest Bruce Willis action flick on a date again. For the same price, you can see brand-new one-of-a-kind entertainment in the from of Improv Boston. Back Alley Theater, 1253 Cambridge...
Doing presto comedy is a special talent; many Whose Line players are improv veterans who have appeared on the Brit version. (And, don't ask us why, a lot of them did time in Canada.) They possess the verbal agility of the Says You! gang, but their real comic eloquence is in body language. Check out Wayne Brady's encyclopedic jive as he enacts "the history of 20th century dance in 30 seconds" or his tail wagging and panting when told he is a superhero named Playful Licking Puppy Boy. A star is born...
...Improv Asylum Theater is hosting a sketch comedy act by Ace Theatricals. "Hey, There is Free Food in the Conference Room," is a great way to fuse laughter into an otherwise dismal Harvard night. 216 Hanover St. 263-6887. 6 p.m. $7 cover...