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Jasmine Guy: Speaking the Language of Art

buzzz worthy. . . Jasmine Guy:  Speaking the Language of Art By Mona Austin In Jasmine Guy’s mental heaven there’s non-stop artistic expression. The souls of Coltrane, Shirley McClain (yes, her) and Dorothy Dandridge perform there.  As she stated on the spoken word recording of “My Language” (from the album “Medicine” by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters),“I am art,” noticeably most unsung as a dancing muse. At forty something, Guy, a divorcee and mother of 12-year-old Imani was still doing cart wheels and splits as Thelma Kelly in the Broadway production of “Chicago.”   She prodigiously arabesqued her way into the renowned Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre at 15. setting the career bar high.  Although the multi-hyphenate achieved acclaim in the  comedic acting role of  Whitley Gilbert (“A Different World”), this Georgia Peach takes her craft seriously. One of the most creatively flexible in the business Guy has experienced the blessing...