The country's oldest black theater company is staging a streaming Juneteenth special that will connect the historic observance into the current moment. WCPN
This Friday marks the African-American celebration known as Juneteenth, honoring the day in 1865 that black slaves in Texas first learned slavery had been abolished. Cleveland’s Karamu theater company is staging a special production that brings this historic observance into the current moment.
The cellphone video of George Floyd’s death under the knee of a Minneapolis cop and the subsequent outpouring of rage in cities across the nation inspired Sias to create a theatrical production that could channel some of that rage and sadness and disbelief. In a week’s time, he assembled a group of dancers, musicians and poets to create a virtual performance of mostly original works, with an occasional nod to some classical sources, like a relevant reading from Shakespeare.
Sias is using the observance of Juneteenth as a focal point for this live-streamed production, which he hopes will promote healing, education, and activism in the form of voter registration and other types of civic engagement. Fighting the disease of racism has long been a part of Karamu’s history. Founded over a century ago as an arts center that catered to the cultural needs of European immigrants and African Americans from the South, Karamu is home to the country’s oldest black theater company. 33-year-old Darelle Hill grew-up knowing that tradition.Hill will be one of the performers seen on stage Friday for
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