Register Now: Two Events with Artist in Residency Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a 2017 TED Global Fellow, an inaugural recipient of the Guggenheim Social Practice initiative, and an honoree of the United States Artists Rockefeller Fellowship. Bamuthi’s opera libretto, We Shall Not Be Moved, was named one of 2017’s “Best Classical Music Performances” by The New York Times. His evening-length work created in collaboration with composer Daniel Bernard Roumain, “The Just and The Blind,” was commissioned by Carnegie Hall and premiered in a sold-out house at Carnegie in March 2019. His upcoming opera “Watch Night” is inspired by the forgiveness exhibited by the congregation of Emanuel AME church in Charleston, and will premiere at The Perelman Center in New York in 2023.
Thursday, November 17th | 5:30 PM
Arts & Social Justice Panel
Join Bamuthi and local activist artists Dzidzor for a conversation on arts and social justice moderated by André de Quadros.
Location: Photonics Colloquium Rm# 906 8 St. Mary’s Street Boston, MA 02215
Sponsored by: BU Arts Initiative and African American & Black Diaspora Studies Program
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Friday, November 18th | 7:00 PM
Blackbird, Fly
BLACKBIRD, FLY weaves together an enduring tapestry of movement, narrative, music, and Haitian folklore to engage audiences in dialog about critical questions of our time. Steeped in a hip-hop aesthetic, this intimate duet between two preeminent sons of Haitian immigrants —composer/violinist DBR, and arts activist & spoken word artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph —unveils their life stories in search of their identity and role models, and explores universal themes of tolerance and inclusion.
Location: Tsai Performance Center
Sponsored by: BU Arts Initiative and African American & Black Diaspora Studies Program
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