Coretta Scott King Center at Antioch College and Celebrate Maya partner to host 2023 Sisterhood and Social Justice Virtual Gathering The Coretta Scott King Center for Cultural and Intellectual Freedom (CSKC) in partnership with the Celebrate! Maya Project will host its third annual Sisterhood & Social Justice Virtual Gathering, which honors the life and legacy […]
On Wednesday, March 22, 2023 7-8:30PM EST, Antioch College will host a virtual Town Hall Event. Antioch’s president, Dr. Jane Fernandes, will discuss her recently-launched President’s Initiative, with an opportunity for live Q&A. We hope our community of Antiochians & Friends will join our community in action and learn more about this important initiative at a crucial […]
Keynote Speaker Barbara Major, Author, Deconstructing Racism, A Path towards Lasting Change Barbara Major - People's Institute for Survival and Beyond Barbara is a veteran antiracist community organizer from New Orleans and her family originates from Franklinton, Louisiana. She holds a Bachelor's degree in sociology, and a Master's in Social Work. She is one of […]
Class of 2023 Commencement will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2022. Visit the Commencement webpage for details and the livestream.
Antioch College presents A Fireside Chat on "Intergenerational Feminism" with Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Dr. Queen Meccasia Zabriskie, and Dr. Suparna Bhaskaran. (function(d, s) { var js, el = d.getElementsByTagName(s); window.BB_REG_FORM_ID = "b9a2acdb-7587-497e-a7e8-04bec5de8120"; window.BB_REG_FORM_ENVIRONMENT_ID = "p-NPZL_LbPPEmM1EvFf23Qww"; window.BB_REG_FORM_HEADER_HEIGHT = 0; // If your page has a header/overlay, then you can set this value to your header […]
World House Choir 10th Anniversary Concert at the Foundry Theater World House Choir programs are free and open to the public. Audiences will be invited to make a free-will donation. Click here for schedule and additional information.
Electric Root Presents
The Sound of (Black) Music
A joyful reimagining of the Rogers and Hammerstein songs through a utopian, afrofuturistic lens.
Recognized as among the “Best of Theater, 2021” by the New York Times, The Sound of (Black) Music is a vibrant one-act concert reimagining of the classic Rogers and Hammerstein musical through a utopian, afrofuturistic lens full of love. Cherished songs such as “Do-Re-Mi,” “Edelweiss,” and “Climb Ev’ry Mountain'' are recast through a Black roots music kaleidoscope of jazz, gospel, blues, soul, funk and Afro-beat.
The Sound of (Black) Music is co-directed by Shariffa Ali and Kamilah Long, with arrangements by Mathis Picard and music direction by Vuyo Sotashe. The concert channels the singular musical gifts of some of today’s most talented Black musicians into an overflowing celebration of Black Roots music. Vocalists Vuyo Sotashe, Brianna Thomas, Charenee Wade, Alexis Lombre and Zhanna Reed are supported by an electrifying band to bring to life the most joyous and loving presentation.
Electric Root Presents
The Sound of (Black) Music
A joyful reimagining of the Rogers and Hammerstein songs through a utopian, afrofuturistic lens.
Recognized as among the “Best of Theater, 2021” by the New York Times, The Sound of (Black) Music is a vibrant one-act concert reimagining of the classic Rogers and Hammerstein musical through a utopian, afrofuturistic lens full of love. Cherished songs such as “Do-Re-Mi,” “Edelweiss,” and “Climb Ev’ry Mountain'' are recast through a Black roots music kaleidoscope of jazz, gospel, blues, soul, funk and Afro-beat.
The Sound of (Black) Music is co-directed by Shariffa Ali and Kamilah Long, with arrangements by Mathis Picard and music direction by Vuyo Sotashe. The concert channels the singular musical gifts of some of today’s most talented Black musicians into an overflowing celebration of Black Roots music. Vocalists Vuyo Sotashe, Brianna Thomas, Charenee Wade, Alexis Lombre and Zhanna Reed are supported by an electrifying band to bring to life the most joyous and loving presentation.
The Valerie A. Blackwell-Truitt Community Dance and Performance Arts Concert and Art Exhibition. Friday and Saturday, 27 & 28 October, 2023 Curtain at 7:30PM. Adults: $15.00 Students and Seniors: $10.00 Antioch College Students and children 8 and under: Free This year's concert will include Valerie's Grandchildren performing with their friends, an Aerialist, music by local artists, an […]
The Valerie A. Blackwell-Truitt Community Dance and Performance Arts Concert and Art Exhibition. Friday and Saturday, 27 & 28 October, 2023 Curtain at 7:30PM. Adults: $15.00 Students and Seniors: $10.00 Antioch College Students and children 8 and under: Free This year's concert will include Valerie's Grandchildren performing with their friends, an Aerialist, music by local artists, an […]
Kieran Kane’s seminal work in The O'Kanes and Kane Welch Kaplin, as well as co-founding the independent label Dead Reckoning Records, laid the foundation for the contemporary world of Americana music. A successful solo artist, collaborator, and songwriter (with songs recorded by Alan Jackson, John Prine, Emmylou Harris, and many more), Kieran is a musician's […]
“Amba’s music is a chaotic spiritual exploration, a path to enlightenment strewn with skronking wails. “The music is God; God is the music,” she recently told the New York Times — a philosophy that, although old as time, has made her one of the brightest new stars in avant-garde jazz.” — STEREOGUM (Top 40 Band’s […]
“…trio picks up the pieces from the 1960s collision of black power and avant-jazz while dispensing with everything superfluous.”- Village Voice Lomax is the rare drummer who leaves you wanting more, leading his bandmates through a strikingly terse, brilliantly counterintuitive and ultimately joyous series of explorations. Dr. Mark Lomax, II, is a critically acclaimed composer, […]
