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Stirring The Waters Across America

  • Vanderbilt University Langford Auditorium 2209 Garland Avenue Nashville, TN 37232 (map)

This event is free and open to the public.

"Electrifying. Awakening. ...Exquisitely bold and utterly holy" -D.C. Metro Theatre Arts

You are invited to join Vanderbilt Divinity School, Vanderbilt African American and Diaspora Studies, and the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy for an evening of unprecedented fervor in the production of Stirring the Waters Across America. This event is free and open to the public.

Stirring the Waters Across America is a multimedia touring production illuminating the Civil Rights Movement. Conceived by American composer Nolan Williams, Jr., the production combines captivating music, spoken word, and dance with stunning visuals to highlight seminal moments from the Movement (1954-1968), connecting the past with the present.

Following the performance Nolan Williams, Jr. and Ethnomusicologist, Dr. Alisha Lola Jones will engage the audience in a talk-back about the production. Clergy, Musicians, Youth groups, Community groups, Activists, Organizers and all concerned citizens will find this event inspiring.

Registration is preferred. You may learn more about the show at the Eventbrite page:

www.eventbrite.com/e/stirring-the-waters-across-america-tickets-88613632761

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