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Thank you for your interest in our event. We are sold out at this time. Please let us know if you have any questions at alum@roosevelt.edu.
Emancipation by Adrian Dunn is the second installment in the trilogy cycle composed by Adrian Dunn exploring Black life in America, through genres created by Black Americans. The program will be performed by The Adrian Dunn Singers and Rize Orchestra, all-Black professional ensembles founded by Dunn and dedicated to transforming classical music and the music industry at large. This is the first all-Black ensemble performing at the Harris Theater!
In Dunn’s words: “As a classically trained musician, there were things in my childhood that I was forced to discard about my musical upbringing and identity. Emancipation is me going back and getting all of those things and bringing them to the concert stage. My inspiration for this piece includes Black sacred texts of Maya Angelou, Kanye West, Tupac, Marlon Riggs, James Baldwin, and Audre Lorde, to name a few.”
What does it mean to be Black and free in America in the 21st century? Emancipation seeks the answers to that question through an exploration of love, loss, queerness, Black liberation, and the human experience.
Harris Theater Millennium Park, 205 E. Randolph Chicago, IL, 60601
6 pm Pre-show Reception in the Donor Room; 7:30 pm Concert
RSVP by Monday, April 22
Pre-show reception sponsored by Roosevelt University the Office of Advancement and the Office of Alumni Engagement. Any questions, please contact alum@roosevelt.edu.
COVID vaccination or a recent negative test is required for entrance, and masks are required inside the building when not actively eating or drinking. More information can be found here: https://www.harristheaterchicago.org/faqs.