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The Black Clown
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Creator and opera revolutionary Davóne Tines brings Langston Hughes’ poem “The Black Clown” to musical life in a vaudevillian rendering of this masterpiece. Fusing gospel, opera, jazz, and spirituals into a searing night of theatrical brilliance, The Black Clown embodies the evolving, divided soul of Black America and animates a Black man’s resilience against a legacy of oppression. The Black Clown has been hailed as “pure poetry” by The Boston G...
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4 dates (14 May - 17 May)
May
14
Thu
7:00 pm
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Philadelphia, PA, United States
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May
15
Fri
8:00 pm
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Philadelphia, PA, United States
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May
16
Sat
8:00 pm
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Philadelphia, PA, United States
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May
17
Sun
2:00 pm
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Philadelphia, PA, United States
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