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RAISIN Community Conversation: Diasporic Theater & The Power of Black Narratives

A roundtable discussion with leading theater makers from Chicago, Berlin, Stockholm, and London.

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Moderated by Tracie Hall, Executive Director of the American Library Association.

Featuring: Josette Bushell-Mingo OBE, Principal of The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (UK); Ken-Matt Martin, Artistic Director Victory Gardens Theater (Chicago); Uriara Maciel, Artistic Director of Anastacia Berlin Schwarze-Frauen-Theatergruppe (Berlin); Willa Taylor, Director of Education and Community Engagement at Goodman Theatre (Chicago); Rohan Ayinde, RAISIN artist and interdisciplinary poet (UK).

Across countries and contexts, this group will discuss their individual histories and shared experiences as directors and producers of global theater and stories of Black life.

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Image: Josette Bushell-Mingo OBE, Principal of The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (London). Photo by Tomas Kold

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September 17 - December 18, 2021