Artists Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Each year the JCC presents the powerful work of artists whose vision elevate King's voice for justice, peace and civil rights. Don't miss our annual event, featuring a line-up of visionary performers.

MY LEGS WERE PRAYING: early explorations
Conceived and Directed by
Liz Lerman and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
Produced by Urban Bush Women
A lively reading, dialogue and inquiry into the words of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as Liz and Jawole talk about their lives, commitment to art-making, social justice, and communities. The evening includes performances from earlier works, with Keith Thompson dancing an excerpt from Liz Lerman's The Matter of Origins, and Maria Bauman of Urban Bush Women dancing Give Your Hands to Struggle.

Daniel Kahn and the Painted Bird
With Richie Barshay, Jake Shulman-Ment, and Daniel Blacksberg
Detroit-born, Berlin-based singer/songwriter, poet, and activist Daniel Kahn draws on his roots as a community organizer, a stage actor, and a translator of Eastern European protest songs to concoct furious, tender, lyrical, and electrifying Radical Yiddish Cabaret. His worldly songs, including The March of the Jobless Corps and Among Us, connect the dots between Martin Luther King Jr.'s Poor People’s Campaign and civil rights issues of today.

SOUL TO SOUL
A celebration of African-American and Jewish song
With Broadway star Elmore James, off-Broadway singer and actor Tony Perry, and Cantor Magda Fishman (Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles.) Conceived and directed by Zalmen Mlotek, the National Yiddish Theater-Folksbiene.
From the power of song to overcome persecution to the celebration of life through spiritual music, this program celebrates the shared traditions of the African-American and Jewish people. In the spirit of unity, we honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Paul Robeson, Benny Goodman, Cab Caloway and other artists and activists who pioneered racial integration and cultural exchange.

Held at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street.
No advance registration; seating is limited. Doors open at 6 pm.

FREE

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Mon, Jan 16
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM