2nd Annual Legacy Reading Series - 1964: Howard University and the Origins of the Black Arts Movement

2nd Annual Legacy Reading Series

1964: Howard University and the Origins of the Black Arts Movement

In 1964, Amiri Baraka and Adrienne Kennedy produced their first plays: Dutchman and Funnyhouse of a Negro, ushering in the Black Arts Movement and changing the course of Black Theatre. Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of these masterpieces with performances and presentations from leading scholars of Black Theatre and Performance Studies.

 

Thursday, March 21, 2024 @ 6pm

Ira Aldridge Theater on the campus of Howard University

 

Keynote Interview w/ Richard E. Wesley, Howard Alum

Associate Professor of Dramatic Writing

Tisch School of the Arts, NYU

 

Richard E. Wesley will be presented with the inaugural Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts, Department of Theatre Arts Legacy Award

For more information, please contact Khalid Y. Long, PhD, Associate Professor, Theatre Arts at khalid.long@howard.edu