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Step Afrika!’s powerful, pulsing, world premiere piece, Stono, highlights the spirit of resistance and activism of a part of American history that has often been overlooked.
Step Afrika!’s powerful, pulsing, world premiere piece, Stono, highlights the spirit of resistance and activism of a part of American history that has often been overlooked. The virtual experience is 30 minutes in length.
Stono highlights the largest insurrection of enslaved Africans in North America on September 9, 1739, which began in South Carolina on the banks of the Stono River. Twenty Africans marched south toward a promised freedom in Spanish Florida, waving flags, beating drums, and shouting “Liberty!” When Africans subsequently lost the right to use their drums through The Negro Act of 1740, they began to use their bodies as percussive instruments in response, giving rise to ring shout, tap, hambone, and stepping. Stono is based on choreography and content from Step Afrika!’s feature-length production, Drumfolk, returning to stages Fall 2021.
ADMISSION INFO
$6.00 Performance
Join C. Brian Williams, Founder and Artistic Director of Step Afrika!, and local artists for an honest and open discussion about how their personal journeys and their work relate to the history and practice of racism in our country. Learn more
These virtual events may be purchased separately at $6.00 each, or in combination for $10.00.
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