GEMS IN JUNE

Ang Lique Kidjo

Thu, June 15

Generously sponsored in part by Kathleen Knepper Genre-bending, award-winning performer Kidjo innovates with fresh takes on music from around the world.

STRATHMORE & STEP AFRIKA! PRESENT STEP XPLOSION

Mon, June 19

Celebrate Juneteenth with Step Afrika!, the world’s first professional step company. Don’t miss a thunderous evening of rhythm and joy featuring talented step dance squads.

OCTAVIA E. BUTLER’S PARABLE OF THE SOWER

MUSIC & LYRICS BY TOSHI REAGON & BERNICE JOHNSON REAGON

CO-DIRECTED BY SIGNE V. HARRIDAY & ERIC TING

Wed–Sat, June 28–July 1

Parable of the Sower, a triumphant opera of rare power and beauty that illuminates deep insights on gender, race, and the future of human civilization, returns for encore performances. This fully staged production includes over 30 original anthems drawn from 200 years of Black music to reimagine Butler’s sci-fi, Afrofuturist masterpiece as a live performance.