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AFRO-CUBAN ALL STARS

Fri, Feb 24 Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars are ambassadors of Cuban music. De Marcos, founder of the Buena Vista Social Club, established the AfroCuban All Stars to promote Cuba’s brilliant young musicians and highlight its senior talent.

Aaron Wagner

DJAVAN THE D TOUR USA 2023

CO-PRESENTED BY EDUCARTE

Fri, April 21 The four-time Latin Grammy winner brings his tropicáliainfused rock, folk, and pop to the stage in a brand new show with his full band. This performance features songs from his 25th album, D, as well as hits like Se, Flor de Lis, Samurai, and more.

Gabriela Schmidt Strathmore & Step Afrika! Present

STEP XPLOSION

Mon, June 19 Step Afrika!, the world’s first professional step company, curates this showcase of the best step teams in our region. Don’t miss this thunderous evening of rhythm and joy from the best step squads around.

Jacob Andrew Iwinski

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 returns for encore performances with its triumphant, mesmerizing work of rare power and beauty that illuminates deep insights on gender, race, and the future of human civilization.

This fully-staged opera brings together more than 30 original anthems drawn from 200 years of black music to recreate Butler’s sci-fi, Afrofuturist masterpiece live on stage.

Ehud Lazin

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