August 22 at 7:00pm (Doors/social hour at 6:00pm, House at 6:30pm) August 23 at 7:00pm (Doors/social hour at 6:00pm, House at 6:30pm) August 24 at 7:00pm (Doors/social hour at 6:00pm, House at 6:30pm) August 25 at 4:00pm (Doors/social hour at 3:00pm, House at 3:30pm)
Performance Length: About 100 minutes including intermission
Ancestors Rising: Ascension is an immersive afrofuturistic theater production written by award-winning poet Joe Davis.
Interweaving Hip Hop, spoken word, choreography, fashion, and live band music, you’re invited on an interdimensional journey of communal healing and transformation like you’ve never experienced before.
Join an all-star lineup of multidisciplinary artists at the Southern Theater on August 22-25 as we envision and embody our ancestors wildest dreams.
The social hour includes a fashion competition, interactive art installation, and live poetry performances! For more information, please visit JoeDavisPoetry.com.
Starring:
Joe Davis
Fazayah Rose Augusta
Ashley DuBose
Nakara Forje
Lewiee Blaze
Chance York
Kennadi Hurst
Jackson Hurst
Juice Lord
Herb Johnson III
Righteous MC
Imani Waters
Endia Tierra
SeAnna on da Mic
John X
Lamonte Lewis
T Mychael Rambo
Joseph Samuel Bard “Drunken Monkeee” aka “DJ M’backu”
Choreography by Cecil Neal
Live music by The Poetic Diaspora featuring:
Nii Mensah
Traiveon Dunlap
Theo Brown
Ryan Bynum
Omar Abdulkarim
Keston Dion Wright
Tamiko French
Daniel Gilbert
Lighting by Mark Ruark and Herb Johnson
Sound by Vladimir
Sound production by Mickey Breeze and Brady Moen
Performances:
Date and Time
Thu, Aug 22, 2024 7:00 PM
- Ancestors Rising: Ascension Doors 6:00PM | Show 7:00PM
Fri, Aug 23, 2024 7:00 PM
- Ancestors Rising: Ascension Doors 6:00PM | Show 7:00PM
Sat, Aug 24, 2024 7:00 PM
- Ancestors Rising: Ascension Doors 6:00PM | Show 7:00PM
Sun, Aug 25, 2024 4:00 PM
- Ancestors Rising: Ascension Doors 3:00PM | Show 4:00PM