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SUMMARY:The Drum Major Instinct A performance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s sermon\, catalyzing powerful dialogue about inequality\, democracy\, and social justice.
DESCRIPTION:The Drum Major Instinct presents dramatic readings by acclaimed actors of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s The Drum Major Instinct—a powerful\, cautionary sermon about the impulse in all humans to be first—with the goal of generating powerful dialogue about racism\, inequality\, democracy\, and social justice\, fostering compassion\, understanding\, and positive action. These readings are accompanied by original and arranged music composed and conducted by Dr. Philip Woodmore\, featuring a diverse choir of singers\, including educators\, activists\, police officers\, and members of the faith community from St. Louis\, Missouri. \nFeaturing Chad Coleman (The Walking Dead\, The Wire)\, The Phil Woodmore Singers and the New Sunny Mount MBC Mass Choir\, and soloists De-Rance Blaylock\, Duane Foster\, and John Leggette. \nDirected and facilitated by Bryan Doerries. \nCo-facilitated by De-Andrea Blaylock-Solar. \nCo-presented by Theater of War Productions\, Race Forward\, and Americans for the Arts as part of the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy. \nHosted by New Sunny Mount Missionary Baptist Church. \nThis event will be captioned in English on Zoom. If you choose to join us online\, this event can be accessed on personal devices. The event Zoom link will be distributed via email and available to registered attendees starting two days prior to the event. \nRegister for in person or Zoom at the link below \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-drum-major-instinct-tickets-1013080409777?aff=oddtdtcreator \nIn person registration does not guarantee a seat. We encourage audience members to join us at 6:15pm CDT for the 7pm CDT start time. \nAll of Theater of War Productions‘ events follow the same format: \n\nThe performers will read the text.\nCommunity panelists will kick off the discussion with their gut responses to what resonated with them across time.\nWe will open the discussion to the audience\, facilitated by Bryan Doerries and De-Andrea Blaylock-Solar. To participate in the discussion online\, please raise your hand using the button at the bottom center of the screen. If called upon\, please accept the invitation to be promoted to speak and you will be visible and heard by the entire audience for the duration of your comments. If you would prefer not to be seen\, please disable your video.
URL:https://ifcmw.org/event/the-drum-major-instinct-a-performance-of-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-s-sermon-catalyzing-powerful-dialogue-about-inequality-democracy-and-social-justice/
LOCATION:New Sunny Mount Missionary Baptist Church  4700 West Florissant Avenue St. Louis\, MO 63115
CATEGORIES:Dialogue
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