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"LOVE
EVERYBODY "
The Memphis Cultural Arts
Enrichment Center is proud to announce the premier
of the musical
Starting
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Every 3rd Saturday Thru August 21st
Time: 10:30am and 12:30pm
Admission: FREE with Paid admission to National
Civil Rights Museum
Show Only: $5.00
Place: National Civil Rights Museum (Auditorium)
450 Mulberry Street | Memphis, TN 38103
featuring the
Funzzies and students of the WatotoMemphis Theater
Company
“Love
Everybody” is a musical/dramatic tribute
to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott-King
which covers the positive highlights and mission
of the Civil Rights Movement in America starting
with Dr. King’s marriage to Coretta Scott
in 1953 up to his receiving the Nobel Prize for
Peace in 1964.
Performing “Love
Everybody” is the very talented and skilled
group of young performers of the renowned Watoto
De Afrika Performance Ensemble of Memphis. The
production combines Negro Spiritual, Gospel, and
R&B musical/dance styles as it tells a story
of two young college students (Martin & Coretta)
who met, fell in love, married, started a family,
and changed the world with their passionate stand
for justice, equality, and the basic human rights
for all people in America. Combine a great story
line with the dynamic performance of Watoto De
Afrika and add the original music compositions
of Donald O’Conner, "Love Everybody"
is an educational, yet entertaining experience
for the entire community to witness.
The WatotoMemphis
Ensemble has traveled both nationally and internationally
in an effort to share the Memphis music experience.
Call Gwen Jefferson,
Program Director at
(901) 503-7535 for more information.
ABOUT
WATOTO
Reflecting the love that all children have for
performing arts activities and the rich and historical
musical culture of African American people, the
Watoto De' Afrika (Swahili for "children
of Africa") performing arts program was formed.
The program
uses a variety of Afro-centric performing arts
and literary styles, including blues, jazz, gospel,
Negro spiritual, contemporary Afro-centric movement,
and Black poetic composition and expression, to
introduce students to the historical exeriences
of their ancestors. Watoto program youth have
their unique experience of singing, dancing and
performing their way through history, an approach
that improves their self image and teaches them
to appreciate their cultural heritage. To date,
more than 3,000 children have had their lives
positively impacted by the Watoto programs.
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