Listen to Yollocalli's backstage interview with Damon Locks! Photos by Daris Jasper.

In the Black Monument Ensemble, Chicago artist and musician Damon Locks has put together a spectacular group including dancers from Move Me Soul, and top Chicago musicians including cornetist Ben LaMar Gay, drummer Dana Hall, and percussionist Arif Smith, for a stunning meditation on some of the texts, moments, and music of the ongoing civil rights movement. Where Future Unfolds features the words of Black activists past and present layered on top of intricate beats and harmonies, and references sources as diverse as Public Enemy and Lena Horne. Both joyous and mournful, sobering and inspiring, their music is a reminder of the power of art to combat oppression. Don’t miss this incredible performance!

All attendees of this program are invited to stay for an afterparty with South Side Soul at 8:00pm.

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