On Sunday, April 27 at 6:30pm in the Foundry Theater on the campus of Antioch College [920 Corry St., YS], the World House Choir is honored to be part of a special commemoration of Coretta Scott King’s birthday and the 60th anniversary of Bayard Rustin’s 1965 speech at Antioch College.
The program includes an original play created by Queen Meccasia Zabrinskie, director of the Coretta Scott King Center and Forest Bright entitled “Loving is the Key: A Performance Collage about Bayard Rustin and Coretta Scott King.” The event will feature singing, dance, poetry, visual art, and a staged reading of the original play.
The play reenacts excerpts from the speech that Bayard Rustin delivered at Antioch College on April 6, 1965 and Coretta Scott King’s 1982 Antioch College commencement speech in order to glean lessons from their speeches that can facilitate collective healing and positive social change. The idea of a loving practice comes from the work of Black feminist cultural critic and theorist bell hooks in her book “All about Love” and consists of actions that resist oppression and domination.
The community is invited to come to the Foundry Theater at 6:30 pm to participate in the creation of an interactive art piece prior to the start of the performance. There will also be a small reception in celebration of Coretta Scott King’s birthday after the performance.
Tickets are available by donation in advance via the Coretta Scott King center’s website or at the door.