International Human Rights Art Festival Performance: Ray of Hope Project Ray of Hope Project
About This Show
A concert of songs of social justice and hope taking you on a journey from 19th century African- American Spirituals to 20th Century protest songs landing in 21st Century R&B.
The Ray of Hope Project musicians and actors use historical accounts of successful African Americans and primary source readings to teach about slavery in 19th century America. Schools, libraries, and museums throughout the U.S. have enjoyed working with The Ray of Hope Project members to create poems and performance pieces.
About the Festival
Dixon Place and the Institute of Prophetic Activist Art present: The International Human Rights Art Festival, produced, March 3-5, 2017 at Dixon Place. This is the first human rights art festival in the long and vibrant history of New York City’s cultural scene. The Festival is produced by Tom Block, long-time artist-activist, author of Prophetic Activist Art: Handbook for a Spiritual Revolution, and founder of the Institute of Prophetic Activist Art, an art-activist incubator housed at Dixon Place. Playwright and Director Julia Levine is the Assistant Producer.
The 2017 Festival will involve more than 70 artists presenting 40+ advocacy art events over the weekend, including theatre, visual art, music, dance, installations, workshops, panels, performance, films and KidsFest, to introduce children to the importance of art-advocacy work through hands-on activities. Join us for a weekend of art, advocacy, and celebration, with a happy hour featuring tasty human-rights themed concoctions, human rights trivia, prizes, t-shirts and much more.
video trailer
“Oh Freedom” Promo clip from Alika Hope and The Ray of Hope Project (feat. Klokwize)
Ray of Hope Project perform on Stage 8
Saturday, March 4 at 12:00 pm
60 minutes
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