Reclaiming Culture: Bringing the African Pantheon into a Modern Musical

Event time: 
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 1:30am to 3:00am
Location: 
Yale Schwarzman Center SC, The Underground See map
168 Grove St.
New Haven, CT 06511
Speaker/Performer: 
Angélique Kidjo Hon. Music ’15 and Naïma Hebrail Kidjo ’15
Event description: 

Yale Schwarzman Center (YSC) is proud to host five-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, activist, and actor Angélique Kidjo Hon. Music ’15 and her daughter, actor, writer, and multinational performer Naïma Hebrail Kidjo ’15 for an intimate conversation about identity, belonging, forgiveness, and the power of family. This event coincides with the first leg of a global tour of the Kidjos’ new original music theater work, Yemandja.

Complete details on the YSC website

Admission: 
Free
This event is free and open to the public.
Register here
Open To: 
Undergraduate, Faculty, Alumni, Yale Postdoctoral Trainees, Ages 18, General Public, Graduate And Professional, Spouses And Partners, Staff, Youth And Teen

Contact: 
Maurice L. Harris
(203) 432-5557
maurice.harris@yale.edu
Sponsor: 
Yale Schwarzman Center
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