Performances & Events
Resistance and Healing: Engaging The Ring Shout
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The Apollo, ACO, and the National Black Theatre present Resistance and Healing: Engaging The Ring Shout. First practiced by enslaved Africans in the Caribbean and in the United States, a Shout (or Ring Shout) is an ecstatic, transcendent religious ritual in which worshipers move in a circle while stomping, shuffling, and clapping to open a space to collectively grieve, awaken joy as a source of liberation, and find love as a form of resistance. A panel of experts, thought leaders, and the creative team for TheGathering explore the historic origins and significance of the Ring Shout, and will then lead audiences through a communal ring shout.Tickets & Information: https://bit.ly/ACOApolloResistanceHealing. (Free with RSVP)To learn more about The Gathering: A Collective Sonic Ring Shout on May 7, 2022, click here. For a full listing of community events, click here.