A Juneteenth Celebration: UNIVERSES in Concert
June 19, 2024 at 7 p.m.
in the Bingham Theater

Celebrate Juneteenth with the renowned ensemble UNIVERSES as they bring their exhilarating musical and linguistic fireworks back to Actors Theatre! This dynamic performance honors the central role of global majority and Black communities in our societal prosperity and uplifts the people’s power to resist oppressive systems. The concert will sample from three shows that have electrified Louisville audiences: Party People, Ameriville, and Slanguage. Come join these multifaceted writer-performers, whose roots trace back to theater, poetry, jazz, dance, hip-hop, blues and boleros, for a kinetic one-night-only event. 

Age Recommendation: 14+
Grade Recommendation: 9th grade +
Content Warning: Strong language, discussion of racialized violence

UNIVERSES is a national Ensemble Theater Company of multi-disciplined writers and performers of color who fuse theater, poetry, dance, jazz, hip hop, politics, down home blues and Spanish boleros to create moving, challenging and entertaining works for the stage. The group breaks the traditional theatrical bounds to create its own brand of theater. Founded in The Bronx, New York in 1995, the members of UNIVERSES came together in the urban poetry and music scene of the late 1990s, quickly moving through the “downtown” performance scene to build a home for themselves in American ensemble theatre company. In their 24 years, UNIVERSES has performed at venues throughout the United States and toured extensively worldwide.