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Be uplifted by the jubilant harmonies, rhythmic grooves, and unabashed optimism of Damon Locks’s Black Monument Ensemble as they electrify the historic Lincoln Theatre stage.
Evolving from Chicago-based artist and activist Damon Locks’s sound collage solo project, the Black Monument Ensemble (BME) is a powerful, intergenerational collective—ranging from 10 to 52 in age—that draws from the diverse wellspring of Black excellence in Chicago. Locks’s work, including BME, explores “The Black nod”—the unspoken exchange between Black people to acknowledge one another in public.
Featuring a rotating cast of creatives that has included Angel Bat Dawid, who last graced the Wex stage in 2019, BME’s street-level gospel weaves together sampled speech, electronic beats, dance, and live music—including vocals, horns, and drums—to form an improvisational tapestry unique to each performance.
Copresented by the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts.
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