Saludos a toda la comunidad artística de Tacoma,

As we begin Welcoming Week, I’m very excited to share that Tacoma Arts Live is producing an amazing program centered on stories of arrival relating to both immigration and migration.

Migrations, Forced & Chosen - Tacoma Arts Live

Thursday, September 18

Friday, September 19

7:30 pm

Tacoma Armory

1001 Yakima Ave S

Program Description:

Migrations, Forced & Chosen, is part of our groundbreaking series, The Lemon Sessions, which combines immersive projections of visual art combined with live music, dance and spoken word.

With the exception of the First Peoples of the Salish Sea and east of the Cascades, everyone in Washington is connected to a migration story. Some of us have ancestors who came by ship, wagon, rail or air long ago, while others arrived recently. At a time when increased scapegoating and stereotypes of migrants have accelerated, we will witness our own familial stories of migration reflected in the work of dynamic Washington visual and performing artists, who examine recent and ancestral roots in Africa and the Black Diaspora, the Andes, the British Isles, Cambodia, China, Cuba, El Salvador, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Mexico, the Philippines, and Spain.

A rotating cast including Americana roots master Ben Hunter, Duo Takinai, Trío Guadalevín, Rogelio Rigor, Marisela & Alejandro Fleites and recent Washington Poet Laureate Claudia Castro-Luna offer music, dance and spoken word set before animated projections by celebrated visual artists Fulgencio Lazo, Deepti Agrawal and Saiyare Refaei, and hosted by Silong Chhun.

Tickets are on a sliding scale at Lemon Sessions: Migrations, Forced & Chosen - Tacoma Arts Live

To see a past example of Lemon Sessions, check out this video from TV Tacoma: Special Presentation: Tacoma Arts Live Presents - The Lemon Sessions - YouTube

If you’ve read this far and really want to attend, email me with a short line about the migration or immigration experiences of your family to enter a drawing for FREE TICKETS.

Thanks,

Tony

Antonio Gómez (he/him)

Chief Engagement Officer

Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access

Tacoma Arts Live

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