Remembering Empathy

MODLIN ARTS PRESENTS 30TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON

Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Librettist and Spoken Word
Tamar-kali, Composer
Richmond Symphony: Valentina Peleggi, Music Director

As artist in residence with the Modlin Center for the Arts and Bonner Center for Civic Engagement, Marc Bamuthi Joseph has spent three years on campus and in the community engaging Richmond memory keepers, historians, storytellers, and artists in conversation about our past. Through this process of deep inquiry, he has created a libretto that explores six themes – Memory, Folklore, History, Truth, Facts, and Erasure – as a pathway to collective healing and imagination.

Remembering Empathy is a powerful new orchestral work that joins Joseph’s urgent spoken-word reflections with composer Tamar-kali’s soulful symphonic score performed by the Richmond Symphony under the direction of Valentina Peleggi. This world premiere of Remembering Empathy is co-commissioned by the Modlin Center and the Richmond Symphony.

“He’s been hailed by critics as one of the most compelling and important spoken-word performance artists.” — Miami New Times, on Marc Bamuthi Joseph

Ticket & Discount Information
Tickets available at $35. Create Your Own Series and save 20% when you book three or more shows at once!
UR Students: Free
UR Employee & Osher Members: $15
Students & Youth: $10
Community Access: $15

This performance is generously supported in part by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.