Kuumba Theatre Archive Unfurling
In 2 weeks
From publicly posted calendar Checked Jun 16, 2026
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One of 14 upcoming events at Court Theatre, and 711 across Chicago.
From Court Theatre
Discover the radical legacy of Chicago’s Black Arts Movement at this exclusive Harold Washington Library archival unfurling event. Drawing from Special Collections that showcase the Kuumba Workshop, a revolutionary theatre company founded in 1969 by Val Gray Ward to pioneer “ritual theater” as a tool for community liberation. Attendees will get an up-close look at original photographs and ephemera that celebrate Kuumba’s enduring blueprint for Black art as activism.
