Photo: Elsa Dorfman – Wikimedia Commons

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Rock Steady: The Revolutionary Soul of Nikki Giovanni – 2021

Concept and curation by Quanda Johnson

On April 8, 2021, four talented performers conjured the life and spirit of Nikki Giovanni, with poetry, prose, stories, music and dance.

The program included:

My Poem (1968)

If (1971)

Ego Tripping [there may be a reason why] (1968)

Kidnap Poem (1970)

My House (1972)

Gemini (1971) pp. 7-8

The Great White Pax

Nikki Rosa (1968)

Poem for Aretha (1968)

Rosa Parks (2002)

The Funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr. (1968)

A Poem for the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy (1983)

We Are Virginia tech (2007)

Sky Diving (1983)

Raise Your Hand (2020)

Resignation (1983)

Indulge from Acolytes pp. 99-100

Revolutionary Dreams (2020)

Melvin shares two anecdotes about Nikki G from their junior year at Fisk University (1966)

Cast

Quanda Johnson

Akiwele Burayidi

Ari Smith

Melvin Hinton

Thanks to the many donors who made this production possible

and to Audio for the Arts for recording and editing the video.


Rock Steady: The Revolutionary Soul of Nikki Giovanni – 2021