Breath & Imagination

JANUARY 10 – FEBRUARY 9, 2013

By Daniel Beaty
Directed by Darko Tresnjak

 

Before Marian Anderson and Paul Robeson, there was Roland Hayes—the first world-renowned African-American classical vocalist. Born the son of a slave, Roland discovered his voice as a young boy singing spirituals in church. This play chronicles his amazing journey from a plantation in Georgia, to singing before kings and queens in Europe. Breath & Imagination explores the life of an American pioneer through words, movement, spirituals and classical music.

Artistic Team

Set Designer
David P. Gordon 

Costume Designer
Fabio Toblini

Lighting Designer
York Kennedy 

Sound Designer
Jane Shaw 

Cast

Roland Hayes
Jubilant Sykes

Angel Mo’
Kecia Lewis

The Accompanist
Tom Frey

Study Guide

 

 

Downloads

Roland Hayes recordings on iTunes
Roland Hayes recordings on Amazon

Links

Afrocentric Voices in Classical Music
Videos: Roland Hayes Performance Videos on YouTube
Videos: Jubilant Sykes Performances on YouTube
Videos: Kecia Lewis-Evans Performances on YouTube
Videos: Daniel Beaty on YouTube

Social Media

Follow Daniel Beaty on Twitter

YouTube

Roland Hayes

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Jubilant Sykes

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Videos

B-Roll 1

B-Roll 2

B-Roll 3

Cast Interview

Darko Discusses Breath & Imagination

Breath & Imagination Montage

Photos

All photos by T. Charles Erickson

Sponsors

Principal Sponsor
Travelers
Production Sponsor
Production Sponsors

The Seedlings Foundation

Breath and Imagination is generously supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and is a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Award.
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