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Shout! with Jakari Sherman and [Jk]creativ.
Tickets: This is a non-ticketed event provided free of charge to local school districts. Registrations managed by partner school districts' Fine Arts Department.
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Shout! is a multidisciplinary and multimedia performance that brings history to life for young audiences. Through stepping, percussion, contemporary dance, song and text, students discover the Ring Shout, a sacred tradition practiced in secret during enslavement that affirmed dignity, spiritual devotion, and embodied resistance.
This engaging work explores the Ring Shout as a living model of freedom through three core principles: DIALOGUE, UNITY and EVOLUTION. Students journey through PAST (traditional practice rooted in research and oral history), PRESENT (how these principles show up in community organizing today), and FUTURE (speculative visions of healing and liberation).
Framed within the true story of French Town, a historic Houston community created by Creoles from Southwest Louisiana, the participatory performance connects local history to broader themes of cultural preservation, resilience, and community-building. Age-appropriate and curriculum-aligned, Shout! offers students a dynamic introduction to unique music, dance and culinary traditions, and the ongoing journey toward freedom as a way of life.
This project is supported in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance and The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 2026 BIG grant.
Shout! is a multidisciplinary and multimedia performance that brings history to life for young audiences. Through stepping, percussion, contemporary dance, song and text, students discover the Ring Shout, a sacred tradition practiced in secret during enslavement that affirmed dignity, spiritual devotion, and embodied resistance.
This engaging work explores the Ring Shout as a living model of freedom through three core principles: DIALOGUE, UNITY and EVOLUTION. Students journey through PAST (traditional practice rooted in research and oral history), PRESENT (how these principles show up in community organizing today), and FUTURE (speculative visions of healing and liberation).
Framed within the true story of French Town, a historic Houston community created by Creoles from Southwest Louisiana, the participatory performance connects local history to broader themes of cultural preservation, resilience, and community-building. Age-appropriate and curriculum-aligned, Shout! offers students a dynamic introduction to unique music, dance and culinary traditions, and the ongoing journey toward freedom as a way of life.
This project is supported in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance and The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 2026 BIG grant.
