L’sGA: LINCOLN’S GETTYSBURG ADDRESS – May 11, 8:00pm, Theatre Y
On November 19, 1863, President Lincoln spoke at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery and described the United States as a nation “conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” L’sGA : Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address provides a new perspective on Lincoln’s most famous and influential statement on our national purpose—that the dream of America has not been realized for all Americans.
Nearly 160 years later, as we continue to witness disproportionate brutality against Black Americans, NON:op presents three commissioned works by Black artists that re-interpret and re-present Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and Sal Martirano’s 1967 antiwar classic, L’sGA. Artists explore themes of liberty, oppression, patriotism, racism, revolution, and police brutality using music, words, video, dance, and performance.
L’sGA: Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
May 11, 8:00pm • Theatre Y
3611 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60623
FREE! FREE! FREE!
DJ set by Thesselonious
SAY THEIR NAMES Public Launch – May 21, 11am, Experimental Station
SAY THEIR NAMES Public Launch
Tuesday, May 21, 11:00 AM
Experimental Station, 6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Seating is Limited. Please Register Here.
Experimental Station is wheelchair accessible.
Please contact non [at] nonopera [dot] org for other disability requests.