THOKOZA in I SING FOR FREEDOM Plays Baruch Performing Arts Center June 17-August 19

Thokoza, a company of six South African and African American women with an average age of over 62, will present I SING FOR FREEDOM at Baruch Performing Arts Center from June 17 to August 19.

Conceived and directed by Thuli Dumakude, I SING FOR FREEDOM features women who sing acpella and unamplified from Southern church gospel to traditional South African Township songs sung in Zulu. With a collective total of over 130 years of singing experience, Thokoza sings the music that the company members love the most and that makes them feel free. Intertwined are personal stories from their rich and varied histories.

Director Thuli Dumakude was born in Durbin, South Africa. She has acted internationally, playing roles as varied as Rafiki in The Lion King to Lady Macbeth in Zulu. She was the featured soloist in the movie CRY FREEDOM. Joining Dumakude in I SING FOR FREEDOM are Ghanniyya Green, DeeDee Sims, Brenda Fair, Silindile Sokuto and Debbie Carter.

Thokoza in I SING FOR FREEDOM is produced by veteran off-Broadway producer Eric Krebs in association with Baruch Performing Arts Center.

Performances are on Mondays at 7:00 PM at the Arts Center, located at 55 Lexington Avenue . Enter on 25Street between Lexington and Third Ave. All tickets are $20.00.

Tickets: www.baruch.cuny.edu/bpac or call 646-312-5073.