African American Arts Alliance to Host Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at Black Ensemble Theater

The African American Arts Alliance announces "Justice Is Ours," the 4th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr, Day Celebration (A Dedication of Dance, Song, Poetry and Music), on January 19, 2015. The performance begins at 7:00pm with a pre-show reception at 6:00pm at the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at www.aaaachicago.org or at the door on the evening of the event.

The event, features performances by Sketch N' Tyme, The Robbert Reddrick Trio, Alexis Rogers, Yahdina Udeen, Dawn Bless, Red Clay Dance and RIZE Youth Dance Company.

Sketch N' Tyme is an Art and Literacy Performance in which rapid drawings are created in real time to the reading and narration of fables/fairytales, folklore, myth, legends historical events, literature, and music. In addition to rapid drawings, Sketch N' Tyme rapidly uses other interpretive art media and forms to illustrate stories as well. Our goal is to showcase the value of art through storytelling in the promotion of moral development, literacy, creativity, and art's continued value as a critical educational tool.

Red Clay Dance is a professional touring company that creates and performs a diverse repertoire of Afro-contemporary dance, which fuses traditional West African movement with contemporary dance forms.

RIZE Youth Dance Company is Praize Productions' award winning performing arts company. Praize Productions, Inc., is a community-based, non-profit organization that reaches inner-city and impoverished youth through the arts, education, and social mentoring.

The African American Arts Alliance Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Day Celebration is sponsored in part by the Driehaus Foundation and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

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