Tilted Axes Returns To Detroit's Concert Of Colors Festival

The Concert of Colors is Detroit's annual free global music festival, celebrating diverse world music traditions and cultural exchange. It takes place in Midtown Detroit, with the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) serving as the main stage. The festival also includes the Forum on Community, Culture, and Race, a series of conversations focusing on the role of arts in addressing social issues.

Created by Detroit-born post-rock composer Patrick Grant, Tilted Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars is a dynamic spectacle in which a moving ensemble of electric guitarists-each wearing mini-amps strapped over their shoulders and backed by percussion-performs original music, turning the city into a stage. Blurring the boundaries between concert, theater, and ritual, their electrified soundscapes have transformed public spaces into living, breathing musical experiences across three continents since 2011.

For the Concert of Colors 2025, the group will present Detroit premieres by members Elisa Corona Aguilar (Mexico City) and Sarah Metivier (Chicago), along with world premieres by Angela Babin (NYC) and Maggie McCabe (Detroit).

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1. THE COLOR PURPLE (STAGECRAFTERS)

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