Marcus Performing Arts Center
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Kima Hamilton and Dasha Kelly Hamilton bring HOME back to the Marcus Center on Thursday, April 11!

Tickets are $20 and can purchase in person at the Marcus Center Box Office at 929 North Water Street, Downtown Milwaukee or at the door.

By - Mar 21st, 2019 07:59 am
Kima Hamilton and Dasha Kelly Hamilton bring HOME back to the Marcus Center on Thursday, April 11!

Kima Hamilton and Dasha Kelly Hamilton bring HOME back to the Marcus Center on Thursday, April 11!

MILWAUKEE, WI – In commemoration of Milwaukee’s Fair Housing March, performance artists Kima Hamilton and Dasha Kelly Hamilton journey a multi-media exploration of sovereignty, history, and home.

Home: An Exploration of Sovereignty, History and Home, featuring Kima Hamilton and Dasha Kelly Hamilton will take place in Rehearsal Hall A on the Marcus Performing Arts Center’s 4th floor on Thursday, April 11 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $20 and can purchase in person at the Marcus Center Box Office at 929 North Water Street, Downtown Milwaukee or at the door. This is a general admission seating only show.

Dasha uses her words and art as tools for building inspiration and community. She founded a non-profit that has created training experience for young teaching artists and a community of urban art-ivists and has facilitated transformational programs and discussions throughout the U.S and in Canada, Botswana, Beirut and Mauritius. Dasha is an alum of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, been named Milwaukee Artist of the Year and twice finalist as Poet Laureate for the state of Wisconsin, serves on the board of Jaded Ibis Press and delivers a new, one-woman show about power, class, race, privilege and truth called “Making Cake.”

About Marcus Performing Arts Center. Established in 1969, the Marcus Performing Arts Center is the premier performing arts venue in Southeastern Wisconsin.  As the Marcus Center completes its 49th year, it continues to build bridges between diverse members of our community through high-quality arts entertainment in the region and the state.  The touring Broadway series is recognized as bringing the best of Broadway entertainment to Milwaukee for the past 23 years and provides opportunities to educate, entertain and engage audiences. The Marcus Center is also the home to the Milwaukee Symphony, Milwaukee Ballet, Florentine Opera, First Stage plus a variety of other important community and family events throughout the year. For more information about events visit the Marcus Center website at www.MarcusCenter.org.  The Marcus Center is a private non-profit 501(c) 3 corporation and is a dedicated Milwaukee County Veterans Memorial.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

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