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Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience

At The Freight

Downtown Berkeley

The only Bay Area performance of this Helen Hayes Award-winning production brings June Jordan's fierce poetry to life through words, music, and movement. Six actors and Jordan's partner Adrienne Torf on piano weave together her interviews, activism, and verse for an intimate portrait of the legendary poet and teacher.

Spoken word theater
Intimate performance
Social justice themes
Award-winning production

Tips

🎭Helen Hayes Award winner for Outstanding New Play 2023
🎹live music by Jordan's collaborator Adrienne Torf
🎟️UCB grad students get $30 tickets via Night Out/Night Off

The Freight

2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA

€€€€

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