In a performance that combines elements of opera, gospel, jazz, dance, and theater, Victory Hall Opera presents Gullah Meditations—the first significant new arrangements of “unknown” Gullah Geechee spirituals in 100 years. Tenor Victor Ryan Robertson and his collaborator, pianist Adrianne Duncan, produced the new arrangements based on 19th-century spirituals born out of the distinct culture that emerged from African American enslavement in the coastal regions of the Southeastern United States. Exploring contemporary American life through messages embedded in Gullah Geechee music, the show also features dancer and performer Fana Minea Tesfagiorgis.
Saturday 9/27. $35–40, 4pm. University Baptist Church, 1223 W. Main S. victoryhallopera.org
