Motus Theater Presents: 2nd Annual Dr. King Jr. & the Radical Roots at the Heart of Justice

TICKETS
Due to popular demand, the show is SOLD OUT!
WAITLIST: However, you can join the waitlist by calling the Dairy Arts Center Box Office at 303.444.7328.
CANCELLATIONS: If you feel you won’t be able to attend, please call the Dairy Arts Center box office at 303.444.7328 at least 1 hour before the show so others in the community can enjoy the presentation.  Due to high demand, anyone who is not seated by 2:30 pm, will have their seat released to a waiting patron on the list.

Motus Theater’s 2nd Annual arts-based event inspiring action in alignment with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with musical guests The ReMINDers, the Director of the Center for African and African American Studies Dr. Reiland Rabaka, poet and social justice leader Norma Johnson, as well as performances by Motus monologists Candice Bailey and Jahmil Roberts.

Motus Theater presents our second annual arts-based family-friendly event exploring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s understanding of poverty and racism within an expansive expression of ‘beloved community.’ Featured guests include: The nationally acclaimed and regionally loved singers, The ReMINDers; Dr. Reiland Rabaka, Director of the CU Boulder Center for African and African American Studies presenting words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and reflections on beloved community and civil rights in the 21st century; Candice Bailey, lauded criminal legal reform leader and Motus JustUs monologist; and Jahmil Roberts, Hotline Operations & Care Manager at Trans Lifeline and Motus TRANSformative Stories monologist. We will leave the event inspired to take action in alliance with Dr. King Jr’s vision.

Suggested contributions support Motus Theater & the Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS).

Sponsored by the City of Boulder’s Human Relations Fund & The Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS).

More about… Motus Theater presents our second annual arts-based family-friendly event exploring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s understanding of poverty and racism within an expansive expression of ‘beloved community.’ Featured guests include: The nationally acclaimed and regionally loved singers, The ReMINDers; Dr. Reiland Rabaka, Director of the CU Boulder Center for African and African American Studies presenting words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and reflections on beloved community and civil rights in the 21st century; Candice Bailey, lauded criminal legal reform leader and Motus JustUs monologist, and Jahmil Roberts, Hotline Operations & Care Manager at Trans Lifeline and Motus TRANSformative Stories monologist. We will leave the event inspired to take action in alliance with Dr. King Jr’s vision. Sponsored by the City of Boulder’s Human Relations Fund & The Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS).

The ReMINDers are a rare and remarkable musical duo with undeniable magical chemistry, The ReMINDers transcend the bounds of expectation to uplift and entertain. They seamlessly blend razor-sharp rhythms and raw, soulful vocals with reggae-tinged hip-hop beats to highlight their relevant and inspiring messages. The couple shares a partnership in both music and life as Samir and Aja have been married for over a decade. The ReMINDers have been recognized and applauded for their work internationally through concerts, tours, music awards, and TV and radio appearances. They have shared the stage with artists such as Nas, Big Boi, and Ms. Lauryn Hill.

Dr. Reiland Rabaka is a Professor of African, African American, and Caribbean Studies in the Department of Ethnic Studies and the Founder and Director of the Center for African & African American Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is also a Research Fellow in the College of Human Sciences at the University of South Africa (UNISA). Professor Rabaka has published 17 books and more than 100 scholarly articles, book chapters, and essays, including most recently The Routledge Handbook of Pan-Africanism, Du Bois: A Critical Introduction, Civil Rights Music: The Soundtracks of the Civil Rights Movement, Black Power Music!: Protest Songs, Message Music, and the Black Power Movement, and The Hip Hop Movement. He is also a poet and musician.

Candice “Actionist” Bailey is a Motus Theater JustUs monologist from the Boundless Truth project. She is an avid way-maker, educator, advocate, and regional as well as national leader. Ms. Bailey is the Founder and CEO of Lighthouse Consultants Colorado, which supports community-based action inside of systems. She is a lead organizer in the movement demanding justice for Elijah McClain’s murder. Her advocacy also supports George Taylor’s, Ahmad Arbury’s, and Breonna Taylor’s families. Ms. Bailey is the newly elected President of the National Action Network Denver, Colorado Chapter, and she serves on numerous other boards and commissions. A founding board member of The Caravan for Racial Justice in 2020, she led the “Protect Black Women” national rally in Washington, D.C.

Jahmil Roberts is a community organizer and professional who helps build practices of connection through practical care. Jahmil’s goal is to shift the ways that people relate to one another in working and sharing purpose. By encouraging analysis and excitement while building trust through consistency and curiosity, Jahmil creates spaces to name and address the impacts of systemic harm, and nurture individual and collective growth and healing. Jahmil worked at Trans Lifeline for 3 years. A journey that began as a Part-Time Hotline Operator, now holds Jahmil as the Hotline Operations & Care Manager.

Motus Theater facilitates dialogue on critical issues of our time by creating original theater. Motus’ work leverages the power of art to build alliances across diverse segments of our community and country. We specialize in developing artfully crafted personal narratives with leaders on the frontlines of violence in the U.S., putting them center stage as the protagonists in the American drama.

CAAAS is the research, creative work, and programming division of the broader Black Studies community at the University of Colorado Boulder. The CAAAS is the focal point for campus and community life grounded in, and growing out of the historical, cultural, spiritual, sociopolitical, economic, and artistic experiences of Africans, African Americans, and the African diaspora. The CAAAS provides a network of integrated programs and support services to promote the individual, cultural, social, mental, physical, and academic well-being of CU’s African, African American, and African diasporan students.