Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Camp Concert Hall
Modlin Center for the Arts
All attendees are welcome to stay after the performance for a post-show Q&A with the artists.
Storytelling via spoken word and live music, from sons of Haitian immigrants
Blackbird, Fly weaves together movement, narrative, music, and Haitian folklore to engage audiences in dialogue about critical questions of our time. Steeped in hip-hop aesthetic, this intimate duet between two preeminent sons of Haitian immigrants —composer/violinist DBR, and arts activist & spoken word artist Bamuthi —unveils their life stories in search of their identity and role models, and explores universal themes of tolerance and inclusion.
This work is a culmination of DBR and Bamuthi's collaborations with Atlanta Ballet, Boston Children’s Chorus, University of Houston, SF Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and Opera Philadelphia. In each of these communities, they have created and premiered new works offering myriad experiential arts education opportunities. Introspective yet uplifting, Blackbird, Fly heightens our collective consciousness and sheds a new light on the arts as a powerful tool for social and civic engagement.
Bamuthi and DBR are represented by SOZO Impact
Produced by Dana Greenfield, SOZO Impact
Electronic Devices
Thank you for helping us create a distraction-free experience. Please silence all electronic devices. We also ask that you refrain from taking any photos or videos.
Hearing Assistance Available
Modlin offers complimentary Assistive Listening Devices for use by patrons at any seat. Receivers may be obtained from any house management staff.
E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
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Paul Brohan
Executive Director
Shannon Hooker
Director
Jo Bachman
Artist Services Manager
bri conley
Assistant Production Manager
Sean Farrell
Production Manager
Shawanna Hall
Front of House Coordinator
Annaka Meadows
Marketing Manager
Cal Meadows
Patron Services Manager
Chris O'Neil
Business & Operations Manager
Kevin Willoughby
Assistant Production Manager
House Managers
Agyeiwaa Asante
Kim Chiarchiaro
Sharon Chandler
Madelaine Dye