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Join some of the city’s most charismatic stage performers for an event that centers expressions of personal power and celebration. Friends Life Community joins forces with radiant poet Ciona Rouse to present a remix of their “Threads of Power” performance series, including new spoken word sections and deeply personal movement sequences. Rising choreographer Delaine Kylynn / Nocturne Dance shares her original dance work “Lady Lazarus” featuring half a dozen local dancers, diving into portrayals of authority figures and the ways young women can unlock the power to gain autonomy and reinvent themselves. Community leader, Shabaz Ujima, choreographs a collaboration with his company, Shackled Feet Dance, and the Chattanooga-based Juba Dance Ensemble inspired by the Haitian snake god and “sky father” Damballa, uncovering layers of masculine expression, vulnerability, and strength.

Combined, these performances showcase a wide array of Nashville’s talented artistic community and provide inspiration for ways each of us can unlock our own personal power.