Marc Bamuthi Joseph Dance, Sing, Speak, Learn, Create, Inspire! Monday, June 25th at 7:30 p.m. Community Celebration at 6:00 Syracuse Stage 820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

We are very excited to bring international youth arts leader Marc Bamuthi Joseph to Syracuse for a one-night only performance at Syracuse Stage on June 25th at 7:30 pm for an event that champions the impact of our local schools, artists and cultural organizations in the educational life our children.

Marc Bamuthi Joseph offers a stunning performance that blends spoken word, drama, dance, and his experiences as an arts educator. Through movement and poetic language, Bamuthi will draw you into the classroom experience, bringing the audience into the thoughts, responses, frustrations, and miracles of both students and teachers as they encounter the arts and how the arts influence lives. 

Bamuthi is artistic director for the Living Word Project and program director for Youth Speaks. Through the spoken word medium, he leads students through a process of examining their world and the issues that are important to them and turning their perspectives into meaningful expression. His mission to be an agent for social change fuels much of his work, taking him far beyond the need for recognition into the realm of spiritual and personal expression. Read more about him.

This performance is part of a celebration of CNY arts education partnerships and the Culture, Community and Education research project.

Board President Jack Langerak and Laura Reeder accept
a grant from State Senator Bill Magnarelli. Looking on are
Franklin Magnet Principal Kathy Weiss and
Syracuse District Superintendent Dan Lowengard

Barry Weiss and Sue Stonecash chat with Senator Magnarelli.

The Senator greets NYSCA Council member David Ridings as
Syracuse Symphony violinist and Education & Outreach Manager
Travis Newton looks on.

CNY Community Foundation board member Dirk Sonneborn
and his wife Carol chat with the Senator.