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The Black Clown – Opera Philadelphia

Arts & EntertainmentConcerts & Live MusicArts & Entertainment / Concerts & Live Music
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NightlifeGeneral PublicBlack/African AmericanShowcasePublicJazzBluesClassical
When:
May 14, 2026 · 12:00 AM
Where:
Philadelphia, PA
Source:
Creative Philadelphia Arts Access Calendar

The Black Clown Philadelphia Premiere An adaptation of the Langston Hughes poem by the same name Co-created by Davóne Tines, Michael Schachter, and Zack Winokur Produced in Partnership with ArKtype Original music by Michael Schachter Directed by Zack Winokur Choreographed by Chanel DaSilva Performed in English Creator and opera revolutionary Davóne Tines brings Langston Hughes’ poem “The Black Clown” to musical life in a vaudevillian rendering of this masterpiece. Fusing gospel, opera, jazz, and

Bar Events & NightlifeBlack/African AmericanJazzBluesClassicalArts & EntertainmentNightlifeGeneral PublicShowcasePublic

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  • City coverage

    Lansdowne, PA

  • Primary source

    Creative Philadelphia Arts Access Calendar

  • Categories

    Arts & Entertainment, Concerts & Live Music, Arts & Entertainment / Concerts & Live Music

  • Signals

    Bar Events & Nightlife, Black/African American, Jazz, Blues