Step Afrika!
The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence
Washington DC’s celebrated step dance company celebrates its 30th anniversary with a powerful production that tells the story of the Great Migration through Black dance forms, bold visual art, and vivid theatricality. The Migration is based on Jacob Lawrence’s famous series of paintings from the early 1940s that explored the Black American migration experience in a modernist style with a distinctive earth-tone color palette. Set to an uplifting soundtrack that includes music by Nina Simone and John Coltrane, gospel, and West African drumming, the movement traces a historical arc from Africa to the post–Civil War South to a new life in the North, the choreography a mix of stepping, tap, body percussion, and modern dance. “A life-affirming evening of theater” (DC Theatre Scene). Step Afrika’s past season performances sold out, so get your tickets now!
This event is part of Cal Performances’ Illuminations: “Fractured History” programming for the 2024–25 season.
Run time for this performance is approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes including intermission.
Nov 2, 8pm
Nov 3, 3pm
There is a $15 per order service charge on single ticket purchases that partially underwrites the cost of our ticketing platform, credit card processing, Ticket Office staffing, and ticket delivery. To avoid this fee, tickets can be purchased in person at our Ticket Office during our regular office hours. Note: there is a $20 service charge for all subscription orders.
For Blind and Visually Impaired Patrons
A pre-show haptic access tour and live audio description headsets are available for the Sun, Nov 3 performance. These services can be reserved when purchasing tickets online or by contacting the Ticket Office at 510.642.9988. Learn more on our Accessibility page
Pre-performance Q&A
All ticketholders for the Saturday, November 2, evening performance are invited to join us on the Zellerbach Hall Mezzanine for a pre-performance Q&A from 7–7:45pm. Jovan Scott Lewis, chair of UC Berkeley’s Geography Department, will be interviewing C. Brian Williams, founder and executive director of Step Afrika!, along with Antwan Davis, Bay Area music and dance educator and former member of Step Afrika!. The Q&A will discuss the making of the work as well as its relation to Cal Performances’ Illuminations: “Fractured History” theme.
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Nov 2, 8pm
Nov 3, 3pm
Step Afrika!
The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence
No longer on sale online
There is a $15 per order service charge on single ticket purchases that partially underwrites the cost of providing services online and by phone, as well as programs needed for digital order delivery. To avoid this fee, tickets can be purchased in person at our Ticket Office during our regular office hours. Note: there is a $20 service charge for all subscription orders.