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SLAM Social—Picturing Independence
See Picturing Independence, enjoy drinks from a cash bar in Sculpture Hall, hear gallery talks, make art inspired by the exhibition, and listen to the Black Tulip Chorale’s new chamber choir, Una Voce, with Beverly Brennan and Robert Breig as they perform standards from the Great American Songbook. See below for a schedule of events.
SLAM Social schedule
4–8 pm, Sculpture Hall
Enjoy drinks from a cash bar.
4:30 pm and 5:30 pm, Shoenberg Gallery 236
Listen to a gallery talk by exhibition curator Amy Torbert.
6 pm, Sculpture Hall
Listen to the Black Tulip Chorale sing popular American standards.
About the Black Tulip Chorale
Black Tulip Chorale was established in 2018 as St. Louis’s first LGBTQIA+ all-expression, all-gender, all-identity, all-orientation mixed-voice choral organization. BTC’s mission advocates for social consciousness through excellence in the performance of choral music while providing an affirming environment for all regardless of expression, gender, identity, or orientation.
The Black Tulip Chorale’s moniker is inspired by an 1850 novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, père (1802–1870), best known for The Three Musketeers, The Man in the Iron Mask, and The Count of Monte Cristo. Set in the Dutch city of Haarlem, a prize is to be awarded to the first person who cultivates a black tulip. The novel’s hero is falsely imprisoned for high treason in the wake of political turmoil yet is able to secure his freedom from the gallows at the last possible second by achieving what no one had accomplished—the cultivation of a black tulip. In that light, BTC strives to create community and find justice in spite of overwhelming adversity in a time of great upheaval.
Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
