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The Black Legends

Following their triumphant success, Black Legends returns to Le 13ème Art on Thursday, October 5 for their 2nd Season!


Come and experience or relive this extraordinary show, which has already had over 90,000 spectators singing, dancing and standing up in its first season. Black Legends is a plunge into a different kind of American history, with soul, gospel, motown, disco, funk, hip hop and R&B vibes! n the stage, the artists retrace a century of black American music in 37 mythical tableaux that resonate with history. From Cab Calloway to Beyonce, via Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston. The tableaux follow one another at a furious pace, in a whirlwind of a hundred costumes.

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The musicians are in a trance, the singers dance with all their soul... And the audience is possessed by the groove. Because that's what the golden age of Soul Music is all about: concentrated energy! Black Legends is the greatest tribute to black American music, a hymn to love and difference.

Come and experience or relive this extraordinary show, which has already had over 90,000 spectators singing, dancing and standing up in its first season. Black Legends is a plunge into a different kind of American history, with soul, gospel, motown, disco, funk, hip hop and R&B vibes! n the stage, the artists retrace a century of black American music in 37 mythical tableaux that resonate with history. From Cab Calloway to Beyonce, via Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston. The tableaux follow one another at a furious pace, in a whirlwind of a hundred costumes.

More Text Example... Perhaps we could list the full cast here.

The musicians are in a trance, the singers dance with all their soul... And the audience is possessed by the groove. Because that's what the golden age of Soul Music is all about: concentrated energy! Black Legends is the greatest tribute to black American music, a hymn to love and difference.


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  • Directors

    Valéry RODRIGUEZ
  • Writers

    Valéry RODRIGUEZ
  • Choreography

    Thomas BIMAÏ
  • Musical Director

    Christophe JAMBOIS
  • Costume Designer

    Sami BEDIOUI

Cast

Valéry RODRIGUEZ

Barry J. Johnson

Anandha Seethanen

Virginie Hombel

Laynon

Khady


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