KCFAA at The Nelson-Atkins Museum
"Juneteenth"

June 10th 2017
http://www.kcfaa.org

Here are a few highlights

 

Left-Right: Museum DIrector Julián Zugazagoitia, KCFAA Chief Artistic Officer Tyrone Aiken, dancer Latra Wilson, dancer DaJuan Johnson and Kansas City Mayor Sly James taking a selfie at the Juneteenth event opener at The Nelson-Atkins Museum with speakers and with dancers from KCFAA

Piano player and entertainer Elijah Thomas (above and below)

Boys and Girls Choirs of Kansas City

Museum DIrector Julián Zugazagoitia

Congressman and former mayor Emmanuel Cleaver

Audience from back of the stage with Congressman Cleaver speaking at the podium

In the shots below I had pretty poor positioning for still shots but that was because I was doing only video, the stills were extras on the side.
Otherwise I would have moved to the sides to shoot the stage in order to avoid the backlight from the door which pretty much wiped out my shots.

Latra Wilson, KCFAA dancer

DaJuan Johnson, KCFAA dancer

Tyrone Aiken, Chief Artistic Office Kansas City Friends of Alvin AIley (KCFAA) with Latra Wilson and DaJuan Johnson dancing for KCFAA

Sly, Tyrone and DuJuan

Before the event

 

 

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