One Friday, June 6, Joseph “Joe P” Palmore with present the third installment of his five-part series AURA, “an immersive poetic theater experience blending spoken word, live music, movement, and visual storytelling.”
Palmore, well known in Houston for his acting throughout theaters in Houston (Jesus Caught the A Train, The Whipping Man) as well as his work as a director and educator, is also the founder of Acting Up Studios, a Houston-based creative production company. Its goal is to “empower artists and elevate Black creative voices through live performance,” Palmore says.
The audience is purposefully kept on the smaller side to maintain the sense of intimacy with the performances, as it did with the first two parts of the series: Love Is and Me’lange.
For the June 6 performance, the lineup includes:
• The Fluent One (@thefluentone) – Spoken word artist
• Lady 380 (@_lady380) – Poet
• Keisha Renee (@keisharenee) – Vocalist
• RJ Wright (@therealrjwright) – Poet
• Tina B (@tinabpoetry) – Spoken word poet
• Shantelle Rush (@shorteeshan) – Dancer/Movement artist
• Greg Paul (@gregpaul) – Guitarist/Musician
The event will be held at Blaq Lotus Studios, 6103 W. 34th with doors opening at 7 p.m. $36 General Admission, $50 VIP. Also, All artists that are interested in attending, or other poets, can email Acting Up Studios at actingupstudios@outlook.com for a promo code they can use for a discounted ticket price.
