You know what’s funny — I created the “Joy’s Detroit Life” titling to be partially ironic and partially for branding. I honestly find my titling rather cheesy, but I gotta stay #onbrand, so here we go.<\/p>\n
A standout moment that I’ve had during my time in Detroit actually happened this past Wednesday. The Detroit Actor’s Theatre Company put on a show of In The Heights. Anyone who knows me well knows that I love music, I love dancing, I love rooting people on and being amazed by people’s vocal strength. Whether it be runs, riffs, range, sustained notes with evident breathe control, I love it all. In The Heights had all of the above, so for me it was an amazing time.<\/p>\n
Additionally, anyone who knows me also knows that I love incorporating social justice into the arts and illustrations of reality, which In the Heights also does successfully. In The Heights spoke to some themes of gentrification like folks being pushed out of the area, with lyrics like “Two months ago somebody bought\u00a0Ortega\u2019s, our neighbors started packin\u2019 up and pickin\u2019 up, and ever since the rents went up, it’s gotten mad expensive.” Character Nina speaks to the pressures of being the one to make it out and the pressure it elicits from her community, her father striving to achieve the American Dream, even though it has proven time and time again, it is only available for certain people. It spoke to the pride that people have about their culture, where they are from, and the people that surround them. As a first-generation Ghanaian-American person, there was a lot that I could resonate with regarding hopes, dreams and fears about not only surviving but thriving in America to make others proud and ensure that my family leaving everything that they knew was worth it.<\/p>\n
I highly suggest going to see the show, it’ll be showing tonight.<\/p>\n
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