SERIES ARCHIVE

From Tragedy to Triumph was an interactive, student-led series about the African diaspora told through discussion, film, dance, and music. The seven-part series was broadcast on Thornton/LIVE through the spring of 2021, culminating in a series finale on May 21st.

Feb. 26, 2021 | From Tragedy to Triumph presents an evening of conversation and art about the Middle Passage.

Mar. 12, 2021 | From Tragedy to Triumph presents “The Spirit of My Home,” the second in a seven-part series.

Mar. 26, 2021 | The third installment of From Tragedy to Triumph presents “White: You Strike. You Strip. You Steal.”

Apr. 9, 2021 | Part four explores the influence of the Reconstruction Era on today's political climate utilizing poetry, dance and music.

Apr. 23, 2021 | The fifth installment of "From Tragedy to Triumph" tells the story of surviving the violence of the Jim Crow Era.

May 7, 2021 | From Tragedy to Triumph presents presents an oral history of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and 70s.

May. 21, 2021 | The series finale presents a performance amplifying the embodied histories of Black women across different eras of history.