In the wings: Kuumba Fest returns to San Diego Rep

Denise Roberts (left) applauds guest speaker Mac Curtis during the 2017 edition of San Diego Kuumba Fest.

San Diego Union-Tribune

Feb. 22, 2018 11 AM PT

For the 26th year, Kuumba Fest — the annual celebration of African-American theater, dance and much more — returns to San Diego Rep.

The theme of this year’s edition, which begins today: “Black 2 Position.”

The happenings kick off this afternoon with an Afro-Tourism Summit, plus a screening of the film “When We Could Fly” and other welcoming events.

The fest’s four-day run also will take in a “Claiming Position” dance showcase and a performance of the play “Organics: The Making of a Woman,” among many other offerings.

Check out the full schedule on the fest’s website.

‘San Diego Kuumba Fest’

When: Today through Sunday.

Where: Lyceum Theatres, 79 Horton Plaza, downtown.

Tickets: Free to $20 (depending on event).

Phone: (619) 544-1000

Online: kuumbafest.com or lyceumevents.org.

jim.hebert@sduniontribune.com

Twitter: @jimhebert

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James Hebert

James Hebert is The San Diego Union-Tribune’s theater critic, and has covered the San Diego arts scene for more than two decades. He earned his master’s degree at Columbia University in New York and worked as a magazine editor in Boston before joining the U-T. Hebert’s awards include a national arts-writing prize from the Society for Features Journalism (for a profile of the choreographer Twyla Tharp), and some two dozen local and regional journalism honors; his work also has been republished in two college writing textbooks. In 2009, Hebert served as a juror for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama.