08/07/2026
Presented by Old Town School’s Community Ventures initiative Music Moves, Cuatro Mujeres: A Diasporic Exploration of Nina Simone’s Four Women is a four part Night Out in the Parks series presented in partnership with the Chicago Park District.
Based on Nina Simone’s 1966 classic jazz composition Four Women, the project explores Simone’s four women, Aunt Sarah, Saffronia, Sweet Thing, and Peaches, in dialogue with four feminine Orisha figures from the Afro Cuban Lucumí tradition: Yemayá, Ochún, Oya, and Obba. Each 60 minute performance features musicians and dance artists collaborating to develop new work around each archetype, expanding Chicagoans’ understanding of Nina Simone while uplifting the connections between African diasporic and Latinx musical and dance practices across the Black, Caribbean, Latinx, and Indigenous diasporas.
This is going to be GOOD! Look at the lineup below, you won’t want to miss any of these.
Bring a blanket, chair, the whole fam and a snack, and we’ll meet you there ✨
As always, all the concerts are FREE and OPEN to the public.
For full details visit ots.fm/NOITP
Save the dates!
Thursday, August 20 at 6:30 PM
AUNT SARAH // featuring Azania Drum and Soul Resonance with choreography by Zenzile Fatou
Hamilton Park | 513 W 72nd St, Chicago, IL 60621
Tuesday, August 25 at 6:30 PM
SAFFRONIA // featuring D-Composed and Frog Belly Society with choreography by Edson Cabrera
Humboldt Park |1440 N Humboldt Blvd, Chicago, IL 60622
Thursday, September 3 at 6:30 PM
SWEET THING // featuring Damon Locks and Ben LaMar Gay with choreography by Keyierra Collins
South Shore Cultural Center | 7059 S South Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60649
Tuesday, September 8 at 6:30 PM
PEACHES // featuring Angel Bat Dawid and Fred Jackson Jr. with choreography by Ayesha Jaco
Austin Town Hall | 5610 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60644
🎨 by oguguam
📸 by Lawrence Agyei 🇬🇭🇮🇹
