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Detroit: Music of the Motor City

Frank Cox-O'Connell, Travis Knights and Andrew Penner

Directed by Frank Cox-O'Connell

On stage August 9 to August 20
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Schedule

Wednesday
Aug 09, 2023
Thursday
Aug 10, 2023
Friday
Aug 11, 2023
Saturday
Aug 12, 2023
Sunday
Aug 13, 2023
Tuesday
Aug 15, 2023
Wednesday
Aug 16, 2023
Thursday
Aug 17, 2023
Friday
Aug 18, 2023
Saturday
Aug 19, 2023
Sunday
Aug 20, 2023
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Detroit: Music of the Motor City

CELEBRATE THE SOUNDTRACK OF DETROIT'S HISTORY

“Rats and roaches, guts and love” - Barry Gordy on the Motown Sound

 Detroit was once called ‘The City of the Future’. It was built on the innovation of Henry Ford and later gutted by the collapse of the automotive industry. 20th century Detroit is more than the story of collapse and rebirth, it’s also a story about the music that captured the world’s attention: ‘The Sound of Young America’.   

Soulpepper regulars Frank Cox-O'Connell, Travis Knights and Andrew Penner use the many genres of music that came out of Detroit (Motown, Jazz, Hip Hop and Detroit Rock to name a few) to explore the city’s history from the assembly line to abandoned factories and the resilient sounds of today’s Detroit. 

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