Joined by meditation teacher and hip-hop artist Born I (Ofosu Jones-Quartey), Plum Village monastics will travel to four North American cities offering an evening of music, poetry, and dharma teachings.
This spring, Plum Village monastics will embark on a fundraising concert tour across four cities in the United States and Canada called “The Way Out Is In: A Musical Meditation.”
From April 21 to May 2, 2023, the monastics will travel to three cities in the United States and one in Canada performing an evening of “music, meditation, poetry, and short, inspiring teachings.” They will be joined by hip hop artist and meditation teacher Born I (Ofosu Jones-Quartey) for the performances. To promote the tour, Plum Village recently posted a video of the Plum Village Band performing their song “Little Star,” featuring Born I and Brother Phap Huu.
Ticket purchases and donations will support the concert performances and raise funds for Plum Village in France. The group will perform on April 21 in Balitmore, MD; April 23 in Washington, DC; April 30 in Boston, MA; and May 2 in Toronto, ON, Canada. The performance in Baltimore, MD will also raise support for two local ally organizations VOLAR, and NoMüNoMü.
The tour announcement comes just over one year since the passing of the Plum Village community’s founder and teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, known as “Thay” by his students. On their website, they emphasize the concert “builds upon Thay’s rich legacy of innovation, his deep practice of inclusivity, his love of the arts, and his lifelong commitment to providing people with practices that can reduce suffering and inspire compassion and joy.”
More information and tickets for the event can be found on the Plum Village website.
