Black Nativity 2009

Like nothing else on stage in Seattle, Black Nativity embraces a celebration of faith, a generosity of spirit, and the infectious joy of a rousing gospel songfest. It brings together diverse performers from our community: Gospel Queen and music director, the majestic Pastor Patrinell Wright, and members of her Total Experience Gospel Choir; Black Nativity Choir members and musicians who have sung, shouted, soared and stomped with the sounds of gospel, opera, jazz and blues; and gifted dancers, many of them teens. Black Nativity has always embraced both change and tradition. Each year, different artists, songs and poems have joined well-loved favorites, maintaining the inclusive warmth that our audiences love, and adding new pleasures, new friends and creating new favorites with each passing year.