Washington DC Harlem Renaissance Tour

This experience consists of a tour of the Harlem Renaissance in Washington DC. In a small group, with a maximum of 20 people, you will have the opportunity to learn about the influence of this socio-cultural movement in the capital of the United States. Among the most interesting places on the tour are the following:

• Bohemian Caverns: former restaurant and jazz club founded in 1926.
• Lincoln Theatre: theatre and show house that served as a theatre for the African-American community during the segregation era.
• Lilian Evanti House: the house museum of the most famous African-American opera singer.

Accompanied by an expert guide and in a small group of approximately 20 people, you will learn about the history of the social consciousness of African-American culture that revolutionised the worlds of jazz, dance, art, fashion, theatre, politics and literature. The duration of this activity will be around two hours.

If there is one thing that characterises Washington DC, it is its multiculturalism and broad social diversity of beliefs and currents. One of the movements that has influenced this metropolis is the Harlem Renaissance.

Emerging in the 1920s and 1930s in Harlem, this movement and explosion of African-American social consciousness spread across the country. It was characterised by giving visibility to and highlighting the creativity and talent of the African-American community in disciplines such as music, dance, literature, politics and art.

Famous figures such as singer Lilian Evanti, whose residence will be one of the sites you will see on this tour, emerged. She was the first African-American woman to perform as an opera singer for a major European company. Also Jean Toomer, a poet and novelist who was one of the pioneers of African-American literature.

Other stops on the Harlem Renaissance tour include the Howard Theatre, Right Proper Brewing Company Lincoln Theatre, Club Dali and Ben's Chilli Bowl.