A Charlotte Version Of The “No Tears Project” With Ashley Tate April 25
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 | 7:30pm
Robinson Hall, Belk Theater
9207 University City Blvd. Charlotte, N.C. 28223
Charlotte Assistant Professor of Dance Ashley Tate hosts a Charlotte version of the “No Tears Project,” a national program that interprets civil rights history through jazz music and dance.
The “No Tears Project” launched in 2017 in Little Rock, Arkansas, to honor the “Little Rock Nine,” who in 1957 integrated the city’s Central High School. Anchored by performances of the original composition, “No Tears Suite,” by project founders Christopher Parker (pianist) and Kelley Hurt (vocalist),”No Tears” has toured to other cities across the South to commemorate key events of the Civil Rights Era — including Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson, Mississippi.
For this program, Parker and Hurt will travel from Little Rock to join Tate and UNC Charlotte students and alumni for an inspiring performance that draws from the project’s past programs and includes new material specific to Charlotte’s history.
This event is FREE.