Ffflypaper will present “FREEFEST 2021”, a June 14 festival that will take place from June 14 to 18, 2021.

For the purposes of this article, we’ll focus on opera-related storefronts.

On June 15, the organization will present “Beethoven, Ru and Rihanna, which, according to the company’s official website, is a“ discussion on Beethoven, disco and Afrofuturism through a cultural, prison and artistic lens ”.

The program will also feature several other virtual lectures including “Wild”, “I Am”, “Invasions of the Culture Snatchers” and “We Build the Block”.

“Everyone should celebrate Juneteenth and Black Liberation,” said Ras Dia, co-founder of ffflypaper and FREEFEST, in a press release “so we’re doing it our way, creating a space where opera, rollerblading , R&B, health screenings, electrofunk and voter advocacy all align. ”On the festival’s extensive partnerships, he added,“ We ​​are just proud to be building a community right now. Dia and co-founder Siobahn Sung have partnered with cultural and local Brooklyn organizations such as We Build The Block, Afro-American Roller Skate Museum, The Empire Marching Elite, Operation Crew Count, Reel Works, Heartbeat Opera and National Sawdust, as well as Represent Collaborative (REP CO), a San Francisco-based storytelling collaboration.