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A CALL TO CONSCIENCE INTERACTIVE THEATRE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE PRESENTS “LIVE AT CLUB RIVIERA”
Directed by Thomasina Clarke, “Live At The Club Riviera” features The Point of View Jazz Ensemble & The North County Big Band under the direction of Harvey Lockhart, with Choreography by Vivian Watt.
About the Play:
“Live at the Club Riviera'' is a landmark portrait of one of the most significant yet, scarcely documented, entertainment venues in St. Louis history. Rivaling the Cotton Club in Harlem; Club Riviera was the largest black owned nightclub in Missouri. It is reflective of a time in Black history when professional entertainers, who were snubbed in the white clubs, would come over to Club Riviera to perform as a way of protesting the white establishment. Many Black performers refused to perform at white clubs that discriminated against Black citizens. Civil Rights Activist Jordan W. Chambers' creation of Club Riviera provided a venue for those Black entertainers that was safe and catered to Black cultural and musical taste as well as being inclusive of white entertainers that chose to perform for Black audiences. The play also emphasizes the political work of Jordan W. Chambers who worked to improve the lives for Black people and was influential in getting integration of the Circuit Court & the St. Louis Housing Authority. He continued to work for civil rights until he died.
