Carnegie Hall

Experience a special reading of W. E. B. Du Bois’s 1920 science-fiction short story The Comet. Du Bois, who studied in Germany and visited the country several times throughout his life, was greatly impacted by the culture and intellectual milieu, but also the nationalism, anti-Semitism, and racism he experienced there. Ahmed Best—known for providing the voice for the character Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars franchise—will read the story, backed by original music composed by MuthaWit Orchestra founder Boston Fielder and sequential images from Tim Fielder’s graphic novel adaptation, creating a multisensory presentation.