ESSENCE Center Stage
July 1, 2022 • 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM CDT
ESSENCE Studios Center Stage™ will bring you the ultimate entertainment experience with world premiere first looks, emerging artist, creators, film cast and crew Q&A’s, and talent meet & greets from your favorite entertainers.
Event lineup

Rocsi Diaz

Kevonna Rose

Justin Garner

The Shindellas
Musical Band

Keke Palmer

Warren Easton Marching Band

Candace Nicholas-Lippman
Actress/Spoken Word Poet

Efa Iwara
Actor & Rapper
Event schedule
July 1, 2022 11:05 AM
Warren Eastern Charter High School Marching Band
July 1, 2022 11:20 AM
ShySpeaks: Music Performance
July 1, 2022 11:35 AM
Conversation with Nollywood
July 1, 2022 11:50 AM
Walt Disney World: Disney The Power of Joy: What’s Next, Yvette Nicole Brown
July 1, 2022 12:05 PM
Mikee Roxx: Music Performance
July 1, 2022 12:25 PM
Conversation with WRLDNVSN
July 1, 2022 12:40 PM
Nkiruka African Dance Troupe: Dance Performance
July 1, 2022 12:55 PM
Candace Nicholas-Lippman: Spoken Word
July 1, 2022 1:05 PM
Kevonna Rose
July 1, 2022 1:22 PM
Justin Garner
July 1, 2022 1:40 PM
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
July 1, 2022 1:55 PM
Conversation with Kes The Band
July 1, 2022 2:10 PM
ESPN+ Why Not Us: Southern Dance
July 1, 2022 2:30 PM
Tiana Reimagined
July 1, 2022 3:00 PM
Indica: Music Performance
July 1, 2022 3:15 PM
Allay Earheart: Music Performance
July 1, 2022 3:30 PM
Ignatious: Music Performance
July 1, 2022 3:45 PM
The Shindellas | Music Performance
July 1, 2022 4:00 PM
An Out of This World Conversation with Keke Palmer from Disney and Pixar’s “Lightyear,” Keke Palmer, Marsai Martin
July 1, 2022 4:15 PM
Disney & ABC New Entertainment: Tamron Hall Show