Modern Warrior Live

Saturday, May 10, 2025, 7:30 PM

Lisner Auditorium

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Modern Warrior Live
Created by Dominik Farinacci and
Military Veteran Jaymes Poling
Saturday, May 10, 2025 / 7:30 p.m.
Lisner Auditorium

During Military Appreciation Month, join us for a powerful evening of music, visual arts, and narrative that chronicles the story of U.S. Army veteran Jaymes Poling and his journey through three deployments in Afghanistan and subsequent transition back home. Told by Poling, this autobiographical production explores the personal and emotional journey of military service, weaving Poling’s story with music by acclaimed trumpeter Dominick Farinacci and top jazz performers from around the country. Since its debut in 2017, Modern Warrior Live has created meaningful conversations about heroism, mental health, and reentry to civilian life.

This presentation also includes a companion Modern Warrior Experience featuring stories by and featuring local veterans paired in performance with Dominick Farinacci and other musicians.

Our Partners

Special thanks to the following lead supporters of Washington Performing Arts’s mission-driven work: Jacqueline Badger Mars and Mars, Incorporated; D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities; the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts; and The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.