Home • Celebrity Setting the Stage: Behind the Scenes at ESSENCE Festival 2015 Before the big show, the real magic happens. Take a look at how the massive ESSENCE Festival is put together bit by bit. By Essence · Updated October 27, 2020 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… 01 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe 02 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe 03 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe 04 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe 05 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe 06 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe 07 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe 08 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe 09 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe 10 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe 11 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe Article continues after video. 12 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe 13 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe 14 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe 15 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe 16 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe 17 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe 18 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe 19 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe 20 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe 21 Setting The Stage A behind the scenes look at the making of the 2015 ESSENCE Festival. Michael Rowe Read More Sports Taylor Townsend Makes Tennis History As First Mother To Reac... Entertainment How Inclusive Storytelling Is Finally Having Its Moment Videos WATCH: Senator Angela Alsobrooks on Black Women’s Power in... Beauty Is It Just Us, Or Did JT’s MAC Moment Kick Off A New Beaut... Shop Our Editors’ Top Amazon Prime Day Picks To Shop Right Now