Harlem Stage Announces September Event Listings

Harlem Stage announces its event listings for September. The three main events offers film, dance, and music for all.

On Wednesday, September 5th, Harlem Stage on Screen presents "I Remember Harlem" by Mill Miles. The film will be at 7:30PM athe the Harlem Stage Gatehouse (150 Convent Ave at W. 135th St.). Tickets are $10.

"I Remember Harlem" is a stunning look at the history of Harlem in a one hour compilation of the award-winning four part documentary that traces 350 years of African American culture. The film offers a glimpse of the dynamic culture of Harlem from the roots to a new day. It will be followed by a Q&A session with the filmmaker and reception. It is part of the Harlem Stage on Screen series and co-presented with the Black Documentary Collective as part of the Harlem Stage Partners Program.

Thursday, September 15
UPTOWN NIGHTS PRESENTS: WEDAPEOPLES CABARET
7:30 pm at The Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue (at West 135th St.)
Tickets: $20 at www.HarlemStage.org or 212.281.9240, ext. 19 or 20

In the wake of the 10th Anniversary of 9/11, Harlem Stage and MAPP International Productions invites you to an intimate evening with artists and activists, such as Marc Cary and Indigenous People, Universes and Samita Sinha, as they challenge us to imagine ourselves as part of a larger social organism. Through interactive explorations of body and voice, rhythm and sound, visuals, and language - engage with artists to discover realities within our globally interdependent world. WeDaPeoples Cabaret is curated by vocalist and composer Samita Sinha, and features emcees Mildred Ruiz and Steven Sapp of Universes. The event also features the evening's house band Marc Cary's Indigenous People; Sunny Jain (of Red Baraat) & Friends; poet, visual artist and filmmaker Cecilia Vicuna; an excerpt from Project Shift directed by Cecilia Rubino, performed by Darian Dachun, The Mighty Third Rail band, and young poets from Urban Word; writer, vocalist and sound artist Latasha N. Nevada Diggs; a dance performance by Patricia McGregor and Paloma McGregor; Daria Fain's The Phoneme Choir; as well as visual installations by Michael Premo from his Housing is a Human Right Project; Rebecca Armstrong; and Tattfoo Tan.

Saturday, September 17
UPTOWN NIGHTS PRESENTS: RIGHT NOW! (A WEDAPEOPLES CABARET)
7:30 pm at The Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue (at West 135th St.)
Tickets: $45 at www.HarlemStage.org or 212.281.9240, ext. 19 or 20

The tradition of art and activism continues for a second night as Carl Hancock Rux presents a rare performance by legendary singer/songwriter Nona Hendryx, comedian Reno and filmmaker Nelson George in a performance that dares to question the world out loud. This politically charged production serves up an anarchic dose of provocative pouncing on right-wing conservatives, while mixing reverence for Rosa Parks and Gil Scott-Heron with a dash of Obama /Osama drama.

Tuesday, September 21
WATERWORKS PRESENTS: HOLDING IT DOWN: The Veterans Dreams Project
7:30 pm at The Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue (at West 135th St.)
Tickets: Members Only at www.HarlemStage.org or 212.281.9240, ext. 19 or 20

Color lines, borderlines and military lines of duty. In this groundbreaking collaboration, acclaimed pianist/composer Vijay Iyer and celebrated poet/performer Mike Ladd, with Iraq veteran and poet Maurice Decaul, set out to explore what it means to be a soldier of color in this millennium -- moving from a complex American landscape into the international war and imperialism, and then returning home. After interviewing the newest generation of veterans specifically about their dreams, Iyer, Ladd and their collaborators build an evening of music, poetry, and song. This Waterworks presentation is a members-only work-in-progress with a premiere scheduled for March 2012.

Thursday, September 22
Harlem Stage ON SCREEN PRESENTS: DAISY BATES: FIRST LADY OF LITTLE ROCK
by Sharon La Cruise

Short film: The Apollos
by Nick Parker, Jazmin Jones, co-directors

7:30 pm at The Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue (at West 135th St.)
Tickets: $10 at www.HarlemStage.org or 212.281.9240, ext. 19 or 20

"No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies." These are the words and the experience of Daisy Bates - a little known political activist and newspaper publisher whose public support of the right of nine black students to attend all-white high school in Little Rock, AK culminated in a constitutional crisis on Capitol Hill. Join us for this screening and discussion, presented in partnership with Black Documentary Collective, as filmmaker Sharon La Cruise uncovers the instant fame of this remarkable woman and the hefty price she paid for her work to remain relevant.

The Apollos is presented in partnership with Media That Matters/Arts Engine, Inc., and introduces the trailblazing students who, more than 20 years ago, fought to make Martin Luther King, Jr., Day a national holiday.

More information about the events, tickets, and Harlem Stage itself can be found at its website: http://www.harlemstage.org/