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Brooklyn-Based Nonprofit KIDS ROCK FOR KIDS to Host Fundraising Music Festival by BWW News Desk
- May 04, 2022 Brooklyn-based nonprofit, Kids Rock For Kids (KRFK), is set to host COME TOGETHER, the very first multi-day International Teen Music Festival, which will bring kids from around the world to perform in venues across New York City. More importantly, the festival, which will run from June 18 -20, 2022, will raise money for kids in crisis in both Ukraine and New York City.
Heidi Lau's New Installation Comes to The Green-Wood Cemetery by BWW News Desk
- May 02, 2022 The Green-Wood Cemetery today announced a new installation by the Cemetery's first artist in residence, Heidi Lau. Gardens as Cosmic Terrains, inspired by Lau's explorations of the Cemetery, was created specially for the Catacombs, which are usually closed to the public.
BAM Presents FILMAFRICA, A Celebration Of Contemporary African Cinema, May 27-June 2 by BWW News Desk
- April 29, 2022 To celebrate the incredible cinema New York African Film Festival brings to BAM each year during DanceAfrica, the nation's largest festival dedicated to African dance and music taking place May 27—30 at BAM looks back at the decade-plus history of FilmAfrica with a series of recent films and hits from past festivals.
Bechdel Project Announces Recipient Of One Year Writers Residency by BWW News Desk
- April 27, 2022 Bechdel Project has announced Jeanne Dorsey as the recipient of the inaugural Room of One's Own (ROO) Writer's Residency. During the residency, Ms. Dorsey will fully develop her new play 'The Kit: Made by Martha,' which was a 2021 Ensemble Studio Theatre/Sloan Commission.
Bushwick Starr and One Whale's Tale Present QUINCE by BWW News Desk
- April 26, 2022 The Bushwick Starr will partner with One Whale's Tale to present QUINCE, written and co-created by Camilo Quiroz-Vázquez and directed and co-created by Ellpetha Tsivicos.
HEART OF AFGHANISTAN Makes U.S. Debut In Brooklyn On May 14 by BWW News Desk
- April 26, 2022 For decades, the Afghanistan we know from the news has been a country of war, unspeakable violence, and the goings-on of an intractable band of fundamentalists set on taking its culture back centuries. It's hard to imagine it as a place where everyday life also included music, a wide variety of music ranging from folk and pop songs to the rich, high-flowing poetry of ghazals.
90's Sitcom & Movies All Stars Come to Kings Theatre in July by BWW News Desk
- April 26, 2022 Laffaholics Nation presents a stand-up comedy celebration of iconic sitcoms and movies! Featuring Kim Coles (In Living Color, Living Single), John Henton (Living Single), Carl Payne aka Cockroach (TheCosby Show, Martin), Coley Coles (Martin), and Don DC Curry(Friday). Hosted by comedian and radio personality, Ray Dejon (Video Show, Laffaholics Liveon Amazon Prime) and VJ Ralph McDaniels (Video Music Box).
Voices Of The New Presents ORBITS By Will Healy & Spiritchild, May 17 by BWW News Desk
- April 21, 2022 Voices of Ascension, New York City's Grammy-nominated professional choral organization, will present the world premiere of Will Healy & spiritchild's Orbits with the New York-based musician collective ShoutHouse on May 17, 2022 at 7:30 PM at Roulette in downtown Brooklyn.
Bang On A Can Launches New Festival In Brooklyn: LONG PLAY by BWW News Desk
- April 21, 2022 Bang on a Can has announced the full schedule for LONG PLAY, a new, three-day destination music festival. Originally scheduled for May of 2020, LONG PLAY will be presented for the first time from Friday, April 29 through Sunday, May 1, 2022.
Imani Winds to Premiere Andy Akiho's BELOUD, BELOVING, BELONGING May 5 at Merkin Hall by BWW News Desk
- April 20, 2022 On Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 pm, the 2022 Ecstatic Music series concludes with the world premiere of composer Andy Akiho’s BeLoud, BeLoved, BeLonging by Akiho and 2022 GRAMMY nominees and Kaufman Music Center Artists-in-Residence Imani Winds at Merkin Hall. Inspired by the sound of 2019 protests by immigrant detainees at the Metropolitan Detention Center, the piece has been workshopped with a group of incarcerated young men at Rikers Island and will be performed around the country following the May 5 concert.
Theater In Asylum Celebrates The Legacy Of The Federal Theatre Project With The FTP Cabaret by BWW News Desk
- April 20, 2022 Theater in Asylum, a New York-based ensemble-driven independent theater company, today announced the latest endeavor in the Company's cabaret series, The FTP Cabaret, a night of theater, dance, music and poetry inspired by the legacy of the Federal Theatre Project. The show will run from Friday, May 13, 2022 through Saturday, May 14, 2022 at the Jalopy Theatre in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Center For The Arts Announces 2022 Virtual Gala by BWW News Desk
- April 20, 2022 Brooklyn Center for the Arts has announced its 2022 Virtual Gala Presentation. The purpose of this year’s Virtual Gala presentation is to raise funds toward the revitalization of the company's facility, innovative pre-professional arts programs, school partnerships, community performance events, and most importantly their scholarship fund for young artists!
GUT FEELINGS Comes to Union Hall in May by BWW News Desk
- April 20, 2022 Gut Feelings is a live stand up comedy and storytelling show featuring all types of comedic acts, produced and hosted by Sabeen Sadiq. New York City's top comedians will share stories of when they did or really didn't go with their gut feelings - if we're lucky they'll share just how bad things got. Some comedians may even share the hilarious details of their literal gut issues. Come ready to laugh and maybe even cry!
National Sawdust Gala Series to Present JUGGLING & SONG: NECESSARY MOVEMENT and More by BWW News Desk
- April 15, 2022 National Sawdust brings the celebration home to its intimate performance space with a Gala Series celebrating the National Sawdust belief that artistic and musical expression helps us all create a more joyful and just world. The National Sawdust Gala Series raises needed financial support specifically designated for its professional development and mentorship work including its Artist-In-Residence program and the Hildegard Competition, our mentorship initiative highlighting outstanding female and nonbinary composers in the early stages of their careers.
Irondale Ensemble Project to Present MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN by BWW News Desk
- April 14, 2022 Irondale, Brooklyn’s leading theatrical and artistically ambitious think-tank theater ensemble, will present Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children, May 12-June 5, as the third and final installment of their three-part Bertolt Brecht series Brecht in Exile.
Photos: First Look at ALL THE MOURNFUL VOICES at Forgotten Works by BWW News Desk
- April 14, 2022 INVULNERABLE NOTHINGS production of Matthew Gasda’s new play All the Mournful Voices opens on April 15 and coincides with the 157th anniversary of President Lincoln’s assassination, a major subject of the work. The site-responsive immersive production runs through April 29 at Forgotten Works in DUMBO, Brooklyn.
The Neighbors Announced As Co-Curators For The NYU Spring 2022 Applied Theater Convergence by BWW News Desk
- April 13, 2022 What Will the Neighbors Say? has been invited to co-curate and co-produce the NYU Spring 2022 Applied Theater Convergence from May 12th-15th. Co-Artistic Directors Sam Hood Adrain and James Clements will represent the Neighbors, while NYU Assistant Arts Professor Mauricio Salgado will produce on behalf of NYU Tisch School of the Arts. The Convergence is entitled 'A New Intimacy: Touch, Trust and Techniques in the Arts.'
ACEDIA: AN APOCALYPSE TRILOGY Changes Performance Schedule Due To COVID by BWW News Desk
- April 12, 2022 Mind the Art Entertainment in association with The Brick, have announced changes to the performance schedule for Christian De Gré Cárdenas' award-winning ACEDIA: An Apocalypse Trilogy due to cast testing positive for Covid-19.