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Kelcey Anyá Performing Arts Academy Presents VIRTUAL SUMMER SUMMIT
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2020
Brooklyn-based performer, writer, and educator, Kelcey Anyá, announces Kelcey Anyá Performing Arts Academy's Virtual Summer Summit: A Six Week Virtual Performing Arts Experience for youth ages 10 to 17.
The 2020 Brooklyn Film Festival Announces Winners of Its 23rd Edition TURNING POINT
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 08, 2020
Brooklyn Film Festival's 23rd edition: TURNING POINT (aka Relearn How to be Human), which in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic began showing films for free online
Hourly Schedule Announced for BANG ON A CAN Marathon
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2020
Bang on a Can announced the hourly schedule for its ALL LIVE Bang on a Can Marathon on Sunday, June 14, 2020 from 3pm-9pm ET. The 6-hour live Marathon will be hosted by Bang on a Can Co-Founders and Artistic Directors Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe.
Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Support Youth Summer Employment Initiative
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2020
The Brooklyn-based Asase Yaa Cultural Arts has announced plans to launch their first ever crowdfunding campaign, the Asase Yaa Summer Youth Employment Initiative,' to raise $50,000 to fund summer employment for 20 teenage youth (ages 14-19) from June 29 - August 7.
Three Organizations Partner to Present Virtual Film Festival with Nova Frontier Film Festival 2020 Spotlighting Independent Filmmakers of Color
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 05, 2020
Nova Frontier Film Festival and Lab, The Billie Holiday Theater and Laurel Channel TV have joined forces to launch the Nova Frontier Film Festival 2020, a unique and timely virtual edition of the innovative global film festival taking place online Friday, June 12th a?" Sunday, June 14th in response to COVID-19.
Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation Launches First Ever Crowdfunding Campaign
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2020
Brooklyn-based Asase Yaa Cultural Arts has announced plans to launch their first ever crowdfunding campaign, the Asase Yaa Summer Youth Employment Initiative,' to raise $50,000 to fund summer employment for 20 teenage youth (ages 14-19) from June 15- August 7, 2020.
BAM Presents Shola Amoo's Award-Winning Drama THE LAST TREE
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 04, 2020
Starting Thursday, June 25, BAM presents the virtual theatrical release of Shola Amoo's stunning dramatic feature The Last Tree (2019).
Irondale Postpones Tomorrow's Performance of JULIUS CAESAR
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2020
Irondale Ensemble is re-imagining their critically acclaimed mega-text, The 1599 Project through a 4-part virtual series, streaming live: Henry V on May 28, Julius Caesar on June 4, As You Like It on June 11, and Hamlet on June 18.
National Sawdust Puts Digital Discovery Festival on Pause This Week
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2020
National Sawdust has paused their Digital Discovery festival this week due to current events.
Volume 5 of National Sawdust's Digital Discovery Festival Features New Concerts From Amir ElSaffar and More
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2020
National Sawdust's physical doors are still closed but, thanks to a generous grant from the Alphadyne Foundation, the mission of providing artists the resources and support they need to create and present new work continues with the Digital Discovery Festival, featuring over 100 artists from May through August.
The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents 50IN50: LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2020
The AUDELCO and Obie Award-winning Billie Holiday Theatre announced today cast details for a special edition of its breakout 50in50 monologue showcase series - 50in50: Love in the Time of Corona - with title inspiration from the classic novel Love in the Time of Cholera by Nobel prize winning Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez.
Coney Island USA To Host Puppet Show Online
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2020
PUPPETS COME HOME! at Coney Island USA Presents... BOXCUTTER TV. Thursday, June 11, 8pm ET. Streaming LIVE on the Coney Island USA Facebook page

by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2020
Globetrotting Shakespeare Announces A Virtual Event
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2020
The newly launched Globetrotting Shakespeare presents an international online performance experience of William Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Brooklyn's Brave New World Rep Presents HAMLET Live + Uncut
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2020
Brave New World Repertory Theatre, the Brooklyn-based theater company that performs on barge, on boardwalk, in parks, stoops, and streets, is pleased to announce a live uncut reading of Hamlet that brings together an international cast of 40 professional actors and five directors over five Mondays in June, one act per week with a different cast for each act.
BRIC Announces First Virtual Youth Film Festival 
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2020
For the first time in its seven-year run, the BRIC Youth Media Festival, Concrete Stories, will be live-streamed online, with support from AT&T. The festival is one of the only film festivals in New York created a?oefor youth, by youtha?? and is planned, promoted, designed, and judged entirely by media-savvy NYC high school students as part of the BRIC Youth Media Fellowship Program.
VIDEO: Big Green Theater 2020 First Trailer Released
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2020
Big Green Theater is an annual eco-playwriting program for North Brooklyn public elementary students that uplifts the imaginations of young people most impacted by our new climate reality and brings their ideas to life on stage. 
BkONE Productions Takes Its Performances To The Live Stream
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2020
brooklynONE productions (bkONE) was looking forward to a productive 2020. Coming off a strong production of Godspell in 2018, and taking some time to reorganize for 2020. They were ready to kick things off. 2020, however had other plans.
DanceAfrica Digital Celebration Continues With Memorial Day Weekend Programs
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2020
DanceAfrica-the nation's largest African dance festival-continues its celebration through May 29 with special Memorial Day weekend programs.
Brooklyn Film Festival Announces Opening Night Program
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 20, 2020
Brooklyn Film Festival's (BFF) 23rd edition: TURNING POINT, an online festival out of the norm with more than 140 films viewable for free from May 29 through June 7 at  www.brooklynfilmfestival.org, announces today its plans for its opening night program
Emily Wells, Ashley Bathgate and More Featured This Week in National Sawdust's Digital Discovery Festival
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2020
National Sawdust's physical doors are still closed but, thanks to a generous grant, the mission of providing artists the resources and support they need to create and present new work continues with the Digital Discovery Festival, featuring over 100 artists from May through the end of July.
Lisa Levy Celebrates Five Years on Air With DR. LISA GIVES A SH*T
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2020
This is not how Lisa Levy planned on celebrating the fifth anniversary of her podcast. Since 2015, the Brooklyn-based painter, conceptual artist, and comedian has been the host of Dr. Lisa Gives A Sh*t, a weekly radio show that broadcasts live from nonprofit freeform radio station Radio Free Brooklyn.
651 ARTS Announces New Initiative And Call For Submission For Brooklyn Artists
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2020
651 ARTS, Brooklyn's premier institution for the African Diasporic performing arts, today announced  the launch of its inaugural Artist As Resident Initiative with a call for submissions for The Neighborhood Project, a program under the Initiative  focused on emerging creatives. The Artist As Resident Initiative centers around Brooklyn's collective of artists and the diverse neighborhoods throughout the borough they represent and will include The Neighborhood Project, the Micro-Works Project for online content and community-building, and the Artist-As-Resident Feature Presentation Series.
Mark Morris Dance Group Premieres Four Videodances Online, May 28
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2020
The Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) will livestream Dance On! An Evening with the Mark Morris Dance Group, an online event premiering four short videodances by Mark Morris, choreographed and rehearsed for the first time entirely via Zoom videoconference. The free event will be streamed Thursday, May 28 at 7:30 pm ET. 
St. Ann's Warehouse to Livestream Simon McBurney's THE ENCOUNTER
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2020
St. Ann's Warehouse will stream Simon McBurney's The Encounter for free, available to the public on Friday, May 15 (2pm EST) through Friday, May 22 (5pm EST). A live discussion and public Q&A will take place on Wednesday, May 20 at 2:30pm EST (7:30pm BST) with Simon McBurney and guests.

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