Harlem Stage Features E-MOVES 12, URBAN BUSH WOMEN, et al. This Spring

Harlem Stage has music, film, dance and youth events this month. Below is a full list of activities.

DANCE

Friday/Saturday, April 8-9 and Friday/Saturday April 15-16 (performances repeat)

E-MOVES PRESENTS: E-MOVES 12
7:30 pm at Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue (at W. 135th St.)
Tickets: $20 at www.HarlemStage.org or 212.281.9240, ext. 19 or 20
Harlem Stage presents the next generation of choreographers in its 12th annual installment of the critically acclaimed "E-Moves," featuring two E-Volving choreographers (Brandon "Peace" Albright and Johari Mayfield) and nine E-Merging young dance artists.

Thursday - Sunday, April 28 - May 1

E-MOVES PRESENTS: URBAN BUSH WOMEN - Resistance and Power

Thursday - Saturday at 7:30 pm & Sunday at 3:00pm at Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue (at W. 135th St.)
Tickets: $35 at www.HarlemStage.org or 212.281.9240, ext. 19 or 20
For 25 years the Urban Bush Women dance company has broken the rules of the dance world, telling and re-interpreting stories of the disenfranchised and the underserved. In this presentation as part of Harlem Stage's "E-Moves 12" dance festival, the ensemble continues to explore the issues of resistance and protest with work including the rarely seen solo piece "Body Talk," along with "Naked City," "Women's Resistance" and "Southern Diaries."

MUSIC

Friday, April 15

UPTOWN NIGHTS PRESENTS: LIL' RICKY'S HARLEM

A Dance Party with Rich Medina
9:00 pm at Aaron Davis Hall, 150 Convent Avenue (at W. 135th St.)
Tickets: $15 at www.HarlemStage.org or 212.281.9240, ext. 19 or 20
Rich Medina regularly mixes mischief with his signature blend of funk, house, afrobeat, and soul in Lil' Ricky's Rib Shack. For one night only, this living legend's party moves uptown. With music this good, it's simply wrong to stay off of the dance floor.

YOUTH

Thursday, April 21

EDUCATION ON Harlem Stage PRESENTS: UPTOWN OPEN
5:00 pm at Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue (at W. 135th St.)
Tickets: FREE; seating limited. Info at www.HarlemStage.org or 212.281.9240, ext. 19 or 20
Teen poets, spoken word artists, emcees, scholars and activists with something to say are invited to share their powerful and important voices in this monthly open-mic series featuring youth DJs to provide the beat. This safe, uncensored space provides a platform for young spoken-word and other artists speak up. No audience age limit; the young and young-at-heart are invited to show some love for the next generation of performing artists.

FILM

Tuesday, April 26

Harlem Stage ON SCREEN PRESENTS: "MARRIAGE EQUALITY: Byron Rushing and the Fight for Fairness" directed by Thomas Allen Harris, followed by a high-profile panel discussion on the issue featuring Russell Simmons.

7:30 pm at Aaron Davis Hall, 150 Convent Avenue (at W. 135th St.)
Tickets: $10 at www.HarlemStage.org or 212.281.9240, ext. 19 or 20

Connecting the Black Civil Rights Movement with the Marriage Equality Movement, this pioneering film documents how Massachusetts State Representative Byron Rushing, a straight ally of LGBT Civil Rights, fought successfully for same-sex marriage in his state with the aid of his LGBT constituents of color. The film provides an in-depth look at the issue of marriage equality in diverse communities and illustrates their stakes in the ongoing struggle. A panel discussion about the topic follows the screening, featuring Harris, hip-hop pioneer and media impresario Russell Simmons, and other well-known community representatives.

 

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