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Brooklyn Academy of Music presents the highly anticipated Let Freedom Ring Vol. 2, a provocative exploration of the meaning of freedom. The digital billboard-based series features artwork by established and emerging artists deeply engaged in an ongoing dialogue about the artists' role in art, social justice, equity, and inclusion.
Today, The Cleveland Orchestra announced its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award recipients in a special video presented by Jeffery Weaver, Chair of The Cleveland Orchestra's Community Engagement Committee and Member of the Board of Trustees.
Greenbrier Valley Theatre Board of Trustees have selected Matthew Scott Campbell to succeed Cathey Sawyer as the new artistic director of the non-profit Equity regional theatre. Campbell began his tenure in January and will work with Sawyer during a transition period before her retirement at the end May 2021.
The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall and Van Wezel Foundation announce a FREE virtual performance of the acclaimed stage musical, Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom.
Chandler Center for the Arts will present the acclaimed Chicago Children's Theatre production, JABARI DREAMS OF FREEDOM, for Black History Month. The production is a musical play that tells the story of Jabari, a young Black boy from the South Side of Chicago who loves to paint.
On Saturdays from February 13 to 27, 2021 New York's New Federal Theatre (NFT) will present 'New Federal Theatre Celebrates Black History Month,' a retrospective readings series in which three rarely-done yet noteworthy plays, all previously produced by NFT, will be recreated by savvy actors and directors. These plays illuminate burning issues of their time and are newly instructive today.
Tara Albritton and Caroline Opondo, residents of Morristown, have been selected to join the Board of Trustees of Mayo Performing Arts Center. Both will serve three-year terms.
The Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts announced today that it will celebrate Black History Month with a virtual Jazz History and Masters Listening Hour Series every Saturday from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. EST during the month of February.
The Joyce Theater Foundation, Northrop at the University of Minnesota, DANCECleveland, and Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) will present a celebration of the 35th Anniversary of Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE with a mixed-bill performance live from The Joyce Theater stage on Thursday, February 18 at 8pm EST.
Visionary Media Group’s esteemed singer/songwriter, Leigh Nash, will release an inspirational and highly anticipated new single, “Good Trouble,” featuring GRAMMY-nominated Ruby Amanfu, Friday, February 5.
The PCPA InterPlay Reading Series is back this spring with four freshly picked titles for you to enjoy live on Zoom! Tickets are $10 a person or $40 for a 4-play pass.
The Marsh welcomes a diversified line-up of guests for Stephanie's MarshStream – from an acclaimed playwright to a leader at the forefront of curriculum education, Bay Area-based actors, a longtime public radio journalist, and more.
Now more than ever, art, activism, and collective agency are paramount to evoking real social change.
Broadway On Demand will present several special showings, including La Jolla Playhouse’s Spittin Truth to Power (January 19), The Hub Theatre Group’s James Baldwin Project (January 18), The Conviction of Lady Lorraine written and performed by Dwandra Nickole Lampkin (January 15 – January 24), and more.
Spike Lee talks about his film Da 5 Bloods and shares his memory of the day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
Today's top stories: sneak peek at Adam Pascal's upcoming concert, a clip from Kelli O'Hara's concert with Seth Rudetsky, and more!
M.A.D.D. Rhythms has announced its 20th Anniversary Season. In 2021, M.A.D.D. Rhythms continues to make a difference dancing rhythms with its yearlong celebration featuring video premieres, special events coinciding with a new documentary and M.A.D.D Rhythms publishing debut, social media happenings, classes and the Chicago Tap Summit.
Today (January 18) in live streaming: Kelli O'Hara sings with Seth Rudetsky, BAM celebrates MLK Day, and more!
Hamilton is celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a throwback video!
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, twenty one artists and arts leaders recite Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legendary I Have A Dream speech.
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