Harlem Stage, a performing arts center and one of the country's top presenters, producers, and supporters of works by artists of color, presents 'visible/invisible: Naked City,' the Harlem-focused first section of a new contemporary dance piece being created by choreographers Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Founder and Artistic Director of Urban Bush Women, and 2007 BESSIE Award-winner Nora Chipaumire.
The Sheldon presents Dee Dee Bridgewater, 'Lady Day: A Tribute to Billie Holiday,' Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 8 p.m. in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall.
RGA Productions presents Frankenstein, a concert and rock music telling of the iconic Mary Shelley tale featuring a Grand Rock style that evokes the sound of Pink Floyd, Evanescense, Alan Parsons Projects, Metallica, Stravinsky & Bartok.
As previously announced, Fela!, the new musical based on the life and music of groundbreaking African composer, performer and activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, will arrive on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre (230 West 49th Street) where performances will commence on Monday, October 19 with an official opening set for Monday, November 23.
Dee Dee Bridgewater returns to The Sheldon stage to perform 'Lady Day: A Tribute to Billie Holiday.' This broad-ranging, theatrical portrayal of the legendary singer, one of music's most talented yet tragic figures, helped earned Bridgewater a prestigious Laurence Olivier nomination.
The Sheldon presents Dee Dee Bridgewater, 'Lady Day: A Tribute to Billie Holiday,' Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 8 p.m. in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall.
For the fifth consecutive year, The Riverside Theatre and ArtMattan Productions have teamed up to present an eclectic slate of award winning, thought provoking and entertaining films from Africa and the African Diaspora from August 21 through August 30 during the annual African Diaspora Summer Film Series at The Riverside Theatre, 91 Claremont Ave. (bet. 120th & 122nd St.), Morningside Heights.
For the fifth consecutive year, The Riverside Theatre and ArtMattan Productions have teamed up to present an eclectic slate of award winning, thought provoking and entertaining films from Africa and the African Diaspora from August 21 through August 30 during the annual African Diaspora Summer Film Series at The Riverside Theatre, 91 Claremont Ave. (bet. 120th & 122nd St.), Morningside Heights.
On August 18th, The Wall Street Journal continued their Summer Scoops Live series at Lincoln Center, this time with guests that included PASSING STRANGE's Stew and Heidi Rodewald, Choreographer Bill T. Jones, and Jones' collaborators Bjorn Amelan and Janet Wong. The evening was moderated by the WSJ's Wendy Bounds.
For the fifth consecutive year, The Riverside Theatre and ArtMattan Productions have teamed up to present an eclectic slate of award winning, thought provoking and entertaining films from Africa and the African Diaspora from August 21 through August 30 during the annual African Diaspora Summer Film Series at The Riverside Theatre, 91 Claremont Ave. (bet. 120th & 122nd St.), Morningside Heights.
Albert Schultz, General Director of the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, today announced the line-up for the fourth Sunday in Sundays at the Young, a series of day-long festivals that enlivens the Young Centre throughout July and August.
Albert Schultz, General Director of the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, today announced the line-up for the fourth Sunday in Sundays at the Young, a series of day-long festivals that enlivens the Young Centre throughout July and August.
America?s preeminent commissioning organization?has revolutionized the practice of music commissioning by reviving the role of the individual patron. An entire body of new musical work has been created, thanks to dozens of private citizens and music lovers across the country, who are often motivated by a desire to mark an occasion or honor a person.
America?s preeminent commissioning organization?has revolutionized the practice of music commissioning by reviving the role of the individual patron. An entire body of new musical work has been created, thanks to dozens of private citizens and music lovers across the country, who are often motivated by a desire to mark an occasion or honor a person.
Tsidii Le Loka to perform at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center at Borough of Manhattan Community College (199 Chambers Street) on May 1st and 2nd at 8PM. Tsidii will perform a concert entitled To the Rising Sun featuring the music of Nina Simone, Miriam Makeba, and Odetta.
Tsidii Le Loka to perform at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center at Borough of Manhattan Community College (199 Chambers Street) on May 1st and 2nd at 8PM. Tsidii will perform a concert entitled To the Rising Sun featuring the music of Nina Simone, Miriam Makeba, and Odetta.
On Monday Evening, February 23 at 7:00 PM, six New York theater institutions will participate in a special panel discussion featuring five current and upcoming Off-Broadway shows. Harlem Stage (150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street) will host producing companies Classical Theatre of Harlem, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, The Public Theater and Signature Theatre Company in an evening titled I'VE KNOWN RIVERS: A Conversation with Christina Anderson, Charles Fuller, Lynn Nottage & Liesl Tommy.
On Monday Evening, February 23 at 7:00 PM, six New York theater institutions will participate in a special panel discussion featuring five current and upcoming Off-Broadway shows. Harlem Stage (150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street) will host producing companies Classical Theatre of Harlem, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, The Public Theater and Signature Theatre Company in an evening titled I'VE KNOWN RIVERS: A Conversation with Christina Anderson, Charles Fuller, Lynn Nottage & Liesl Tommy. The event marks a unique collaborative effort between six New York theater institutions: a panel discussion in which five gifted African-American theater artists - all of whom have projects happening almost simultaneously at five of New York's most respected non-profit theaters - will discuss their lives, work, and current projects. Moderated by actress Sabrina LeBeauf (Three Sisters, Classical Theatre of Harlem in partnership with Harlem Stage, February/March), the evening's four panelists will be Christina Anderson (author, Inked Baby, Playwrights Horizons, March/April), Charles Fuller (author, Zooman and the Sign, Signature Theatre Company, March/April), Lynn Nottage (author, Ruined, Manhattan Theater Club, January-March) and Liesl Tommy (director, The Good Negro, The Public Theater, March/April). The event title comes from a poem by Langston Hughes, 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers.'
Birdland (315 West 44th Street ? between 8th & 9th Aves.) is pleased to announce an exciting line-up of extraordinary entertainment for the month of March.
The OBIE, Drama Desk and Lortel Award-winning Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH) will begin their 10th Anniversary Season with a new production of Anton Chekhov's classic THREE SISTERS, directed by CTH Co-Founder Christopher McElroen (The Cherry Orchard). Performances will be at Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street, and will begin on Thursday, February 5th. Opening night is scheduled for Wednesday, February 18th and the show will run through Sunday, March 8th.
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