Harlem Stage Presents HOLDING IT DOWN 2/10
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 10, 2010
Holding It Down, the latest in the WaterWorks series at Harlem Stage, will play at The Gatehouse on February 10. Vijay Iyer (composer/pianist) and Mike Ladd (poet/performer) roll out a stunning new work with Iraq veteran/poet Maurice Decaul. Produced in collaboration with Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans of color, Holding It Down explores words and sounds that bespeak the dreams -- harrowing, surreal, mundane -- of a new generation of soldiers. Iyer and Ladd are joined by special guests Pamela Z, Guillermo E. Brown, Liberty Ellman, Okkyung Lee and Kassa Overall.
HarlemStage Presents HOLDING IT DOWN 2/10
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Feb 9, 2010
WaterWorks series is all about ENGAGIING AUDIENCES IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS. As our signature series, the audience has an opportunity to participate in a number of ways unique to each project, artist and their creative process from inception to finished work.
Harlem Stage Presents HOLDING IT DOWN 2/10
by Mary Hanrahan
- Feb 2, 2010
Holding It Down, the latest in the WaterWorks series at Harlem Stage, will play at The Gatehouse on February 10. Vijay Iyer (composer/pianist) and Mike Ladd (poet/performer) roll out a stunning new work with Iraq veteran/poet Maurice Decaul. Produced in collaboration with Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans of color, Holding It Down explores words and sounds that bespeak the dreams -- harrowing, surreal, mundane -- of a new generation of soldiers. Iyer and Ladd are joined by special guests Pamela Z, Guillermo E. Brown, Liberty Ellman, Okkyung Lee and Kassa Overall.
Harlem Stage Announces Their Winter/Spring 2010 Lineup
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Dec 2, 2009
Dance, music and theater performances that feature and celebrate prominent African-American artists, and a slate of topical films on a variety of issues comprise the 2010 winter/spring season for Harlem Stage - one of the country's top presenters, producers, and supporters of works by artists of color.