National Black Arts Festival News

Georgia Shakespeare Presents MACBETH in Partnership with NBAF, 10/4-28

by Kelsey Denette — September 5, 2012

Georgia Shakespeare Announces 2012 Season: THE TEMPEST, MACBETH and More

by Kelsey Denette — March 28, 2012

Georgia Shakespeare welcomes Atlanta back to the Bard this spring, kicking off its 27th season with the return of free theatre in Piedmont Park.

NJPAC Presents SING THE TRUTH 12/18

by Gabrielle Sierra — December 7, 2011

In Sing the Truth, a New York/New Jersey metro-area exclusive that comes to NJPAC's Prudential Hall on December 18, 2011 at 3pm, three great women of contemporary song - multilingual singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo, Grammy-winning jazz legend Dianne Reeves and jazz/gospel-inspired diva Lizz Wright

Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company Announces The Nativity

by Gabrielle Sierra — November 4, 2011

Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company is proud to announce our holiday musical, The Nativity: A Holiday Gospel Celebration, written, directed and choreographed by Patdro Harris, with music directed and arranged by J.

Question Bridge Selected to Take Part in First Sundance New Frontier Story Lab, 10/23-28

by Lauren Wolman — October 8, 2011

The New Frontier Story Lab has selected Question Bridge as part of the five project teams to attend.

Local Arts Organizations Launch Atlanta Art Lives Here Branding Campaign

by Gabrielle Sierra — September 22, 2011

More than 20 metro Atlanta arts organizations have launched a unique collaborative campaign to increase interest in and give a face to the region's robust arts and culture offerings.

Atlanta Symphony To Perform Free Concert at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 7/17

by Kelsey Denette — July 7, 2011

Guest conductor Charles Floyd will lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in a free concert in the Horizon Sanctuary at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Sunday, July 17, 2011, at 7:00 p.

HarlemStage Presents URBAN BUSH WOMEN - Resistance and Power

by Gabrielle Sierra — April 25, 2011

URBAN BUSH WOMEN - Resistance and Power- FOUR SHOWS! Thu.

B.B. King Confirms Three Rare UK June Concerts

by Gabrielle Sierra — March 28, 2011

Universally hailed as the reigning King of the Blues, the legendary B.

Zaccho Dance Theatre Returns to YBCA, 4/15-17

by Kelsey Denette — March 16, 2011

Zaccho Dance Theatre presents internationally acclaimed choreographer Joanna Haigood's performance installation The Monkey and the Devil, created in collaboration with visual artist Charles Trapolin.

Georgia Shakespeare’s Singular Voices Presents Paul Robeson 3/24-27

by Gabrielle Sierra — February 25, 2011

Georgia Shakespeare kicks off its 26th Season with the one-weekend-only engagement of Avery Brooks' widely acclaimed performance of Paul Robeson.