Konbit Pou Ayiti, our celebration for Haiti on Saturday July 17th, could not have been a more successful event on every level. Close to 2000 people came out to help us celebrate Haiti, its people, its culture and its artists; and to keep our awareness sharply focused on the country six months almost to the [...]
(MORE)HOLDING IT DOWN: THE VETERANS’ DREAMS PROJECT
ATTENTION YOUNG VETERANS OF COLOR:
A call for experiences, a call for dreams
VETERANS’ WORKSHOP MEETING
JULY 21, 2010, 7:00 – 9:00 pm at THE HARLEM STAGE GATEHOUSE
Our WaterWorks series is all about ENGAGING AUDIENCES IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS. As our signature series, the audience has an opportunity to participate in a number of [...]
(MORE)June: A Month of Milestones!
The BLACK DOCUMENTARY COLLECTIVE celebrates 10 year!
We celebrated our partnership with The Black Documentary Collective during their 10th Anniversary with a rare screening of BDC founder St. Clair Bourne’s “The Black and the Green” on June 9th. Bourne’s timely 1983 documentary chronicled the journey of five black American activists on a fact-finding trip to [...]
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Our new partnership with NEWFEST is a smash hit!
We entered a new partnership on June 7th with NEWFEST, the film festival of the LGBT community. With a screening of “Children of God” by Bahamian director Kareem Mortimer, we had to turn away over 40 people because of the demand. I think it’s safe to say [...]
June: A Month of Milestones – Part 2
COMING UP THIS WEEKEND – HABANA/HARLEM™
We close out the month and the season, AND THE YEAR, with two nights of magnificent music from our sister cities Habana, Cuba and New Orleans, Louisiana – and of course NEW YORK CITY.
On Friday night, presented as part of the George Wein CareFusion Jazz Festival New York, we partner [...]
June: A Month of Milestones – Part 1
June is busting out all over! Though it’s been feeling like August many days lately, this is just the first day of summer and just a step over the solstice. So, everyone, have a blessed summer.
As I look back on this very busy month, even as I prepare for our last events this weekend, I [...]
Cultural Fusion: Past, Present, Future
A Habana | Harlem™ premiere at Harlem Stage
George Wein’s CareFusion Jazz Festival
June 25, 2010
Cultural Fusion: Past, Present, Future explores the parallels between Havana and New Orleans by celebrating the music of composers who set the tone for later generations of artists and thinkers. Tickets on sale now: www.harlemstage.org
The period [...]
Diverse Dance Audiences
A quote from the front page article on African Dance in Sunday’s Times from Jawole Willa Jo Zollar: ”It’s a gradual process. In New York, I find the dance audience is very segregated except when I go to the Ailey company or to Harlem Stage. But there’s a growing sense of diversity, of [...]
(MORE)Harlem Stage Remembers Hank Jones
Hank Jones only performed here once but it was an unforgettable event in spring of 2008 to have him alongside the 23-year-old Gerald Clayton, with special guest Roy Hargrove. Mr. Jones performed on our regular “Harlem Stride” series and for our “Harlem Rent Party” benefit that year. He was as gracious [...]
(MORE)Two Poets
I picked up the Times today to see that noted African American poet Lucille Clifton died. Ms. Clifton came to my attention through the work of another gifted poet and performer, Sekou Sundiata, who passed in 2007. Sekou created one of his most moving works using the title of one of Clifton’s celebrated poems blessing [...]
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