OK, I know that this week is hopping all over New York City and folks are hard pressed to make choices. It’s one of the blessings of living in this always happening arts town. But you have three more nights, now thru Saturday, October 15th to come to the Harlem Stage Gatehouse and see Visible. [...]
(MORE)Locked, Loaded and Lovely at Lenox Lounge
Last night, to a packed house, Billie Holiday and Zora Neale Hurston held the crowd in rapt attention. Channeled by the incredible talents of vocalist Queen Esther and actor Letitia Guillory, the less recognizable, though no less phenomenal, songs of Billie provided a lush counterpoint to the necer-before heard words of a Hurston piece from 1927 [...]
(MORE)The ‘Black Face’ On Gay Marriage
in The Washington Post By Jonathan Capehart There is no question in my mind that there is a seamless arc connecting the civil rights fight waged by African Americans in the 1950s and 1960s and the one underway by gay men and lesbians. But not everyone agrees. Least of all other blacks and the black church [...]
(MORE)I Don’t Want the Song to End
Phoebe Snow passed away on Tuesday. Phoebe is one of those great singers who emerged like a lightning bolt during the age of the singer/songwriter – the 60s for you younger folks. When first hearing her voice, I was taken hostage and I spent many years wearing out needles on my turntable with “Poetry Man,” [...]
(MORE)DDFR Participant Shows Her Appreciation
Greetings, We are partnering with Chimpanzee Productions for the Digital Diaspora Family Reunion presentation that will culminate this Sunday, February 27th @ 3:00 pm. This week, Harlem residents have shared their family photos and stories with us and will be featured as part of this presentation which will reveal Harlem’s Hidden History. Please read the [...]
(MORE)A note from filmmaker John Sims
On Feb. 16, 2011, in collaboration with the Black Documentary Collective, we screened John Sims‘ Recoloration Proclamation project, which among other topics, discusses the confederate flag, visual terrorism and southern heritage. Please read the message below to see what John had to say after his experience at Harlem Stage. Dear All, It is with great [...]
(MORE)And we’re off to another wonderful start…
In the spirit of St. Valentine, who was beheaded for daring to step outside the box, I salute us for pulling off a sexy, surprising, sweet and sold out launch to our spring season with an artist who exemplifies out of the box, Tamar-kali. Thanks to everyone for making Cabaret Chocolat such a great evening. [...]
(MORE)visible/invisible: Day 5
By: Simone Sobers Can you believe it’s Friday already? With the wealth of knowledge shared this week and the amount of information processed in moving bodies, you would think that it’s been much longer than a week actually. Looking at this draft of the work one would think that this group has been working together [...]
(MORE)visible/invisible: Day 4
By: Simone Sobers Nora spent some time working on the Ghost procession. In contrast to the opening procession section, which is more about cultural identities and their relationships with the American culture, the Ghost procession is the procession of the dead. It transitions from the group starting off powering forward, to slowly breaking apart, to [...]
(MORE)visible/invisible: Day 3
By: Simone Sobers So we are about midway into the residency and working with a full team of artists committed to the work. After two days of both intellectual and physical investigation Jawole and Nora are beginning to look at a rough sketch, overall arch, and the concluding statement of the work. With that on [...]
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