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 [...]
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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 – 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 [...]
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 [...]
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)Holding it Down…even when it snows
Neither snow nor sleet nor rain… the show goes on.
After so much work on such an important and stunning new work, we couldn’t let a little snow stop us. So, for those intrepid culture warriors who will brave the blizzard tonight to see HOLD IT DOWN, they will not be disappointed. We will greet them [...]
The first of many more Uptown Nights
Hello beautiful people!
What an awesome time we had last Saturday launching our new series Uptown Nights at Harlem Stage. Marc Cary continues to amaze me with his genius. Marc and his band, and all the phenomenal special guests made The Gatehouse explode. And a big “thank you” for helping me ring in my birthday at midnight. I had [...]
Marc Cary and Chance speak on “2012″
Live Music is something that goes in and out of style with hip hop, but its something that we try to keep as a premiere element with everything we do. Our latest project, 2012: The Hip Hop Experiment, is foremost about uplifting all people. From a cultural perspective, we are bringing people together through live [...]
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