by Linda Atkinson

American artists Carmen de Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder emerged in the 1950’s to play a vital part in the newly energized world of modern dance. This intimate and revealing film tells the story of their forty-seven year marriage and their creative partnership. Screening & dialogue with Geoffrey Holder & Charmaine Warren and reception

Lead Sponsor of Harlem Stage on Screen HBO

Co-Presented with the Bla

by James Scruggs

A raw, sensual, sexual collection of first person monologues exploring men’s relationship to touch, Touchscape opens a poignant window on a parallel universe of sexual outsiders.

Leadership support from the Ford Foundation

Hip-hop icon Pete Rock and jazz trailblazer Robert Glasper lead Revive Music Group’s tribute to the legendary funk, soul and jazz musician Roy Ayers featuring an amazing lineup of special guests.

Inside/Out Leadership Support provided by the Ford Foundation

Produced by Revive Music Group

by Crystal Emery

Through the telling of four heartbreaking stories, The Deadliest Disease in America explores the sometimes lethal impact of racism in the U.S. health care system, and of three organizations actively making changes for the better.

Harlem Stage on Screen Sponsored by HBO

Co-Presented with the Black Documentary Collective

conceived and composed by Diedre Murray; book and lyrics by Marcus Gardley

A work-in-progress showing The Voice Within is a richly textured exploration of the voice—as vocal instrument, as the expression of all we behold and all that emerges from us—as seen through the lens of a brilliantly conceived contemporary urban story laced with myth. Witness the last stage of this creative journey as this amazing new work prepares for its fall 2010 premiere!

WaterWorks Lead Sponsor: Time Warner

Co-presented with The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University & Columbia/Harlem Jazz Project

The Fisk Jubilee Singers will lift the audience voices in song and perform some of their signature works. Bring the whole family and gather for an evening of joyful song with this world-renowned choir.

Harlem Stage Family Series Sponsored by MetLife

A collaborative presentation with The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall

The Queen of Afro Dance Fusion, Wunmi, is back with  the help of with Nigeria’s own Siji and DJ Spinna. This music will make it impossible for you to stay off the dance floor!

Inside/Out Leadership Support provided by the Ford Foundation

by filmmaker and BDC founder St. Clair Bourne

Join us as we celebrate 10 years of the Black Documentary Collective with a film tribute to its founder St. Clair Bourne. We’ll screen the provocative The Black and the Green, which drew parallels between the Black civil rights movement and the “troubles” in Northern Ireland.

Harlem Stage on Screen Sponsored by HBO

Co-Presented with the Black Documentary Collective

E-Moves celebrates 25 years of  Ronald K. Brown and Evidence with two luminous programs featuring highlights from his trailblazing dance, energized with live music by Gordon Chambers, Wunmi and more. Programs feature Two Year Old Gentleman in a special Father’s day program, One Shot, For You and Incidents.

E-Moves Lead Sponsor: Bloomberg

Co-Presented with Evidence, a Dance Company

Fri, Jun 25: Harlem Stride - a tradition exploring musical dialog between two brilliant pianists– present New Orleans legend Henry Butler and Cuban sensation Osmany Paredes.

Sat, Jun 26: Uptown Nights brings us to our feet with the Hip Hop-inflected Afro-Cuban Funk of the Pedro Martinez Project with guest vocalists de’Adre, Ihsan, Maria Isa and Nina Rodriguez.Inside/Out Leadership Support provided by the Ford Foundation

Produced by Neyda Martinez and Onel Mulet