By Walter Rutledge
This weekend culture abounds throughout the city. James Baldwin creates a discussion in Brooklyn, Dance taking over Chelsea and we are “nightclubbin” at the Apollo. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
This weekend culture abounds throughout the city. James Baldwin creates a discussion in Brooklyn, Dance taking over Chelsea and we are “nightclubbin” at the Apollo. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem, Walter's World:
Tagged 651 Arts, Apollo Club Harlem, Apollo Theater, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Doug Varone, Duke Ellington, Harlem, Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, Luca Veggetti, Martha Graham, Martha Graham Dance Company, Maurice Hines, Myth and Transformation, Walter Rutledge, Walter's World:
By Walter Rutledge
Parsons Dance returns to The Joyce Theater January 15 to 27 with a program that includes two première works. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
With the weather promising to be unseasonably warm this weekend, there is no excuse not to get out and experience and explore the art scene. There is art and wine uptown, music Harlem style at the Apollo, and icons are celebrated uptown and downtown. Here are a few of the events happening around the city and in our community. Continue reading
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Tagged Andre Mack, apollotheater, Art in Flux, Gordon Parks, Gus Solomon, Gus Solomons, Harlem, Harlem ArtCrawl, Martin Luther, Mouton Noir Wines, New York City Ballet, Saturday January 12, Studio Museum in Harlem, Target Free Sundays, The Men Dancers: From the Horse's Mouth, United States, Walter Rutledge, Walter's World:
By Walter Rutledge
This weekend there is a wide variety of outstanding arts events around the city. In Brooklyn 10 artists are collaborating, the sound of the “Big Easy” plays Carnegie Hall, and a dance company from the “City of Brotherly Love” shows us some love in Tribeca. Continue reading
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Tagged Ajamu Kojo Chioke Walker, Branford Marsalis, Carnegie Hall, Damali Abrams, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Downtown Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University, Gabri Christa, George Faison, Grammy award, Irvin Mayfield, Joyce Theater, Kantara Souffrant, Matthew Rushing, Myron Christian Macauley, Nathaniel M. Quinn, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, New York City, Numa Perrier, Nyugen E. Smith, Philadanco, Philadelphia, Rennie Harris, Rodney K. Hurley, Ronald K. Brown, SITE Project, Suite Otis, Val-Inc, Walter Rutledge, Walter's World:
By Walter Rutledge
Make no mistake I am a true New Yorker! For me the sun rises over the East River and set across the Hudson. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
The first weekend of summer has gotten off to a very hot start. It is a perfect reason to beat the heat by experiencing some exciting dance and theater. Or maybe you want to spark up some heat and show some pride at a big parade. Here are some of the events happening in our community and around the city. Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Gay, Harlem, Theater, Walter's World:
Tagged Accept “Except” LGBT NY, Chaconne, Clay Taliaferro, Come With Me, Faison Firehouse Theater, Gay Pride Parade, George Faison, Jiri Kylian, Joyce Theater, La Cathedrale Engloutie, NYC Dance Week, NYC10 performance, Paquito D’Rivera, Rodrigo Pederneiras, The Emperor Jones, The Limon Dance Company
By Walter Rutledge
RIOULT presented their 2012 New York season May 10 through 13 at John Jay College’s newly renovated Gerald W. Lynch Theater. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
Before there was American Idol, America’s Got Talent or So You It You Can Dance there was the original talent showcase- Apollo Amateur Night. Since introducing the first Amateur Night contest in 1934 the Apollo Theater has played a major role in launching the careers of some of the world’s most recognized and renowned artists. On Wednesday May 23 the Apollo Theater continued this legacy when it presented Amateur Night: Apollo Goes to London Semifinals. The event is part of a new partnership with London’s Hackney Empire Theater for the first transatlantic Amateur Night competition.
The competition is set to coincide with the 2012 Summer Olympics, which will also be held in London. Continue reading
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Tagged Amateur Night: Apollo Goes to London Semifinals, Apollo Amateur Night, Cyrille Aimee, Hackney Empire, Harlem Renaissance, Hurtig and Seamon's New Burlesque Theater, Jim Crow Laws, Live at the Empire, Live at the Empire and Apollo Amateur Night: Hackney vs. Harlem, Matthew Hashimoto, National Register of Historic Places, Nicole Vanessa Ortiz, second northern migration