By Walter Rutledge
This weekend has an abundance of theatre. We have a Tony Award winning musical returning to broadway, two musicals off Lenox Avenue, and drama in a former Harlem firehouse. Here are a few of the many events happening around the city and in our community. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem
Tagged Accept “Except” LGBT NY, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building, Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Antibalas, Antoine Minter, Bill T. Jones, Ceez Liive, Celebrating Our Sons Through Words and Images, Chris Evans, Faison Firehouse Theater, Fela, Fela Kuti, George Faison, I Want to Sing, Jimbe Carroll, Kahlil Koromantee, Lisa DuBois, Mama, Mama Foundation, Ocean Morisset, Pavan Carter, Rod Patrick Risbrook, Sahr Ngaujah, Samuel Walker, Shaun Arts, Sing Harlem Sing!, Terry Beverly, Tryee Young
By Walter Rutledge
The weather forecast calls for more heat this weekend. The art scene is also hot this weekend. Theater has been extended uptown, African dance and drums heat up Brooklyn, and the art abounds on 125th Street. Here are a few of the many art events happening in our community and around town. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem
Tagged Accept “Except” LGBT NY, African Diaspora, Caribbean: Crossroads, Ceez Liive, Djembe in the New Millennium - Drum Love, El Museo del Barrio, Faison Firehouse Theater, George Faison, Hands On: Caribbean Landscape Watercolor Painting, Kumble Theatre for the Performing Arts l, Queens Museum of Art, Studio Museum in Harlem, Tryee Young, Walter Rutledge, Walter's World:
By Walter Rutledge
The Faison Firehouse Theater’s production of Accept “Except” LGBT NY began its two plus week run on Thursday June 21. The two-character play was written by Karimah and is directed by George Faison. It is based upon the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution and was first presented with a male cast. This new rendition keeps the initial premise of injustice for just “being” intact, but opens the message of tolerance and understanding to a new demographic. 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
There is a wide array of activities and cultural events taking place throughout the city this weekend. You can see free dance concerts on parks in Brooklyn and Harlem. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem
Tagged City Parks Foundation/Summer Stage, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble, Daniel Beaty, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Erwin Redl, Faison Firehouse Theater, Far But Close, Gallim Dance, Geri Allen, Germaul Barnes/ Viewsic Expressions Dance, Gotham Dance Festival, Herbert Von King Park, John Alleyne, Marcus Garvey Park, Myron Christian Macauley, Newark Museum, Richard Rodgers Amphitheater, Romare Bearden, Romare Bearden: Southern Recollections, The Skinny, Thursdays@DTH, Whitney Hunter[medium]
By Walter Rutledge
The Faison Firehouse Theater, located at 6 Hancock Place, in Harlem, will host the highly anticipated red carpet film premiere of The Skinny on Wednesday, June 6th at 7:00pm. It is the third feature film from independent filmmaker Patrik-Ian Polk (Punks, Noah’s Arc) and will be presented during the First Annual Pride Cultural Series. The proceeds from this event will benefit GMAD’s (Gay Men of African Decent) Charles Angel Youth Leadership Academy’s ‘Stop the BS’ campaign, which is an anti gay-bullying and suicide initiative. Continue reading
The July 7th ArtCrawl Harlem fund raising performance of an excerpt from On The Block was a very special and rewarding evening. The excerpt entitled Intimate Strangers was the first sections choreographed for what would evolve into an eighty-minute one-act production. When Artistic Director Sheila Rohan and I embarked on the production for the Nanette Bearden Contemporary Dance Theatre, we decided to create a modern day story ballet. Continue reading
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Tagged Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, ArtCrawl Harlem, Dudley Williams, Dyane Harvey, Faison Firehouse Theater, George Faison, Harlem, Hope Clarke, intimate Strangers, Jaqueline Orange, Lenox Avenue, Nanette Bearden, Nanette Bearden Contemporary Dance Theatre, On the Block, Romare Bearden, Sarita Allen, Sheila Rohan, Tad Schnugg, The Block, Walter Rutledge, Walter's World:
By Walter Rutledge
Actor, producer, entrepreneur and gay icon Rodney Chester will present his latest project An Evening with Rodney Chester: This Ain’t A Game! on Wednesday June 22, at 7:30 pm at the Faison Firehouse Theater located at 6 Hancock Place. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
The Faison Firehouse Theatre presented an original production entitled The Word, The Game, The Dance on Friday June 3rd.
The production was an entertaining yet thought provoking interdisciplinary work featuring nine performers. The cast included tap dancers Maurice Chestnut and Brinea Ali, and seven young performers representing the Firehouse Respect Project. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
The Faison Firehouse Theater will present The Word, The Game, The Dance on Friday June 3 at 8pm.
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