By Walter Rutledge
This weekend spring has finally sprung! As we begin to thaw out from the winter doldrums we find a diverse offering of arts related activities to choose from. Two spectacular dance companies culminate their seasons, culture take to the streets of Harlem, and an opera diva graces the Apollo stage. Here are a few of the many events taking place around the city and in our community. Continue reading
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Tagged Ailey II, Alvin Ailey, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Amy Hall Garner, Apollo Theater, Ask Your Mama, “Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz”, Benoit-Swan Pouffer, David H. Koch Theater, Ellington, Gershwin, Hammerstein, Harlem’s Black and Jewish Music Culture 1890- 1930 Exhibition, James Reese Europe, Jessica Lang, Jessye Norman, Johann Sebastian Bach, John T. Reddick, judith jamison, Langston Hughes, Laura Karpman, Malcolm Low, Manhattan School of Music: Harlem Nights, Mt. Morris Park, Nnenna Freelon, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Richard Rodgers, Ristorante Settepani, Troy Powell, W.C. Handy, Walter Rutledge, Walter's World:
By Walter Rutledge
The second week of Ailey II 2013 New York season continues tonight at the Ailey Citigroup Theater located at 405 West 55th Street. The highly anticipated first season of Artistic Director Troy Powell runs through Sunday March 24th. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
This weekend dance and music dominates the artistic landscapes. We have a modern dance master at Lincoln Center, a brilliant dance repertory company in midtown and music that bridges the diaspora in Harlem. Here are a few of the many events taking place in our city and around our community. Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Harlem, Harlem dance
Tagged Africa Now! Artist Talk Panel, Africa Now! Mainstage Concert, Ailey II, Alvin Ailey, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Amy Hall Garner, Apollo Music Café, Benoit-Swan Pouffer, Blitz the Ambassador, David H. Koch Theater, Family Showtime: Freshlyground, Freshlyground, Jessica Lang, judith jamison, Lokua Kanza, Malcolm Low, Marcus Samuelsson, Nneka, The Soil, Troy Powell, Walter Rutledge, Walter's World:
By Walter Rutledge
Ailey II will begin their 2013 New York season on Wednesday March 13 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater located at 405 West 55th Street. The highly anticipated two-week season, which runs through March 24, will offer 14 performances. Continue reading
In addition to a pic,k here’s 3 bits of Wisdom Every Woman Needs to Hear Straight talk—advice from a singer, tennis star and O’s very own editor at large.
Our three favorite bits of wisdom from the new book Inspiration: Profiles of Black Women Changing Our World, by Crystal McCrary and Nathan Hale Williams. The gorgeous anthology includes first-person essays by a financier, a diplomat, an athlete, a TV writer, a singer, a ballerina, a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” winner, a Hollywood producer, and one very wise O magazine editor at large. Continue reading
Today, Judith Jamison the former principal dancer and director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Co., was baptized at Harlem’s historic Abyssinian Baptist Church. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
On May 3rd, Ailey At The Apollo, the spring benefit gala, returned to Harlem’s world-famous Apollo Theater.
For the last month, packed houses have cheered Judith Jamison‘s final New York season as Artistic Director. Continue reading
Posted in Dance
Tagged Alvin Ailey, Geoffrey Holder, George Faison, judith jamison, Mary Lou, Mauro Bigonzetti
On December 1, 2010, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater hosted its 2010 opening night gala benefit at the Hilton New York and began the celebration of a milestone, 50 years of Ailey’s Revelations, a ballet that has been performed countless times across the world. Continue reading
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Tagged Alvin Ailey, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bruce S. Gordon, judith jamison
Fifty years ago, promising young choreographer Alvin Ailey turned the world of dance on its head with the breathtaking piece Revelations. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is celebrating the monumental work… Continue reading
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