By Walter Rutledge
Ballet Hispanico began their 2012 season on Tuesday April 17. During the two-week season, which concludes on Sunday April 29, the company will present three premieres and three different programs. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
Ballet Hispanico began their 2012 season on Tuesday April 17. During the two-week season, which concludes on Sunday April 29, the company will present three premieres and three different programs. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
The weekend you can see some grant dancing that bridges both the African and Latin Diaspora. Or you can learn more about the art of an American master printmaker. These are just a few of the many events taking place around New York City and Long Island. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem
Tagged Ailey II, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Art League of Long Island, Bearden Centennial Celebration, Donald Byrd, Eduardo Vilaro, Espiritu Vivo, From Process to Print: The Graphic Works of Romare Bearden., Joyce Theater, Mad'moiselle, Pamela Ford, Romare Bearden, Ronald K. Brown, Shards, Stephanie Batten Bland., Susana Baca, Thang Dao, Tito Puente, Troy Powell, William Whitener
By Walter Rutledge
Ballet Hispanico returns to The Joyce Theater for its annual New York Season beginning April 17 through 29, 2012. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem
Tagged Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Asuka, Ballet Hispanico, Celia Cruz, Eduardo Vilaro, Espiritu Vivo, Joyce Theater, Locked Up Laura, Mad'moiselle, Maria Dolores Pradera, Nube Blanco, Queen of Salsa, Ronald K. Brown, Susana Baca, Tito Puente, Walter Rutledge, Walter's World:, William Whitener
By Walter Rutledge
Porgy and Bess triumphantly returned to Broadway on last night; Thursday, January 12, 2012 at the Richard Rogers Theatre with a new streamlined musical version of the beloved American folk opera. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem
Tagged Audra McDonald, Cab Callaway, Catfish Row, David Allan Grier, Dierdre L. Murray, Gullah, Houston Grand Opera, John W. Bubbles, Joshua Henry, Leontyne Price, Nikki Renee Daniels, Norm Lewis, Phillip Boykin, Porgy and Bess, Ronald K. Brown, Roosevelt Andre' Credit, Suzan-Lori Parks, Trevon Davis, Walter Rutledge, Walter's World:, Wilkie Ferguson III, William Warfield
By Walter Rutledge
Lillias White at Aaron Davis Hall
Broadway star and Tony Award-winning singer and actress Lillias White will perform in concert, for the first time, at Aaron Davis Hall 7 p.m. Friday, November 4. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem
Tagged Aaron Davis Hall, Albert Murray, and Elisa Monte Dance., Aubrey Lynch, Billy Strayhorn, Daniel Gwirtzman, Denise Jefferson, Duke Ellington, Edwidge Danticat, Fana Fraser, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Kevin Joseph, Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, LaChanze, Lakai Worrell, Lilli-Anne Tai, Lillias White, Louis Armstrong, Pulitzer Prize winning writer Margo Jefferson, Purelements: An Evolution of Dance, Romare Bearden, Ronald K. Brown, Sam Shaw, The Francesca Harper Project, Tony Award Nominee Karine Plaintadit
Harlem’s Susan L. Taylor and her husband author, playwright and producer Khephra Burns hosted a poolside “Thanks-for-Giving” party last week … Continue reading
Posted in Harlem
Tagged “Thanks-for-Giving” party, Reginald Van Lee, Ronald K. Brown, Susan L. Taylor
By Walter Rutledge
Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, A Dance Company celebrates the twenty-fifth anniversary of the company with seven performances of at the Joyce Theatre, Tuesday February 8 through Sunday February 12. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
In the world of fine art a painter can be identified by his or her brush strokes. As individual as a fingerprint they are more defining than a signature. Some might say they are the artist’s soul; they possess the distinct characteristics that draw us to this person and their work. When the forces align to create the “perfect storm” we acclaim this phenomenon “art”, and acknowledge the creator with the title artist (unfortunately the word artist is generally under-rated and over-used).
By Walter Rutledge
The twentieth year anniversary celebration for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Artistic Director Judith Jamison continues with a ten-day, encore performance series at the Howard Gilman Opera House in the Brooklyn Academy of Music, which located at 30 Lafayette Avenue. The twelve performances by the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre begin on Thursday June 10th. This will be the last opportunity to see the Ailey Company in the New York area prior to the fall City Center season.