By Walter Rutledge
The Memorial Day weekend is getting underway and in addition to the traditional backyard barbecue and beach openings the city will be quite festive. There is African dance abounding in Brooklyn, icon immortalized on canvas in Chelsea, and even more dance downtown. Here are a few of the events taking place around the city and in our community. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem
Tagged A Comtemporary Art Gallery, African dance, BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble, Baruch Performing Arts Center, Bob Tomlinson, DanceAfrica, Danspace Project, Darrell Jones, Divas & Heroes, Giwayen Mata, Harambee Dance Company, Howard Gilman Opera House, Sidra Bell Dance New York, Umkhathi Theatre Works, Virifian Artists, Walter Rutledge, Walter's World:
By Walter Rutledge
Dance Iquail celebrated the company’s fifth anniversary with a series of three performances Friday, May 10, Saturday, May 11 and a special Mother’s day performance on Sunday, May, 12th. The performances took place at the Kumble Theater, Long Island University downtown Brooklyn Campus. The company of eight performers, including Executive Artistic Director Iquail Shaheed, presented a very audience friendly concert featuring four works by two choreographers. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
There is enough variety this weekend, for you to share with that special lady in your life . This weekend there is dance in Brooklyn and Chelsea, Jazz in Harlem and art on Sugar Hill and the Westside. Here are a few of the many events taking place around the city and in our community. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem, Harlem dance, HArlem theater, Harlem Theatre
Tagged Apollo Theater, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Christopher Ralph, Dance Iquail!, Ella Fitzgerald, Essie Green Galleries, Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival, Iquail Shaheed, Joyce Theater, Karen Malina White, Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts at Long Island University’s downtown Brooklyn Center, S. Epatha Merkerson, Terri Lyne Carrington, Tia Fuller, Walter Rutledge, Walter's World:
By Walter Rutledge
On Saturday, April 27 the Apollo Theater presented Tongues of Fire Choir by poet, performer, and teacher Sekou Sundiata and composer/trombonist Craig Harris. The production, which premiered at Harlem’s Aaron Davis Hall in 1996, is part of Blink Your Eyes: Sekou Sundiata Revisited, a seven-month citywide retrospective celebrating the work and creative legacy of Sekou Sundiata (1948- 2007). Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
The Third Annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival will take place throughout the Harlem community May 6 – 11. The festival will celebrate the legacy of jazz in Harlem featuring panel discussions, films and concerts by emerging and established artists. This year, the festival will pay tribute to The Alhambra Ballroom, the Apollo Theater, The Baby Grand, Minton’s Playhouse, Clark Monroe’s Uptown House, Showman’s Jazz Club, the Sugar Cane Club and the Cotton Club. Continue reading
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Tagged Baby Grand, Clark Monroe's Uptown House, Cotton Club, Cowin Auditorium at Teacher’s College, ERIMAJ, Fabian Almazan, Geri Allen, Ginny’s Supper Club, Harlem, Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival, Harlem Stage Gatehouse, Marcus Samuelsson, Minnie the Moocher, Minton's Playhouse, red rooster, S. Epatha Merkerson, Showman's Jazz Club, The Alhambra Ballroom, The Apollo Music Café, the Apollo Theater, The Baby Grand, The Cotton Club, the Sugar Cane Club, Walter Rutledge, Walter's World:
By Walter Rutledge
This weekend spring has finally sprung! There is dance in Chelsea and downtown, while uptown the tribute continues for a Harlem born artist . These are a few of the many events happening around the city and in our community. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem
Tagged Apollo Theater, Ballet Hispanico, Bobbi humphrey, Craig Harris, Eduardo Vilaro, Harlem, Jason Samuels Smith, Jazz Roots Dance Company, Joyce Theater, Liza Jessie Peterson, Peridance Capezio Center, Regina Carter, Salvatore Capezio Theater, Sekou Sundiata, Sue Samuels, Tongues of Fire, Vernon Reid, Walter Rutledge, Walter's World:, William Daniel Grey, Wumni
By Walter Rutledge
In 2004 America’s barrier breaking ballet company, Dance Theatre of Harlem was forced to suspend operations. This was a considerable loss to the dance world; for over thirty-five years the company had not only filled a void by hiring and training ballet dancers of color, but it debunked the widely held belief that dancers of African decent were physically ill equipped to dance ballet. On Wednesday, April 10 the Dance Theatre of Harlem was officially resurrected at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Time Warner Center. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem, Harlem dance
Tagged Agon, Alvin Ailey, André Eglevsky, Aretha Franklin, Arthur Mitchell, Ashley Murphy, Contested Space, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Daniel Beaty, Daniel Bernard Roumain, DaVon Doane, Donald Byrd, Dustin James, Emiko Flanagan, Fredrick Davis, Gabrielle Salvatto, George Balanchine, Glinka Pas De Trois, Gloria, Helen Pickett, Jahbreal Jackson, James Brown, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Lark Ascending, Michaela DePrince, Nicole Lewis, Phillip Glass, Return, Robert Garland, Samuel Wilson, Stephanie Rae Williams, Swan Lake Act III Pas de duex, Time Warner Center, Virginia Johnson, Walter Rutledge, Walter's World:
By Walter Rutledge
You would think the city needed a rest after the whirlwind of events last week. This weekend there is dance uptown and in Midtown, music in at the Apollo, and fitness of the of over 40 crowd in Harlem. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem
Tagged Adia Whitaker, Apollo Salon Series, Carl Hancock Rux, Chez Lucienne, Florence Gould Hall, Germaul Barnes, GOOSE!, Greg Tate, Hattie Mae Williams, Keith Michael, Kimberly Nichole, Martha Redbone, Maurice Chestnut; Marguerite Hemmings, Natascha Hardee, Nathan Trice, Nelida Tirado., New York Theatre Ballet, Nia Love, Nona Hendryx, Satoshi Haga, Transformation Through Health and Fitness, Walter Rutledge, Walter's World:
By Walter Rutledge
After five weeks of previews Motown the Musical officially opened on Sunday, April 14. The show’s book by Berry Gordy is based on his autobiography, To Be Loved: The Music, The Magic, The Memories Of Motown by Berry Gordy, which chronicles his life and the Motown era. Director Charles Randolph-Wright takes us on a twenty-five year musical odyssey, telling the story of the people and the music that changed the world. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem
Tagged Berry Gordy, Brandon Victor Dixon, Bryan Terrell Clark, Charl Brown, Charles Randolph-Wright, David Korins, Diana Ross, Eric LaJuan Summers, Four Tops, marvin gaye, Michael Jackson, Motown, Motown The Musical, NICK ASHFORD, Rick James, Ryan Shaw, Smokey Robinson, Steve Wonder, The Temptations, Valerie Simpson, Valisia LeKae, Video, Walter Rutledge, Walter's World:
By Walter Rutledge
Netherlands Dans Theater performed at the Koch Theater, Lincoln Center Wednesday April 10 through Friday April 12. The 30-member company under the leadership of Artistic Director Paul Lightfoot has not performed in New York for almost a decade. The high level of artistry from both the dancers and choreographers made it worth the wait. Continue reading
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