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hrarts@earthlink.netMALIAN ARTISTS ABDOULAYE DIABATÉ AND NÉBA SOLO PERFORM AT HARLEM STAGE ON MAY 15 AT 7:30 PM
Free Concert Is Part of the Carnegie Hall / Citi Neighborhood Concert SeriesMusic of Mali
Has Been Featured Throughout Carnegie Hall’s Season in Education Programs and Concert Presentations
On Tuesday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Hall, in collaboration with Harlem Stage, presents renowned griot singer Abdoulaye Diabaté and balafon virtuoso Néba Solo as part of the Carnegie Hall/Citi Neighborhood Concert series.
The free concert is a rare New York appearance for Abdoulaye Diabaté, and he appears with a band made up of some of Mali’s best-known musicians. Opening the show will be the ensemble of Néba Solo, showcasing spectacular dancers and songs that comment on contemporary Malian social issues.
The performance takes place at Harlem Stage, West 135th Street and Convent Avenue. To reserve tickets for this free concert, please contact the Harlem Stage Hotline at 212-650-7100.
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PERFORMANCE:Program I,E-Merging & E-VolvingMay 11, 13 & 19
Program II, E-StablishedMay 12, 18 & 20Fri. & Sat., 7:30 PM; Sun. 3 PM
TICKETS:Program I, $20Program II, $20Program I & II, $36Student Rush $10
(Subject to availability.One ticketper person. One hour prior to event.Valid ID required.)
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http://www.harlemstage.org/Harlem Stage at The Gatehouse150 Convent Avenueat W.135th St.
E-MOVES 8
Experience two weekends of fierce new works by thirteen E-Merging, E-Volving and E-Stablished choreographers who define the dance world. Featuring:
E-MERGING
Dance Warrior Project (Afro-House);
Franklin Diaz &
Nelida Tirado (Latin/Flamenco);
Hattie Mae Williams (Contemporary);
Preston Miller (Hip-Hop);
Ray Mercer (Modern)
E-VOLVING
Ayo Janeen Jackson (Contemporary);
Camille A. Brown (Modern);
Christalyn Wright (Contemporary);
Erick Montes (Contemporary);
Kyle Abraham (Contemporary)
E-STABLISHED
David Rousseve/REALITY (Contemporary)
Tania Isaac Dance (Afro-Caribbean/Modern)
Pre-Show Artist DiscussionJoin David Rousseve and Tania Isaac. Plus, see Rousseve’s film Bittersweet.Fri., May 11, 6 PM, FREE
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Performance:Fri. – Sat., Mar. 9 – 11
TICKETS:Each Program $10 Members $8.50 NYWIFT Members $8.50 12 & Under $5 w/valid IDWeekend Pass $56 Saturday Pass $32Sunday Pass $16 Weekend passes and discounts available through the Harlem Stage Box Office ONLY!Call 212.650.7100
http://www.harlemstage.org/ Harlem Stage at The Gatehouse150 Convent Ave. at W.135 St. (across from Aaron Davis Hall)
Film11th Annual HARLEM STAGE ON SCREEN (formerly Harlem Film Festival) Curated by Michelle Materre & produced by Neyda Luz Martinez Don’t miss thirty-six provocative documentaries, features and shorts that resonate with and convey the spirit and passion of communities of color.
Program IOPENING NIGHT 2006 Sundance Film Festival Winner American Blackout by Ian Inaba addresses voter disenfranchisement.
Program IILIFE LESSONS Seven shorts speak to the relationship between slavery and New Jersey; Capoeira and Afro-Brazilians; Black youth and education; Haitians and the Dominican Republic; and Africa and the media.
Program IIITHERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME Seven documentaries look at Black migration here and in the Bahamas; Beale Street; gentrification in Philly; as well as displacement in India and New Orleans.
Program IV4TH ANNUAL SALUTE TO WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH NY Premiere: Some Kind of Funny Porto Ricanby Claire A. Watkins; and The Youngbloods.
Program VGIRLS NIGHT OUT Eight shorts by or about women explore aging, motherhood, friendships, secrets, love, determination and disappearances of Chicanas.
Program VITIES THAT BIND Seven shorts about family heartaches and joys; dreams; the loss of innocence; AIDs; and missionaries on a Navajo reservation.
Program VIIREVOLUTION AS ART Three films on Lorraine Hansberry and what it means to be an artist and committed to the cause?
WHAT'S NEXT
Performance:Sat., Apr. 28, 2 PM
TICKETS: $10Students 12 & Under, Seniors $5 Call 212.650.5963
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FamilyALLAN HARRIS & CROSS THAT RIVERCross That RiverCross That River, a musical depiction of the true black cowboy experience, uses storytelling, gospel, blue grass and Mexican Ballads, to present a fascinating portrait of the wild American West. Blue, an escaped Louisiana slave, travels westward to freedom and crosses paths with other men and women of color, each with moving tales of their own.
HS FOR SCHOOLS
Performance:Fri., Mar. 9
10:30 AM (Grades K-6)12:30 PM (Grades 7-12) Tickets: $6Call 212.650.5963
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FilmHARLEM STAGE ON SCREEN Films by and about today’s youth tell inspiring, educational and entertaining stories we often don’t see in the media.Ousmane by Dyana Gaye A 7-year-old Senegalese boy writes to Santa Clause…
more Villa Africana Colobo by Grupo Motivos from Scribe Video CenterPuerto Rican women share traditions and link women to opportunities…
more Schooling Baltimore Street by Kyle Halle-Erby & Lendl TellingtonMotivation can turn students into activists…
moreThe Youngbloods Jam in Harlem by Carole NewhouseYoung black jazz musicians join the oldest Afro-American jazz organization…
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Performance: Mar. 9 – 25Wed. – Fri., 8 PMSat. 2 PM, Sun. 3 PM
TICKETS: $20 Students 12 & Under, Seniors $12Call 212.352.3101
http://harlemstage.cmail1.com/.aspx/l/154251/90741775/www.theatremania.comThe Players Theatre 115 MacDougal Street
TheaterMAGPIERonny Mercedes (Tino) and Jessica Fields (Maggie) are teenage lovers living in the fast-paced city of New York City. Love, family pressures, ethnic differences and jobs become a challenge when they also have to manage their meds. Written by the composer of “The Me Nobody Knows”, Book by Steven M. Jacobson, Music by Gary Williams Friedman, Lyrics by Edward Gallardo, Additional lyrics by Stevie Holland and Directed by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj.
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