This conversation focuses on the work of author Adrienne Maree Brown and the idea of pleasure activism: how embracing one’s own joy is a method of creating liberation in a system of oppression. Featuring artist-essayist-playwright Daniel Alexander Jones... Read More
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DanceAfrica digital public programming has been especially created in response to the current world environment, with audiences seeking compelling ways to connect with their community and explore the arts from home. BAM’s longest-running and most beloved program is a community celebration, welcoming all to observe. The celebratory events will continue the series of unique digital experiences offered by Love from BAM.... Read More
Digital DanceAfrica 2020 – May 18-29, 2020 1 min read
The Brooklyn Academy of Music celebrates DanceAfrica—the United States’ largest African dance festival—through digital public programming, launching May 18. The series of digital offerings pays special tribute to the people who have shaped the popular festival over the past 42 years. Including conversations with Abdel R.... Read More
Discussion about Pauline Hopkins, a 19th century novelist and editor and one of the early creators of Afrofuturistic ideas. Featuring author Kendriana Washington and playwright and screenwriter Keith Josef Adkins, moderated by NBT Co-Curator, . Originally streamed May 6, 2020.... Read More
A discussion about Afrofuturism and the music, fashion, and metaphysical philosophy of Sun Ra.
Featuring multi-hyphenate artists Carl Hancock Rux and Justin Hicks - Musician, and Chelsea Dee (Co-Curator). About the series:... Read More
Featuring the producing leadership team of #NBT: Sade Lythcott (CEO), Jonathan McCrory (Artistic Director), and [embedyt] NBT @ Home is a weekly series of artists in the NBT family engaging in one-on-one discussions with other creatives on topics including theater and the arts, community, health, and more. ... Read More
A Taste of Holy Ground Live Performances 1 min read
Monday, May 11, 2020, 7PM EST Facebook Livestream @ NCBlackRep From Jelly’s Last Jam to Nativity According to the Gospels, hit after hit has been produced on the Holy Ground, and we want to share some of those spectacular performances with you! On Monday, May 11, 2020 North Carolina Black Repertory will be streaming live performances of excerpts from NBTF/NC Black Repertory classics as well as giving you a taste of upcoming productions. Featuring performances by:... Read More
I have seen many wonderful plays in the past several weeks, but none have been staged as imaginatively as FREIGHT! Kudos to Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre in association with Castillo Theatre!... Read More