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African Dance/Brooklyn Style Symposium
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BAM DanceAfrica Pre-Opening Activities
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The legendary Brooklyn jazz composer Cal Massey is celebrated with performances by Fred Ho’s Afro-Asian Jazz Ensemble and the Brooklyn College Jazz Band with Salim Washington. Presented by the H. ... more
Cultures Collide Community Film Festival
Presented by American Theater of Harlem Click here for more info WHEN: Thursday, March 4 - Saturday, March 6, 8pm; Sunday, March 7, 3pm WHERE: South Oxford Space 138 S. Oxford St. (Fort Gree... more
DanceAfrica 2010: African Rhythms/American Echoes
Presented by Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation and Brooklyn Academy of Music. Click here for more info WHEN: Friday, May 28, 7:30pm; Saturday, May 29, 2pm & 7:30pm; Sunday, May 30 & Mon... more
Foly: African Dance Master Classes
Master classes are presented by Youssouf Koumbassa on May 14 and Mamadou Dahoué on May 15 as a prelude to the 14th Annual DanceAfrica Pre-Opening Celebration held the following weekend. Presented b... more
Black Brooklyn Renaissance presents Hip Hop Hybrids of Brooklyn at Public Assembly, a showcase of the borough's cutting edge Hip Hop artists (many of whom are women: Tantra, Leecy, LMNOP), who are wor... more
The history of Brooklyn jazz is celebrated in this concert featuring a survey of compositions by Brooklyn jazz masters Randy Weston and Freddie Hubbard. Presented by Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortiu... more
Jazz Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
The ceremony features a jam with masters of the first generation of Brooklyn jazz. Presented by Brooklyn Historical Society in conjunction with Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium's 11th Annual Centr... more
Poet, playwright, critic and historian Kamau Brathwaite speaks on the conference theme, “And Then We Heard the Thunder: Black Writers Reconstructing Memories and Lighting the Way.” Presented by the... more
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lions will roar, swans will fly, angels will wrestle heaven, rain will break: gukurahundi
Brooklyn powerhouse dancer Nora Chipaumire teams up with legendary Zimbabwean musician Thomas Mapfumo and his band, The Blacks Unlimited, in a new cross-genre collaboration fusing dance, music and vid... more
MAKING DO THE RIGHT THING DOCUMENTARY WHEN: TUESDAY, MAY 11, 6PM ORAL HISTORIES AND PIZZA PARTY; 7PM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION WHERE: $5·Billie Holiday Theatre at Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton St... more
National Dance Theater Company of Jamaica
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Rites and Ceremonies of the Brooklyn African Diaspora
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Presented by Catalyst Productions Click here for more info WHEN: Wednesday, March 3 - Sunday, March 7, 7:30pm WHERE: The Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, Brooklyn Campus, Long Island U... more
Sila Djiguiba: 18th Annual Dance Conference
Presented by Maimouna Keita School of African Dance. Reservations required. Contact: 718.455.1406, maimounakeita.com WHEN: Thursday, April 1 - Sunday, April 4, times vary WHERE: Baruch Colleg... more
Presented by Maimouna Keita School of African Dance. Click here for more info WHEN: Saturday, April 3, 8pm WHERE: Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at NYU 566 Laguardia Pl. (Manhattan)... more
