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SUMMARY:Boxed: A Game of Winning & Losing
DESCRIPTION:AntonioBrownDance’s BOXED explores the space in adolescence where we go from being a child to youth to adult by using childhood games as adulthood navigations of life. Can being good at hopscotch get one ahead in life? That space in-between adolescence and playing outdoors\, to the smallness of a young adult world and learning the navigation of “playing games” to get ahead in the world\, swirls inside the narrative of BOXED. \nHow can a game of double Dutch jump rope determine your future? Is the sandbox the first and best way to make friends or destroy them? Why does adulthood require ‘playing games’ to get ahead in business or finding a life partner? Search the internet to find there are more videos on circumventing how to do something correctly rather than learning how to do it. When or was it always that society taught us as children to stop using playground games as comradery and begin to use games as competition? BOXED challenges its audience to see through the harshness of adult game-playing to the world where it will heal your soul. \nAbout the Artist: AntonioBrownDance\nAntonioBrownDance is a project-based company in New York City\,​ composed of an incredibly talented group of performing artists from various cultural and training backgrounds\, intimacy and a provocative vocabulary in movement ranging from traditional ballet to contemporary modern and hip hop.\n​​​\nFounded in 2013 by Artistic Director Antonio Brown the company seeks to explore common human behavior with elements of social and political topics. Producing works that allow for the growing socio-political international climate to become conversation within our versatile communities\, AntonioBrownDance aims to bring its versatile audiences closer to dance and movement with unique performance works. \nAbout the Artist: Antonio Brown\nAntonio Brown is the artistic force behind AntonioBrownDance.  Born and raised in the city of Cleveland\, Ohio\, Antonio started his artistic quest dabbling into the realms of acting\, piano\, trumpet\, visual art and dance. While putting on shows for his family in the living room\, his dance and choreographic talents started to take shape. At a young age he began his dance training at the Cleveland School of the Arts and was honored to move to New York City where he received his BFA from The Juilliard School under the direction of Lawrence Rhodes. While there\, he had the opportunity to perform works by José Limón\, Ohad Naharin\, Jiri Kylian\, Eliot Feld\, Aszure Barton\, Jessica Lang\, Susan Marshall\, Larry Keigwin\, among others. Antonio was a member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company for over a decade and has traveled around the world teaching\, performing and getting a closer view of the world\, its many cultures and artistic expressions. Mr. Brown has also had the privilege to work with many companies and artists throughout the United States including Camille A. Brown & Dancers\, Gregory Dolbashian’s “The Dash Ensemble”\, Malcolm Low/Formal Structure\, Stephen Pier\, Nilas Martins Dance Company\, Damage Dance\, Sidra Bell Dance New York and The August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble. Brown has choreographed various works for Verb Ballets\, The Juilliard Dance Ensemble\, Perry Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp\, Jacksonville University\, Cleveland State University\, Hunter College Department of Theater\, Cleveland School of the Arts\, Stivers School for the Arts\, The Grier School\, Lehigh Valley Dance Exchange “LVDE”\, Theatre Askew and most recently The Arden Theater Company’s production of “The Bluest Eye”.\n​\nMr. Brown’s work has also been showcased during the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD)\, Dumbo Dance Festival\, Wave Rising Series\, Central Park’s Summer Stage\, Dixon Place\, A Modern Tribute\, Center for Performance Research and internationally in Tanzania\, Africa and The Isle of Wight\, UK. Antonio Brown was the first featured alumni artist for the Friends of Cleveland School of the Arts fundraising GALA in 2010\, a featured commissioned choreographer for the Perry Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp Centennial Celebration in 2013\, and was commissioned to choreograph a Lamentation Variation on Verb Ballets in conjunction with the Martha Graham Dance Company in 2015.\n​\nAntonio has taught at various schools and intensives across the country. Such as the Perry Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp since 2008\, a founding teacher for Reed Dance Intensive in Pittsburgh\, PA\, a permanent guest teacher at Cleveland School of the Arts and many others. Currently you can find Mr. Brown teaching at Mark Morris Dance Center\, The Juilliard School\, The Joffrey School and guest teaching for Gallim Dance. He is so grateful to be creating art that means so much to him and continues to share his gifts and talents around the world.
URL:https://651arts.org/event/boxed-a-game-of-winning-and-losing/
LOCATION:Center for Performance Research\, 361 Manhattan Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11211\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181110T120000
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SUMMARY:Embracing Joy / Roots Party
DESCRIPTION:651 ARTS presents two dynamic works-in-progress and opportunities to engage with artists directly in one event. Join us on November 10th for Embracing Black Joy / Roots Party\, in partnership with Weeksville Heritage Center during their November Weeksville Weekend. \nFirst\, multi-disciplinary artist Edisa Weeks continues her journey to create one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five roots with paper and twine in recognition of the year 1865\, when legalized chattel slavery ended in America. THREE RITES: Liberty by DELIRIOUS Dances/Edisa Weeks is the second part of an evening-length interdisciplinary work featuring three interactive performance rituals (rites) about life\, liberty and happiness that examines how these rights are protected and promoted in America\, and how they manifest in the body. THREE RITES: Liberty is a performance installation in which the roots dangle from the ceiling to the floor to create an environment that the audience separates and moves through (as if moving through history)\, to find open spaces containing reflections on liberty. The full work will premiere in 2020. Watch a short video about a Roots Party here. \nNext\, witness a work-in-progress sample screening of documentary filmmaker Marta Effinger-Crichlow’s LITTLE SALLIE WALKER followed by a community discussion on the themes and topics of the film project with Producer/Director/Writer Marta Effinger-Crichlow and Community Engagement Initiative Producer/Writer Ann Bennett. LITTLE SALLIE WALKER tells the story of four black women across the generations who find pleasure\, refuge and power in childhood play. Surviving life in America as black girls\, involved imagining and creating worlds-of-make-believe through a range of play like patty cake\, dress up\, double dutch\, tag\, doll-making\, hop-scotch and hide-and-go-seek. The film unfolds in Alabama\, New York\, California\, and Washington State\, as black women and girls offer a unique and spirited glimpse into their worlds—both past and present. \nThe title of the film is inspired by the classic follow-the-leader game “Little Sallie Walker\,” which shows the wonder and creativity of children. Yet\, in the documentary\, the central and supporting characters also highlight how play reignites memories and struggles with racial oppression\, gender inequalities\, sexual assault\, and poverty. LITTLE SALLIE WALKER is a story about reclamation as these black women try to recover this magical ritual called play in a less than idyllic American society. \nJoin us in sharing your/our stories. \nThe Embracing Black Joy / Roots Party is co-presented by 651 ARTS and Weeksville Heritage Center\, with funding support provided by Con Edison\, Mertz Gilmore Foundation\, and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. Food provided by Tantz Catering.
URL:https://651arts.org/event/embracing-joy-roots-party/
LOCATION:Weeksville Heritage Center\, 158 Buffalo Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11213\, United States
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SUMMARY:A MOTHER'S RITE
DESCRIPTION:Choreographer Jeremy McQueen’s ballet collective\, The Black Iris Project\, has been using movement to celebrate black artists since 2016. At SummerStage\, the performance will include MADIBA\, a ballet inspired by the life of the late Nelson Mandela\, whose 100th birthday is being commemorated this year. The work\, which was selected by the celebrated ballerina\, Misty Copeland\, and previously performed at the The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 2017\, will be followed by the world premiere of A MOTHER’S RITE featuring Alvin Ailey dancer Courtney Spears. The ballet\, set to a four hand piano version of “The Rite of Spring” written and arranged by Igor Stravinsky\, was co-commissioned through The Bronx Museum of the Arts’ Dance and Visual Arts Collaborative Commissioning Program and 651 ARTS\, with additional support provided by Vineyard Arts Project. \nFor more about The Black Iris Project:\nFacebook: @blackirisproject\nInstagram: @blackirisproject\nTwitter: @BlkIrisProject \nPhoto by Matthew Murphy of Courtney Celeste Spears in A MOTHER’S RITE. \nAbout the Artist: Jeremy McQueen\nJeremy McQueen (Artistic Director & Choreographer of The Black Iris Project)\, is an award-winning emerging choreographer\, dedicated to story-telling rooted in experience and social engagement. His work aims to create spaces of comfort\, solace\, and connection through reflection—a sharing of observations of what is going on around him. \nBorn and raised in San Diego\, California\, McQueen is a graduate of The Ailey School/Fordham University\, B.F.A. in dance program. At the age of eight McQueen saw a production of The Phantom of the Opera and was immediately drawn to the arts. That same year he began studying music and theater. At the age of 11 he started his training in dance at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts. McQueen has also trained as a scholarship recipient in the schools of American Ballet Theatre\, San Francisco Ballet\, and Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet. \nMcQueen was a 2013 recipient of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago’s Choreographers of Color Award and two-time finalist of the Capezio Award for Choreographic Excellence. His work has appeared at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts\, Carnegie Hall\, SummerStage in Central Park\, Jacob’s Pillow Dance’s Inside/Out series\, Dancers Responding to AIDS’ Fire Island Dance Festival\, and more. As a performer\, McQueen appeared in the Broadway national tours of Wicked and The Color Purple in addition to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall and Metropolitan Opera’s productions of Die Fledermaus\, Aida\, Les Contes d’Hoffmann\, and Don Giovanni. \nMcQueen cites two influential instructors as a source for his work and creative energy\, Donald Robinson and Kazuko Hirabayashi. From Mr. Robinson\, McQueen learned his guiding principle of discipline\, doing what you know you’re supposed to do even when no one is there to make sure you do it. At a time when McQueen was in a struggle trying to make his way as a dancer\, Ms. Hirabayashi told him to choreograph about it. It is in the craft of story-telling and making a way for yourself through discipline and focus that McQueen was led to start The Black Iris Project\, a creation of space for other like-minded artists to reflect their experiences.
URL:https://651arts.org/event/a-mothers-rite/
LOCATION:SummerStage\, Marcus Garvey Park\, 18 Mt Morris Park W\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
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