Performances We Love :: indiVisible – An Evening of Women Solo Work
I began my trip at the Bay at PAWA Arkipelago Literary Series and this coming weekend, I share the multi-disciplinary stage with Chelsea Gregory and Yadira de la Riva. I will be doing an excerpted staged reading of my new piece, my mouth may not know the words but everything else understands, directed by Kamilah Forbes; Chelsea will be sharing her piece, The 6 Project; Yadira will perform an excerpt of her show, One Journey.
Music We Love :: Brandt Bauer Frick
Hot off their performance at Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards in London last week, the German trio, Brandt Bauer Frick, has confirmed upcoming performances at Coachella & SXSW. In case you’re not familiar with them, have some fun with “Teufelsleiter” on their genius player below. You can also check out their video, “Bop” and see a clip of their performance at the WWA (at 3:00) thanks to Lefto’s recap. – Moni Pineda
Shows We Love :: Solar-Powered Dance Series
The 6th Annual Solar-Powered Dance Series at Solar One will feature 12 up-and-coming choreographers, including my good friend and awesome dancer, Theo Boguszewski. The show will take place outdoors on an eco-stage, featuring music completely powered by the sun! There are two programs of 6 pieces each, and will be presented over two weekends. The performances are free and all-ages!
Events We Love :: Femi Kuti at Lincoln Center
If you’re unfamiliar with Afrobeat, a Nigerian brand of funk unlike any other, you may have been living under a rock for the past twenty years. But Femi Kuti, the son of legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, is here to drag you out from under that rock, hips shaking the whole the way.
As a part of Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing program, Femi Kuti + The Positive Force will be playing on Monday, July 12th. The performance will be preceded by a dance lesson by Maija Garcia, the associate choreographer of FELA!, the Afrobeat Broadway musical based on Femi’s father’s work. DJ duties will be handled by Rich Medina with Sahr.
The dance lesson begins at 6:30, the performance begins at 7:30.
Events We Love :: Celebrate Brooklyn
Celebrate Brooklyn! is one of New York City’s longest running, free, outdoor performing arts festivals. Launched in 1979 as a catalyst for a Brooklyn performing arts scene and to bring people back into Prospect Park after years of neglect, Celebrate Brooklyn! has been an anchor in the park’s revitalization and has become one of the city’s foremost summer cultural attractions. Over its history, Celebrate Brooklyn! has presented over 1,700 artists and ensembles reflective of the borough’s diversity, ranging from internationally acclaimed performers to emerging, cutting-edge artists. All Celebrate Brooklyn! performances are free! The festival attracts upwards of 250,000 attendees from across New York City to the Prospect Park Bandshell each summer. Celebrate Brooklyn! has a well developed membership program with over 500 seasonal members. Benefits of membership include express entry, reserved seating, pre-concert receptions and more.
Events We Love :: The Hoover Dam Collective Presents: DeliCrash
DeliCrash is the fourth in a series of shows produced by The Hoover Dam Collective. This time, they’re taking over the Woodhull Deli in Brooklyn on July 16th! Doors are at 8, the show starts at 9:30, and it’s only five bucks!
Events We Love :: Soon Come: Poems Painted & Spoken
The Center presents Soon Come: Poems Painted & Spoken, a multi-media art exhibit and poetry performance by Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene. Soon Come: Poems Painted & Spoken will debut Etaghene’s visual art. Her art is acrylic and spray painted visual poems passionately splashed on canvas and wood surfaces in order to share the colors of her soul. The space will have life-size poetry hanging around you, video art as well as a loving, tender, soul-deep performance of Etaghene’s poetry spanning the last decade of her career. The poems shared will be about the revelry, magic, heartache and angst of love. Etaghene gives you these poems and paintings with open palms and heart, reaching to love you, ever more, ever deeper.
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