Hamilton Heights, The Home Of Horne, Hammerstein, And A Guy Name Alexander And Others Uptown
Hamilton Heights is a neighborhood in the northern part of Manhattan, in New York City. Continue reading
Dance Theatre Of Harlem And Others Perform At Restart Stages Features Artistic Collaborations From Harlem To Hollis
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts today announced new artistic performances, collaborations, workshops, family programming, and more coming to Restart Stages this August.Continue reading
Five Of New York’s Most Celebrated Companies Join Forces As Part Of Restart Stages
Five of New York City’s most acclaimed dance companies—Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem.Continue reading
Dance Theatre Of Harlem Receives $10M From MacKenzie Scott And Dan Jewett
Virginia Johnson, Artistic Director and Founding Member of Dance Theatre of Harlem, along with the company's Executive Director, Anna Glass, announced today a $10 million gift.Continue reading
Plan Proposed To Name East Harlem Street After Legendary Actress Cicely Tyson
Legendary actress Cicely Tyson’s artistry propelled her to the top of the entertainment industry and no matter how much success she garnered, the barrier-breaking pioneer always stayed true to her Harlem roots.Continue reading
Flashback To New York City’s Dance Theatre Of Harlem
In 1969 dancers Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem.Continue reading
Nonprofits From Harlem To Hollis Get Millions To Address COVID-19 Challenges
The New York Community Trust has announced new grants totaling $6.3 million, many of which are going to aid nonprofits helping New Yorkers navigate the ongoing economic and health challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.Continue reading
Dance Companies From Harlem To Hollis Lead New Voting Initiative
Five of New York City's acclaimed dance companies have joined together to create a new online initiative to urge the dance community to do their civic duty and vote: #NYCDANCEUNITES.Continue reading
MBP Newsletter From Harlem Grants, To Networks, Census Bureau, And More
It’s Thursday, October 1, 2020. Welcome to the weekly edition of the Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewers COVID newsletter. Continue reading
$120 Billion Available For District Small Businesses And Non-Profits, Says Harlem’s Espaillat
Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat announced the release of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) information to New York’s 13th congressional district by the Small Business Administration and U.S. Treasury Department.Continue reading
Dorothy Dandridge In The Mermaid Gown, By Harlem’s Diva Zelda Wynn Valdes, 1953
Here's Dorothy Dandrige swerving, doing the robot and dancing in two dresses by Harlem fashion designer to the stars Zelda Wynn Valdes.
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Dance Theatre Of Harlem Celebrates 50 Years
This Monday, February 11 marks the 50th Anniversary - to the day - when, in response to the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....Continue reading
Dance Theatre Of Harlem Founder Arthur Mitchell Pioneering Dancer Passes (Video)
Dance God, Arthur Mitchell, who broke barriers for African-Americans in the 1950s as a ballet dancer with the New York City Ballet and who would go on to become a driving force in the creation of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, has died. Continue reading
Lincoln Center Announces Out Of Doors, One Of The Oldest Free Outdoor Festivals In The USA
Lincoln Center today announced its annual Out of Doors season of free music and dance, invigorating Damrosch Park and the Lincoln Center campus from July 24 to August 12, 2018. Continue reading
Chicago’s Hiplet Channels The Dance Theatre Of Harlem And The A$AP Mob
In 1994, Homer Hans Bryant — dancer, instructor, and founder of the Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center — did something most classically trained performers would roll their eyes at.Continue reading
