Harlem Stage

Below is a listing of activities at HarlemStage in the coming weeks.  Events might include film, music and dance, and are presented in chronological order. 
SEASON DETAILS (Arranged by discipline, then by date.)

Dance

E-Moves 14

Friday and Saturday, April 12, 13, and 19 at 7:30pm at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue (at West 135th St.)

Tickets: $20 General / $16 Members

As our signature dance series, E-Moves has, for 14 years, showcased extraordinarily talented choreographers who create fearless, trailblazing works. In a new twist this season we’ve invited back nine of these daring dance-makers, all with sharply contrasting styles, placing them in teams of three creating original 30-minute pieces that will leave you breathless.

The Teams are:
#1: Nia Love, Germaul Barnes & Maurice Chestnut
#2: Nathan Trice, Marguerite Hemmings & Hattie Mae Williams
#3: Adia Whitaker, Satoshi Haga & Nelida Tirado

E-Moves 14: The Takeover

Saturday, April 20 at 7:30pm
at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue (at West 135th St.)

Tickets: $20 General / $16 Members / $10 with purchase of ticket to E-Moves 14*
*Call the box office for $10 ticket to the Takeover. 212-281-9240 ext. 19 or 20.

On Saturday April 20th, with the next generation in mind, each of the nine choreographers from E-Moves 14 will select an emerging artist for the closing evening’s Harlem Stage Takeover. The Harlem Stage Gatehouse will reverberate with adventurous site-specific creations by this collection of promising dance dynamos. The evening will be topped off by a pulsating party, featuring one of NYC’s hottest DJs.

Artists participating in the Takeover:
Rie Fukuzawa
JoiLynn
KCDC (Khristina Cayetano & Daniel Curry)
Ursula Kendall
Damani Pompey
Anthony Rodriguez
Veleda Roehl
Christopher Rudd
Aaron R. White

THEATER / SPOKEN WORD / POETRY

EDUCATION ON HARLEM STAGE PRESENTS: UPTOWN OPEN

Thursday, May 16, 5:00 pm
at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue (at West 135th St.)

Tickets: $5 for Adults, FREE for Teens!

Our monthly open mic series is run by youth for youth, with youth DJs, hosts, and a monthly-featured poet. Three years strong, our partnership with Urban Word NYC continues with Uptown Open. This monthly open mic series for teens is a safe, uncensored space for poets, spoken word artists, emcees, scholars and activists to share their powerful and important voices.

Presented in partnership with Urban Word NYC

FILM

MUSIC

ERIMAJ and Fabian Almazan

Wednesday, May 8 at 7:30 pm
at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue (at West 135th St.)

Tickets: $10 General

This cutting-edge double bill features two exceptional rising young stars – drummer extraordinaire Jamire Williams, who is charting new territory with his ensemble ERIMAJ, hot off their critically-praised debut release, Conflict of a Man; and Fabian Almazan, considered one of the most thrilling young jazz pianists on the scene, who debuts at Harlem Stage with a special string project.

Presented as part of the Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival 2013

The Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival is produced by Harlem Stage, Jazzmobile and The Apollo Theater, in collaboration with Columbia University

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Marc Cary Celebrates Abbey Lincoln

Thursday and Friday, May 9 and 10 at 7:30 pm
at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue (at West 135th St.)

Tickets: $10 General

Marc Cary’s “Moseka House: The House That Abbey Built” is a two-night celebration of American jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln by Harlem Stage favorite Marc Cary who was Lincoln’s former pianist and arranger. On night one Cary interprets Lincoln’s compositions in solo and in trio format with his Focus Trio; on the second night, Cary on solo piano accompanies vocalists Kiyem Ade, Maggie Brown, Pyeng Threadgill, and Imani Uzuri as they pay homage to “the house that Abbey built.”

Presented as part of the Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival 2013

The Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival is produced by Harlem Stage, Jazzmobile and The Apollo Theater, in collaboration with Columbia University

FAMILY SERIES