Review: Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE at The Joyce Theater Through 2/21
Strong, somber notes from a piano fill the The Joyce Theater as the curtain rises on the annual home season of Brooklyn-based fusion dance company, EVIDENCE. Four spotlights light up each corner of the stage, illuminating the evening’s most heavily featured dancers, Demetrius Burns, Joyce Edwards, Gregory Hamilton, and Isaiah K. Harvey, dressed in shades of brown.
BWW Reviews: THE IMMIGRATION PARADOX Explores the Core of America's Great Controversy
The Immigration Paradox, the 2012 documentary written and directed by Lourdes Lee Vasquez, seeks the truth about the immigration issue, its causes, what and who are driving the noise of polarization, and what will it take to resolve the issue. A thoughtful work that can serve as an additional resource for civil discourse on the issue and its complexities.
BWW Reviews: EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY Tells Stories at the BRIC HOUSE
BRIC House and Evidence are institutions that tell stories. BRIC tells Brooklyn's cultural story through exhibitions, performances, residencies, and community media programs. Evidence tells the story of the African diaspora through a unique mixture of contemporary movement, African dance, and the spoken word. It is no wonder that the two institutions are partnering together through a three-year residency for Ronald K. Brown, Evidence's artistic director (a Brooklyn resident) at BRIC.
Musicals Tonight! to Revive All American at The Lion Theatre, 10/25-11/6
Only Charles Strouse and Mel Brooks can mix Physics and Football and get musical comedy. Their 1961 show All American takes place at a college known more for its football team than its Physics Department but Dean Hawkes-Bullock (Kate Marilley) changes all that by hiring Professor Fodorski (Matt Wilson) from Vienna.
Musicals Tonight! to Revive All American at The Lion Theatre, 10/25-11/6
Only Charles Strouse and Mel Brooks can mix Physics and Football and get musical comedy. Their 1961 show All American takes place at a college known more for its football team than its Physics Department but Dean Hawkes-Bullock (Kate Marilley) changes all that by hiring Professor Fodorski (Matt Wilson) from Vienna.
Cape Cod Conservatory Presents Brentwood Brass, 1/14
Brentwood Brass will perform under the direction of Dr. Robert Kidd, faculty member of The Cape Cod Conservatory. This quintet is comprised of Cape Cod professional musicians and academics dedicated to the multi-faceted world of brass quintet music. The group covers transcriptions and original compositions from the 16th-21st centuries ranging from popular to classical.
Cape Cod Conservatory Presents Brentwood Brass, 1/14
Brentwood Brass will perform under the direction of Dr. Robert Kidd, faculty member of The Cape Cod Conservatory. This quintet is comprised of Cape Cod professional musicians and academics dedicated to the multi-faceted world of brass quintet music. The group covers transcriptions and original compositions from the 16th-21st centuries ranging from popular to classical.
'6th Annual On Our Toes in Hamptons' Celebrates 8/22
The Sixth Annual 'On Our Toes in The Hamptons' featuring the internationally acclaimed Evidence, A Dance Company under the direction of founder Ronald K. Brown will take place at the home of The Honorable Bernard and Joyce Jackson, 2028 Deerfield Road, Water Mill, N.Y., 11976 on Saturday, August 22, 2009 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.