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thxx #NOLA !

D R E A M S T A T E S . . . . . NEXT DATE:.. . . . . • N E W  Y O R K | 10. 06. 17 | 7:30 PM@harlemstage.. Friday, October 6, 2017  7:30pm 

co-presented by @651arts & @AfricanFilmFest 

Reservation:https://www.harlemstage.org/events-list/2017/10/6/dreamstates

[unlabyrinth]

@LaShondaKatrice Barnett writes historical fiction act of political resistance. It's an HONOR, not a burden to go into the archives and tell these stories. Our ancestors got a raw deal, an honor to write their history #WRBGFEST #651arts #blackhistory (at BRIC)

[jmarksthespots]

[#BKArtHome #COMMUNITYCONVERSATION] Home in the Time of Brooklyn: Festival of Ideas  Saturday, May 6 | 1-3pm  JACK | 505 1/2 Waverly Ave. Brooklyn, NY Tickets: Free | Seating is limited RSVP here

Join @651arts-blog for our culminating event! This creative dialogue with our think-tank family members will reflect on how to collectively nurture our needs and desires in order to maintain an artistic haven in Brooklyn.​ Tune into the conversation online at #BKArtHome. Learn more about Home in the Time of Brooklyn here.

[clapbackqueensandkings]

Thank you @pmmdc.info for including NotoriousRBJ.art the #swagbag for such a dope event. @651arts #lanunchevent for #IWishAMFWOOD #virtualgriot by @thensangounjikam & shot/directed by @elishajlawson If you haven’t seen this series short short sketches on YouTube, you can now and should! #fortheculture #whatwoodyoudo #gentrification #bedstuy #brooklyn #community #arts #artlife #supportBlackArtOrgs #blackartbelike #comedy Also @basquiatsbottle y’all the real MVPs for the single bartenders service & these wingzzzz!!!! #foodie #foodlove #nomnomnom #blackownedbusiness #buyblack #blackfoodmatters https://www.instagram.com/p/CcyxeJeMIHb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[trascapades]

🎭 #ArtIsAWeapon Tonight, THE THEATERMAKERS - A Black Theater Preview: Winter/Spring Edition, “…an evening of conversation, commentary and performance to celebrate the presence of Black theater artists on Broadway, Off-Broadway and beyond,” at the @kumbletheater, 7:00PM. Free with RSVP-link in @walktallgirl bio & www.kumbletheater.org

This event “…will feature presentations from an extraordinary theatrical roster that includes a dozen world premieres, the New York premiere of Blues for an Alabama Sky by renowned playwright and author Pearl Cleage, conversations with Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle Award-winner Jocelyn Bioh [@jjbioh] (School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play) writer/director/actress Ifa Bayeza on adapting and directing the work of her late sister Ntozake Shange, and getting a first look at Lynn Nottage’s [@lynnnottage] Intimate Apparel, adapted as an opera with a libretto by the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, music by Ricky Ian Gordon, directed by Bartlett Sher. The evening will also honor the legacy of The Billie Holiday Theatre [@billieholidaytheatre] (Dr. Indira Etwaroo, Executive Director), a world-class organization and cornerstone of Brooklyn’s black theater community.” Attendees “…will have access to a theater marketplace that will offer production details, #discounts, and information from Black Theater service organizations and conferences.

Productions, companies, and organizations participating in the evening of conversation, commentary, and performance are The Billie Holiday Theater, Page 73 Productions, The Fire This Time Festival, WP Theater, Keen Company, Negro Ensemble Company, Inc., MCC Theater, Signature Theatre, 14th Street Y Women’s History Series, National Black Theatre, Lincoln Center Theater, Queens Theatre, Parity Productions, Cherry Lane Theater and JAG Productions, Harlem Stage [@harlemstage], Vineyard Theatre, The Public Theater, MJ, The 15th National Black Writers Conference, 34th Annual Black Theater Network Conference, 651 ARTS [@651arts], and Apollo Theater [@apollotheater].” #BlkTheaterPreview #BlackStorytellers #BlackGirlTheaterGeeks🤓 #Broadway #FreeInNYC #TraScapades

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[jaamilkosoko]

Sending love to @651arts, @nylivearts, and @dancenthusiast for the support of Chameleon (The Chelsea Installments) showing happening tmw. link in my bio. 🖤 #chameleonbiomyth (at New York Live Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/BucsTQnHgaE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17tcmnov481bv

[jodinescorner]

Tonight we said farewell to @shaywafer and celebrate her leadership at @651arts She’s moving back to #LosAngelrs but this is no way shape or form of a goodbye. Shay was my first boss in #NewYork She hired me as the marketing manager and helped me navigate the world of the #Arts and #nonprofitorganizations We were both finding our footing in #Brooklyn and I leaned on her from everything work related to my personal issues of trying to find an apartment and dating (we need more wine to talk about those good ole days). I am so grateful that Shay took a chance on me. Through her I was able to meet so many dynamic people from @lovejonespr to @aaronlmck to @rasupreme to @annaglass My life in New York is so much richer because of this woman in this photo. I am forever grateful to you, Shay Wafer. Honored to call you friend. See you in LA soon! #mytribe #grateful #alwaysmyboss #onwardandupward #friendselevatingfriends (at Gotham Market at The Ashland) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtM-8V0hlQh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hrft93o6vye5

[baxarts]

Introductions by Mikki Shepard and Sheila Lewandowski | March 25th Gala

“Here are some of the reasons why:

[BAX] values diversity – it doesn’t pay lip service or has followed the fad of late. It has always been diverse in the true sense of the word – racially, culturally, sexual orientation, gender identification, age and aesthetic traditions.  BAX reflects its community. It’s a safe space – Anyone who crosses the BAX threshold is valued for who you are and for your ideas – the message is - YOU CAN BE YOU Provides a support system in deep and meaningful ways for artists, faculty, students, staff and volunteers. It’s an exchange – of ideas, disciplines - it values process over the end product that allows for this exchange.  The exchange includes local, national and international artists in dialogue with community residents in a diverse range of ways, often designed by the participants themselves. And, as one writer said, “BAX made sure that one person would never speak for everyone.”

One true sign of a real community grounded organization is that it's community feels a sense of ownership.

You, as part of the BAX family really do own it as demonstrated by the artist who continue to return to their BAX home. BAX reflects its leader – Marya BAX is grounded in its vision, committed, courageous - it's generous, honest, authentic, inspiring and nurturing.

Marya as one writer noted – is a pragmatic earth mother and her family, the BAX family extends far and wide. Thank you Marya - I am grateful to be part of the BAX family.”

-- Mikki Shepard,  Executive Producer of The Apollo Theater from 2009 – 2016, Founder and Executive Producer of 651Arts.

“Marya, you are a founder and you redefine the term. I am a founder and I look to you to learn about what you built, how you built it and what you will leave behind when you go and how you do it all with love, care and great organizational skills. For over 25 years BAX, under your leadership, has let the needs of performing artists serve as the foundation for programming that has helped to define its local community and the City as a haven, a sanctuary or creative and critical thinking and doing.”

--Sheila Lewandowski, co-founder and Executive Director of The Chocolate Factory

[headphoneaddictmca]

Five years ago, I saw @soulsciencelab #Soundtrack63 at Irondale Theater with @651arts. Tonight, I saw it at the World Famous Apollo Theater. How far they've come. So proud of @chenlo and @asanteamin. Its only the beginning... (at Apollo Theater)

[armandosomoza]

#Repost @soulsciencelab (@get_repost) ・・・ We're getting ready for a our 9-show Fall 2017 #Soundtrack63 residence with #LincolnCenterEducation! Ltd. tickets are still available to show dates October 25th-November 3rd. If you're in the high school educator community, please consider bringing your students to experience @Soundtrack63. School tickets are $9 per person, with 1 complementary ticket per 18 paid tickets. GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: http://lincolncentereducation.org/performance-season#start ABOUT SOUNDTRACK '63 Soundtrack '63 is a live, multimedia musical performance and retrospective of the African-American experience in America. It is an artistic survey of the past that gives context to the present day condition and asks important questions about our future. Originally produced by @651ARTS and developed by Creative Director @CHENLO, Soundtrack ’63 premiered in 2013 as part of the Movement ’63 series. The full sensory live documentary takes viewers on a journey from the African continent through milestone events in African-American history with a captivating immersive video of archival footage and animation serves as the backdrop for a soundtrack of spirituals, protest songs, and popular music throughout the 20th century performed by an 18-piece orchestra and dynamic vocal chamber, conducted by Musical Director, @AsanteAmin. #movementmusic #musiceducation #wedoitforourculture

[dreamstatesmetablog]

• N E W  Y O R K 

| 10. 06. 17 | 7:30 PM

Flourishing Films, Harlem Stage and African Film Festival, Inc. Presents :

Harlem Stage on Film: Dreamstates

A Film By Anisia Uzeyman Ft. Saul Williams + Q&A with the director and members of the cast & a SPECIAL performance by Saul Williams & CX KidtroniK

Friday, October 6, 2017 - 7:30pm* #HarlemStage, #NewYork co-presented by 651 ARTS

* see link above for tix

#Dreamstates #LimitedReleaseTour #dreamstatesexperience #idreamtofyou #dreamstatesrelease #dreamstatesontheroad

[jmarksthespots]

8th Annual #SoulofBK #Festival Presented by @mocada-museum in partnership w/ Weeksville Heritage Center, @651arts-blog, Afropop Worldwide & Jill Newman Productions Sunday, September 24 | 2pm-8pm Weeksville Heritage Center | 158 Buffalo Ave Brooklyn, NY 11213 TODAY! Join us at Weeksville Heritage Center, site of the oldest free Black settlement in Brooklyn, for a day of music, dance, food, and community! Tour the historic homes, participate in conversations, listen to music, and spend an afternoon with art. Feel free to bring a blanket and relax on the lawn. We can't wait to see you there! CONCERT & CELEBRATION: THE SOUL OF BROOKLYN FESTIVAL 2017 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WEEKSVILLE HERITAGE CENTER, 651 ARTS, AFROPOP WORLDWIDE, & JILL NEWMAN PRODUCTIONS ADMISSION: FREE (RSVP) WEEKSVILLE HERITAGE CENTER 158 BUFFALO AVE, BROOKLYN NY 11213 SUNDAY FESTIVAL SCHEDULE: 12PM - DIY VENDORS (ALL DAY) 12PM - HUNTERFLY ROAD HOUSES TOURS (UNTIL 3PM) 12PM - AFROPOP WORLDWIDE RADIO: LIVE BROADCAST (ALL DAY) 1PM - CURATING WHILE BLACK: A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY CONVERSATION GLORY EDIN, WELL-READ BLACK GIRL CURTIS JOHN, THE LUMINAL THEATER MICHAEL TONGE, THE CULTURE LP BRIAN TATE, TATE STRATEGIES (MODERATOR) 2PM - DANDY LION: BLACK DANDYISM, A CONVERSATION W/ SHANTRELLE LEWIS THIS PANEL WILL BE MODERATED BY KLEAVER CRUZ 3PM - FESTIVAL OF DREAMS: FAUSTIN LINYEKULA, ASSISTED BY SOUTH AFRICAN DANCER MOYA MICHAEL, TEAMS UP WITH 20 DANCERS FROM IT'S SHOWTIME NYC! TO CREATE A SERIES OF PERFORMATIVE DIALOGUES IN BROOKLYN. 4PM - CONCERT ON THE LAWN: | AYO | JENNAH BELL | ELAN VARNER | DJ BRINA PAYNE MUSIC PRODUCED by x Music Director: JILL NEWMAN PRODUCTIONS

[trascapades]

#ArtIsAWeapon #GetLoud #PeaceRally #DanceParty #Music & #SpokenWord @bedstuyrestoration in #Brooklyn tomorrow, September 9th, 3PM-10PM. Presenting partners: #RestorationART @soulsummitmusic @651Arts @bkartscouncil @walktallgirl @billieholidaytheatre @bcmkids @cumbedance @project1voice @evidencedance @afrolatinjazz #WalkerIntlCommunications #BedStuyGatewayBID #CentralBrooklynJazzConsortium #FrankSilveraWritersWorkshop #ArtInAction #Community #ArtsCommunity #ArtActivism #Culture #SocialJustice #Resist #BlackJoy #TraScapades #ArtIsAWeapon (at Restoration Plaza)

[rasujilani]

Essay: What sparked #TripleConsciousness

I was recently asked to write an essay for brooklynmuseum to give context on the inspiration, inception, and development of #TripleConsciousness. For more information about the program, click here: https://tripleconsciousness.splashthat.com/

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"In 2013, I attended a Park Armory work-in-progress presentation of Ralph Lemon’s Scaffold Room, produced by MAPP International Productions. The performance addressed ideas of the archetypal Black female in America culture, and I found myself experiencing various streams of consciousness. The ideas were drawn from history, stereotypes, pop culture, and science fiction with source materials like Moms Mabley, Beyoncé, Kathy Acker and Samuel R. Delany. 

I was left with a question: “What impact does the Black woman’s image in pop culture have on America?” I explored and discussed the idea for several months before approaching Shay Wafer of 651 ARTS with the idea of producing a discussion series about Black Femininity. Shay explained that 651 ARTS was producing the Geneva Project directed by Charlotte Brathwaite, which also seeks to examine black femininity through the lens of tradition and cultural remembrance. 

We decided to expand on the concept to include artists and cultural thinkers who focus on themes of Black female identity. Ebony Noelle Golden was commissioned to curate conversations that would broaden our ideas of Black women in America. She added deeper questions that helped anchor the discussion and enlisted the participation of powerful women who rarely appear together on these types of forums. These shared efforts make Triple Consciousness a collaborative platform for exercising the democratic voice in reimagining Black female identity in America."

-          Rasu Jilani