Performing Arts Center http://www.york.cuny.edu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. Urvashi, A Love Story http://www.york.cuny.edu/centers-institutes/performing-arts/events/urvashi-a-love-story The Natraj Center for the Performing Arts, a not-for-profit organization, traces its origins to the renowned Natraj Cultural Group, which was founded in 1989 by a group of mothers led by Barbara Lemoine whose initial objective was to support a group of young dancers to perform innovative and creative dances. Today, Natraj proudly continues to provide a forum where our youth can hone their talents and nurture their creativity both collectively and as individuals. These young artistes share their knowledge of their rich Indian culture and heritage with the youths of the community through classes and workshops in dance, drama and music. Natraj currently conducts regular dance classes in Queens Village, NY.

Throughout the years, Natraj has assisted, and continues to assist, many cultural and religious organizations in their efforts to promote cultural awareness and respect through professional performances at various social functions, fundraisers and cultural events. Garnering international recognition, Natraj conducts annual dance workshops in Jamaica, W.I. and has performed in Canada, Guyana, Trinidad and Jamaica.

All Natraj teachers and senior performers have been classically trained by respected professionals in the Indian Classical Dance tradition, and their areas of expertise include Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak, Odissi, and folk dances, as well as the more popular Bollywood film and pop genres.

Starring:

  • Julia Devi Subrian as Urvashi
  • Neil Singh as Prince Pururava
  • Natraj Dancers

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]]> No publisher Miguel Bernard Performance Performing Arts 2013-01-07T17:10:00Z Event Eartha Kitt http://www.york.cuny.edu/centers-institutes/performing-arts/events/evening-alberta-hunter No publisher Miguel Bernard Performance Performing Arts Current Student PAC Series Event 2012-07-12T18:45:00Z Event Black Wall Street http://www.york.cuny.edu/centers-institutes/performing-arts/events/black-wall-street Once upon a time in American, in the year 1921, there was a Black paradise. It was a small Black community in Tulsa Oklahoma called Greenwood. This community consisted of Blacks who fled the oppression of the South to carve themselves out a place in the Indian nation of Oklahoma. There they formed a peculiar society of Blacks, Indians, and Jews who respected and did business with each other. Some of these Blacks happened to settle on oil rich land and became incredibly wealthy--so wealthy in fact that the town soon became known as Black Wall Street.

In a mere 36 block section of town, these African-Americans owned and operated 600 thriving businesses. One of the most popular of these businesses was Old Lady Boleys’ eating establishment which is where our play begins. One Sunday evening the town’s more influential citizens gathered to have their pictures taken for the local newspaper in honor of the community’s 20th anniversary. Before the play ends, the entire community of Greenwood is completely burned to the ground in a 12 hour period, and a major Black economic movement is halted.

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]]> No publisher Miguel Bernard Performance Performing Arts Current Student PAC Series Event 2012-07-12T16:10:00Z Event Camp Logan http://www.york.cuny.edu/centers-institutes/performing-arts/events/camp-logan-7pm Camp Logan, tells the story of the black decorated veterans from the 24th United States Infantry Regiment who were executed after clashing with the white townspeople whereby the harassment of the soldiers led to the revolts of 1917 that took place in Houston, TX. Celeste Bedford-Walker’s play received raved reviews when it premiered at the Victoria Five Theatre in New York City in 1994. The men of the 24th Infantry (an all Black regiment) had fought bravely on behalf of the United States and received a distinguished record. They served in the Mexican-American dispute against Pancho Villa in Cuba under Teddy Roosevelt and in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.

Many of the men were 20-year veterans, yet less than four months after returning from service, thirteen soldiers from the 24th were hanged without appeal or review under sentence by the largest court-martial ever convened in the United States. This play is well timed for a return to the stage with the country still in the midst of the Iraq war.

C Logan

]]> No publisher Miguel Bernard Performance Performing Arts Current Student PAC Series Event 2012-07-12T19:05:00Z Event Camp Logan http://www.york.cuny.edu/centers-institutes/performing-arts/events/camp-logan Camp Logan, tells the story of the black decorated veterans from the 24th United States Infantry Regiment who were executed after clashing with the white townspeople whereby the harassment of the soldiers led to the revolts of 1917 that took place in Houston, TX. Celeste Bedford-Walker’s play received raved reviews when it premiered at the Victoria Five Theatre in New York City in 1994. The men of the 24th Infantry (an all Black regiment) had fought bravely on behalf of the United States and received a distinguished record. They served in the Mexican-American dispute against Pancho Villa in Cuba under Teddy Roosevelt and in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.

Many of the men were 20-year veterans, yet less than four months after returning from service, thirteen soldiers from the 24th were hanged without appeal or review under sentence by the largest court-martial ever convened in the United States. This play is well timed for a return to the stage with the country still in the midst of the Iraq war.

C Logan

]]> No publisher Miguel Bernard Performance Performing Arts Current Student PAC Series Event 2012-07-12T19:05:00Z Event Jazz Saxophonist Ed Jackson http://www.york.cuny.edu/centers-institutes/performing-arts/events/jazz-saxophonist-casey-benjamin Jazz Saxophonist Ed Jackson performs with the York College Big Band. No publisher Miguel Bernard Performance Performing Arts Performing and Fine Arts 2013-01-10T17:40:00Z Event Black Wall Street http://www.york.cuny.edu/centers-institutes/performing-arts/events/afternoon-black-wall-street Once upon a time in American, in the year 1921, there was a Black paradise. It was a small Black community in Tulsa Oklahoma called Greenwood. This community consisted of Blacks who fled the oppression of the South to carve themselves out a place in the Indian nation of Oklahoma. There they formed a peculiar society of Blacks, Indians, and Jews who respected and did business with each other. Some of these Blacks happened to settle on oil rich land and became incredibly wealthy--so wealthy in fact that the town soon became known as Black Wall Street.

In a mere 36 block section of town, these African-Americans owned and operated 600 thriving businesses. One of the most popular of these businesses was Old Lady Boleys’ eating establishment which is where our play begins. One Sunday evening the town’s more influential citizens gathered to have their pictures taken for the local newspaper in honor of the community’s 20th anniversary. Before the play ends, the entire community of Greenwood is completely burned to the ground in a 12 hour period, and a major Black economic movement is halted.

black wall st

Note: The tickets that were bought for previously canceled viewings are valid.

]]> No publisher Miguel Bernard Performance Performing Arts Current Student PAC Series Event 2012-07-12T16:10:00Z Event Octavio Brunetti http://www.york.cuny.edu/centers-institutes/performing-arts/events/octavio-brunetti Octavio is a pianist and arranger who studied classical piano in his home town Rosario, Argentina. He moved to the United States in 2004 where his participation in New York’s International Tango Competition won him two first prizes: Best Solo Pianist and Best Duo with Saxophone player Bernardo Monk. His recordings include “Soledad” by Astor Piazzolla with world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma (“Appassionato” by Sony BMG-Classical), and Grammy Award Winning CD “Te amo Tango” with Raul Jaurena. He participated in the recording of the Original Soundtrack Music for the last Francis Ford Coppola’s movie “TETRO” (Deutsche Grammophon) composed by Osvaldo Golijov. Mr. Brunetti is considered one of the most sought after tango pianists of our times.

Octavio Brunetti

]]> No publisher Miguel Bernard Performing Arts PAC Series Event Current Student Performance plasmas homepage 2012-07-09T14:45:00Z Event The Hedge http://www.york.cuny.edu/centers-institutes/performing-arts/events/the-hedge Come See The Hedge Like You’ve Never Seen It Before! Arts in Christian Theatre and York College Performing Arts Center present,

THE HEDGE:

  • a dramatic, contemporary adaptation of the tumultuous life of Job. Experience a production where demons and angels battle for the life of a man who would not curse God.

Held at York College Performing Arts Center 94-45 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard. Jamaica, New York Hosted by Bethel Gospel Tabernacle, Bishop Roderick R. Caesar, Senior Pastor

]]> No publisher Miguel Bernard Performance Performing Arts Public 2012-10-05T19:05:00Z Event Sandy Aid: Soul to Soul http://www.york.cuny.edu/centers-institutes/performing-arts/events/sandy-aid-soul-to-soul No publisher Miguel Bernard Performance Performing and Fine Arts Public 2012-12-12T19:50:00Z Event Junior Mance http://www.york.cuny.edu/centers-institutes/performing-arts/events/junior-mance Born Julian Clifford Mance, Jr, in Chicago, Illinois on October 10, 1928. He is a jazz pianist, composer, author of “HOW TO PLAY BLUES PIANO”, and recording artist of forty plus albums as a leader and numerous recordings as a sideman. Junior began playing the piano at the age of five. He attended Roosevelt College in Chicago as a music major. During his early teens, Junior started playing professionally. He joined Gene Ammons’ band and began his recording career at the age of seventeen. He also played and recorded with Lester Young, Dinah Washington, Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie, Cannonball Adderley, and many others.

Junior Mance

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]]> No publisher Miguel Bernard Performance Performing Arts Current Student PAC Series Event 2012-07-12T16:40:00Z Event Alex Blake http://www.york.cuny.edu/centers-institutes/performing-arts/events/alex-blake Multi-dimensional, multifaceted, the musical world of Alex Blake holds an astonishing range of genres over his acclaimed career as a musician, composer, and educator. From his roots in Latin and salsa, jazz, and fusion to rock, RnB, funk, soul and global styles – his music continues to evolve in originality. As a virtuoso, Mr. Blake has maximized the limits of the instrument through his diverse techniques - from classical fingering and guitar-like strumming to resounding slapping and vibrant staccatos, producing a full range of harmonies and rhythms on the bass in any composition. He has recorded with musical legends of the past and today, appeared at major festivals, concerts, and high-profile events throughout the world, and continues his lectures and teaching at clinics and forums.

ablake

]]> No publisher Miguel Bernard Performance Performing Arts Current Student PAC Series Event 2012-07-12T17:15:00Z Event Tito Puente Jr. Orchestra http://www.york.cuny.edu/centers-institutes/performing-arts/events/tito-puente-jr-orchestra The comparison is inevitable. How carries his father with him – imprinted on his physical being and locked in his soul. It's in his looks, his joy, his music. No doubt, every time Tito Jr. walks on stage – he walks in his father's footsteps. He dances in celebration, throws his head back in pure joy and lights up the room with that oh-so-familiar smile. Tito Jr. is on a passionate mission. The younger Puente is determined to nurture the musical legacy left by his father. He refuses to let it become a distant memory; "He was just too vibrant, too exciting. There was magic in the music my father made. It made people happy, all over the world. My goal is to keep it alive, and in doing so, expose it to a whole new generation."

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]]> No publisher Miguel Bernard Performance Performing Arts Current Student PAC Series Event 2012-07-10T18:55:00Z Event The Hedge http://www.york.cuny.edu/centers-institutes/performing-arts/events/the-hedge-dec8th Come See The Hedge Like You’ve Never Seen It Before! Arts in Christian Theatre and York College Performing Arts Center present,

THE HEDGE:

  • a dramatic, contemporary adaptation of the tumultuous life of Job. Experience a production where demons and angels battle for the life of a man who would not curse God.

Held at York College Performing Arts Center 94-45 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard. Jamaica, New York Hosted by Bethel Gospel Tabernacle, Bishop Roderick R. Caesar, Senior Pastor

Note: The tickets that were bought for previously canceled viewings are valid.

]]> No publisher Miguel Bernard Performance Performing Arts Public 2012-10-05T19:05:00Z Event The Hedge http://www.york.cuny.edu/centers-institutes/performing-arts/events/the-hedge-oct27 Come See The Hedge Like You’ve Never Seen It Before! Arts in Christian Theatre and York College Performing Arts Center present,

THE HEDGE:

  • a dramatic, contemporary adaptation of the tumultuous life of Job. Experience a production where demons and angels battle for the life of a man who would not curse God.

Held at York College Performing Arts Center 94-45 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard. Jamaica, New York Hosted by Bethel Gospel Tabernacle, Bishop Roderick R. Caesar, Senior Pastor

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