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By admin | January 7, 2010
The production will take place on December 26th at 7pm. This marks the fourth year the performance has appeared at the Apollo Theater, but the Harlem based dance company Forces of Nature Dance Theater has presented the project for the past twenty-eight years. The production was conceived by Abdel R. Salaam, who is the Executive Artistic Director/ Choreographer of Forces of Nature and Artistic Director of The Kwanza Celebration- Regeneration Night. In 1981 his then fledging dance company presented the original production. “It was part of the mission of the company and the mission of my life” professes Mr. Salaam.
“My first work was created for a Kwanzaa Celebration. It was based on the Nguzo Saba, the seven principles of daily living. The idea was to use dance, music and theater to entertain and empower our community”, Abdel explains. “At that performance we wanted to symbolically build a new society. HUD did not have a model of the community so I designed one myself. During the performance we brought elders (adults who were also Harlem residents) on stage to share with the audience their contributions to the community. Then a young person would join each elder on stage, the elder would present the young person with a building from the model and the young person would place it in an open space. Together the elders and the young people symbolically rebuilt the community”.
Over the years many notables have contributed their time and expertise to the celebration these include Essence Magazine editor Susan Taylor, television journalist Dean Memminger, basketball legend Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, dancer/choreographer Chuck Davis and Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields. In addition to Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, the evening will feature performances by The Restoration Dance Theatre Company, Songhai Djeli/Flute Visions with Atiba Kwabena-Wilson, Jimi Cruz and Arch Thompson, Percussionist David Pleasant and special guest Camille Yarbrough. Radio personality Imhotep Gary Byrd will be the host of the event.
Tickets are $15, there is a group rate of $12 for groups of ten or more. Tickets for both events are available at the Apollo Theater Box Office or by calling Ticketmaster 212-307-7171. For group sales for Kwanza Celebration- Regeneration Night call 212-531-5306
Topics: Kwanzaa |
April 8th, 2010 at 5:44 am
По моему мнению Вы не правы. Я уверен. Могу это доказать. Пишите мне в PM, поговорим….
The production will take place on December 26th at 7pm…..
April 12th, 2010 at 2:40 am
наконец в хорошем качестве!!!…
The production will take place on December 26th at 7pm…..
May 13th, 2010 at 10:56 am
В этом что-то есть. Раньше я думал иначе, спасибо за помощь в этом вопросе….
The production will take place on December 26th at 7pm…..