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Black History Month Is a Good Excuse for Delving Into Our Art


Black History Month Is a Good Excuse for Delving Into Our Art
An African-American studies professor suggests ways to mark the month, from David Driskell’s paintings and Dance Theater of Harlem’s streamed performances to the rollicking return of “Queen Sugar.”
David Driskell’s “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” (1972), acrylic on canvas.Credit.Estate of David C. Driskell and DC Moore Gallery
Feb. 18, 2021
Black History Month feels more urgent this year. Its roots go back to 1926, when the historian Carter G. Woodson developed Negro History Week, near the February birthdays of both President Abraham Lincoln and the abolitionist Frederick Douglass, in the belief that new stories of Black life could counter old racist stereotypes. Now in this age of racial reckoning and social distancing, our need to connect with each other has never been greater. ....

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Dance Theatre of Harlem Announces Winter Season of Virtual Performances and Events


Dance Theatre of Harlem Announces Winter Season of Virtual Performances and Events
The season will feature Passage by Claudia Schreier, John Henry by Arthur Mitchell, New Bach by Robert Garland, The Firebird by John Taras and more.by BWW News Desk
Dance Theatre of Harlem announced today a new slate of digital performances as part of its online streaming series, DTH On Demand, and events, including its annual Founders Week celebration, throughout February, the nation s month to officially and proudly honor Black History. Performances, being presented as part of DTH s Virtual Winter Ballet series, include Firebird, DTH s ravishing production of the beloved ballet that John Taras created exclusively for the company in 1982; John Henry, the magnificent 1988 ballet by DTH Co-founder Arthur Mitchell, streaming via Stage Access; Passage, Claudia Schreier s searing 2019 work that reflects the arrival of the first enslaved Africans to the American continent in 1619, featuring mus ....

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