The Harlem Stage presents many different kinds of shows this year, including music, film, and live speeches from February 10-16.
Opening up the season, on Friday & Saturday, February 10 & 11, Uptown Nights Presents: JOSÉ JAMES at 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm at The Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue (at West 135th St.). Tickets are $25 at www.HarlemStage.org or 212.281.9240, ext. 19 or 20.
Soulful, poignant, inspirational… only a few words to describe the breathtaking voice of José James. Voted as Downbeat’s 2011 “Rising Star Male Vocalist” and touted as “a jazz singer for the hip-hop generation,” James returns to Harlem Stage for the first live performance of all new material from his upcoming album No Beginning, No End.
The film series this year will be on February 15 as the Harlem Stage on Screen Presents: MORE THAN A MONTH. This will take place at 7:30 pm at The Harlem Stage Gatehouse. Tickets are $10 at www.HarlemStage.org or 212.281.9240, ext. 19 or 20.
Filmmaker Shukree Tilghman challenges the establishment by campaigning to end Black History Month! This often comedic cross-country documentary offers a candid look at race and power in “post-racial” America. Short film "A Loud Color" by Brent Joseph will also be shown.
The films are followed by a Q&A and reception. Presented in partnership with the Black Documentary Collective and Media That Matters/Arts Engine.
Next is the Spoken Word production, UPTOWN OPEN presented by Education on Harlem Stage Thursday, February 16 at 5:00 pm at Harlem Stage Gatehouse.Tickets are $5 for Adults, FREE for Teens!
Calling all teen poets, spoken word artists, emcees, scholars, and activists with something to say. Sign up to share your powerful and important voices. Outfitted with youth DJs, this uncensored space provides a platform for teens to be heard.
Presented in partnership with Urban Word NYC.
