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Billy Crudup & Duncan M. Webb join the board
The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH) is proud to announce the appointment of two distinguished leaders in the arts and culture sector to its Board of Directors: award-winning actor Billy Crudup and renowned arts consultant Duncan M. Webb. Their addition marks a significant moment in CTH’s evolution as it continues to expand its impact and…
THE GUARDIAN: Arts groups for people of color steel themselves after Trump’s NEA cuts: ‘They poked the bear’
Trump’s slashing of millions in National Endowment for the Arts grants has most affected non-profits centering Black, brown and LGBTQ+ communities Gloria Oladipo Summertime at the Upijata Scissor-Tail Swallow Arts Company, an artistic program located on Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, is usually bustling. The arts community center, created to help combat high youth…
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The Classical Theatre of Harlem provides theatrical productions and theatre-based educational and literary programs at little or no cost to underserved communities in Harlem and beyond.
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ICONS: Harlem Renaissance in Motion
Unheard, unseen voices of this pivotal moment in American history are brought to life through half-hour radio dramas written by playwrights of color. Brought to you in partnership with Playbill, Broadway Podcast Network, and Venus Radio Theater. Hear a new episode every week.
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Single Petal of a Rose
Jazz virtuosos Jeremy Ajani Jordan and Mark Dover perform the iconic piece and speak about Duke Ellington’s genius inside the newly renovated Dorothy Maynor hall at Harlem School of the Arts.
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THE MUCK | A Radio Play
An idyllic journalist returns to his poverty-stricken hometown of the Muck in the American South to write an article about the forgotten suicide of his childhood friend, but in his quest to honor his friend’s legacy, he discovers he’s not the only one still hurting from this tragedy.
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