NJPAC in YOUR Community!
Views from the Mountaintop:
Dance Theatre of Harlem and the Civil Rights Era
Tuesday, January 13, 6-9pm
Montclair Public Library
50 S. Fullerton Ave.
Free admission

In advance of Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Jan. 16 performance at NJPAC, dancer and writer Charmaine Warren moderates a panel discussion about the company’s ties to Dr. King’s legacy, featuring NJPAC Teaching Artist Theara J. Ward, Program Associate with DTH’s Dancing Through Barriers Education and Outreach Program. A former DTH dancer, Ward made her Broadway debut in Black and Blue, has appeared in the TV series Homicide and has worked with artists including Aretha Franklin, Liza Minnelli and Patti LaBelle.

Advance registration is recommended.  Please click here to register.


Please register by noon on January 12, 2015.

Some thoughts on Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company's “Story/Time #37" for AmNews

One “Emerging Commissioned Choreographer” will be selected and awarded $1,000 to create a New Work for final presentation at "Dance on the Lawn 2015"

Deadline for applications - Wednesday, January 14, 2015*

Choreographer will be named February 16, 2015*

Panelists:
Randy James (10 Hairy Legs)
Paul McRae (New Jersey Ballet)
Donna Scro (Free Space Dance)
Marlies Yearby (Director/choreographer)

RESPONSIBILITIES of chosen choreographer:

1) Open Rehearsal - Saturday, May 9, 2015 @ St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (Assembly Hall) 6:00-9:00pm.  Present a work-in-progress in an informal setting.   A question and answer (Q & A) will follow the presentation for an invited audience.

2) Present the final work during "Dance on the Lawn 2015" -Saturday, September 12, 2015 @ on the lawn of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church  4:30-6:30pm.

Apply here 

*subject to change

Apply to show your choreography as part of Work Up, our new presenting series for emerging dance and performance artists!

Twelve selected artists will be presented on a series of shared programs in April. You can get started on your application now and hone your draft in one of two Writing Workshops with Eva Yaa Asantewaa in January. 

The application is strictly first-come, first-served and will be capped at 100 submissions. 

Application information available online now.
Submission period opens January 14.
Find out more here

Camille A. Brown, renowned for her intrinsically rhythmic choreography and narrative style, has been named a TED2015 Fellow. As a member of this class of movers and shakers, the fellows will have access to the exclusive private network of change-makers, unique skill-building workshops and the mentorship of world-renowned experts. Ms. Brown is among 21 other fellows who were selected and range from biologists, journalists, photographers, social entrepreneurs, technology innovators, a chef, policy analyst, opera singer, astrophysicist, paleontologist, and more. The 21 game-changing fellows represent 15 countries and will attend the 2015 TED Conference in Vancouver, Canada, March 16-20, 2015. 

“I’m overwhelmed by this honor and thrilled for this opportunity to be inspired by and collaborate with the TED fellows of 2015,” said Camille A. Brown. “I’m thankful to be in a position to share my vision and voice as an African American woman through choreography that explores my personal observations on American life, gender, race and culture, and I look forward to sharing my passion with TED.”
 
Fellows have the opportunity to attend exclusive 3-day fellow-only workshops, attend the 2015 TED conference in Vancouver, and participate in the TED Fellows community over the 12-month fellowship timeline. Camille A. Brown will also have the opportunity to deliver a TED Talk on her research and arts outreach around cultural, gender and social justice issues. The full list of fellows can be found on the TED website, http://blog.ted.com/2014/12/17/meet-the-new-class-of-2015-ted-fellows-and-senior-fellows/
 
The TED Fellows Program, which was founded in 2007, now consists of over 300 members. TED Fellows are part of an exclusive community for life. After their fellowship year is over, ten of the forty fellows are chosen for the two-year TED Senior Fellows program, in which they will tour to four additional conferences. Many TED Fellows have received millions of dollars in funding as a result of the exposure of the TED network. TED Fellows experience increased clarity of mission, improved self-esteem and renewed senses of personal sustainability. Over the history of the program, Fellows have developed major collaborations with each other.

Bronx Rising! December: Parranda con Paranda December 21 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Free, $5 suggested donations
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A Puerto Rican and Garifuna Holiday Celebration Co-sponsored with the Garifuna Coalition, Inc.

Join us for the last Bronx Rising! in 2014!

After the rousing success of last year, BMHC and the Garifuna Coalition are please to present the 2nd Annual Parranda con Paranda: A Puerto Rican and Garifuna Holiday Celebration. Featuring Hector “Pucho” Alamo, Lucy Blanco, Braata Productions, Libana Maraza, James Lovell, Bobby Sanabria, Jorge Vazquez, and more! We’ll begin the parranda at El Maestro (across the street at 1300 Southern Blvd.) at 3:45 and end up for the performance at the BMHC Lab at 4:00.

Enjoy food sold by Melissa’s Pan LLC, a company specializing in traditional Garifuna food!

This program is part of Make Music Winter. It is co-presented by the Garifuna Coalition, Braata Productions and El Maestro.

THIS YEAR the focus is on:  Celebrating el Festival del Hatillo (Puerto Rico), Wanaragua (Garifuna) and Jonkunnu (Jamaica)

The Christmas season is a very festive time for Puerto Ricans, on the mainland and the island. During this time groups of strolling musicians go from house to house in parrandas in what is considered the Puerto Rican version of Christmas caroling. During the parranda there is an exchange of music and poetry for food and gifts. Garifuna paranda is both a rhythm and a musical genre. Paranda itself became a genre in the 19th century soon after the Garifuna arrived in Honduras and were introduced to Spanish styles of music, which incorporated the acoustic guitar.

Jonkonnu is a masked celebration performed around Christmas time throughout the Caribbean, in places like Jamaica. The Garifuna version of it is called wanáragua. In Puerto Rico, in Hatillo, the Día de los Inocentes is celebrated with El Festival de la Máscaras on December 29th. All these holidays share some common masquerades and customs, and we’ll take a look at all of them from a musical perspective.

We are asking people to bring toys for donation as we are collecting them for El Maestro’s January 3rd Three King’s celebration (unwrapped, new, non-violent toys please).