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DanceAfrica 2013 at BAM

Part of 2013 Winter/Spring Season Created by Chuck Davis in 1977, DanceAfrica—the nation’s largest festival dedicated to African dance—brings together dance, music, film, and an array of community events for an exhilarating celebration of culture from Africa and its diaspora. Read more about the history of...

Patricia Noworol Dance Theater Presents the U.S. Premiere of Culture – a dance theater work feat. Renegade break-dancers...

“Many are gifted, but very few possess that spark of original genius that defines Patricia Noworol.” – Deborah Jowitt What: Patricia Noworol Dance Theater Premieres Culture   Where: Danspace Project at St. Marks Church, 131 E. 10th Street, NYC, Train: 6 to Astor, R/W to 8th St, L to 3rd Ave, F to 2nd Ave   When:  Thursday 6/13 – Saturday 6/15 at 8:00pm   Tickets: $18 General Admission | $12 Danspace members. To purchase, contact Danspace at 866.811.4111www.danspaceproject.org   NEW YORK, NY (For Immediate Release) — The Patricia Noworol Dance Theater (PNDT), a NYC-based company committed to the creation of unique dance and physical theater performances that demand life, passion, and physicality, presents the U.S. premiere of Patricia Noworol’s latest work ?Culture over the course of three eveningsJune 13 – 15, 2013. Celebrating its five year anniversary, PNDT is joined by the award-winning Hip Hop troupe,Renegade (Herne, Germany), in this risk-taking, provocative piece that sharply criticizes institutionalized culture and business. ?Culture is an insightful, profoundly personal look into contemporary culture that tears the civic picture of art and cultural funding.  It asks how much freedom, opportunity, and risk are left in an artistic work if an explanation is expected in every stage, and thus, together with her dancers, Noworol questions the condition of being an artist (and thereby oneself) in the 21st century.  “I don’t want to add to the stifling, standardized traditions of art. Instead, I want to express my frustration with the current art construct through dance,” explains Noworol. “I hope this piece serves as a relevant contribution to the continued evolution of contemporary dance expression.” In ?Culture, five performers pull gritty, urban culture from the streets and blend it with renowned, educated dance, acting, and break dancing in order to push real...

Justin Bieber concert followed by elaborate heist in Johannesburg … New York Daily News...

While the pop star entertained South Africans, a sophisticated operation was underway and criminals were getting ready to steal the weekend’s cash earnings. BY ZAYDA RIVERA / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013, 2:12 PM FOTO24/GETTY IMAGES The FNB Stadium in Johannesburg is currently under lockdown as officials investigate a heist that took place hours after Bieber’s show Sunday. Justin Bieber brought down the house at his concert Sunday in Johannesburg. But just hours after the 19-year-old pop star’s show at FNB Stadium, criminals made off with the cash earnings from the weekend, according to Eyewitness News. PHOTOS: BIEBER FEVER SEBABATSO MOSAMO/EYEWITNESS NEWS Just a few hours after the Justin Bieber concert held at the FNB Stadium Sunday, criminals staged a sophisticated cash heist at the venue. The sophisticated heist was something out of an action film. The suspects reportedly used ropes to lower themselves through a hole, which was created by chiseling away a double-thick wall that led into the safe room. The stadium was on lockdown Monday so that police, forensic experts and security company officials could search for clues as the crooks made off with the money undetected. RELATED: JUSTIN BIEBER POSTS PIC FLAUNTING HIS BEER DRINKING FOTO24/GETTY IMAGES Officials suspect the heist was an inside job and investigators are focused on security that worked the Bieber show as well as the Bon Jovi concert that recently took place there. But carving out the wall was not an easy task, and officials believe the heist was a carefully planned and executed operation that began several days prior to the robbery. It is suspected that an inside job took...

Arise Entertainment 360, Fashion Designer Tina Tangalakis...

Photo Credit RealMix Fashion Designer Tina Tangalakis discusses her new line of clothes in Urban Outfitters that are made in Africa and with a...

Trevor Noah at Culture Project in New York NY from May 22nd to 25 th...

Trevor Noah is a stand-up comedian from South Africa who got his start as a radio DJ host and actor before focusing on comedy. Born from Swiss father and South African mother, he infuses his brand of comedy with observations about race and ethnicity, particularly his own mixed-race heritage and experiences during apartheid while growing up in an urban Soweto township in Gauteng, South Africa. After releasing his stand-up special The Daywalker, on DVD, he earned his own television program titled Tonight with Trevor Noah, on MNet, and is the featured subject in David Paul Meyer’s 2012 documentary, You Laugh But It’s True. From May 15 to 18 th @ Culture project 45 Bleecker St  New York, NY 10012  Buy...

AIDS WALK May 19, 2013

  Come out to Central Park on Sunday, May 19th for the 28th annual AIDS Walk New York! This 10k walkathon benefits GMHC and more than 40 other AIDS service organizations in the tri-state area. These organizations rely on the AIDS Walk to help continue their life saving services and prevention work. Day-of-Event Information: Enter on 59th Street and 5th Avenue. Sign-In opens at 8:30 a.m., Opening Ceremony kicks off at 9:15 a.m., the Walk begins at 10 a.m. Refreshments and snacks will be served along the way. This is an outpouring of community support that you won’t want to miss! Click here to register and here to donate. More details: Date: Sunday, May 19, 2013 Time: 8:30 a.m. Sign-In – turn in funds and pick up your fundraising awards 9:15 a.m. Opening Ceremony Begins: listen as celebrities and AIDS activists address the crowd with messages of inspiration, encouragement, and determination. Hear the personal testimonies from people with HIV and AIDS who are directly served by the money your raise. 10:00 a.m. AIDS Walk New York Begins: following the Opening Ceremony, join 45,000 participants in the 6.2 mile AIDS Walk. Enjoy an assortment of refreshments at each of the three checkpoints along the route Location: The AIDS Walk will start and end in Central Park. Enter at 59th Street and 5th Avenue. Length: 10 kilometers/6.2 miles Click here for maps and more Day-of-Event...

ALMA NYC’s Giving Africa project event @ May 15 th ,7 PM...

Hello friends! Welcome to our JustGiving page, thank you for visiting! Here’s a little bit about what our page is about, In June through July we will be joining a group of dancers embarking on a charity trip to Africa. We will be flying to Nairobi delivering medical supplies to local hospitals, visiting orphanages and schools in the area as well as collaborating with local dancers for a performance of choreographic works. All this before our climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of Giving Africa. Giving Africa is a charity who’s focus is on buliding susatinable education for poverty stricken communities in Burkina Faso. What an amazing cause to be in support of! We are truly thankful to be joining this group and spreading Alma’s ethos along the way. We couldn’t be more excited to be participating in this amazing challenge. For every 1 child who is educated in Burkina Faso, the lives of 12 people are changed for the better, it is such an exciting project to be a part of. Read...
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