TO BREATHE IS TRIUMPH: Irreversible Entanglements / Shara Lunon
A concert featuring the Black liberation-oriented free-jazz collective Irreversible Entanglements and afrofuturistic vocalist/improviser Shara Lunon.
RITUAL 7: A Community Gathering in the Park
Join with other co-conspirers to commune, reflect and commit to continuing the movement to protect the sanctity of Black lives and breath.
STATEN ISLAND ARTISAN MARKET: A Pre-Opera Fair
Before our presentation of the opera The Ritual of Breath Is the Rite to Resist join us at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park for an open-air vendors market featuring Black & Brown owned businesses from Staten Island artisans and creatives.
'The Gathering' - Documentary Screening and Q&A
The Gathering: A Collective Sonic Ring Shout is a musical quest —powered by possibility—that will have you singing, dancing, and shouting. Please join us for a film screening of this piece!
Eric Garner 10-Year Commemoration
Eric Garner 10-Year Commemoration march and community event.
BRANDON MICHAEL NASE, FEAT. KUHOO VERMA & MORE!
Join Brandon Michael Nase as he makes his NYC and 54 Below solo concert debut.
Arts & Hearts Wellness Festival: Manhattan
Join Staten Island-based healing practitioners for a full weekend of art & wellness activities. Each day will feature gentle yoga classes led by BE YOGA & DANCE; African Dance classes by Miss Cheryl's Dance Company; and a Black Women's Healing Circle led by Somaliah Williams.
Arts & Hearts Wellness Festival: Staten Island
Join Staten Island-based healing practitioners for a full weekend of art & wellness activities. Each day will feature gentle yoga classes led by BE YOGA & DANCE; African Dance classes by Miss Cheryl's Dance Company; and a Black Women's Healing Circle led by Somaliah Williams.
THAT'S RIGHT OPEN MIC: Presented by Maya da Poet
Maya Da Poet hosts a supersized version of the monthly open mic series in Staten Island, featuring artists: poet Ellen T Dotts, rapper Westside Buddah and others.
joyontheedge: Documentary Screening
Following last year's heartfelt exposition of Black liveness on Staten Island's North Shore, join us as Black creatives bring their stories to the city at large. Hosted by organizers sadé powell and Shawnakay Salmon, this screening is part of their ongoing effort to uplift local artists and their evolving narratives.
TAKING UP SPACE: Dance it Out
Dance together in jubilation and Pride, uplifting our collective joy as a necessary act of resistance.
SAFE IN THE CITY: Summer Celebration
A festival featuring DJs, vendors, art exhibitions, and a performance by Afro-Caribbean soul band Afro-Dominicano
'Except this time nothing returns from the ashes' an exhibition by Asmaa Jama and Gouled Ahmed
To the specter. The ghost. Those left out of the canon. What keeps you tethered to this realm? Join us for an evening of experimental sound and spoken word performances by exhibiting artist Asmaa Jama and guest artists Ladan Osman, Caleb Giles and others.
BREATHE IN: a Gospel Celebration with Sing Harlem
Join us as we kick off a summer of city-wide activations and partnerships with a gospel celebration of joy and community at the Perelman Arts Center.