E-Moves Dance Extravaganza Opening Night TONIGHT April 16, 2009

Experience the magnificent diversity of contemporary dance in a tenth anniversary celebration at our extraordinary home, the historic Harlem Stage Gatehouse. In three special programs, we look back at shining stars, ahead to bright lights of the future and honor legends in the field.

Thursday-Saturday, April 16-18
and 23-25, 2009 Performances: 7:30 pm
Tickets: $20

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E-Merging/E-Volving
(Sat. April 18 and Thurs. April 23)

A scintillating program dedicated to choreographers making their first works and those who have already made great strides in their careers. The program features Malcolm Low, Ja’Malik, Francine E. Ott, Daniel Fetecua-Soto, Sidra Bell, Samar Haddad King, Johari Mayfield, Richard Rivera and Hattie Mae Williams.

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Ten from Ten
(Thurs. April 16 and Sat. April 25)

The return of ten choreographers whose remarkable work has received acclaim by Harlem Stage audiences during the past ten years. The program features Brandon “Peace” Albright, Arthur Aviles, Hope Boykin, Camille A. Brown, Ayodele Casel, Pedro Jimenez, Erick Montes, Judith Sanchez Ruiz, Edisa Weeks and Adia Whitaker.

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Legends and Legacies
(Fridays, April 17 and 24)

In two stunning performances, three renowned choreographers are joined with choreographers whom they have influenced and been influenced by in turn. Each program is followed by a discussion with the artists.

Performance 1 (April 17, 7:30):
Chuck Davis, Abdel Salaam and Karen Thornton-Daniels with the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Dancers Donald Byrd and Thaddeus Davis, Gus Solomons Jr. and Kyle Abraham

Performance 2 (April 24, 7:30):
Joan Myers Brown and Kim Bears-Bailey, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and Nora Chipaumire, Virginia Johnson and Legacies: Tanya Wideman-Davis, Ashley Murphy and Paunika Jones

Thursday-Saturday, April 16-18
and 23-25, 2009 Performances: 7:30 pm
Tickets: $20

Buy Tickets: 25% Discount Code CITYEM10
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Lead Sponsor BLOOMBERG

Dance at Harlem Stage is supported by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance Foundation, and receives public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.

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