What: The Little Richard Teach-In
Hosted by: The Apollo Theater and the Pop Conference
Date: Thursday July 16 at 7 pm EST
Where: Instagram live or Zoom
Artists include: Nona Hendryx, Tavia Nyong'o/Yale, Alisha Lola Jones/Indiana, Uri McMillan/UCLA, Zandria Robinson/Georgetown, Ian Isaiah, and more
Sun Ra’s Disciples in The Temple of Dendur with Nona Hendryx Vocalist, songwriter, and author.
Nona Hendryx has created an enthralling, multisensory tribute to the iconoclastic musician, conceived specifically for The Temple of Dendur in the Sackler Wing with orchestrations by Craig Harris.
Presented as part of the yearlong, citywide, Harlem Stage WaterWorks commissioned celebration of Sun Ra and his legacy. Presented in partnership with the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sun Ra was a visionary artist and composer who infused his ecstatic performances with costumes and mythology that both looked back to ancient Egypt and forward to science fiction. Nona Hendryx has created a multisensory tribute to Sun Ra with music direction by Craig Harris, choreography by Francesca Harper, costume/ set design by Virgil Ortiz and invocations by Carl Hancock Rux, conceived specifically for the Temple of Dendur in the Sackler Wing.
Tickets start at $65. SAT FEB 29, 7 PM, Gallery 131, The Temple of Dendur in The Sackler Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
ROCK GODDESS SINGER NONA HENDRYX WILL BE GUEST ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FOR HARLEM STAGE 'S 12 Month SERIES 'THE COSMIC SYNTHESIS OF SUN RA AND AFROFUTURISM "
A NEW YEAR-LONG SERIES INITATIVE FOCUSING ON SUN RA, AFROFUTURISM & SPECULATIVE FICTION WILL KICK-OFF SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2019, other programs will include CRAIG HARRIS AS MUSICAL DIRECTOR.
Nona Hendryx , who was the 1st performer to be honored with the Joe’s Pub Vanguard Residency Artist Award for 2018 to curate 12 months of performances at the New York City venue, will be a year long Guest Artistic Director for Harlem Stage's Fall Series kicking off September 20th, 2019. The evening culminates with a performance featuring rock goddess and futurist, Nona Hendryx, and Darian Dauchan of The Brobot Johnson Experience. For the next performance in the series, in partnership with the Park Avenue Armory, Nona Hendryx joins Theaster Gates, and other special guests for a special tribute to Grace Jones. For the third event in the series this season, Nona Hendryx, Moor Mother and Black Quantum Futurist, will offer Afrofuturistic performances; music, spoken word, talks and workshops, BQF’s practice is centred on a radical artistic methodology inspired by Afrofuturism, Afrodiasporan traditions of consciousness, and quantum physics.
New this season is The Cosmic Synthesis of Sun Ra and Afrofuturism Series, a yearlong celebration of the spiritual, sonic and social impact of the Sun Ra’s work curated by Artistic Director of the series, Nona Hendryx. Nona be the Artistic Director for an early 2020 collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum titled ’Nona Hendryx and the Disciples of Sun Ra in The Temple of Dendur' with Craig Harris as Musical Director and Composer, Carl H. Rux (Poet/Spoken Word) Francesca Harper (Choreographer) and Costumes by Virgil Ortiz. The series is commissioned and presented through Harlem Stage’s WaterWorks commissioning program. The first event in the series, Order Out of Chaos, will kick off the 2019 fall season with a night of Afrofuturistic films and music. Film screenings are curated by filmmakers Craig T. Williams and Celia C. Peters, who will lead a post screening conversation that will examine and celebrate the genre that is flipping the script on Black narratives. Audiences can enjoy screenings of “Prototype,” where a programmer conducts a painful empathy test on lifelike androids in an attempt to win her mother's approval, and “ROXË15,” which focuses on Roxë Jones, a virtual reality programmer in a stark, near-future New York City. Hell-bent on a getting to a better life, she bets her future on technology.
For more information, check out Harlem Stage’s lineup of events (February 2020 and beyond)
March 2019
Valencia, Spain
Ambassador for Music in Artistry, Nona Hendryx, continues working with Berklee College Of Music students and faculty to create an interdisciplinary multimedia performance in Valencia, Spain.
Details TBA
February 28, 2019 @ 6pm, please join Francesca and Nona as they present an excerpt from they’re new collaboration, for a talkback, wine, treats and an opportunity to take a special photo with the Limón Dance Company, and more! A deep and lively conversation with the Limón Company Director Colin Connor.
This groundbreaking work will premiere at The Joyce Theater in New York City from May 29th to June 2nd, 2019 as part of the Limón Dance Company’s annual, highly-anticipated Spring Season.
Choreographer Spotlight Event: Francesca Harper
Hosted by Artistic Director Colin Connor
Thursday, February 28th
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
