Harlem Stage is a performing arts center that celebrates and perpetuates the unique and diverse artistic legacy of Harlem and the indelible impression it has made on American culture. We provide opportunity, commissioning and support for artists of color, make performances accessible to all audiences, and introduce children to the rich diversity, excitement and inspiration of the performing arts.
Harlem Stage hosted its annual spring Gala. Guests enjoyed musical performances in the historic and stunning Gatehouse, a New York City landmark built in 1890 which once served as a pivotal facility in the Croton Aqueduct system and was revitalized to serve as a state-of-the-art performance space. The theme of this year’s event was #Disrupters and paid tribute to artists as activists, creators and catalysts, and celebrated Harlem Stage’s 35th year as an institution known for commissioning and presenting new, innovative work that reflects and responds to the complex conditions that shape the lives of our audiences, artists and communities.
This year the event honored three individuals for their artistic contributions: Tamara Tunie, who also serves as Board President at Harlem Stage, S. Epatha Merkerson and piano prodigy Matthew Whitaker.
Proceeds from the gala will help support Harlem Stage's critical mission to exclusively commission and present works by visionary artists of color and the thousands of New York City schoolchildren Harlem Stage serves each year through the Frances Davis/Harlem Stage Arts Education Program.
Patricia Cruz, Executive Director, Harlem Stage said “Our #Disrupters Gala enables Harlem Stage and our artists to join together with our audiences, community and supporters in the contemporary struggle to realize a just, equitable and truly democratic society”
WHERE: Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue (at West 135th Street)
WHEN: Monday, May 21, 2018
Harlem Stage hosted its annual spring Gala. Guests enjoyed musical performances in the historic and stunning Gatehouse, a New York City landmark built in 1890 which once served as a pivotal facility in the Croton Aqueduct system and was revitalized to serve as a state-of-the-art performance space. The theme of this year’s event was #Disrupters and paid tribute to artists as activists, creators and catalysts, and celebrated Harlem Stage’s 35th year as an institution known for commissioning and presenting new, innovative work that reflects and responds to the complex conditions that shape the lives of our audiences, artists and communities.
This year the event honored three individuals for their artistic contributions: Tamara Tunie, who also serves as Board President at Harlem Stage, S. Epatha Merkerson and piano prodigy Matthew Whitaker.
Proceeds from the gala will help support Harlem Stage's critical mission to exclusively commission and present works by visionary artists of color and the thousands of New York City schoolchildren Harlem Stage serves each year through the Frances Davis/Harlem Stage Arts Education Program.
Patricia Cruz, Executive Director, Harlem Stage said “Our #Disrupters Gala enables Harlem Stage and our artists to join together with our audiences, community and supporters in the contemporary struggle to realize a just, equitable and truly democratic society”
WHERE: Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue (at West 135th Street)
WHEN: Monday, May 21, 2018
