On your PBS stations this week, seven NJ State Council on the Arts fellowship-winning choreographers reveal new work. We hear from Erin Carlisle Norton, Pallavi Degwekar Shaikh, Nai-Ni Chen, Tsai Hsi Hung, Dare Ayorinde, Barkha Patel, and Robert Mark Burke about the challenges of creating during the year of Covid.
All seven choreographers had their new works featured in a two-evening streaming event presented by the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC). This State of the Arts special features performance excerpts and hears directly from each choreographer about their creative process, from traditional Kathak dance to cutting-edge filmic explorations.
Sat, 5/15 @ 7:30 pm
Wed, 5/19 @ 8:30 pm
Thurs, 5/20 @ 11:30 pm
Sun, 5/16 @ 11:30 am
Mon, 5/17 @ 10:30 am & 3:30 pm
Wed, 5/19 @ 10 am & 3 pm
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month |
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This month, we're sharing work by Asian American and Pacific Islander artists and musicians.
In 2015, State of the Arts was there for world-renowned violinist Sarah Chang’s virtuoso performance of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story, and tagged along as the violinist worked with students at Newark’s University Charter School.
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Virtual & Socially Distanced Arts Events |
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In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, SOPAC is presenting Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company’s new work AWAKENING free for the month of May! Register online to access their video on demand.
Our related story: Watch this week on State of the Arts!
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The Public Art Fund presents a new exhibition, Melvin Edwards: Brighter Days, currently on view at City Hall Park in New York City through Nov 28. Don't miss this chance to see Melvin Edwards' monumental sculptures, which address themes of race, labor, and the African Diaspora.
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Outpost in the Burbs is holding a virtual concert celebrating the music of Bob Dylan on Thurs, May 20th at 8 pm. All proceeds will benefit The Human Needs Food Pantry in Montclair, as part of the Outpost’s ongoing “Music For Meals” outreach program.
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As we all continue to support our favorite artists and venues in these changing times, we'll be sharing some great stories for you to enjoy from home. |
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"When I get up in the morning, I begin to sculpt myself." For sculptor Chakaia Booker, every act can be a work of art—including getting dressed in the morning. To start each day she adorns herself in swaths of colorfully printed fabric and rubber. Hear from the artist in this week's look into the State of the Arts archive.
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Tap phenomenon Savion Glover, born and raised in Newark, directs a show at NJPAC with some extraordinary Jersey kids. Glover sets the show in a jazz club reminiscent of the legendary Cotton Club, he says, “to remind a new generation of what once was!”
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A photo exhibition of Bruce Springsteen through the years at Morven Museum & Garden in Princeton reveals the many aspects of the rock legend. The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles organized this show of five photographers. We talk with one of the earliest, Ed Gallucci, whose work is shown here.
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Did you know you can watch our past features online? You can catch all of our features on our Youtube channel and website.
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Pictured: NJSO Music Director Xian Zhang, photo courtesy DreamPlay Films
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....going on location with New Jersey's most creative people! |
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Producers Circle:
Peter A. Benoliel & Willo Carey
W. Carl Burger
Melanie & John Clarke
Philip E. Lian & Joan L. Mueller
Richard & Xandra E. Nosarzewski
Pheasant Hill Foundation
Judith M. Scheide
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Additional support is provided by:
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