Triangle Friends of African American Arts Events
Definition of a Hero by Black Poetry Theatre
December 1, 2018 at 6:45pm
Definition of a Hero interrogates our idea of a hero while examining the complex relationships between perception and understanding. Through a combination of rhyme, rhythm and music coupled with thought provoking verse, this production brings images of courage, frailty, hope, and joy to life. It features original pieces of poetry performed by actors and poets. It also showcases powerful vocal performances and beautifully choreographed movement. This production has one aim, highlight the stories that cannot go untold. Tickets can be purchased online at www.blackpoetrytheatre.com or in cash at the Hayti Heritage Center box office. Admission: $15 (In advance), $20 (At the door). Triangle FAAA attendees will meet in front of the box office at 6:45pm.
Hayti Heritage Center
804 Fayetteville Street, Durham
(980) 552-0107
www.blackpoetrytheatre.com
December 1, 2018 at 6:45pm
Definition of a Hero interrogates our idea of a hero while examining the complex relationships between perception and understanding. Through a combination of rhyme, rhythm and music coupled with thought provoking verse, this production brings images of courage, frailty, hope, and joy to life. It features original pieces of poetry performed by actors and poets. It also showcases powerful vocal performances and beautifully choreographed movement. This production has one aim, highlight the stories that cannot go untold. Tickets can be purchased online at www.blackpoetrytheatre.com or in cash at the Hayti Heritage Center box office. Admission: $15 (In advance), $20 (At the door). Triangle FAAA attendees will meet in front of the box office at 6:45pm.
Hayti Heritage Center
804 Fayetteville Street, Durham
(980) 552-0107
www.blackpoetrytheatre.com
Art Exhibition Tour & Dinner
People Get Ready
December 6, 2018 at 6pm
Triangle FAAA will take a guided tour of this amazing exhibition that features work by the artists who completed portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama. Afterwards, those are interested can enjoy dinner at the wonderful museum restaurant. Tickets for the guided tour are $5.
Exhibition Description: Since opening in 2005, the Nasher Museum has been dedicated to building a groundbreaking collection of contemporary art centered on diversity and inclusion. The museum’s emphasis is on artists historically underrepresented, overlooked, or excluded from art institutions, with a particular focus on artists of African descent. In this effort, the museum supports global artists of extraordinary vision, whose works spark opportunities for thoughtful engagement. Drawing primarily on the collection built over the last 12 years, People Get Ready includes works dating from 1970 through 2018 that address issues ranging from identity to social justice and environmentalism. The title of the exhibition is derived from the 1965 gospel-influenced soul song by Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions. Informed by the civil rights movement and his grandmothers’ preaching, the lyrics speak of hope, faith and redemption in the face of hardship. “People Get Ready” was sampled and reinterpreted that same year as a ska track by Bob Marley and the Wailers, and then again in 1977 as his reggae hit “One Love/People Get Ready,” demonstrating its historical import and cross-cultural appeal.
Nasher Museum of Art
2001 Campus Drive, Durham
(919) 684-5135
www.nasher.duke.edu
People Get Ready
December 6, 2018 at 6pm
Triangle FAAA will take a guided tour of this amazing exhibition that features work by the artists who completed portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama. Afterwards, those are interested can enjoy dinner at the wonderful museum restaurant. Tickets for the guided tour are $5.
Exhibition Description: Since opening in 2005, the Nasher Museum has been dedicated to building a groundbreaking collection of contemporary art centered on diversity and inclusion. The museum’s emphasis is on artists historically underrepresented, overlooked, or excluded from art institutions, with a particular focus on artists of African descent. In this effort, the museum supports global artists of extraordinary vision, whose works spark opportunities for thoughtful engagement. Drawing primarily on the collection built over the last 12 years, People Get Ready includes works dating from 1970 through 2018 that address issues ranging from identity to social justice and environmentalism. The title of the exhibition is derived from the 1965 gospel-influenced soul song by Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions. Informed by the civil rights movement and his grandmothers’ preaching, the lyrics speak of hope, faith and redemption in the face of hardship. “People Get Ready” was sampled and reinterpreted that same year as a ska track by Bob Marley and the Wailers, and then again in 1977 as his reggae hit “One Love/People Get Ready,” demonstrating its historical import and cross-cultural appeal.
Nasher Museum of Art
2001 Campus Drive, Durham
(919) 684-5135
www.nasher.duke.edu
The History of African Americans & Tennis In the Triangle
January 13, 2019 at 3pm
In the 1920's, the Algonquin Tennis Club was formed in Durham for African Americans. Arthur Ashe and other nationally known players participated in their tournaments. This event will bring together tennis players who were a part of this important history to share their stories. Presented by Triangle FAAA and sponsored by the Burning Coal Theatre Company. Free admission.
Durham Location TBA
Triangle Friends of African American Arts presents
African American Theater Preview
January 20, 2019 at 7pm
The Triangle Friends of African American Arts is bringing together performing arts organizations to showcase the wonderful African American plays and musicals that will hit the stages in 2019. This special evening will include insights from playwrights as well as songs and dramatic scenes from upcoming performances. Admission is $15.
Raleigh Little Theatre
301 Pogue Street, Raleigh
Photo credit: Bruce dePyssler
Ashe in Johannesburg
January 26, 2019 at 7:30pm
January 27, 2019 at 2pm
A young American named Arthur Ashe won the US Open in 1968, becoming the first black man to win a ‘major’. But it was at a little-known competition in the heart of Apartheid South Africa, that Ashe fought, and won, his greatest battle. And it wasn’t on a tennis court. Admission is $25.
Burning Coal Theatre Company
Murphey School Auditorium
224 Polk Street, Raleigh
January 26, 2019 at 7:30pm
January 27, 2019 at 2pm
A young American named Arthur Ashe won the US Open in 1968, becoming the first black man to win a ‘major’. But it was at a little-known competition in the heart of Apartheid South Africa, that Ashe fought, and won, his greatest battle. And it wasn’t on a tennis court. Admission is $25.
Burning Coal Theatre Company
Murphey School Auditorium
224 Polk Street, Raleigh
Movement Art Is, Featuring Jon Boogz and Lil Buck
February 2, 2019 at 8 pm
Love Heals All Wounds. Jon Boogz and Lil Buck, join forces to examine and encourage social justice. Building joy and compassion through an intricate hybrid of street dance styles, born from popping and jookin, this powerful work highlights the work of spoken word artist Robin Sanders and features an all-star cast of dancers. Tickets are $28.
NC State University, Talley Student Union
2610 Cates Ave, Raleigh
Movement Art Is, Featuring Jon Boogz and Lil Buck
February 2, 2019 at 8 pm
Love Heals All Wounds. Jon Boogz and Lil Buck, join forces to examine and encourage social justice. Building joy and compassion through an intricate hybrid of street dance styles, born from popping and jookin, this powerful work highlights the work of spoken word artist Robin Sanders and features an all-star cast of dancers. Tickets are $28.
NC State University, Talley Student Union
2610 Cates Ave, Raleigh
Jump
February 9 at 7:30pm
February 10 at 2pm
An unexpected bridge between sorrow and hope. This funny, heartbreaking, and surprising new play takes us on a theatrical journey to a place where lights flicker, things fall from the sky, and a sister finds solace on a bridge. PlayMakers is proud to present the world premiere of this work by emerging playwright Charly Evon Simpson. Admission is $26.34.
PlayMakers Repertory Company
120 Country Club Road, Chapel Hill
(919) 962-7529
www.playmakersrep.org
Peace of Clay
February 23, 2019
Peace of Clay, a new work by two of the region’s most exciting playwrights – Mike Wiley and Howard L. Craft – explores the pressures, hopes, and aspirations of a young man coming of age in a southern city in the 1980s. Admission: TBA
Living Arts Collective
410 West Geer Street, Durham
February 23, 2019
Peace of Clay, a new work by two of the region’s most exciting playwrights – Mike Wiley and Howard L. Craft – explores the pressures, hopes, and aspirations of a young man coming of age in a southern city in the 1980s. Admission: TBA
Living Arts Collective
410 West Geer Street, Durham
David Rousseve/REALITY
Halfway to Dawn - The Strayhorn Project
March 2, 2019
Immerse yourself in the artistic process! As co-commissioner of David Roussève/REALITY’s newest piece, NC State LIVE will bring this critically-acclaimed company to campus to finish the development of their work, Halfway to Dawn, based on the life of jazz legend Billy Strayhorn. Along with a week of audience interactions in the fall (see more details below), don’t miss the opportunity to see this excerpt of Halfway to Dawn, a beautifully athletic contemporary dance that examines race, sexuality, and the wildly diverse mix of Billy Strayhorn’s timeless jazz compositions.
NC State University, Talley Student Union
2610 Cates Ave, Raleigh
Halfway to Dawn - The Strayhorn Project
March 2, 2019
Immerse yourself in the artistic process! As co-commissioner of David Roussève/REALITY’s newest piece, NC State LIVE will bring this critically-acclaimed company to campus to finish the development of their work, Halfway to Dawn, based on the life of jazz legend Billy Strayhorn. Along with a week of audience interactions in the fall (see more details below), don’t miss the opportunity to see this excerpt of Halfway to Dawn, a beautifully athletic contemporary dance that examines race, sexuality, and the wildly diverse mix of Billy Strayhorn’s timeless jazz compositions.
NC State University, Talley Student Union
2610 Cates Ave, Raleigh
Durham Symphony Orchestra Concert
March 3, 2019 at 4pm
Durham Symphony Orchestra presents Song of the South, Tributes to Southern Artistic Creativity and Mardi Gras. Led by Music Director & Conductor William Henry Curry. Admission: TBA
Hayti Heritage Center
804 Fayetteville Street, Durham
www.durhamsymphony.org
March 3, 2019 at 4pm
Durham Symphony Orchestra presents Song of the South, Tributes to Southern Artistic Creativity and Mardi Gras. Led by Music Director & Conductor William Henry Curry. Admission: TBA
Hayti Heritage Center
804 Fayetteville Street, Durham
www.durhamsymphony.org
The Gospel According to André
March 17, 2019 at 2:30 pm
André Leon Talley has been a fixture in the world of fashion for so long that it’s difficult to imagine a time when he wasn’t defining the boundaries of great style. Kate Novack’s intimate portrait, The Gospel According to André takes viewers on an emotional journey from André’s roots growing up in the segregated Jim Crow South in Durham, NC to become one of the most influential tastemakers and fashion curators of our times. Presented by the Triangle FAAA. Admission is $10. Tickets go on sales in January 2019.
Northgate Stadium 10
1058 W. Club Blvd, Durham
March 17, 2019 at 2:30 pm
André Leon Talley has been a fixture in the world of fashion for so long that it’s difficult to imagine a time when he wasn’t defining the boundaries of great style. Kate Novack’s intimate portrait, The Gospel According to André takes viewers on an emotional journey from André’s roots growing up in the segregated Jim Crow South in Durham, NC to become one of the most influential tastemakers and fashion curators of our times. Presented by the Triangle FAAA. Admission is $10. Tickets go on sales in January 2019.
Northgate Stadium 10
1058 W. Club Blvd, Durham
No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
March 22, 2019 at 8pm
In less than a decade, the bold and talented Chicago collective Manual Cinema has become a theatrical powerhouse with mesmerizing shadow-puppet spectacles. Blending techniques from animation and film and performing with original music, Manual Cinema reimagines puppetry, inventing what The New York Times calls “a spectral parade of fantastical images.” The company deploys handmade props and puppets animated by an army of actors working in shadow. Manual Cinema’s work has been called “a brilliant mix of hi-fi and lo-fi” (The Times UK), and “something like a vintage silent film” (The Washington Post). Visually stunning and technically inspired, the company has won an Emmy Award and a growing international reputation as a sensational theatrical innovator. Admission: TBA
Duke Reynolds Industries Theater
125 Science Drive, Durham
Jazzmeia Horn
March 29, 2019 at 8pm
Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist and Winner of the 2015 Thelonious Monk Competition, Jazzmeia Horn, as a name that speaks for itself capturing her very essence. With an assured maturity and vocal confidence far beyond her years, the young singer stands ready to take her place alongside the best headlining jazz vocalists of today.
A concert with Jazzmeia is an impressive treat of standards, hard bop anthems, spirituals, and R&B nuggets – an experience reflective of our times. Jazzmeia says her work is, “a call to social responsibility, to know your role in your community.” Great story-telling, an inspired message, fluid vocals, scat-singing, and spirited group performances – her debut album, A Social Call, features all one would hope to hear from a veteran vocalist of longstanding reputation. As such, the album serves as a clarion call, proudly announcing the arrival of a young, confident musical talent with a bright future ahead of her, blessed with a name that carries its own destiny. Admission is $26.40.
NC State University, Talley Student Union
2610 Cates Ave, Raleigh
March 29, 2019 at 8pm
Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist and Winner of the 2015 Thelonious Monk Competition, Jazzmeia Horn, as a name that speaks for itself capturing her very essence. With an assured maturity and vocal confidence far beyond her years, the young singer stands ready to take her place alongside the best headlining jazz vocalists of today.
A concert with Jazzmeia is an impressive treat of standards, hard bop anthems, spirituals, and R&B nuggets – an experience reflective of our times. Jazzmeia says her work is, “a call to social responsibility, to know your role in your community.” Great story-telling, an inspired message, fluid vocals, scat-singing, and spirited group performances – her debut album, A Social Call, features all one would hope to hear from a veteran vocalist of longstanding reputation. As such, the album serves as a clarion call, proudly announcing the arrival of a young, confident musical talent with a bright future ahead of her, blessed with a name that carries its own destiny. Admission is $26.40.
NC State University, Talley Student Union
2610 Cates Ave, Raleigh