Join us, Vienna Carroll and Keith Johnston, on Valentines Day as we celebrate Black History Month, Love and the 4 Year Anniversary of the Diaspora Art Mart!
Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton St, Brooklyn
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Vienna and Friends at Harlem Arts Festival
Folk First: Black Roots Music is Vienna’s newest project. Debuted at the recent Harlem Arts Festival, it was a fabulously entertaining and riveting musical experience! It is no surprise that the intellectually gifted Vienna has a degree from Yale in African American Studies and Political Science. What is so remarkable is how perfectly she and her excellent band (Newman Taylor Baker – washboard; Keith Johnston – guitar; Henrique Prince – fiddle) convey the contemporary meaning of Work Songs and Spirituals and Prison Blues so that both young and old are rapturously engaged. You have to hear it for yourself.
Folk First: Black Roots Music with Vienna Carroll & Friends from Mark Johnson on Vimeo.
FOLK FIRST: BLACK ROOTS MUSIC
Before there was jazz or blues or gospel, there was Black folk music, the foundation of American music today. Come enjoy songs from a time when you had to make music to hear it. Songs from your Granny’s country church down South (or the little church you pass by right here in Harlem); songs from the vegetable man every Thursday; songs that helped our ancestors endure prison and escape slavery; songs of joy. Enjoy, join in, sing and dance with us.
https://soundcloud.com/viennacarroll/singin-wid-a-sword-in-ma-han
Want to hear more? Come see Vienna Carroll & Friends, Featuring Keith Johston Henrique, Prince and Newman Taylor Baker perform live at the Harlem Arts Festival!
June 29, 2014 at 5:30pm. Main Stage. Marcus Garvey Park.
Festival Lineup: http://harlemartsfestival.com
Profile, Vienna & Friends: http://harlemartsfestival.com/portfolio/vienna-carroll-friends
Folk First: Black Roots Music
Vienna Carroll & Friends, Featuring Henrique Prince, Newman Taylor Baker & Keith Johnston
Before there was jazz or blues or gospel, there was Black folk music, the foundation of American music today. Come enjoy songs from a time when you had to make music to hear it. Songs from your Granny’s country church down South (or the little church you pass by right here in Harlem); songs from the vegetable man every Thursday; songs that helped our ancestors endure prison and escape slavery; songs of joy. Enjoy, join in, sing and dance with us.
Richard Rodgers Amphitheater
Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem – Map
Sunday, June 29, 2014
5:30 pm
FREE
http://harlemartsfestival.com
Festival Lineup: http://harlemartsfestival.com
Profile, Vienna & Friends: http://harlemartsfestival.com/portfolio/vienna-carroll-friends
Ms. Carroll is pleased and honored to be joined by:
Henrique Prince – Fiddle / Violin. Founder and leader of the internationally renowned Ebony Hillbillies, one of the last black string bands in the US (and NYC’s only).
Newman Taylor Baker – Washboard / Percussion. Best known for Singin’ Drums, his exploration of the washboard, and his work with musicians Henry Threadgill, Billy Bang, Henry Grimes and Leroy Jenkins.
Keith Johnston – Guitar / Music Director. Music Director, RUINED, Denver Center. Music Director, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam. Artistic Director, American Theatre of Harlem. Co-founder, Back-A-Yard Theater. Director BET 30 Anniversary Upfront! Facebook.
Deepest Man
“Water has consciousness.”
“Water has memory.”
Deepest Man is a dark, new-age science, multimedia theatrical production. The play features a full stage 3D Holographic Projection System offering brand new story telling options making it perfect for diving into the controversial and amazing properties of water. Featuring actors Spencer Barros, Vienna Carroll as Rhonda, Alva Chinn, Skid Maher, Miguel Reis and Libby Skala.
Thurs., May 22, 2014, 8pm: Previews start
Tues., May 27, 2014, 7pm: Extra performance
Thurs., May 29, 2014, 8pm: Opening night
Sat., June 14, 2014, 8pm: Closing night
Written by James Scruggs; Directed by Mark Rayment.
| Description | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Extreme sports, celebrity worship, and new age science collide in DEEPEST MAN. After Dr. Hazzardville Sommers loses his wife in a swimming accident, he seeks spiritual guidance through a famous television talk show host and the sport of freediving. Using groundbreaking 3D Holographic Projection technology, the audience joins Dr. Sommers in his under-water fantasy world. | Video Design Set Design Sound Design Lighting Design Arrangement & Background Assistant Set DesignersStage Manager Production Manager Postcard Design |
Grant McDonald David Ogle Joellen Dolan + Kevin Deyoe Ayumo (Poe) Saegusa Keith Johnston Justin Swader Christopher Swader Beth Stegman Catherine DiGirolamo |
| Info: www.deepestman.com Tix: http://OvationTix.com or 866-811-4111 |