50in50 : Shattering the Glass CeilingMake sure you wear your shoes ladies, there is glass everywhere. 50 in 50 is back and better than ever!The Billie Holiday Theatre is proud to announce the return of its popular monologue showcase series - 50in50 – with a special fifth anniversary edition of the show - 50in50: Shattering […]
Come celebrate with us at the 24th anniversary of our DanceAfrica Community Day Celebration on Zoom featuring a Haitian masterclass with Nadia Dieu and a banta ban. DanceAfrica is a heritage and community celebration centered on the diverse dance forms of the African Diaspora held annually in New York City. The Billie Holiday Theatre […]
Join us for an exciting Zoom/Facebook live kick-off of the 2021 NOVA FRONTIER FILM FESTIVAL, hosted by The Billie Holiday Theatre and master of ceremony Noma Dumezweni, a Laurence Olivier Award winner and a Tony Award-nominated actress, who recently appeared in the HBO series The Undoing alongside Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman. The evening will […]
This panel hosted by The Billie Holiday Theatre explores the complex notions of home and sense of belonging that are expressed in some of our films in this year’s edition of NFFF, contending on the theme of Past, Present, Future Home, moderated by award-winning filmmaker and interdisciplinary artist Thomas Allen Harris, whose films have received […]
Featuring a selection timely politically and socially, engaging, global performances, poetry, and conversations celebrating the black joy and resistance of African and Caribbean Diaspora people through the arts. The event will be hosted by The Billie Holiday Theatre with Tony Nominated Dancer, Actress, and choreographer Karine Plantadit as the Master of Ceremony. Guest artists include […]
Free - No Tickets RequiredIn this re-imagining of The Wizard of Oz, a young kindergarten teacher from Harlem finds herself in a metropolitan Land of Oz, where she is greeted by Munchkins and other interesting characters. On her journey down the Yellow Brick Road in search of the Wiz, Dorothy (Diana Ross) encounters a garbage-stuffed […]
Free - No Tickets RequiredPlay's parents are out of town, and he's planning the house party to end all house parties. His best friend, Kid, wants to go more than anything, knowing Sydney (Tisha Campbell-Martin), the hottest girl in school, is sure to be there. But when Kid gets into a fight at school, his […]
The West African dance class is a journey into the dance, music, song, historical context and cultures of West Africa. The class begins with warm up exercises that condition the body to develop strength, aerobic stamina, coordination, flexibility and rhythmic awareness while learning the various dances and songs of West Africa. It makes known a […]
Free live music and spoken word to kick off Summer Fest 2021!An electric blend of adventurous spoken word, musical and movement based artists. We will kick off the series next Friday with our host Clyla Destiny and bring various artist to the stage including Dagi-Ann, Mekhiel from Rapha center and renowned tap dancer Adante Power.ABOUTLaunched […]
Free - No Tickets RequiredSet against the high-energy, high-stakes world of show-style marching bands, "Drumline" is a fish-out-of-water comedy about a talented street drummer from Harlem who enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world before realizing that it takes a more […]