NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: Thursday, June 9, 2011

QUOTATIONS OF "BLACK"

"Whenever I use BLACK it relates to some history of Africans in that particular place. It’s the idea of the color BLACK as a metaphor, or as a representation of African-Americans. It’s the notion of BLACK- BLACKNESS - and all its other meanings in relation to the history of race..."

- Fred Wilson

"Most of my fortitude to continue doing the work comes from the moral outrage I feel about the injustices that Black people endure disproportionately daily."

- N. Abdul-Wakil

"In the end, what matters is not skin shade but pan-African consciousness. Loving your complexion, your nose, lips, hair length and texture, no matter what the politics or trends decide, and simply be. That's the problem with us (African folks). We're still learning how to love ourselves. So used to glorifying others and putting others first..."

- Dredlocks Tree

Thursday, June 9, 2011

THPAC's 35th Season Presents Thirty5-in-5
SOULS OF OUR FEET:
PEOPLE OF COLOR DANCE FESTIVAL
June 19th -23rd, 2011 @ 7:30PM (NYC)

Official Website:
Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center

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THELMA HILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

In Celebration with Kumble Theater

35th
ANNIVERSARY
SEASON 2011

thirty5-in-5
SOULS OF OUR FEET:
PEOPLE OF COLOR DANCE FESTIVAL

SAVE THESE DATES!!!

June 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd & 23rd, 2011
All Performances @ 7:30PM

All performances at
Kumble Theater at LIU
Downtown Brooklyn Campus
@ Flatbush Ave/between DeKalb Ave. & Willoughby St.
Ticket prices:
$15 General Admission / $12 Students & Seniors

June 19th Performance & Pre-Production Reception-$20
Reception Time: 6:00PM

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!!!!

Kumble Theater Box Office:
718/488-1624 or www.kumbletheater.org

For info:
Call 718/875-9710 or www.thelmahill.com

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
ALEX SMITH, JR

ARTISTIC ADVISOR
WALTER RUTLEDGE

LIGHTING DESIGN
NICK HUNG

KUMBLE PRODUCTION COORDINATORS
RODNEY K. HURLEY
HOLLY KO

Major Funders:
New York City Dept. of Cultural Affairs;
Mertz Gilmore;
Brooklyn Arts Council;
Office of Sen. V. Montgomery;
Council-member Letitia James

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About Alex Smith

Alex Smith was appointed Executive Director by the THPAC board in 1995 and later Executive Chairman. Under his tutelage and passionate commitment over 150 artists have been presented in performance including Ron Brown, Valerie Winborne, George Faison, Louis Johnson, Marlies Yearby, and Fred Benjamin, seven new programming formats have been added, and THPAC’s annual Life Time Achievement Awards, whose recipients include Louis Johnson, George Faison, Ella Thompson Moore, Dianne McIntrye, Fred Benjamin, and Kathy Grant and Dudley Williams, were established. During the coming summer 2010 season Smith will present, A Ramp to Paradise, a commissioned choreographed work by Kyle Abraham designed to pay homage to New York City’s ultimate dance experience, the legendary underground dance club Paradise Garage.

About Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center

THPAC, www.thelmahill.com, an independent non-profit organization, was formed in 1976 to forge and temper creative talent. Over 34 years the organization has attracted both emerging and established artists of color who developed a perpetual evolutionary cycle in which more than 300 alumni have gone on to successful careers as dancers and choreographers in the U.S. and abroad. The mission of THPAC is to build bridges of understanding through the presentation and celebration of choreographic works by artists of color. From fostering grassroots involvement at home to expanding awareness of the arts abroad, THPAC facilitates artistic collaborations, such as performances, workshops, seminars and community projects. Through these efforts, new channels of creative dialogue inspire free-flowing dynamic cultural expressions.