By Roger Costa
@Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival
The longest-running Brazilian film festival on the East Coast returns to New York for its 18th edition. The Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival kicks off its 2025 celebration on August 29th in New York and then continues in Miami and other Florida cities. Thomas Jeferson Park in East Harlem will host the free outdoor screening of “Brasiliana: O Musical Negro Que Apresentou o Brasil Ao Mundo” documentary directed by Joel Zito Araujo on Friday, August 29.
Then, on Sunday, August 31 the Festival moves to Central Park’s Summer Stage with free concerts by rising pop star IZA and the dynamic veteran Afro-Bahian group Ilê Aiyê. The event kicks off at 5pm with rapper Evandro Fioti, the screening of two shorts “Uma Menina, Um Rio” and “Fantasma Neon”, followed by Ilê Aiyê and then IZA. Free. INFO: www.brazilianfilmfestival.com
@Brooklyn Steel
An inspiring young artist who experienced war and transformed national poetry in songs of hope and inspiration for Ukraine, Artem Pivovarov is getting ready for a US/Canada tour that will bring his music to New York City audiences among other cities. In 2021, Artem launched “Your Poems, My Notes” — a project that turns the words of famous Ukrainian poets like Taras Shevchenko and Lesya Ukrainka into modern songs. It’s his way of keeping Ukrainian culture alive for a new generation.
“This is about more than music. It’s about remembering who we are — and showing the world” according to the star.
“From War-Torn Vovchansk to North American Stages: Artem Pivovarov Brings Ukraine’s Voice to the World” will take the stage of Brooklyn Steel on Sunday September 14th at 8pm. INFO: https://www.bowerypresents.com/shows/detail/938203-artem-pivovarov-live
@Miller Theater
The Columbia University’s Theater will kick of fits Jazz 2025/2026 season to the sound of Brazilian rhythms. On October 4th, acclaimed and prolific Grammy-nominated clarinetist-saxophonist Anat Cohen brings her expressive artistry and magnetic stage presence back to Miller.
Named “Clarinetist of the Year” by the Jazz Journalists Association every year since 2007 and a perennial favorite in DownBeat’s critics and readers polls, Cohen and her vibrant quartet perform an evening of music rich with swing, Brazilian rhythms, and adventurous improvisation. Anat Cohen’s Quartetinho artists are Anat Cohen, clarinet, Vitor Gonçalves, piano, Tal Mashiach, bass and James Shipp on drums. Saturday October 4th at 7:30pm at Miller Theatre (2960 Broadway at 116th Street. Subway 1). Tickets start at $25. INFO: https://www.millertheatre.com/events/anat-cohen-quartetinho
@Lincoln Center
The annual remembrance ceremony “Table of Silence Project 9/11” takes place on September 11 at Josie Robertson Plaza. Presented by Lincoln Center in collaboration with Buglisi Dance Theatre. An annual, free public performance ritual and call to action for peace, Table of Silence Project 9/11 was conceived and choreographed by Jacqulyn Buglisi in 2011 to commemorate the loss of life and honor the bravery of all individuals affected by acts of terror, war, and oppression of freedom. The company will present the original full-scale version of the work with elements of the reimagined version as more than 150 dancers slowly ascend onto Josie Robertson Plaza at Lincoln Center to the sound of a conch shell’s call to action. Free. INFO: https://lincolncenter.org/series/lincoln-center-presents/table-of-silence-project-911-259
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