{"id":51566,"date":"2022-04-14T19:36:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T23:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/?p=51566"},"modified":"2022-04-14T19:36:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T23:36:50","slug":"agenda-cultural-15-april-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/2022\/04\/14\/agenda-cultural-15-april-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Agenda Cultural: 15 April, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Roger Costa<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

@MoMA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now on view thru August 13th<\/sup>, \u201cFrederic Bruly Bouabre: World Unbound\u201d explores the magnificent work of Cote d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s best-known artist and his engagement in cultural, regional elements that characterized his devotion in depicting his people\u2019s daily struggles. Spanning the artist\u2019s immense production from the 70\u2019s till his death in \u201914, the exhibition features a varied range of drawings, paintings, writings and a curious invention: the Alphabet Bete- the first writing system used by the ethnic group to which the artist belonged. Bouabre constantly worked on topics such as democracy, women\u2019s rights, economical struggles and folklore. MoMA is located at 11 West 53rd<\/sup> Street, between 5th<\/sup> and 6th<\/sup> Ave. INFO: www.MoMA.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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@NJPAC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The beloved Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is coming back to grace dance lovers at the stage of NJPAC (1 Center Street, Newark). Under the Artistic Direction of renowned choreographer Robert Battle, the spectacle will celebrate his 10th<\/sup> anniversary as the leading director in the company, presenting some of his most acclaimed dances, as well as classics and audience\u2019s favorites. The 3-day event will mark Mother\u2019s Day festivities at NJPAC, from Friday, May 6th<\/sup> thru Sunday the 8th<\/sup>. Completing its Coast-to-Coast North American tour, the company features the energy and incomparable preciseness of its ensemble dancers. Tickets start at $25. INFO: www.NJPAC.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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@Japan Society<\/strong><\/p>\n

Japan Society, 333 East 47th<\/sup> Street, will celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month on May 6th<\/sup> at 7:30 pm with the special performance by Oki Kano, one of Japan\u2019s greatest musicians to represent the Ainu Culture and its musical traditions. The unique Japanese Indigenous people\u2019s rhythm will be in total display during the concert, which extracts songs from the recently released album \u201cTonkori in the Moonlight\u201d. Tickets $25-$30. INFO: www.JapanSociety.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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@The Joyce Theater<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since its foundation in 1946, Limon Dance Company has been at the center of modern American dance as one of the most inventive companies. Inspiring generations and giving Latin traditions a new style the company will celebrate the 75th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary season with a double-bill program at The Joyce Theater, 175 8th<\/sup>\u00a0Avenue in Manhattan. The 2-week performance will mark the debut of Artistic Director Dante Puleio offering the audience a journey through the company\u2019s past, present and a brief look at what the future holds. On the first week fans will be delighted with the beloved classic \u201cPsalm\u201d and the premiere of \u201cOnly One Will Rise\u201d, among others. On the second week, the much-awaited adaptation of \u201cDanzas Mexicanas\u201d is one of the highlights. April 19th<\/sup>-May 1st<\/sup>, Tickets start at $10. INFO:\u00a0www.Joyce.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Roger Costa @MoMA Now on view thru August 13th, \u201cFrederic Bruly Bouabre: World Unbound\u201d explores the magnificent work of Cote d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s best-known artist and his engagement in cultural, regional elements that characterized his devotion in depicting his people\u2019s daily struggles. Spanning the artist\u2019s immense production from the 70\u2019s till his death in \u201914, the exhibition features a varied range of drawings, paintings, writings and a curious invention: the Alphabet Bete- the first writing system used by the ethnic group to which the artist belonged. Bouabre constantly worked on topics such as democracy, women\u2019s rights, economical struggles and folklore. MoMA […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[20,1],"tags":[],"views":1160,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51566"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51566"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51567,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51566\/revisions\/51567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}