{"id":51972,"date":"2022-05-27T13:20:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T17:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/?p=51972"},"modified":"2022-05-27T13:20:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T17:20:25","slug":"agenda-cultural-27-may-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/2022\/05\/27\/agenda-cultural-27-may-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Agenda Cultural: 27 May, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

@Bryant Park<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kicking off its annual Picnic Performances at the lawn, Bryant Park will host a weekend of contemporary dance bringing some of the most exciting dancers in the industry. On Friday, June 10th<\/sup> at 7pm, Black-female led troupe EMERGE125 will showcase their unique style and vibrant movements. The renowned tap dancer and choreographer Ayodele Casel also performs. On June 11th<\/sup> the series will celebrate the rhythms of Latin music and dance, with performances by Ballet Hispanico and Music from the Sole, a company influenced by Afro-Brazilian culture and styles led by choreographer Leonardo Sandoval. Free. INFO: www.BryantPark.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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@The Town Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n

As part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival in New York, the iconic saxophonist Kenny G will perform at the historic The Town Hall, 123 43rd<\/sup> Street in Times Square, on Friday, June 3rd<\/sup> at 8pm. A phenomenon of soft and smooth jazz in the 90\u2019s and a Grammy Award-winning musician, Kenny G is internationally famous for his romantic, easy-listening compositions, and continues to perform and enchant audiences all over the Globe. His latest releases, \u201cBrazilian Nights\u201d and \u201cNew Standards\u201d are proof of his long-lasting talent. (Photo credit: Art Streiber.) INFO: www.BlueNoteJazzFestival.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Celebrate Father\u2019s Day with the traditional comedy show Earthquake\u2019s Father\u2019s Day Comedy Show at NJPAC, 1 Center Street in Newark. On Sunday, June 19th<\/sup> starting at 7pm, Earthquake will host a night of hilarious stories, jokes and anecdotes, commanded by stand-up stars such as Donnell Rawlings, Bill Bellamy and Jessica Moore and other special guests. Born in Newark, Bill Bellamy has appeared in many TV shows and movies including \u201cAny Given Sunday\u201d. Earthquake continues his successful career on stage and on screen, recently selected by Dave Chapelle for his Netflix show. And Instagram\u2019s queen of comedy, Jessica \u201cJess Hilarious\u201d Moore has opened shows for many renowned stars such as Mo\u2019Nique and Martin Lawrence. A sensational comedy show like nothing before. INFO: www.NJPAC.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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@Governors Island<\/strong><\/p>\n

Promoted by Film at Lincoln Center and Governors Island, the 2022 Free Outdoor Movies Series kicks off next Friday, June 3rd<\/sup> at the Great Lawn. Bring a towel or a chair, and enjoy food and drinks, and live music by a guest DJ, while waiting for the sunset. Then, check out the cult modern classic \u201cHedwig and the Angry Inch\u201d under the stars and cooling off with the Island\u2019s fresh-air breeze. The program starts at 7pm. The family-friendly flick \u201cThe Wiz\u201d is also on the series\u2019 schedule. Free and recommended for all ages. (Photo: Mettie Ostrowski.) INFO: www.FilmLinc.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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@New World Stages<\/strong><\/p>\n

After performing to great acclaim in Australia and Canada, Annerin Productions presents \u201cCeltic Illusion\u201d, a vibrant fusion of contemporary Irish dance, magic and grand illusions. Created, choreographed and starring Anthony Street, the musical will run June 30th<\/sup> thru September 11th<\/sup> at the New World Stages, 340 West 50th<\/sup> Street between 8th<\/sup> and 9th<\/sup> Avenues. INFO: www.CelticIllusionNYC.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Roger Costa @Bryant Park Kicking off its annual Picnic Performances at the lawn, Bryant Park will host a weekend of contemporary dance bringing some of the most exciting dancers in the industry. On Friday, June 10th at 7pm, Black-female led troupe EMERGE125 will showcase their unique style and vibrant movements. The renowned tap dancer and choreographer Ayodele Casel also performs. On June 11th the series will celebrate the rhythms of Latin music and dance, with performances by Ballet Hispanico and Music from the Sole, a company influenced by Afro-Brazilian culture and styles led by choreographer Leonardo Sandoval. Free. INFO: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[20,3,1],"tags":[],"views":1654,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51972"}],"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=51972"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51973,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51972\/revisions\/51973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}