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theatre
This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place June 6-12, 2023 Here are previews of plays taking place from June 6-12, 2023 including a look at productions starting this week, those continuing this week, and those closing this week. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Be sure to send press releases for your plays to infoatnewjerseystage.com to be included. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.
The Princeton Festival presents "I Am Harvey Milk" by Andrew Lippa (PRINCETON, NJ) -- On Friday, June 23 at 7:00pm and Saturday, June 24 at 7:00pm the Princeton Festival presents I Am Harvey Milk, a musical theater oratorio by acclaimed Broadway composer and lyricist Andrew Lippa (Big Fish, The Addams Family). The show celebrates the legacy of Harvey Milk, an American icon and the first openly gay man to hold office in California.
music
This Week In Music: Event Listings And Previews For Shows Taking Place June 6-12, 2023 Here is a look at upcoming concerts taking place from June 6 to June 12, 2023 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of events throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas. Click on the title to go to the full preview.
NJPAC Announces Lineup for Horizon Sounds of the City 2023 (NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has announced the annual Horizon Sounds of the City 2023, a FREE live summer concert series taking place under the stars during the summer every Thursday Night starting July 13 – August 17 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm on the NJPAC Campus at Chambers Plaza.
comedy
NJPAC presents comedian Shane Gillis (NEWARK, NJ) -- Due to high demand, comedian Shane Gillis announced additional Shane Gillis Live dates and will be coming to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark on Friday, July 28, 2023 at 7:00pm.
film
Amazing feature Black Moon screens at the 2023 New Jersey International Film Festival on Saturday, June 10! Black Moon tells the story of members of a Mexican community understanding power structures and learning how to use (or not use) their voices. The story centers around a hardworking housekeeper named Mercedes and her siblings, grandfather, and son, who come together after the death of her father. These characters face individual hardships but come to learn the importance of solidarity. Their family does not have a lot of money, but what they lack in income, they make up for in love for each other and Earth.
Dancing Without Steps: The Art of Improvisation with Margaret Beals World Premieres at the 2023 New Jersey International Film Festival The documentary film, Dancing Without Steps: The Art of Improvisation with Margaret Beals, directed by Adriana Davis, focuses on the exploration of artistic improvisation. Margaret Beals and her dance career are showcased along with Keith Jarret, a well-known jazz pianist, accomplished painters Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline, and the talented choreographers Martha Graham and Valerie Bettis. These accomplished improvisational artists take the viewer on an inspiring journey which gives them a sense of personal empowerment, makes them question self-perception, and leaves them with a longing to discover the fulfillment of creativity.
art
RVCC Students Create Tunnel Mural for Bound Brook Train Station (BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- Students from Raritan Valley Community College's Arts & Design department, led by their professor, Ji Yong Kim, recently completed a 2,000-square-foot mural at the Bound Brook New Jersey Transit station tunnel.
community
Events This Week: June 6-12, 2023 Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from June 6-12, 2023 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of events throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas. Click on the title to go to the full preview.
Newark Symphony Hall Presents the Black Creative Economy Summit, Empowering Black Artists and Entrepreneurs (NEWARK, NJ) -- Newark Symphony Hall, New Jersey's largest and oldest Black arts institution, is proud to announce that it will host the city's first-ever Black Creative Economy Summit from June 20-22, as part of the state's North to Shore Conference. The three-day event aims to foster investment opportunities for artists in technology, film, media and performing arts, while promoting the power of the Black creative economy.
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