About Us
Since 1983, Harlem Stage has been one of the nation’s leading arts organizations devoted to the creation and development of new works by performing artists of color. We support artists and organizations around the corner and across the globe. And we provide children and adults with engaging and interactive education programs.
Mission and Legacy
Harlem Stage is a performing arts center that celebrates and perpetuates the unique and diverse artistic legacy of Harlem and the indelible impression it has made on American culture. We provide opportunity, commissioning and support for artists of color, make performances accessible to all audiences, and introduce children to the rich diversity, excitement and inspiration of the performing arts.
In our nearly thirty years, we’ve hosted legends: Harry Belafonte, Max Roach, Bill Cosby, Abbey Lincoln, Maya Angelou and Tito Puente, and showcased and nurtured new genius…
Highlights of the organization’s history include a 1990 Town Hall meeting with the newly released Nelson Mandela conducted by Ted Koppel and Nightline at the arts center; Danny Glover’s presentation of his celebrated Romeo and Juliet; and tributes to Frank Foster. The Hall inaugurated the Harlem Renaissance Award honoring Harry Belafonte that year, Nancy Wilson and Maya Angelou, which brought renowned artists including Bill Cosby, Tony Bennett, Abbey Lincoln, Quincy Jones, Max Roach, Eddie Palmieri, Cassandra Wilson, Bill T. Jones and many others to the hall.
On October 24, 2006, Harlem Stage opened our new space, The Gatehouse, an event that marked the beginning of a new era in the history of the institution. To celebrate this milestone, we adopted a new identity – Harlem Stage – and launched three new programs for The Gatehouse: WaterWorks, Harlem Stride and Harlem Stage Partners.
Press Room
Welcome to Harlem Stage’s Press Room.
If you have any press inquiries, please direct them to:
John Michael Kennedy
(
212) 576-2700 x 243
jmkennedy@goodmanmedia.com
Recent News Items
The Haitian Times
March 1, 2013
Interview with Emeline Michel
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The New York Jazz Record
March 2013
Interview with Claudia Acuña
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Harlem World
February 25, 2013
Harlem Stage and the Irish Arts Center Takes A New Look At St. Patrick’s Day In Harlem
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Wax Poetics
January 3, 2013
Robert Glasper Expands on Stevie Wonder
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Ebony.com
December 24, 2012
Keys of Life: Robert Glasper Pays Homage to the Soul of Stevie Wonder
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Uptown Magazine
December 20, 2012
Glasper and Friends Pay Homage to Stevie Wonder
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Fusicology
December 20, 2012
Review of Robert Glasper show in NYC: Songs in the Key of Life
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The Revivalist
December 19, 2012
Robert Glasper Takes on the Music of Stevie Wonder
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The New York Times
December 16, 2012
Stevie Wonder Songs, Refashioned and Repackaged
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The New Yorker
December 12, 2012
Secrets, Stories and Soul Baring
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WRNB
December 9, 2012
Grammy Nominated Artists Robert Glasper & Harlem Stage
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The New Yorker
November 11, 2012
‘Boyz n the Hood’ Reimagined as Dance
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Huffington Post
November 11, 2012
‘Sleep Song’ At Harlem Stage Gatehouse Tells the Unbelievable Stories of Civilians and Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan
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The New York Times
November 5, 2012
Hip-Hop Moves and Revolving Police Lights Illuminate a Flammable Scene
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The Examiner
October 30, 2012
Acclaimed Performing Arts Group Harlem Stage Celebrates 30th Anniversary
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Crain’s New York Business
October 9, 2012
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Ebony.com
October 11, 2012
Faith Evans, Chris Tucker and Sinbad Take Harlem This Fall
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DownBeat.com
October 2, 2012
Time Warner Helps Harlem Stage Celebrate 30 Years
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WCBS Radio
October 4, 2012
Heading Out With Lynda Lopez
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Sequenza 21
September 25, 2012
Holding It Down: Premiere of a New Multimedia Work by Vijay Iyer and Mike Ladd
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New York Times
September 21, 2012
Sleepless in Kandahar or Mosul, in Raw Verse
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New York Daily News
September 16, 2012
Jazz pianist and poet Mike Ladd are ‘Holding It Down’
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WNBC
September 2, 2012
Positively Black: Harlem Stage
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New York Times
July 16, 2012
Harlem Stage Unveils Fall Season
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WCBS “Eye on New York”
July 15, 2012
Eye On New York: Surfing For The Visually Impaired, Women’s Health, And The Harlem Stage
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New York City Jazz Record
June 2012
New York at Night
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New York Daily News
May 31, 2012
Harlem Stage at 30: Still a Vital, Diverse Player on the Uptown Arts Scene
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New York Times
May 18, 2012
Up Close and Personal, if Distant
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WABE (PBS and NPR in Atlanta)
May 17, 2012
Cecil Taylor: The Pianist Who’s Also an Orchestra
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NPR All Things Considered
May 17, 2012
Cecil Taylor: The Pianist Who’s Also an Orchestra
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Daily News
May 10, 2012
Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival Swings Into 2nd Year Celebrating American Art Form
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Capital
May 9, 2012
It’s (unofficially) Cecil Taylor Month in New York’s Jazz World
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Village Voice
May 8, 2012
Saluting Pianist Cecil Taylor
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Jazz Police
May 7, 2012
Honoring Cecil Taylor: New York Celebration, May 9-19
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Board of Directors
Olivia Smashum, Vice President
Leon Henderson, Jr., Treasurer
Michael A. Kenny, Secretary
Willy Holtzman
A.C. Hudgins
Jenette Kahn
Jack Tilton
Karen M. Witherspoon
Michael A. Young
Artist Circle
Hugh Dancy
Claire Danes
Ruby Dee
LaChanze
Fab 5 Freddy
Craig Harris
Nona Hendryx
Dulé Hill
Ruben Santiago Hudson
Vijay Iyer
Judith Jamison
Bill T. Jones
Jesse L. Martin
S. Epatha Merkerson
Alicia Hall Moran
Jason Moran
Wendell Pierce
Gloria Reuben
Carl Hancock Rux
STEW
Tracie Thoms
Carrie Mae Weems
Lawrence Weschler
Jeffrey Wright
Staff
Executive Director
James King
Managing Director
Brad Learmonth
Director of Programming
Renee Danger-James
Director of Development and External Communications
Jean Avebe
Director of Finance and Administration
Neil Fox
Consulting Director of Marketing
Programming
Simone Eccleston
Assistant Director of Programming
Indira Goodwine
Programming Associate
Development
Dulce Gomez
Development Manager of Individual Giving and Special Events
Raesha Cartagena
Development Manager of Institutional Giving
Marketing
Elizabeth Holub
Marketing Associate
Production
Amanda Ringger
Production Manager
Eric Ugland
Assistant Production Manager
Operations
Rodney Bissessar
Operations Manager
Christopher McDonald
Leasing Manager
Lamont Askins
Assistant Operations Manager
Julia Marrero
Office Manager
Finance
Lisa Benitez
Assistant Box Office Manager
Consultants
Neil Fox Consultancy
Marketing
Goodman Media International, Inc.
Blake Zidell & Associates
Public Relations
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Company (NY)/Claudia Kaufman
Insurance
Lutz & Carr / Chris Bellando
Accountants
Russell Designs
Graphic Design
Consulair, Inc.
Printers
Osato Dixon
Videography
Marc Millman Photography
Photography
Itelagen
IT Consultant
Careers & Internships
Development Manager of Institutional Giving
Harlem Stage seeks a full-time Development Manager of Institutional Giving, position available immediately.
Posted April 10, 2013
Marketing Assistant
Harlem Stage seeks a part-time Marketing Assistant, position available immediately.
Posted March 22, 2013
Bookkeeper
Harlem Stage seeks a full-time Bookkeeper; position available immediately.
Posted January 18, 2013
Artist Opportunities
THE HARLEM STAGE FUND FOR NEW WORK, DEADLINE: TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2013
Emerging musicians, choreographers and playwrights, apply for the opportunity to get your work funded through Harlem Stage’s Fund for New Work Program.
The Harlem Stage Fund for New Work Program receives leadership support from The Jerome Foundation.
Deadline for Submission: Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Please download the Application.
Submit applications to seccleston@HarlemStage.org