Digital Stream : FREE
In August 2021, Harlem Stage, in partnership with Bryant Park, Jazzmobile, and NYC Parks, presented two free outdoor concerts at Bryant Park and Marcus Garvey Park featuring trombonist and composer Craig Harris, his band Nation of Imagination, and the legendary Marshall Allen. Allen, who is 97 years old and an original member of the Sun Ra Arkestra, dazzled audiences uptown and downtown with his unique style. The concerts not only culminated Harlem Stage’s WaterWorks-commissioned Afrofuturism series that spanned multiple years and venues throughout the city in celebration of Sun Ra’s legacy, but heralded Harlem Stage’s much-anticipated return to live performances.
Harlem Stage is pleased to offer two windows to watch the full Nubian Ball performance from Bryant Park online—from January 22-31 and an encore online presentation from February 19-28, the latter a part of Carnegie Hall’s Afrofuturism Festival.
Craig Harris’ Nocturnal Nubian Ball (for Conscientious Ballers & Cultural Shot Callers) feat. Marshall Allen & Nation of Imagination was commissioned by Harlem Stage through its WaterWorks program and supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Ford Foundation, and The Leonard & Robert Weintraub Family Fund. The digital presentation of Craig Harris’ Nocturnal Nubian Ball is supported in part by Bank of America and WarnerMedia.
The performance will only be available to stream between Saturday, January 22 at 7:30PM EST and Monday, January 31 at 5PM EST.
Note: You will not be able to view this title after 5PM EST on January 31.
Photo credit: Marc Millman