This week’s most noteworthy occasions embrace a free movie competition in Queens, a circus troupe that includes worldwide performers from so far as India and Ukraine, a world premiere ballet from New York’s prestigious Latino dance firm and a string of exhibits by the “the jazz artist for the hip hop era.”
Movie
“Invisible Magnificence”
Jamaica Performing Arts Heart — 153-10 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica, N.Y., 11432
Sat. April 26 at 7 p.m.
This weekend’s all-free 10 Minute Movie Pageant options an award-winning documentary co-directed by a style trade trailblazer. Bethann Hardison. who began out working within the Garment District earlier than changing into an worldwide runway mannequin in the course of the Seventies, helped diversify the style trade as a mannequin company proprietor and activist championing change. “Invisible Magnificence” encompasses a deep dive into her life and work, with insights from her son, “A Completely different World” actor Kadeem Hardison, and the supermodels whose lives she touched, like Tyson Beckford, Iman and Naomi Campbell.
Free.
Theater
“tick, tick…BOOM!”
George Road Playhouse — 11 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, N.J., 08901
Via Could 19. Numerous showtimes.
The autobiographical story of Jonathan Larson, the Tony-winning composer of “Lease,” is again onstage, this time on the New Brunswick Performing Arts Heart.
The work, which was tailored right into a 2021 movie, revolves across the struggling playwright as he navigates his love life and experiences the early onset of the HIV/AIDS disaster — which served because the inspiration to his most well-known work. Larson died at 35 in 1996, the day earlier than “Lease” started previews Off-Broadway.
This David Saint-helmed manufacturing, starring Daniel Marconi, Cathryn Wake and John Yi, encompasses a script consulted by David Auburn and vocal and orchestral preparations by Stephen Oremus.
Tickets begin at $25.
Music
José James
Blue Be aware Jazz Membership — 131 W third St, New York, N,Y., 10012
Via Solar. April 28. 8 p.m and 10:30 p.m. showtimes.
Together with his not too long ago dropped album, “1978,” the New York Metropolis-based artist often known as “the jazz artist for the hip hop era” is celebrating the yr of his beginning.
Already confirmed to be a vocal virtuoso on earlier tasks devoted to the musical legacies of Invoice Withers, Billie Vacation and Erykah Badu (undoubtedly value trying out), José James will get into a brand new groove with sounds from the brand new, self-produced album at The Blue word, New York Metropolis’s enduring jazz staple. Latin conguero Pedrito Martinez, who’s featured prominently on “1978,” joins the artist for choose units.
Tickets are $35 (plus extra charges and a $20 minimal)
Dance
Ballet Hispanico
New York Metropolis Heart — 131 West 56th Road New York, N.Y., 10019
Via April 28. Numerous showtimes.
The late Tina Ramirez‘s Latino dance group goes robust in its 54th yr with the world premieres of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa‘s “Home of Mad’moiselle,” Gustavo Ramírez Sansano’s “18+1” and creative director Eduardo Vilaro‘s “Buscando a Juan.”
In Ochoa’s latest piece, Ballet Hispanico performers use followers, boas and Latin dance to tackle iconic feminine imagery present in Latin American tradition by way of a camp efficiency described as a “wild romp.”
For the “En Familia Matinee” efficiency, the journey of Latin American tradition and traditions are explored by way of excerpts of the troupe’s classics, corresponding to Pedro Ruiz’s “Membership Havana,” Talley Beatty’s “Recuerdo de Campo Amor” and Geoffrey Holder’s “Danse Creole.”
Tickets begin at $45, $20 for Saturday afternoon’s “En Familia Matinee.”
Household
“FL!P Circus”
Staten Island Mall — 2655 Richmond Ave, Staten Island, N.Y., 10314
Via April 30. Numerous showtimes.
Only a few years into creating new magic and death-defying household enjoyable, FL!P Circus‘ 2024 tour will function worldwide performers from Ukraine (Anastasia & Misha), India (Hasan Ansari), Mexico (Alexa Vazquez) and Czech Republic (Pavel Valla Bertini) led by by Brazilian clown Bubi Guiner.
All of the motion takes place underneath a pink and white striped, climate-controlled massive high tent with 800 seats.
Tickets begin at $30.00 with youngsters, seniors, navy and handicap reductions obtainable.
Comedy
“Luenell: Reside on the Apollo”
Apollo’s Historic Theater — 253 W one hundred and twenty fifth St, New York, N.Y., 10027
Fri. April 26 at 7:30 p.m.
The self-proclaimed “Authentic Unhealthy Woman of Comedy” returns to the Apollo Theater for an uproarious night time of comedy. Recent off her “City Enterprise” Netflix particular, produced by Dave Chappelle, Luenell is trekking throughout the nation from her long-standing residency at Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Membership Las Vegas to carry her depraved wit to Harlem.
The bleached-blond comic has change into a favourite on the stand-up scene for her saucy humorousness about all the pieces from her time in jail to her sexcapades and touring ordeals.
Tickets begin at $39.50.
Meals
“Oyster Historical past & Shucking Class”
Market 57 — 25 eleventh Ave, New York, N.Y., 10011
Fri. April 26 at 6:00 p.m.
As the peak of oyster season involves a detailed, could as nicely shuck some or be taught concerning the mollusks from the Mom Shuckers, who’re internet hosting a particular Oyster Historical past & Shucking Class on the James Beard Basis‘s meals corridor dealing with the Hudson River.
Mom Shuckers proprietor Ben “Moody” Harney will function teacher, instructing shucking strategies to attendees who may even have the prospect to interact with fellow oyster lovers.
Tickets are $65 per particular person, contains one glass of bubbly, white, or pink wine.
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