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Harlem - The Scene
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:30 PM
This lively discussion was given poetic resonance with a reading by essayist and activist Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts accompanied by musician /composer Craig Harris as well as a performance by hip-hop artist Swave Sevah. Jones led the moderated discussion which expanded upon subjects such as, where do artists (musicians, poets, dancers, actors, singers) hang out now? What are the various Harlem social scenes? Is there a racial and ethnic divide? How are things changing with the encroachment of gentrification? Is there still an innovative jazz scene? Are there places and restaurants where locals go to hang? What kind of impact does tourism have on the neighborhoods? In addition to Rhodes-Pitts, Harris, and Sevah, guests included author and cultural historian, Michael Henry Adams, and author, restaurateur and former opera singer, Alexander Smalls.
Link to pod cast
Special thanks to WNYC for providing the recording of Harlem-The Scene
–– Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, February 26, 2008
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