Sogmush Collective in association with Kumble Theater present:
The Happenings at Sogmush River or How to Become Chic & Mysterious All At Once - A Dance Theater Musical Mystery
February 3 ~ Friday ~ 7:30PM
February 4 ~ Saturday ~ 7:30PM
February 5 ~ Sunday ~ 4PM
This dance theater musical mystery inspired by the works of Edward Gorey takes you to the Grand Motel where a has-been silent movie star wants to be killed to finally become famous.
Tickets: $20, $15 - students/seniors
Center For Communication and Kumble Theater present:
Brooklyn Boheme
February 7 ~ Tuesday ~ 6:30PM
Join us for a pre-release screening of Brooklyn Boheme, the newest documentary from award-winning author, screenwriter, director, producer Nelson George and Diane Paragas, who has also won several awards for her documentary film work and television commercials. Brooklyn Boheme takes a look back at the New York neighborhood of Fort Greene in the late 1980s and 1990s, prior to gentrification, when this closely-knit African American/Latino community nurtured a new wave of original and uniquely talented artists, including Spike Lee, Chris Rock, Rosie Perez, Branford Marsalis, and many other creative innovators who are featured in this fascinating documentary.
Tickets: Free admission ( Register to attend at www.cencom.org or info@kumbletheater.org )
Poetry Out Loud in association with Kumble Theater present:
Poetry Out Loud High School Competition
February 15 ~ Wednesday ~ 4PM
Poetry Out Loud is a poetry recitation contest for high school students across the nation. Winners of the school wide contests move onto regional competitions, and eventually to state and nationals. This program builds students confidence in memorization, recitation and exposes them to the lineage of literary arts.
For more information visit: www.poetryoutloud.org
Tickets: Free admission
Community Works presents:
Caribbean Dance Festival
February 16 ~ Thursday ~ 10:15AM & 12:15PM
In honor of Black History month, Brooklyn's own Something Positive traces the ancestral origins of African-American musical, oral and dance traditions from the mother land of Africa to Caribbean beaches and onward to North America. This inspirational and highly interactive performance incorporates dance, music, song, storytelling, and poetry. This performance is recommended for all ages.
Tickets: $7 - Contact Community Works at performances@communityworksnyc.org or call (212) 459-1854
YWCA Brooklyn and LIU Brooklyn in association with WNET, ITVS and Kumble Theater present
The Brooklyn premiere of the film -
More Than a Month
February 16 ~ Thursday ~ 6PM
Shukree Hassan Tilghman, a 29-year-old African American filmmaker, is on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month. Through this tongue-in-cheek journey, More Than a Month investigates what the treatment of history tells us about race and equality in a "post-racial" America – join us for a post screening discussion with the filmmaker. For additional information email community@brooklyn.liu.edu.
Additional support provided by the LIU Brooklyn - Office of the Provost and the Africana Studies program.
View trailer: www.itvs.org/films/more-than-a-month
Tickets: Free and open to the public (register on-line to attend at info@kumbletheater.org )
LIU Brooklyn’s Performing Arts Department – Theatre Program in association with The John P. McGrath Foundation and the Gender Studies Program present:
The Annual Speakers Series production of Magdalen - written and performed by Erin Layton, directed by Julie Kline
February 22 ~ Wednesday ~ 3PM
In 1993, in Dublin, Ireland, the missing bodies of over 150 women were found buried in unmarked graves on the property of a convent laundry. Magdalen is a solo performance about the lives labored, lost and hidden behind convent laundry walls for more than a century and the men and women who kept them there. In this tour de force, Erin Layton brings them all to life as she uncovers the mystery of the Magdalene laundries.
Tickets: Free admission
L.I.U’s English Department presents:
Starting from Paumanok
February 23 ~ Thursday ~ 6:30PM
Starting from Paumanok is an annual lecture or reading on Amercian literature and culture. This year’s featured speaker is graphic novelist Alison Bechdel.
Tickets: Free admission RSVP at info@kumbletheater.org or contact the Box Office 718-488-1624
LIU Brooklyn - SL&L Office, LIU-TV, Christian Fellowship Club and LIU Gospel Choir present:
R.I.O.T.- PHASE II- THE CONCERT
February 24 ~ Friday ~ 7:30PM
Join L.I.U’s Gospel Choir along with special guest recording artists for an encore evening of gospel music at its best.
Tickets: Free admission RSVP at info@kumbletheater.org or contact the Box Office 718-488-1624 (Four ticket limit).
Dancewave presents:
Kids Cafe Goes to College 2012
March 3 ~ Saturday ~ 3PM
March 4 ~ Sunday ~ 3PM
Focusing on professionally-based college dance programs in the metropolitan area and beyond, Dancewave's Kids Cafe Festival offers serious high school dancers an opportunity to see dance departments from these esteemed schools in action. The college theme is a twist on Dancewave’s annual Kids Cafe Festival.
This year's participating college dance departments include: Ohio State University, Eugene Lang College, The New School for Liberal Arts, Hofstra University, Marymount Manhattan College, Montclair State University, Slippery Rock University and more. For more info and performance schedules: visit www.dancewave.org/kidscafe.php or call 718-522-4696
Tickets: $20, $15 students w/ID, $12 child 12 and under.
Avena Lounge - LIU Brooklyn presents:
The Annual Return of Dr. Bengali
March 6 ~ Tuesday ~ 8PM
Having traveled around the world, Dr. Bengali is known as one of the most accomplished and funniest hypnotist. Volunteers from the audience will be hypnotized and you won’t believe what happens next. He is guaranteed to knock your socks off - so make sure they’re clean!
Tickets: Free admission.
Community Works presents:
I Can’t Take It Anymore
March 7 ~ Wednesday ~ 10:15AM & 12:15PM
In an age where Facebook, Twitter and online chat rooms can serve as a public forum for bullies, based on real-life stories, award-winning playwright Candido Tirado delves into the tragic result of bullying and encourages audiences to take responsibility for their actions and their community. This performance is recommended for students in grades 5 to 12.
Tickets: $7 - Contact Community Works at performances@communityworksnyc.org or call (212) 459-1854
LIU Brooklyn Student Life and Leadership Development presents:
Cultural Infusion Night
March 8 ~ Thursday ~ 5PM to 7PM
Join us for live music, fashion and food from around the world celebrating the diversity of LIU Brooklyn and its neighbors.
Tickets: Free admission - RSVP at info@kumbletheater.org
The LoveStorm Entertainment Group, LLC, Epiphany Inc., and Brown Girls Burlesque in association with Kumble Theater present:
Mo Beasley's UrbanErotika 10th Anniversary Show & Live Webcast
March 10 ~ Saturday ~ 8PM
This new millennium birthday party for one of NYC’s longest running performance series that celebrates erotic love through poetry, spoken word, music, dance theatre, and now film - as expressed from "...the 8 million stories in the naked city.,." that is New York. Featured performers include Maritri and the SoulFolk Experience, Chicava Honeychild and Brown Girls Burlesque, Candice Michelle Franklin and the dancers of Jazz Ain't Dead, and so much more! This historic event will be recorded by award-winning film-maker Nicole Franklin.
Tickets: $20 (if purchased before 3/6) $25 thereafter; $15 –students w/ID
Community Works presents:
Roots of Tap
March 12 ~ Monday ~ 10:15AM & 12:15PM
Feraba honors women’s contributions to tap dancing’s 400 year history - from its origins in African folklore through taps migration onto the American stage and screen. Featuring the styles of Brenda Powell, Shirley Temple, Ginger Rodgers and more, this fast-moving musical experience will leave you tapping your way through your day- recommended for all ages!
Tickets: $7 - Contact Community Works at performances@communityworksnyc.org or call (212) 459-1854
LIU Brooklyn Performing Arts Department’s Theatre Program presents:
Fires in the Mirror, a play by Anna Deavere Smith
March 27 ~ Tuesday ~ 7:30PM
March 28 ~ Wednesday ~ 12PM & 7:30PM
March 29 ~ Thursday ~ 7:30PM
March 30 ~ Friday ~ 7:30PM
March 31 ~ Saturday ~ 2PM
Fires in the Mirror chronicles the response to the Crown Heights tragedy of 1991, when a car containing a Jewish religious leader accidentally struck and killed a 7 year-old black boy. Racial tensions exploded between the two groups, leading to a string of violence and a civil law suit. Originally created by Anna Deavere Smith as a one-woman show, Ms. Smith portrayed 35 different characters, and through monologues examined the stress of the time.
Tickets: $10, $5 seniors w/ID, Free for LIU Students with ID.
The Journalism Department at LIU Brooklyn and The Center for Communication Inc. present:
The Annual George Polk Seminar: Getting the Ungettable Story
April 4 ~ Wednesday ~ 5:30PM Reception - 6:30PM Seminar
The George Polk Awards are conferred annually to honor special achievement in journalism. They were established by Long Island University in 1949 to commemorate Polk, a CBS correspondent murdered the year before while covering the Greek civil war. The panel includes- Jane Mayer, The New Yorker; May Ying Welsh, Al Jazeera English; C.J.Chivers, The New York Times; Sara Ganim, The Patriot-New and moderated by John Darnton Curator, George Polk Awards.
Tickets: Free Admission. Reservations are required. Contact Jeanette.Morales@liu.edu or (516) 299-3298
LIU Brooklyn Faculty, Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium in association with Kumble Theater present:
A Tribute Concert to Kenny Durham and Cecil Payne
April 5 ~ Thursday ~ 7PM
the LIU Brooklyn Music Faculty will pay tribute to Brooklyn jazz icons trumpeter Kenny Dorham and baritone saxophonist Cecil Payne. The event will be featured as part of the 2012 Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival.
Music faculty performers:
Gloria Cooper, vocals
Sam Newsome, soprano saxophone
JC Sanford, trombone
Eddie Allen, trumpet
Kenny Wessel, guitar
Greg Lewis, organ
Carlo DeRosa, bass
Dwayne Broadnax, drums
Tickets: Free Admission. RSVP at info@kumbletheater.org
African Voices in association with Kumble Theater present:
Twenty Years of African Voices
April 6 ~ Friday ~ 6:30PM to 8PM
This event celebrates the organization African Voices and its influence in art, literature, film, theater and dance. Launched as a literary arts magazine, it is most noted for publishing the best poetry, fiction and art by emerging artists, and since 1992, has produced more than 800 cultural events. Join us for a rich evening of literature, dance, film, art and life! Sponsored in-part by WABC-TV.
Tickets: Free Admission. RSVP at info@kumbletheater.org
Cynthia King Dance Studio presents:
Troupers
April 12 ~ Thursday ~ 7PM
April 14 ~ Saturday ~ 1PM & 4PM & 7PM
April 15 ~ Sunday ~ 2PM & 5PM
Troupers is a fast-paced mélange featuring new, original choreography performed by dancers of all ages. Ballerinas, b-boys, contemporary dancers, and steppers express a spectrum of subjects from narrative stories to abstract themes. Little Red Riding Hood encounters a grey “tutu-ed” wolf, fireflies illuminate, water gushes and flows, and soldiers and sailors rule the stage in a star-spangled spectacle. Cynthia King Dance Studio is a vital part of Brooklyn’s rich dance culture—promoting traditional training and innovative performance. In her tenth year as Artistic Director, Cynthia King has earned a reputation for bringing out the creative best in local aspiring dancers.
Tickets: $27, $22.95 pre-sale (15% off with a code March 1 – 7)
Brooklyn Ballet in association with Kumble Theater present:
Brooklyn Ballet @ 10!
April 13 ~ Friday ~ 7:30PM
Brooklyn Ballet celebrates a decade of dance by offering innovative works: Forest Fairies and Peasant Revolt," Isadora Duncan's Revolutionary Etude, Lynn Parkerson’s Dolls, Dolls, Dolls - the pop-up, hip-hop Nutcracker- and the world premiere of a mixed movement piece to Stravinsky. The performance features live music by Gil Morgenstern/Reflection Series International and collaborators Mike "Supreme" Fields and crew, fashion designers ymx by yellowman, and Bessie Award nominated costume designer Patricia Forelle.
Tickets: $25, $15 - students and seniors, $10 - children 12 and under
LIU Brooklyn Dance Program presents:
Dance Department Spring Concert
April 20 ~ Friday ~ 7:30PM
April 21 ~ Saturday ~ 2PM & 8PM
April 22 ~ Sunday ~ 3PM
The LIU Brooklyn Dance majors perform an exhilarating program of modern dance works choreographed by world-renowned guest artists from the professional modern dance world. Dance works include Bill T.Jone’s masterpiece D-Man in the Waters restaged by full-time faculty member and former Bill T. Jones dancer Professor Rosalynde LeBlanc and Exotica choreographed by Ronald K. Brown artistic director and restaged by associate director Arcell Cabaug of Evidence, a dance company. Additionally, upper class dance majors will premiere their fresh and exciting new choreography on the Kumble Theater stage.
Tickets: $25, $15 - students and seniors, $10 - children 12 and under
The Paper Bag Players present:
Laugh, Laugh, Laugh
April 26 ~ Thursday ~ 10:30AM & 12:30PM
April 27 ~ Friday ~ 10:30AM & 12:30PM
This show captures everything that has made this company a family favorite for 53 years! At the same time, it is all-new! "THE PAPER BAG PLAYERS LAUGH! LAUGH! LAUGH!" will surprise you, delight you and make you laugh, laugh, laugh!
Tickets: Contact The Paper Bag Players – (212) 353-2332 or pbagp@verizon.net
LIU Brooklyn Latinos Unidos presents:
Latin Fusion
April 27 ~ Friday ~ 7:30PM
Produced by LIU Brooklyn’s student organization, Latinos Unidos, Latin Fusion is an annual concert featuring performing artists celebrating the rich diverse rhythms and sounds of Latin America.
Tickets: $15, $10 for students with ID
