ALBANY & NEW YORK, NY
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New Films & Concerts this month:
Upcoming Events
Sun, Mar 31AlbanyMar 31, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PMAlbany, 30 Elizabeth St, Albany, NY 12202, USA
Mon, Nov 2630 Elizabeth StNov 26, 2018, 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM30 Elizabeth St, 30 Elizabeth St, Albany, NY 12202, USA
Mon, Jan 15Image Quilts Productions IncJan 15, 2018, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMImage Quilts Productions Inc, 549 Sanders Rd, Fort Plain, NY 13339, USA
"Breaking the News": 4:00pm, March 31 at Image Quilt Cinema & Dance Theater
Women and LGBTQ+ journalists launch startup The 19th* to buck a broken news media system.
Who decides which stories get told? A scrappy group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists buck the white male-dominated status quo, banding together to launch The 19th*, a digital news startup aiming to combat misinformation. A story of an America in flux, and the voices often left out of the narrative, the documentary Breaking the News shows change doesn’t come easy.
View Trailer Below:
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Manuel Alum: Close to the Earth
New in 2024: Image Quilt A Film about the work of late choreographer, Manuel Alum.
Discover his work and unique vision through an exploration of one of Alum's iconic dance works: Nightbloom II, choreographed in 1989 with Ballet Hispanico of New York's dancers. Nightbloom was first set in 1966 with members of the Paul Sanasardo Dance Company and we are honored to bring the work to you. Since the Lecture/Demonstration took place December 27th, 2023 at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
We are now making a film about him. and his extraordinary work.
Meet the Artists from Image Quilt's recent Off-Broadway Production: Rage & Honey
Coming Soon...
Video Clips from our production of "Rage & Honey: A Night of Black Flamenco"
produced in association with BFN/FUAAD, the Black Flamenco Network/Flamencos Unidos Africanos y Afro-Descendientes
(in alphabetical order)
Tutu Adewale
Omonike Akinyemi
Dwayne Beach
Lola Faturoti
Rainer Garcia
Ana Grullon
Orisa Gutierrez
Yvonne Gutierrez
Kevin LaMarr Jones
La Roseline
Natasha Lora
Kamari Lynch
Justice Miles
Caro Acuna Olvera
Renna Silverman
Simone Sprague
Omolade Adewale Tinsman
Angelica Mondol Viaña
Priyanka Vohra
Esther Weekes
Marcin Wisniewski
January 20th, 2024: "Sketches from the Edge of Flamenco": Dance Concert with Cinematic Fringes at the Salt Lake City Public Library 4:30pm.
Humh... Flamenco or Modern Dance tonight?
No need to choose, Image Quilt performs both!
Upcoming performance at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. 1pm, December 27, 2023.
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Manuel Alum was an amazing choreographer and dancer whose work spanned several decades and was impactful. Image Quilt director, Omonike , met Manuel while dancing with Ballet Hispanico where he choreographed "Nightbloom II" on 10 young and ambitious dancers. He would have been 80 in 2023 and our documentary will dig deep to discover who he was and the messages of his work as well as his impact on the youth of today. A Discussion on his work with a performance of "Nightbloom II" was presented at the New York Public Library on December 27, 2023. Email if you are interested in helping to bring a film about his life and work in dance to life in collaboration with Image Quilt.
Casting for two Image Quilt Films begins March 6 (Virtual Audition) and March 9 (in person).
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L'Amant Anonyme
Casting for "L'Amant Anonyme" March 6 & 9, 2024.
Set in Haiti in 1796, "L'Amant Anonyme", tells the story of the Chevalier de Saint George's return to the Caribbean.
Chevalier: African-Caribbean and French. Master of swords and seeker of love. 30-50 yrs old.
Yinka: Afrrican warrior woman. Spy and intellect. 18-30 yrs old.
Toussaint: Haitian Revolutionary, 30-50 yrs old.
Isabella: 18-30 yrs old, Mixed Race. Entitled. Capable of treason.
Raimond: intellect and writer, Afro-Caribbean. 30-50 yrs old.
Jumoke: Afro-Caribbean Vodun priestess.
The Afro-Haitian fighters/drummers: They use the forest to dance dream into reality and strengthen the body with rituals of vodun. All genders.
Emancipado
Casting for "Emancipado" March 6 & 9, 2024.
Set in Havana in 1890, Emancipado tells the story of Ifemorena, a woman of Afro-Cuban descent who forges on a journey to West Africa that changes her life. We are looking for performers to play roles in this fictional character's life and journey toward emancipation.
Ifemorena: Afro-Cuban, smart daring, inquisitive, flamenco dancer, 16-30 yrs old.
Aldo: Afro-Cuban, Ifemorena's twin brother, smart, dancer, violinist, 16-30 yrs old.conservative yet passionate.
Grandma Esmeralda: wise, flamenco dancer, Afro-Andalusian gypsy.
The Priest: 30-40 yrs, artistic, controlling, passionate, "white" Cuban.
Paco: proud, independent, Afro-Cuban (Lukumi and Calibari descent), dancer, leader.
Performer: Flamenco and/or Afro-Caribbean dancer, African and Hispanic. All ages. All genders.
Why Archive? Pass on History. Create living memory.
Formats: Hi-8, Mini-DV, Film, VHS,
and other formats upon request. Watch a video from our archive below:
All Videos
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"Go home with Bonnie Jean" number from Brigadoon (Riverdale Country School, 1989)
La Bamba (Ballet Hspanico Apprentice Company 1989)
Nghtbloom II by Manuel Alum (Dance Piece for Ballet Hispanico), 1989
Alegrias choreographed by Liliana Morales for Ballet Hispanico of New York Apprentice Company. 1989
Summer 2024 Arts Intensive
This summer, Image Quilt Dance Theater will offer classes in dance (Flamenco, African-Caribbean, and Modern Dance) Ages 9-Adult. Please Fill out the form and we will email you with a schedule and information on the classes. Sliding Scale Tuition Fee will apply.
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