By Adewale Adekanbi Jr
Amazon Music’s The Birth of Biggie: 25 Years of Ready to Die follows the Notorious B.I.G. at the crucial moment when he was transitioning from unsigned hype to the rap superstar he’d become. Continue reading
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Category: Documentary
7/31/19 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Paul Mooney- Complete Scenes From Black Hollywood (1984)
Paul Mooney‘s scenes from the seldom-seen British documentary Black Hollywood. Continue reading
7/29/19 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WaleStylez: Choreographer and Dancer Nneka Irobunda performs Adekunle Gold- Kelegbe Megbe |
Nneka Irobunda, Nigerian choreographer and dancer, based in New York City, began training in heels with movement director Danielle Polano, seen in Step Up 2: The Streets. Continue reading
The 7/17/19 O&A NYC WHATS HAPPENING THIS WEEK: July 17 through July 23, 2019
Heatwave! New York City is getting ready to become steamy, hot, and sticky- yeah summer in NYC is the best! We have great events indoors and out. There is interactive art on Randall’s Island, Dance in Central Park and on Fire Island, and a jazz brunch in Harlem. Here are a few of the many events happening in the city that never sleeps, guaranteed to keep you Out and About. Continue reading
6/16/19 O&A NYC WHATS HAPPENING THIS WEEK: June 17 through June 23, 2019
Summer is finally here! Yes Friday June 21 is the summer solstice; the longest day of the year and the official start of summer. Its New York Dance Week Festival so people are shaking up the entire five boroughs. And films honoring ballet and opera icons share greatest and on Broadway we learn about the Secret Life of Bees. Here are a few of the many events happening in the city that never sleeps, guaranteed to keep you Out and About. Continue reading
6/9/19 O&A NYC WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK: June 9 Through June 16, 2019
Sunny days just makes New Yorkers even more festive. We have a dance tribute in Queens, a film on an Opera icon and Jumping Jack Flash in New Jersey. Here are a few of the many events happening in the city that never sleeps, guaranteed to keep you Out and About. Continue reading
6/13/21 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY- PRIDE: Paris is Burning
Paris Is Burning is a 1990 American documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston. Filmed in the mid-to-late 1980s, it chronicles the ball culture of New York City and the African-American, Latino, gay, and transgender communities involved in it. The film is considered to be an invaluable documentary of the end of the “Golden Age” of New York City drag balls, and critics have praised it as a thoughtful exploration of race, class, gender, and sexuality in America.”
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4/21/19 O&A NYC WHATS HAPPENING THIS WEEK: April 22 Through April 29, 2019
Happy Easter and Passover New Yorkers will be out and about in their Easter bonnets! This week we have dance at Lincoln Center and R&B legends are at the legendary Apollo. Orchids are in bloom in The Bronx and a Creole Food Festival in lower Manhattan. Here are a few of the many events happening in the city that never sleeps, guaranteed to keep you Out and About.
4/7/19 O&A NYC WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK: April 7 through April 14, 2019
Its beginning to feel a lot like springtime, and New Yorkers are out and about! And this week we have a new film about the Queen of Soul and a Fosse muse on Broadway. America’s mother of modern dance turns 93 in Chelsea and Arthur Mitchell’s dream turns 50. Here are a few of the many events happening in the city that never sleeps, guaranteed to keep you Out and About. Continue reading
3/4/19 O&A NYC WHATS HAPPENING THIS WEEK: March 4- March 10, 2019
Well March has come in like a lion. Snow and frigid temperatures are in the immediate forecast, but that has never stopped New Yorkers from having a great time. This week we are dancing north, south, east and Westside. Art from Museum Mile to Flatbush Avenue; and cutting edge theatre in Broadway to the Bronx. Here are a few of the many events happening in the city that never sleeps, guaranteed to keep you Out and About. Continue reading
