Tislarm Bouie’s “Thug – Ball of Confusion”

For many of us, the challenges of 2020 made artistic inspiration scarce. But director and choreographer Tislarm Bouie says he harnessed the hopelessness he felt last summer and transformed it into inspiration for a short film titled “Thug.” “Ball of Confusion” is one part of the larger project. It features Lloyd Boyd, Gabriel Hyman, Martell […]

Ballet Hispánico Brings A Reimagined Carmen to Harlem

Ballet Hispánico returns to the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem with its full-length ballet, CARMEN.maquia. Spanish choreographer Gustavo Ramirez Sansano has reenvisioned the story of Carmen to emphasize Don José, the man who falls in love with Carmen, suffers because of her infidelity, then murders her in a “fit of passion.” Their duets are filled […]