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Celebrate freedom of Black expression with a live performance by Akua Allrich and her band, whose effortless weaving of blues, soul, and jazz roots is bound to move both body and mind. This family-friendly live performance is FREE and will include a specially commissioned piece by Akua Allrich and her band that celebrates the fearless expression of Black freedom. Come, bask in your freedom!
The musically impressive Godwin Louis is a Haitian-American with a love for the rhythms and melodies of his motherland, who is on a quest to trace the roots of jazz. The saxophonist has traveled to over 100 countries in the study of the African musical diaspora. His findings inspired Global, a far-sweeping and personal debut album, which could also be seen as his manifesto.
Marc Cary’s Indigenous People’s Arkestra presents Blackanomics—an homage to go-go, the official music of Washington, DC.
A powerfully gifted musician and a scholar of Black American music, Jake Blount speaks ardently about the African roots of the banjo and the subtle, yet profound ways African Americans have shaped and defined the amorphous categories of roots music and Americana
Hargrove is a vérité style documentary chronicling the last year of trumpet legend Roy Hargrove’s life as he embarks on his final European summer tour. Music icons including Erykah Badu, Herbie Hancock, Questlove, Robert Glasper, Sonny Rollins, Wynton Marsalis and Yasiin Bey pay tribute to Hargrove’s artistry, impact and legacy. Roy Hargrove is your favorite musician’s favorite musician. Shot in Los Angeles, Dallas, New York, Vienne, Perugia, Sète, Sorrento, and Marseille this film features stunning live performances by Hargrove in the last year of his life.
Instructor GiGi Holliday, teaches you the ins and outs of classic burlesque movement! Of the many moves associated with classic burlesque, there is the bump & grind—two great foundational moves that any performer can use to build a dynamic and entertaining act. Classic burlesque moves are great tools to have in your performer shimmy belt. In addition to learning classic moves, students will explore ways to implement them for use with live bands and the occasional "oh no" moments on stage. Students should wear comfortable clothes that are easy to move in. No prior dance experience is necessary.
Every generation or so, a young bluesman bursts onto the scene and sends a jolt through the blues community. Jontavious Willis may just have that effect on people. Many fans of Willis regard him as an old soul. His style of playing the instruments and his voice touches the very roots of country blues. He brings back the true soul of the music. A newspaper headline once called him a “70-year-old bluesman in a 20-year-old body.”
Tap dancer and vocalist, Brinae Ali, and her bandmates of the Baltimore Jazz Collective celebrate the life and legacy of Baltimore's greatest tap dancer: Baby Laurence (February 24, 1921-April 2, 1974).
Akua Allrich is a local musical treasure with a massive stage personality and vocal style that is fluid and ever-evolving. Her musical roots run deep into blues, soul, and rhythm and blues, with a clear grounding in jazz and Pan-African music.
Creative Alliance's monthly Blackscope Cinema Series features Daughters of the Dust—a 1991 independent film written, directed, and produced by Julie Dash. It is the first feature film directed by an African-American woman to be distributed theatrically in the United States.
Sak pase! Kite-master Armand Myrthil and Haitian cultural non-profit, Komite Ayiti, INC. lead us in this special annual workshop. Get hands on with the kite traditions of Haiti and create your own kite from scratch.
In collaboration with Komite Ayiti, Inc and Creative Alliance, Thorobred Books is excited to bring The Heroes Book and Art Tour to Baltimore, MD. Join us as we celebrate the release of the new book Heroes of the Haitian Revolution by publisher Thorobred Books featuring author Frantz Derenoncourt, Jr. and illustrator Kervin Andre.
Raktism is a new method for investigating the fourth dimension, developed by contemporary artist Ainsley Burrows.
Creative Alliance's monthly Blackscope Cinema Series expands our understanding and appreciation of Black Film in America. Through varying programming, including talks, demos, and making activities, the Baltimore community is invited to celebrate modern and contemporary film from Black and Diasporic creators.
Blackscope Cinema Series continues with a screening of Buck and the Preacher.
About The Film
Buck and the Preacher is a 1972 American Western film released by Columbia Pictures, written by Ernest Kinoy and directed by Sidney Poitier. Poitier also stars in the film alongside Harry Belafonte and Ruby Dee. This is the first film Sidney Poitier directed. Vincent Canby of The New York Times said Poitier "showed a talent for easy, unguarded, rambunctious humor missing from his more stately movies".
Creative Alliance's monthly Blackscope Cinema Series expands our understanding and appreciation of Black Film in America. Through varying programming, including talks, demos, and making activities, the Baltimore community is invited to celebrate modern and contemporary film from Black and Diasporic creators.
Blackscope Cinema Series ends with a carnival snacks themed night with the movie Bebe's Kids! Featuring a conversation afterwards with Rob Lee of Truth in This Art Podcast!
Aaron Dante of NoPixAfterDark interviews Ngaiire for a live podcast before the show!
Ngaiire’s shows give the audience the full spectrum of live performance: one moment a pop banger will have you dancing, and in the next moment, she will break your heart.
Hot Bits is a queer porn film festival. Hot Bits designs trauma-informed sex-positive experiences centering QTIBIPOC (queer, trans, intersex, Black, Indigenous, People of Color) self-determined desire, joy, and pleasure.
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Our Box Office is currently open from Noon to 6pm on Fridays and Saturdays and one hour before all ticketed events. We accept cash, cards, and checks. Service fees are waived for in-person ticket purchases.
