![]() The show is curated by Gallatin Galleries curator Keith Miller, Professor Michael D Dinwiddie, and NYU Gallatin students Cheyenne Bryant, Gabriela Perez, and Jasmine Buckley and contains archival reproductions from the New York Public Library, the Library of Congress, and the archives at Harvard, Yale, and Duke.Īssociated programming will be accessible to the public via Zoom and includes an opening event with NYU Tisch professor Shanga Parker performing two versions of a monologue from Shakespeare’s Hamlet and John Ray Proctor from Tulane University discussing styles of Shakespearean performance in the 19th and 20th centuries (Feb 2) a panel discussion exploring the contradictory notions of blackface minstrelsy (Feb 9) a talk on the remarkable career of Madame Sissieretta “Black Patti” Jones, an acclaimed opera singer whose 80+ person troupe disrupted systems of oppression during the genesis of Jim Crow (Feb 16) and a performance featuring a classic medley of tunes by Bert Williams and Eubie Blake (Feb 23). ![]() ![]() The Gallatin Galleries at NYU is spotlighting this history, including the renowned Williams and Walker company and “Queen of the Cakewalk” Aida Overton Walker, through a new exhibition, Transformation! African American Theater 1821-1921 and Beyond, From the African Grove Theater to Shuffle Along, that opened February 1. ![]() The years between these two major milestones saw the emergence of key performers and performances that fueled the evolution of musical theater as we know it and remain a part of cultural memory today. ![]()
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