Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage Anywhere
FEATURED PERFORMANCE
THEY STILL WANT TO KILL US
On May 25, 2021, a group of arts institutions across the nation will premiere the short film “They Still Want To Kill Us,” an aria by composer and activist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), performed by mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, and directed by filmmaker Yoram Savion, to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre as well as the one year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. It speaks truth to what transpired in 1921 at the Tulsa Race Massacre, an atrocity all but deleted from history until recently.
This work of social justice and global change is produced by Rika Iino and Ichun Yeh of Sozo Creative with support from Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, OK, and is commissioned by the Apollo Theater, Opera Philadelphia, the Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage Anywhere, Joe’s Pub, Stanford Live, University Musical Society at the University of Michigan, Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University, The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Creative Alliance, Bill Bragin and Washington Performing Arts with support from National Sawdust and the Lotus Education and Arts Foundation, distributed by ActiveCultures, Esty Dinur, globalFEST, ¡Globalquerque! and HotHouse.
FEATURED PERFORMANCE
THEY STILL WANT TO KILL US
In Association with Rhythm Foundation and with New York Music Month Extended Play, an initiative of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment
On May 25, 2021, a group of arts institutions across the nation will premiere the short film “They Still Want To Kill Us,” an aria by composer and activist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), performed by mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, and directed by filmmaker Yoram Savion, to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre as well as the one year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. It speaks truth to what transpired in 1921 at the Tulsa Race Massacre, an atrocity all but deleted from history until recently.
This work of social justice and global change is produced by Rika Iino and Ichun Yeh of Sozo Creative with support from Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, OK, and is commissioned by the Apollo Theater, Opera Philadelphia, the Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage Anywhere, Joe’s Pub, Stanford Live, University Musical Society at the University of Michigan, Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University, The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Creative Alliance, Bill Bragin and Washington Performing Arts with support from National Sawdust and the Lotus Education and Arts Foundation, distributed by ActiveCultures, Esty Dinur, globalFEST, ¡Globalquerque! and HotHouse.
HAITIAN FLAG DAY FEATURING GABEL AND NANCY ST LEGER DANCE COMPANY
Free exclusive digital performance presented by SummerStage Anywhere, in association with Rhythm Foundation and New York Music Month Extended Play, an initiative of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment
SummerStage Anywhere Presents: Saudades
Retrospective: Commemorating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Free exclusive digital performance featuring new commentary and highlights from past SummerStage performances presented by SummerStage Anywhere.
SummerStage Anywhere Presents: International Dance Day
International Dance Day: DanceAfrica at BAM with Artistic Director, Abdel Salaam
Free exclusive performance and conversation presented by SummerStage Anywhere.
Generous private support is provided by The Thompson Family Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, and The Shubert Organization. SummerStage is also supported, in part, by public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, the NYS Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the NYS Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the NYC Council under the leadership of Speaker Corey Johnson including Council Member Alicka Ampry-Samuel, Council Member Mark Levine, Council Member Bill Perkins, Council Member Carlina Rivera, Council Member Helen Rosenthal, and Council Member Rafael Salamanca. Additional support is generously provided by our dedicated SummerStage Members. In partnership with NYC Parks. Capital One is the title sponsor of Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage Anywhere. Supporting Sponsors Bloomberg Philanthropies.
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2021 Press Announcements
The Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage Anywhere digital series is excited to announce a continuation of weekly digital performances in 2021. Read the full press announcement regarding the 2021 series here.
Click here for our February release announcing our Black History Month programming and here for our March release about our Women’s History Month programming.
Read our current press release about April programming here.
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