OYU ORO

Oyu Oro brings Afro-Cuban folklore and faith to vibrant life through an inseparable trinity of dance, percussion, and song. Join us afterward for an opening night party.

TOTO LA MOMPOSINA

Toto La Momposina, recognized as the grandmother of Afro-Colombia song and dance, is a tireless performer who continues to bring the rhythms of Colombia’s Caribbean coast to the world.
 

NEWS
Curtain Rises This Week For Centrestage!

Plays Written and Performed by Students in 24 Schools will be performed at Queens Theatre in the Park as part of the CENTRESTAGE PROGRAM.

Rehearsals and Performances of short works by students in 24 Schools will grace the stage of Queens Theatre in the Park beginning Wednesday June 10-Sunday, June 14. Material written by students includes plays about bullying, self esteem, hopes, dreams and even an allegory about 4th graders enslaved by 5th graders called "A Time of Hope."

Participating Schools are:

June 10th- IS69, PS46, IS109, JHS190

June 11th- PS128K, PS199, PS108, PS9, PS153

June 12th- PS206, PS127, PS32, PS169

June 13th- IS235, SACRED HEART, PS131, PS123, IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

 June 14th- PS24, PS97, PS143, PS134

We Wish all the Schools the best of Luck in their Performances.

Live At The Gantries 2009

The massively entertaining performance series Live at the Gantries returns this summer with a celebrated and diverse roster including Bessie-awarded site-specific performance group Third Rail Projects and legendary street brass marchers, the Hungry March Band.

 

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 June 14 – Hungry March Band, Street Bass Marching Band

August 11 – Third Rail Projects, Site-Specific Dance

June 23 – Chinese Theatre Works, Chinese Theatre and Dance

June 30 – Earthdriver, Spoken Word, Soul, and Hip-Hop

July 7 – Royston Dance Co. with Ephrat Asherie, Interactive Swing, Tango and Break Dancing

July 14 - Dave Barckow & Mazz Swift-Camlett

July 21 – Afrodita, Latin Jazz

July 28- Pachamama Peruvian Arts

August 18 – Silbin Sandovar Revue, Queens Indie Rock All-stars

Visit Our Blog!

Our Blog Pages are now interactive.  We look forward to many creative dialogues with our web audiences.
Rob Urbinati, Director of New Play Development, on our new play-reading programs and how they differ from the NYC norm.
Brian Rogers, Artistic Director Cabaret, on Stars of the Lid – artists on the edge.
Jennifer “Jay” House, Director of the Greek-American Performing Arts Festival, on currating the Greek Festival for September.