Orchestra Noir

What to see, do and hear: Orchestra Noir, Ballethnic Dance, art crawl and more
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What to see, do and hear: Orchestra Noir, Ballethnic Dance, art crawl and more

MUSIC Orchestra Noir, the acclaimed Atlanta ensemble, performs Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Tabernacle. The all African-American orchestra, led by Ikeem Rodgers, will perform hip-hop and R&B hits from the ’90s and 2000s. Rodgers formed the group in 2016. “I am exposing people who would only normally listen to classical to hip-hop and R&B…

Nathalie Stutzmann

The 2022 fall season preview: The arts world readies to be back in full swing

The first Covid-era fall arts season last year was a mixed blessing. It was a relief to see stages again filled with performances and galleries opening new in-person shows. But live attendance was significantly down nationally due to the pandemic, and that trend did not escape Atlanta. Still, after Covid closed down almost the entire…

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Orchestra Noir’s Jason Ikeem Rodgers is changing the classical music equation

Not many dudes these days think Ludwig van Beethoven’s their dude. But, then again, there’s only one dude named Jason Ikeem Rodgers, founder and music director of Orchestra Noir, Atlanta’s African American orchestra. “Beethoven is my dude!” he raves. Since he was 11 years old, growing up in the projects of Philadelphia, Beethoven has been…

The High Museum's Permanent Project series.
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Review: High’s “Permanent Project” has powerful launch with Komansé Dance

This is a game-changer, the African American woman said, standing at the audience mic in the Woodruff Arts Center’s Rich Theatre on Friday evening. She and her family have enjoyed the High Museum of Art for 10 years, she said, but here tonight, “There are more Black people than I’ve ever seen at a museum…

BB July 1 2021
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July 1-8: Multi-genre film debut at High; “Sitting Pretty” book chat; chamber fest

ART+DANCE+FILM+MUSIC At this week’s HIGH Frequency Friday event, the High Museum of Art and several partners will present the world premiere of a film featuring an original dance performance and orchestral score inspired by the Radcliffe Bailey painting EW, SN (2011), which is in the High’s permanent collection. The museum’s partners are the African Diaspora Art…

BB July 1 2021

Best Bets for July 1-8: Multi-genre film; “Sitting Pretty” book chat; chamber fest

ART+DANCE+FILM+MUSIC At this week’s HIGH Frequency Friday event, the High Museum of Art and several partners will present the world premiere of a film featuring an original dance performance and orchestral score inspired by the Radcliffe Bailey painting EW, SN (2011), which is in the High’s permanent collection. The museum’s partners are the African Diaspora Art…

National Black Arts Festival’s 30th-anniversary season includes exhibitions, concerts, BeltLine parade

National Black Arts Festival’s 30th-anniversary season includes exhibitions, concerts, BeltLine parade

The 30th-anniversary season of the National Black Arts Festival is gearing up with several noteworthy events slated for September. The exhibition Without Stopping curated by Jonell Logan at the Westside Cultural Arts Center features the work of Atlanta-based and national artists who are exploring contemporary social, political and theoretical issues through their work. The show…

Atlanta Music Project kicks off summer concerts with Harlem Quartet at Sylvan Hills
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Atlanta Music Project kicks off summer concerts with Harlem Quartet at Sylvan Hills

Sylvan Hills Middle School Auditorium will serve as the venue for a three-week festival of chamber music recitals, jazz, choral and orchestral concerts when the Atlanta Music Project (AMP) Summer Music Series kicks off this weekend. Founded in partnership with the City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation in 2010, AMP was established to…