Double Dutch Dreamz bring their fancy footwork and high paced rhythms to Sugar Hill to tell the story of double dutch!
Another amazing storyteller came by and inspired us today!
This was an interactive dance performance choreographed by Sita Frederick and inspired by our exhibit, Txt: art, language, media.
Sonia Manzano, “Maria” on Sesame Street, will share some of her favorite stories.
This was an awesome coming-of-age musical written by port, playwright, mulit-media artist and Bronx native, Ave Maria Cross.
This Story Time, we turned the Living Room into a jazz cabaret. Shawana Kemp of Shine and the Moonbeams took us back to the golden age of Jazz with a musical story about Sugar Hill and the genius of Duke Ellington.
Wacky characters and ridiculous stories came to life with Zora Neal Hurston's Lies and Other Tall Tales, adapted by Chris Myers and performed under the direction of Chris Usher.
People's Theatre Project launched the Museum's Story Time: Tales on Sugar Hill with Anita y sy Canción / Anita & Her Song, the tale of a cheerful young girl and a melancholy nightingale – who does't stay sad for long once he meets her!
Music took center stage with storytelling on Sugar Hill with Josefina Baez.
Take a look at how much fun everyone had with author and illustrator Javaka Steptoe on a "rainy day" indoors!
