THIS WEEK: SummerStage Anywhere: Fenne Lily, Crazy Legs, Juel D. Lane, Family Day Presented by Disney with Black Violin + More
SummerStage Anywhere Digital Series
Shows Week of July 27 – August 2
THIS WEEK’S PERFORMERS:
Juel D Lane, Munir Zakee, Karine Plantadit, Fabiana Batistela, Mercedes Cajax, Fenne Lily, Mala Rodriguez, Crazy Legs, Jerome Jennings, Sam Turvey
Plus Family Day Presented by Disney Featuring Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre Puppet Variety Show, Dance Workshop with Diddi Emah and Performance by Black Violin
NEW YORK, NY – Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage is continuing its free digital series SummerStage Anywhere this week with one-of-a-kind digital arts performances – live and pre-recorded – specific to genres that were born in or deeply represent New York (Hip-Hop, Latin, Global, Indie Rock, Jazz & Contemporary Dance). Shows will be presented on SummerStage Instagram, SummerStage YouTube, Facebook page and Twitch channels unless otherwise noted.
SummerStage Anywhere digital schedule for week of July 27 – August 2 (For the most up-to-date scheduling and lineup information, please visit SummerStageAnywhere.org)
● Monday, July 27th: Monday Meditations (SummerStage Instagram channel) live at 12:00PM EST. 30-minute weekly health and wellness workshop with guest host Karine Plantadit, former Alvin Ailey and Broadway Tony Award nominated dancer (Come Fly Away, The Lion King), instructor, choreographer, certified yoga teacher and life coach.
●Monday, July 27th: SummerStageStudio: Digital, presented by Disney Dance Workshop (SummerStage Instagram, SummerStage YouTube, Facebook page and Twitch) live from Atlanta, GA at 2:00 PM EST with dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker Juel D Lane & artist, producer, and musician Munir Zakee.
● Tuesday, July 28th: Global Curators in Conversation (SummerStage Instagram channel) live at 5:00PM EST with SummerStage’s Associate Director of Programming Paula Abreu discussing curating live music on a global scale with Fabiana Batistela, the director of SIM São Paolo and Mercedes Caxaj, the Co-Artistic Director for SUNFEST.
●Wednesday, July 29th: SummerStage Anywhere Session (SummerStage Instagram, SummerStage YouTube, Facebook page and Twitch) live at 6:00 PM EST for a performance by 20-year-old British singer-songwriter Fenne Lily.
● Thursday, July 30th: SummerStage Anywhere Session (SummerStage Instagram) at 5:00 PM EST with Grammy-award winning Latin Hip Hop star Mala Rodriguez live from Spain — the only woman to have ever won Best Urban Album and Best Urban Song at the Latin GRAMMYS. La Mega will kick off the show with a special DJ set at 4:30pm.
● Friday, July 31st: Culture Talk (SummerStage Instagram) live at 8:00 PM EST with Bronx-born, Puerto Rican dancer, educator and pioneer Richard “Crazy Legs” Colon, recognized and respected globally for his Hip Hop and humanitarian contributions in conversation with Bronx-born American rapper, songwriter, and DJ Grandmaster Caz.
● Saturday, August 1st: Culture Talk (SummerStage Instagram, SummerStage YouTube, Facebook page and Twitch) with Executive Artistic Director of SummerStage Erika Elliott and Charlie Parker Jazz Festival founder and producer Sam Turvey, moderated by jazz drummer and composer Jerome Jennings at 7:00PM EST. This event will kick off weekly celebrations of the 100th birthday of Charlie Parker with special commemorative Jazz performances throughout the month.
● Sunday, August 2nd: SummerStage Anywhere Family Day, Presented by Disney (SummerStage Instagram, SummerStage YouTube, Facebook page and Twitch) starting at 1:00 PM EST Tune in for a special puppet variety show from the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre, followed by an Afrobeat dance class with Diddi Emah and performance by Black Violin. Follow the SummerStage Instagram story throughout the day for a take over featuring additional family programming!
Missed a recent performance or conversation? You can keep up to date with all SummerStage Anywhere programming on the SummerStage YouTube channel.
Still to come this season: performances and conversations with Brazilian drag queen and pop star Pabllo Vittar, Afro-French Cuban musical duo Ibeyi, co-founder and co-artistic director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet Desmond Richardson, Brazilian rapper and MC Emicida, revolutionary Tunisian singer-songwriter Emel Mathlouti, frontwoman and bass player of Brooklyn-based band Sunflower Bean Julia Cumming, veteran dancer/choreographer to the biggest names in music Marvelous, New York-native and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater member Khalia Campbell and much more.
A full schedule of upcoming programming is below. For the most up-to-date scheduling and lineup information about SummerStage Anywhere, please visit SummerStageAnywhere.org.
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Day
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Date
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Time
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Featured Artist/Speaker
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Program Type
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Platform
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Genre
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Mon
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7/27/20
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12:00PM ET
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Karine Plantadit
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Monday Meditations
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Instagram Live
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Dance
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Mon
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7/27/20
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2:00PMET
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CABD Juel D Lane
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SummerStage Studio: Digital
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YouTube
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Dance /
Family
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Tues
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7/28/20
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4:00PM ET
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Global Curators in Conversation: Paula Abreu, Fabiana Batistela + TBD
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Soundcheck: Curator Conversations
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Instagram Live
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Global
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Wed
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7/29/20
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6:00PM ET
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Fenne Lily
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SummerStage Anywhere Sessions
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Instagram, Facebook + YouTube Live
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Indie
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Thurs
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7/30/20
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4:30PM ET
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Mala Rodriguez
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SummerStage Anywhere Sessions
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Instagram Live
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Latin
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Fri
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7/31/20
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8:00PM ET
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Crazy Legs + Grandmaster Caz
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Culture Talks
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All Social Channels
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Hip-Hop
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Sat
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8/1/20
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7:00PM ET
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Jerome Jennings, Erika Elliott, Sam Turvey
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Culture Talks
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All Social Channels
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Jazz
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Sun
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8/2/20
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1:00PM ET
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Family Day Presented by Disney: Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre, Diddi Emah, Black Violin
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Family Day
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All Social Channels
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Family/ Educational
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Mon
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8/3/20
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12:00PM ET
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Karine Plantadit
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Monday Meditations
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Instagram Live
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Dance
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Mon
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8/3/20
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7:00PM ET
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“Lift Every Voice: The Legacy of Alvin Ailey and Beyond”: (Panel Discussion and Video Premiere)
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SummerStage Anywhere Sessions
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All Social Channels
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Dance
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Tues
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8/4/20
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8:00PM ET
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Pabllo Vittar
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SummerStage Anywhere Sessions
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All Social Channels
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Global
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Thurs
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8/6/20
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4:00PM ET
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Ibeyi & Emicida, moderated by Felix Contreras
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Culture Talks
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Facebook + YouTube Live
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Latin
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Fri
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8/7/20
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2:00PM ET
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Marvelous
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SummerStage Studio: Digital
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All Social Channels
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Hip-Hop / Family
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Sun
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8/9/20
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2:00PM ET
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Voices of a People’s History
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#PeopleSpeak
Sundays
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IGTV
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N/A
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Mon
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8/10/20
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12:00PM ET
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Karine Plantadit
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Monday Meditations
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Instagram Live
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Dance
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Mon
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8/10/20
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7:00PM ET
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Melanie George and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
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Culture Talks
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Facebook + YouTube
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Dance
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Wed
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8/12/20
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8:00PM ET
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Chris Frantz (Tom Tom Club / Talking Heads) & Julia Cumming (Sunflower Bean)
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Culture Talks
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All Social Channels
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Indie
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Sun
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8/16/20
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2:00PM ET
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Sundae Sermon with DJ Stormin Norman
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#PeopleSpeak
Sundays
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IGTV
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N/A
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Mon
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8/17/20
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12:00PM ET
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Karine Plantadit
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Monday Meditations
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Instagram Live
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