AThomasProject

AThomasProject is a NYC Harlem based contemporary dance collective. It allows a space for artistic beings to explore movement and ideas with choreography led by Alrick Thomas. AThomasProject was founded in 2015. The mission is to allow artist the freedom to investigate pure movement and nature of the work. This project offers classes, residencies, and outreach through dance. AThomasProject has performed at Bryant Park Picnic performances, Battery Dance Festival, Dumbo White Wave Festival, Earl Mosley Institute of the Arts, Jamaica arts dance festival, CCPI Sound Business Inc benefit concert and more.

 

EMERGE125

Is a Black female-led hub for dance performance, creation, and education. The organization operates dual homes in Harlem and Lake Placid, New York, while serving audiences both locally and around the world. EMERGE125 has established itself as a leader by setting new standards for dancer care; creating innovative, cross-disciplinary collaborations with leading artists; and using movement as a catalyst for community building: expanding the reach, purpose, and impact of the art of dance. The company has expanded its scope and vision to become a truly 21st Century organization; flourishing, growing, and expanding its network and reach outside of the traditional modern dance sphere. From community dance classes to stadiums filled with thousands of spectators, EMERGE125 demonstrates that modern dance can be accessible and relatable to people of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds.

 

VON  HOWARD PROJECT

A company driven by choreographic diversity, VON HOWARD PROJECT delivers a repertory jam packed with sinuous athletic movement that always challenges the elements of space and time. Founded in 2003, by Artistic Director, Christian von Howard, the VON HOWARD PROJECT (VHP) is dedicated to the pursuit of artistic excellence and the availability of the Arts to everyone. This contemporary dance company debuts new and past works in venues from New York City to other points across the United States and abroad. VHP seeks to build enthusiastic audiences for the living arts, while promoting a wider appreciation and understanding of Contemporary Dance. Our company mission supports the creative process; enriches the general public through local programs and performances, national and international tours, and continually advocates for the field of dance.

 

REFERRAL CODES

If you were referred here by Brandon Woody, use code 'BW' at checkout. 

If you were referred here by the AThomasProject, use code 'ATP" at checkout. 

If You were referred here by the Von Howard Project, use code 'VHP' at checkout. 

If you were referred here by EMERGE125, use code 'E125' at checkout.

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About Brandon Woody 

Baltimore native Brandon Woody was referred to as an artist on the rise in the region by the Baltimore Sun in 2015 at the age of 17. Since then, Woody has gone on to become an international artist, performing with his band, Upendo, curating projects for major museums, collaborating with international brands and performing at major venues and institutions around the globe. Woody uses music as a tool for healing, genuine connection and celebrating community.

Woody started his own band, UPENDO in 2015. Since then, the group has gone on to perform internationally with regular concerts across the east coast. Notable performances from the band include their 2019 performance at the Harlem Stage, 2021 performance at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore’s 2022 Vegan SoulFest, the 2022 closing of Baltimore’s Lexington Market, and their 2022 residency at the University of Maryland. Upendo’s concert experiences are all original music composed by Woody and fellow Upendo collaborator, Troy Long. Woody has also had the privilege of performing alongside artists such as Stefon Harris, Tarus Mateen, Tim Green, Theljon Allen, Sean Jones, Robert Glasper, Derrick Hodge, Solange, Craig Alston, Terri-Lyne Carrington, Quincy Phillips, Benny Maupin, Jon Faddis and Danilo Perez, who have all greatly influenced his artistry and musical taste.

Woody’s career as a composer and recording artist has granted him the opportunity to score films such as Unwavering: The Power of Black innovation, The Unveiling of God, Keep What You Sow, Aliferous, Paint it Black Baltimore and Three Blind Mice. Woody has also produced and arranged horns for Emma Vie, Sudan Archives, Tye Tribet, Miranda Curtis, Kevin Sinatra and Klein. This work garnered the attention of international brands which lead to his collaborations with Calvin Klein (One Future), Saucony, Vogue Italy, Nike, Reebok X Eames, Union Los Angeles, High Snobiety X Newport Jazz Festival, Somewhere DC.  Brandon has also curated projects with the Baltimore Museum of Art, Walters Art Museum, Reginald F Lewis Museum, August Wilson Center, MOMA PS1.   Woody also had the opportunity of casting musicians and acting as a band leader in an upcoming Apple TV series, Lady in the Lake to be released in the fall of 2023.

JOIN US 

Uptown Black History Performing Arts Series 

Celebrating Black History month through music, dance, and voice 

Where:

A Philip Randolph Campus High School Auditorium

443 W 135th St, New York, NY 10031

(the entrance at the corner of 135th and ST. Nicholas Terrace, Harlem, NY)

 

Event Schedule

 

[April 23rd]

Contemporary Dance Performance Benefit 

Dance Harlem 

Featuring 

AThomasProject Dance Company 

Von Howard Project Contemporary Dance Company 

EMERGE125 Dance Company 

 

[February 2]

7:00 PM - 9:30 PM 

Jazz Cafe Pop-Up Benefit

with

Brandon Woody Upendo

In

Renaissance 

Woody and his band members will come together in an intimate quartet format to perform in the auditorium of Phillip Randolph high school. They will be performing all new original music that is a tool for healing, genuine connection and celebrating and honoring community. The group will honor Sugar Hill with its history with a special arrangement of a Sonny Rollins composition. Woody intends to collide the worlds from him growing up as a part of the rich Baltimore jazz lineage and him living in Sugar hill New York in some of his most formative years during college. The group also intends to inspire and invoke honoring of ancestors and folks that have paved the way for this modern day renaissance.

Featuring 

Brandon Woody - Trumpet 

Troy - Piano/Keyboards 

Michael Saunders - Electric Bass 

Kweku Sumbry - Drums 

 

[February 9]

Gospel Music Performance

Featuring

Laguardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts 

 

 

 

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