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Celebrate the Staten Island launch of The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and the Reclamation of Their Groundbreaking History by Karen Valby. Sheila Rohan, founding member of the Dance Theater of Harlem and longtime Staten Islander, will be in conversation with Gabri Christa, dance artist, filmmaker, and professor. They will discuss the trailblazing efforts of the Dance Theater of Harlem while reflecting on their local dance legacies. The artist talk will be followed by a book signing.WHEN: June 6 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
WHERE: Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor, Main Hall Gallery, Building C
ADMISSION: Tiered admission | $20 includes a copy of the book The Swans of Harlem
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About Sheila Rohan
Sheila Rohan is a founding member of Dance Theatre of Harlem, where she was a soloist in Geoffrey Holder’s Dougla, Arthur Mitchell’s Rhythmetron, and more. She was soloist and ballet mistress for the Nanette Bearden Contemporary Dance Theatre and toured China and Korea with the Myung Sook Chun Dance Company. She performed the role of Rosa Parks in Gordon Parks’s televised ballet Martin and, as a choreographer, assisted legends such as Louis Johnson, and Walter Rutledge among others.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, Staten Island Children's Museum, 1000 Richmond Ter, Staten Island, NY 10301, United States,New York, New York
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