The New Heritage Theatre Group (NHTG), the oldest non-profit Black theater firm in New York State, celebrates its sixtieth anniversary with a collection of landmark occasions by the rest of 2024 and into the primary quarter of 2025, with “Love Warrior” taking middle stage this Friday at The Sanctuary, First Corinthian Baptist Church, 1912 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., New York, NY.
NHTG stated on Monday that “Love Warrior” is a compelling one-man present carried out by acclaimed author, performer and Artistic Producer Daniel Koa Beaty.
As Harlem’s premier arts and occasions area, NHTG stated The Sanctuary is devoted to creating the humanities accessible to all, providing a wealthy historical past and a dedication to numerous theatrical, musical and visible arts.
“With its 1,400-seat efficiency corridor, it supplies the right setting for this highly effective and impactful manufacturing,” NHTG stated. “’Love Warrior’ delves deep into the human spirit’s capability to remodel profound trauma into boundless pleasure.
“Via a mix of intimate storytelling, evocative poetry, dynamic music and dance, and multi-character portrayals, Koa takes the viewers on a deeply private journey, together with a poignant go to to the plantation the place his great-great-grandmother was enslaved, culminating in his enstooling as a King in Ghana,” it added.
Beaty stated: As a human race, we face so many pressing points which are stressing us out, dividing and difficult us. My objective with love warrior is easy, to encourage hope and pleasure, and to have a good time the facility of the human spirit to beat seemingly inconceivable odds by the facility of affection.
“Love Warrior” additionally options excerpts from Beaty’s critically acclaimed works, together with Emergence-See/Emergency, Via the Night time, and The Tallest Tree: Paul Robeson, showcasing the breadth and depth of his artistry.
“Daniel Koa Beaty is the Paul Robeson of this era,” stated NHTG Government Producer Voza Rivers. “That is how I used to be first launched to this extraordinary artist by the legendary Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis.
“Over the past 20 years, I’ve been honored to provide 9 of his works,” Rivers added. “’Love Warrior’ is an exciting efficiency with an pressing message for this time. You’ll depart uplifted and impressed. After 60 years with new heritage, I’ve discovered a accomplice with comparable strengths and imaginative and prescient.
“This occasion is ready to ship a dynamic exploration of resilience, transformation, and the highly effective influence of storytelling theater, all whereas honoring the outstanding 60-year legacy of the New Heritage Theatre Group,” Rivers continued.
NHTG originated in 1964 beneath the title New Heritage Repertory Theatre by the late Roger Furman, a revered playwright, director, actor and lecturer, who started his profession within the Nineteen Forties with the American Negro Theatre in Harlem.
NHTG stated its mission is “to protect and maintain traditional works of Black theatre.”
