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aljira
/ a center for contemporary art
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After
nearly two years of being shut down
for relocation and renovation, Aljira,
New Jersey's renowned contemporary
art center, is open for business.
Located in the heart of the arts district
in downtown Newark, the new and expanded
Aljira, under the direction of artist
and founder Victor Davson, will continue
its mission of mounting cutting-edge
art exhibits. State of the Arts gives
you a peek of the opening exhibit,
Moved by Awe, which features
the work of the 18 artists from Aljira's
in-house fellowship program. Also
covered in this segment is a closer
look at the art of Victor Davson,
who as owner of the gallery has every
right to show his own work, but never
does in deference to the artists he
seeks to help.
- where to see
"moved by awe"
an exhibit of work by aljira emerge 2001
through march 12
aljira, a contemporary center for art
591 broad street
newark, nj
973-622-1600
- also visit
www.newarkarts.org
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founder/artist: victor davson
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echad
/ carolyn dorfman dance company
 "Echad"
or "one" is an intensely personal
work in which choreographer Carolyn Dorfman
explores the balance between the good of
the community and the freedom of the individual:
"At both extremes," she says,
"lies evil." State of the Arts
shows how images of the holocaust and original
music by composer Greg Wall combined to
inspire Dorfman in one of her most moving
works to date.
- where
to see
carolyn dorfman dance company will perform
"echad" as part of a program
of three original works; special guest
appearance by the horacee arnold trio
march 1
william paterson university
973-720-2371
www.wpunj.edu
- also
visit
www.carolyndorfmandanceco.org
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manchild
in the promised land
Claude
Brown, the author of the classic Harlem
coming-of-age novel Manchild in the Promised
Land, died in 2002 at age 64. Before
he died Brown had the chance to see actor
Joseph Edward portray his story on stage
in a remarkable one-man play. Adapted by
Edward and director Wynn Handman, Manchild
in the Promised Land has become a favorite
at Trenton's Passage Theatre, returning
in 2002 for its third straight run.
- where to see
manchild in the promised land
february 6, 16, 21 & march 1
part of the 3rd annual solo flights festival
february 6 - march 2
passage theatre company
mill hill playhouse, trenton
609-392-0766
www.passagetheatre.org
- also read
manchild in the promised land
simon & schuster paperback, 1999
originally published 1965
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Claude Brown
photo courtesy of the AP
Joseph Edward
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small
towns, black lives
 Southern
New Jersey is home to several historically
black communities now featured in an exhibit
and book, both called "Small Towns,
Black Lives." Over a ten-year period,
Stockton College professor and photographer
Wendel A. White created documentary photos
and text that provide a complex look at
the people, businesses, historic landmarks,
landscapes, and other features that make
up communities such as Whitesboro and Lawnside.
State of the Arts goes on location to interview
White, as well as some of the subjects of
his photographs.
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