La MaMa Blogs: Taras Shevchenko & Ira Aldridge: Dark Night Bright Stars

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Taras Shevchenko & Ira Aldridge: Dark Night Bright Stars


Yara Arts Group's concert work about the poet Taras Shevchenko & the actor Ira Aldridge, Dark Night Bright Stars, plays next week, March 13 – March 16, 2014.

Taras Shevchenko was imprisoned for nine years.  After his release in 1858 he met the African American actor Ira Aldridge at the home of Leo Tolstoy.  Although they didn't speak the same languages, they became friends with the help of the translating skills of Tolstoy's daughters.  The portrait of Aldridge (above, right) was drawn by Shevchenko.

La MaMa presents
Dark Night 
Bright Stars
by Yara Arts Group


June 3 - June 19, 2016

Thursday to Saturday at 7:30pm; Sunday at 2pm


Tickets: $18 Adults; $13 Students/Seniors; ten tickets prices at $10 are available for every performance, in advance only via web, phone or box office - first come, first served. Not available day of show.

Frist Floor Theatre @ La MaMa

74 E 4th Street 
Between Bowery and 2nd Avenue 
New York, NY 10003


For Tickets and Info: CLICK HERE

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