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