“Immigration and Prejudice.” Paul Moses, author of An Unlikely Union: The Love-Hate Story of New York’s Irish and Italians, and The Italian Squad: The True Story of the Immigrant Cops Who Fought the Rise of the Mafia, speaks on what the New York story—and the personal experiences of Mother Cabrini and famed detective Joseph Petrosino—can tell us about trying to break the historical cycle of prejudice that confronts immigrants, even in this City of Immigrants.
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Inwood Art Works presents Strangers: A Chamber Ballet About Immigration
Inwood Art Works presents
Strangers: A Chamber Ballet About Immigration
Choreographed by Julia Bengtsson
Composed by Brian Morales
Featuring the Sugar Hill Salon
Sunday, June 30, 2024 – 2:00pm
Good Shepherd Auditorium – 620 Isham Street
Minimum Suggested Donation of $20 Adults, $10 Children. Pay online or at the door. All proceeds benefit Good Shepherd School
Strangers is a modern story-ballet about immigration by choreographer Julia Bengtsson and composer Brian Morales. The ballet consists of three short stories told through imaginative musical storytelling and the theatrical lens of Commedia Dell’Arte. It addresses a topic that is pressing throughout the world: “how do we treat those who come to us seeking a better life?”
Musicians:
Itay Lantner – Flute
Andrés Ayola – Oboe
Richard Adger – Clarinet
Hanan Rahman – Horn
Miguel Posadas – Bassoon
Dylan Ofrias – Percussion
Produced by Aaron Simms, Founder and Executive Producer of Inwood Art Works