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February Events

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AIE programs

Learn more about our Arts In Education (AIE) workshops and performances.

February.11.10

Arts-In-Education Black History Month celebration workshop with Charles Moore Dance Company at Park Slope Senior Citizens Center.

Note: These performances are not open to the public; however if you are interested in attending one of these events please contact our office at 718-638-4878

February.13.10

Rhythm Journeys featuring Orlando Marin- the Last Mambo King. Enjoy mambo and salsa music and dance at the New York Public Library’s Bronx Library Center.

February.20.10

Rhythm Journeys featuring Tony Terrell Caribbean Jazz Quartet. Celebrate Black History month with steel pan, vocals, music and more at the New York Public Library’s Bronx Library Center

February.23.10

Tap and Jazz Masters - Salon Series featuring Harlem Blues and Jazz Duet with legendary trumpeter, Joey Morant. Event will take place at Crown Heights Library

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Circuit Productions Inc. (CPI) is supported, in part, with public funds from New York State Council on the Arts, A State Agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

*Rhythm Journeys: Masters of World Music and Dance, was made possible with funds provided by New York State Council on the Arts, A State Agency, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, The New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, provided additional support to Circuit Productions, Inc.

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For press and publicity please contact:
Serena Rockower, Bookings/ Outreach at Circuit Productions, Inc.
TEL: 718.638.4878
or E-MAIL us at
info(at)circuitpro.org

News and Press

February 2009 | Brooklyn, NY

Arts-in-Education Programming

Brooklyn, New York – February 1, 2010. Serena Rockower, Director of Marketing and Outreach at Circuit Productions, Inc., announced the upcoming presentation of World Beat: A Study of Diverse Cultures in NYC through Music and Dance. The following program is part of Circuit’s arts-in-education programming. If you would like details on attending these Arts Education and other cultural programs please call us at 718.638.4878

Come celebrate Black History Month with the exuberant dancing and drumming of Africa and the Caribbean. Members of the Charles Moore Dance Theatre - Jerbean Gilkes and “Sanga of the Valley” - will be presenting a lively interactive performance of Afro-Caribbean dance and percussion.

Thursday, February 11, 2010.
Workshops from 9:30 am - 11:00am
Site: Park Slope Senior Citizens Center
463A 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11215
Info/Directions: 718.638.4878.

December 2009 | Brooklyn, NY

Special Programming at Circuit Productions

Brooklyn, New York, December 1, 2009 – Circuit Productions, Inc., announced today a special program of the Tap and Jazz Masters series in December featuring performances by: Sarah McLawler, Emme Kemp, Fred Stanton, and Teddy Williams. The Tap and Jazz Masters Series is aimed particularly at underserved youth and senior populations in Brooklyn and is presented in collaboration with Brooklyn public libraries, senior centers and health facilities including Hospital Audiences, Ind. Performances scheduled as follows:

Wednesday, December 2, 2009 Legendary jazz pianist/vocalist, Sarah McLawler will appear with saxophonist, Fred Staton – the 94 years young – veteran of the Harlem Blues and Jazz Band.

Wednesday, December 9th and 16th, 2009 The fabulous Sarah McLawler will present special solo performances.

Friday, December 25, 2009 Duo with Sarah McLawler (jazz pianist/vocalist) and Teddy Williams (Actor, Singer, Dancer). Sarah McLawler is one of the living legends of American jazz. Ms. McLawler is the composer, conductor and performer of her current all women's jazz ensemble--Sarah McLawler and Les Femmes Jazz. In her wide-ranging career, Sarah has worked with many of the greats in the business, including Dinah Washington, George Benson, Pearl Bailey, Nat King Cole, Dionne Warwick, Gloria Lynn, Max Roach, Milt Jackson, Errol Garner, Art Tatum and many, many more. Broadway veteran and choreographer, Teddy Williams has appeared on Broadway in Hello Dolly! Pajama Game, The Happy Time and Within These Gates. In addition he’s appeared nationally and internationally in musical comedy festivals, theaters and as a celebrity on Australia’s national television network.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Performance with singer and composer Emme Kemp. A piano prodigy at the age of three, Emme Kemp has accumulated a lifetime's musical experience, which she communicates in a variety of styles and media: from ragtime to Broadway to Jazz. She wrote music & lyrics for and acted with the first Broadway company of the hit musical Bubbling Brown Sugar. As a member of the military Ms. Kemp produced shows for Special Services stateside.

November 2009 | Brooklyn, NY

Highlights: World Beat: A STUDY OF DIVERSE CULTURES IN NYC

Fall 2009 also marks upcoming performances of Circuit Productions’ WORLD BEAT: A STUDY OF DIVERSE CULTURES IN NYC. The small Russian family circus will feature the wonderful Burdetsky Family Circus soloist, Arkasha Burdetsky with his dancing dogs Sasha and Barbara. Arkasha hails from threee generations of circus performers affiliated with the acclaimed Moscow circus
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Arkasha Burdetsky- mime, clown, magician with Sasha and Barbara The Burdetsky Performing Poodles at the
Uniondale Public Library,
400 Uniondale, New York 11553
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 3:00 pm
Info/Directions: 516.489.2220

Arkasha Burdetsky- mime, clown, magician with Sasha and Barbara The Burdetsky Performing Poodles at the
Kings Highway, 2125 Ocean Ave. (near Kings Highway), Brooklyn, New York.
Saturday, November 14, 2009, 2:00 pm
Info/Directions: 718.375.3037

Tap and Jazz Masters | Nov 2009

The Tap and Jazz Masters showcasing seasoned and emerging artists of jazz and rhythm tap dance will take place throughout in New York City and Nassau County in collaboration with schools, senior centers, and public libraries. Michela Marino-Lerman - performer, teacher, director and choreographer - first appeared on the PBS television series Sesame Street at the age of 5. She’s been showcased on the cover of Dance Teacher magazine with the late Gregory Hines, and recently featured in Dance Spirit magazine as one of the 20 hottest tap dancers.

Tap dance soloist, Michela Marino Lerman with guest artist TBA
Uniondale Public Library,
400 Uniondale, New York 11553
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Info/Directions: 516.489.2220

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Executive Director's Corner

Another decade begins at Circuit Productions with a full line-up of jazz, blues, tap and swing collaborations! Come in from the wintry cold and join us:

On January 18, 2010, with a special program honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The performance, in association with, Hospital Audiences features Sarah McLawler, the 83-year-old pianist/vocalist. McLawler will be featured in Circuit Productions’ 2010 TAP AND JAZZ MASTERS – SALON SERIES. The latter series pays tribute to the legendary artists influenced by the Harlem Renaissance. Salon Series is on-going from January-June 2010.

We’re very excited that Circuit’s Salon Series will be advertised in conjunction with Black Brooklyn Renaissance: Black Arts & Culture, 1960–2010, presented by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC) in partnership with Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation. Don’t miss this 12-month series of concerts, performances, workshops, readings, and more!

From February through April 2010 Circuit continues World Beat: A Study of Diverse Cultures in NYC through Music and Dance. The project is in collaboration with Brooklyn Public Library (BPL), PS 39K, and the Park Slope Senior Citizens Center (PSSCC) targeting audiences 5-85+ years of age. On February 11, 2010, join Charles Moore Dance Theatre’s African Dance and Drum Duet featuring Jerbean Gilkes and Sanga of the Valley.

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In Memoriam

Ernest Brown

Susan Goldbetter, Executive Director of Circuit Productions, Inc. had the pleasure of working as a producer with "Cook and Brown" during live performances;
"Dancing All Over the World" (1989 Museum of Natural History), video documentary "Cookie's Scrap Book", (1986) and mulit-media exhibits (after Charles Cook's death) at Brooklyn's Central Library, (1992), Metro Tech (1993), and The Museum of the City of New York (1994-95).

Ernest "Brownie" Brown brought joy to thousands of people. He will be sorely missed!

Read The New York Times article about Ernest Brown

Special Programs

Featured Artists

This fall and Winter jazz greats Sarah McLawler and Fred Staton performed for audiences in hospitals, nursing homes and rehab centers throughout the city. On November 24th and 28th they appeared in two special Brooklyn program at Garden of Eden and Mermaid Manor for drug treatment clients. Read more about these great performers.

Arts-in-Education (AIE) Programs

Circuit Productions can foster collaborations between schools and some of New York City's most engaging arts professionals, as well as train educators to work more effectively with existing school artist-in-residencies. Our program offerings include: Lectures and Workshops, Assembly Programs, Artist Residencies and Staff Development.

Email or call us at 718-638-4878 to explore the different ways American art forms can be integrated with your History, Arts or Language programs.

Ongoing Exhibitions: Cookie's Harlem

Cookie's Harlem - A Tap Dancer's World, is a collection from the legendary tap stylist Charlie "Cookie" Cook. The exhibit preserves a vibrant moment in the history of jazz and lends itself to adaptation to specific sites.

Download an article about the exhibit published from the magazine "On Tap".