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Naveen Kumar The body can sometimes say more than words, but even the most expressive moves cannot make a coherent case for “Paradise Square.” The blunt and belabored history lesson of a new musical set in Manhattan’s Five Points, and produced by Garth Drabinsky, purports to be a fable of American race relations. But while conflicts between the neighborhood’s Black and Irish residents at times come thrillingly to life through dance, “Paradise Square” is wrong-footed from the jump.Named for an all-are-welcome saloon in the downtown slum, the Broadway musical presents a clash of cultures inspired by true events. Irish immigrants and Black Americans are jostling to survive in a city of harsh promises and a country on the brink of Civil War.

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Film Movement Becomes ‘Obsessed With Light,’ Acquires Doc About “Wildly Original Performer” Loïe Fuller

EXCLUSIVE: Film Movement has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to the acclaimed documentary Obsessed with Light, which explores the influence of one of the most remarkable figures in American arts – dancer-choreographer Loïe Fuller.

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Ava DuVernay, Serena and Venus Williams And More Honored By Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery

ARRAY, activist for children’s rights, musical legend, and founder and president emerita of the Children’s Defense Fund, athletes and entrepreneurs will be honored alongside Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., who gained national notoriety during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and respected culinary innovator José Andrés. “The Portrait of a Nation Award is an expression of gratitude for the leaders in our country who have made a difference and continue to advocate for a better future,” said Director of the National Portrait Gallery Kim Sajet in a statement to ESSENCE.

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Ephraim Sykes Joins Upcoming Off Broadway Musical ‘Black No More’

Ephraim Sykes, the Tony-nominated actor of Broadway’s Ain’t Too Proud and Hamilton, will join Brandon Victor Dixon, Lillias White and Walter Bobbie in the world premiere Off Broadway musical Black No More in January.