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Voza Rivers to receive the Harlem Fine Arts Lifetime Achievement Award – Feb 13 The Riverside Church
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he New York 2020 Harlem Fine Arts Show (HFAS) will present it’s LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD to Producer Voza Rivers on Thursday, February 13th @ Riverside Church ( 91 Claremont Avenue) at 5PM.
HFAS is the the largest traveling Africian Diasporic art show in the United States. Since its inception in 2009 inspired by the Harlem Renaissance HFAS provides a platform for African Diasporic visionaries as well as American visual artists to exhibit and sell their artwork. The exhibit tour has travelled to 10 plus cities as well as showcased over 100 artists and galleries. Voza Rivers is a New York producer, living in Harlem, who has produced some of the most trendsetting works of the 20th century, including works by celebrated South African writer/actor/director Mbongeni Negema: OBIE win-
ner Woza Albert!, TONY nominated Asinamali! and TONY nominated Sarafina! In 1969, Ngema, Hugh Masekela and Rivers were nominated for a GRAMMY for Best Show Album for Sarafina! As an events and special projects producer, Rivers has worked with Nina Simone, Ray Charles, Celia Cruz, Nancy Wilson, Tito Puente, Miriam Makeba, Chaka Kahn and others. Rivers heads Harlem’s 55-year-old theatrical institution New Heritage Theatre Group and has been Executive Producer of HARLEM WEEK for over 45 years. He is also Chairman of the Harlem Arts Alliance, an Arts Service Organization.
A KNOCK-YOUR-SOCKS-OFF DRAMA . ” BREATHE SLOWLY KEEP YOUR HEARTBEAT STEADY.
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–MARILYN STASIO, VARIETY
“DAVID ALAN GRIER
“BLAIR UNDERWOOD
–ROMA TORRE, NY1
–TIM BALK, DAILY NEWS
IS PHENOMENAL.”
IS ELECTRIFYING.”
–GREG EVANS, DEADLINE
TICKETS FROM $49 WITH CODE ASPHN1
FINAL WEEKS!
THROUGH MARCH 15 ONLY SM
American Airlines Theatre 227 West 42nd Street 212.719.1300 • roundabouttheatre.org Support for A Soldier’s Play is provided by The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.
Harlem Community Newspapers | February 13. 2020
“A MASTERPIECE .”
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