Celebrate this week-long festival with dance and music at The Apollo Theatre's annual Kwanzaa extravaganza on Friday, December 30. This year marks the in-person return of the Regeneration Celebration, which celebrates the cultural importance and collective Black joy that characterize the holiday.
New York-based dance company Abdel Salaam’s Forces of Nature Dance Theatre will perform, as will Haitian American singer Pauline Jean. Also featured will be the young people of the Forces of Nature/Harlem Children’s Zone Youth Arts Academy of Dance and Wellness, performing under the direction of Jae Ponder. Harlem-born actor, playwright and community activist Stephanie Berry will host the evening.