World premiere of:
QUEEN OF SWING! BLACK AMERICAN JAZZ DANCE LEGEND NORMA MILLER
Sunday August 29
Show at 4pm
THE SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN BLACK CULTURE
Donations Accepted
Seventy-five years after winning her first Lindy-Hop dance contest at the Apollo Theatre, Norma Miller returns to New York City at the age of 90 in grand style. Sunday Aug. 29 at 4 p.m., Norma Introduces a premiere screening of QUEEN OF SWING—a documentary from Emmy-Award winning director John Biffar, narrated by co-producer and veteran actor Bill Cobbs, both of whom will be present at the event along with some greats from the Jazz World.
Fifteen years in the making, QUEEN OF SWING captures personal stories of how Norma broke down the walls of segregation as only she could. “If you ain’t got a horse you ride a cow” a motto she first heard from her mother that became her anthem. We also meet Norma’s Legendary friends in the Jazz world, Ellington, Armstrong, Basie, Bill Cosby and Redd Foxx are but a few of the numerous greats that help to weave this tale of a true American Pioneer.
Norma Miller is the one and only “Queen of Swing”. An evening that promises to bring out some of the greats in the Jazz World.
ORIGINALLY ADVERTISED TO APPEAR AT THE APOLLO THEATER, THE NORMA MILLER VENUE HAS BEEN MOVED TO:
THE SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN BLACK CULTURE
515 Malcolm X Boulevard (aka Lenox Avenue @ 135th St.)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, at 4 PM with live show following film.
Donations accepted.
Originally posted Sunday, August 22, 2010 (2 years ago)
From Norma Miller's FB Page:
from Darlene Gist)
DEAR FRIENDS,
Please accept our apologies for this short notice of change,but the show must go on!
ORIGINALLY ADVERTISED TO APPEAR AT THE APOLLO THEATER,THE NORMA MILLER VENUE HAS BEEN MOVED TO:THE SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN BLACK CULTURE; 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (aka Lenox Avenue @ 135th St.)SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, at 4 PM with live show following film. Donations accepted.
Attached is new promo with this change, as well as intro show anddance workshop schedules for Friday (27th) and Saturday (28th)at Dywer Cultural Center.
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premiere of QUEEN OF SWING Documentary on Norma Miller
Sunday, August 29, 2010
World premiere of: QUEEN OF SWING! BLACK AMERICAN JAZZ DANCE LEGEND NORMA MILLER
Sunday August 29 Show at 4pm THE SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN BLACK CULTURE
Donations Accepted
Seventy-five years after winning her first Lindy-Hop dance contest at the Apollo Theatre, Norma Miller returns to New York City at the age of 90 in grand style. Sunday Aug. 29 at 4 p.m., Norma Introduces a premiere screening of QUEEN OF SWING—a documentary from Emmy-Award winning director John Biffar, narrated by co-producer and veteran actor Bill Cobbs, both of whom will be present at the event along with some greats from the Jazz World.
Fifteen years in the making, QUEEN OF SWING captures personal stories of how Norma broke down the walls of segregation as only she could. “If you ain’t got a horse you ride a cow” a motto she first heard from her mother that became her anthem. We also meet Norma’s Legendary friends in the Jazz world, Ellington, Armstrong, Basie, Bill Cosby and Redd Foxx are but a few of the numerous greats that help to weave this tale of a true American Pioneer.
Norma Miller is the one and only “Queen of Swing”. An evening that promises to bring out some of the greats in the Jazz World.
ORIGINALLY ADVERTISED TO APPEAR AT THE APOLLO THEATER, THE NORMA MILLER VENUE HAS BEEN MOVED TO: THE SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN BLACK CULTURE 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (aka Lenox Avenue @ 135th St.) SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, at 4 PM with live show following film. Donations accepted.
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From Norma Miller's FB Page:
from Darlene Gist)
DEAR FRIENDS,
Please accept our apologies for this short notice of change,but the show must go on!
ORIGINALLY ADVERTISED TO APPEAR AT THE APOLLO THEATER,THE NORMA MILLER VENUE HAS BEEN MOVED TO:THE SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN BLACK CULTURE; 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (aka Lenox Avenue @ 135th St.)SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, at 4 PM with live show following film. Donations accepted.
Attached is new promo with this change, as well as intro show anddance workshop schedules for Friday (27th) and Saturday (28th)at Dywer Cultural Center.
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p>NOTE :: Those with pre-purchased tickets for Apollo will be refunded by place of purchase due to cancellation.
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