by The Carr Center | Apr 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
Since their early beginnings in the late 19th Century and their rise to mainstream popularity in the 1920’s, film and the African American music known as jazz have shared parallel and often intersecting histories. Jazz on Film explores the symbiotic relationship...
by The Carr Center | Apr 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
Rasta Thomas Returns to Detroit to lead 2022 Summer Dance Intensive Rasta Thomas is a world renowned dancer, teacher, coach, director & choreographer. Rasta Thomas studied at the world-renowned Kirov Academy in Washington, DC. As a teenager he made dance...
by The Carr Center | Apr 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Gathering Orchestra Nonet, under the direction of Carr Center Resident Artist, Rodney Whitaker will perform the world premiere of a new commissioned work by the brilliant keyboardist, composer,arranger and recording artist, Patrice Rushen. This concert is part of...
by The Carr Center | Apr 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Carr Center Summer Dance Intensive, presented in partnership with The Debbie Allen Dance Academy (DADA), is a world class dance program designed for dancers ages 8 – 21. The staff of DADA is composed of nationally and internationally recognized dance masters...
by The Carr Center | Apr 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Jazz is often characterized as democracy in action, an art form whose constitution guarantees everyone a say in how music is shaped on the bandstand. But far too often bandstands and other spaces of influence within jazz continue to be dominated by men. Drummer Terri...
