Highlights this weekend include Indigenous Enterprise‘s tribal dances and Kathryn Bigelow’s new film at The Atlantic Festival.
Also, there’s a free exhibition of Tove Jansson and the Moomins in Brooklyn, the Mozart for Munchkins concert in Hudson Yards and the African American Day Parade in Harlem.
Dance
“Indigenous Enterprise: Still Here”
The Joyce Theater — 175 Eighth Ave., Manhattan (Chelsea)
Through Sept. 21, Various times.
As harvest season gets underway, there’s no better time to see the award-winning intertribal dance troupe Indigenous Enterprise live on stage.
With the world premiere of its latest work, “Still Here,” the resiliency, legacy and joy of the Indigenous people is centered along the bond between a grandfather and the grandson.
“It’s a Native American live powwow performance with drumming and singing,” longtime company member Jamaal-Isaac Jones told The Daily News, expressing his excitement to return to The Joyce for the first time since their 2021 debut. “Each of the dancers are champion dancers, who have traveled around the country and competed against other tribes in our selected categories.”
Alongside animated storytelling, Jingle, Fancy, Hoop and Grass Dance styles will be on display.
The 36-year-old Navajo Nation member said he hopes audiences take away education and celebration from the new piece.
“This is a show that we wrote for our ancestors, and we were arrested and prosecuted for carrying on these ways and practicing this culture,” he said, adding: “So it wasn’t that long ago we were getting thrown in jail for even dancing and singing this way. I would definitely want the audience to take that away.”
Tickets start at $17 (including fees).
Music
Rahsaan Patterson
City Winery NYC — 25 11th Ave., Manhattan (Chelsea)
Sat. Sept. 19, 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Neo-soul pioneer Rahsaan Patterson returns to City Winery for two shows this weekend with his signature brew of R&B, funk, jazz, gospel and electronica.
The New York City-born former “Kids Incorporated” star, who crafted tunes for Brandy, Tevin Campbell and Jody Watley, tells The News that he plans to rekindle memories with fans who have supported him since the launch of his music career in the mid-1990s.
“The show will be a walk down memory lane taking myself and the audience to the time when they were introduced to me as a solo artist and revisiting the different eras of my musical releases,” he said, adding that there will be “great energy and heart vibes.”
Tickets start at $40.
Film
“A Night Out With The Atlantic”
Perelman Arts Center (PAC NYC) — 251 Fulton St. (Tribeca)
Fri. Sept. 19, 7 p.m.
The Atlantic Festival, the flagship live event of the media brand, returns with a star-studded line-up of events with Julianne Moore, Kamilah Forbes, David Letterman, Gayle King, Allison Janney and Monica Lewinsky. Among the highlights is the Friday night event featuring a premiere of the first episode of the FX series “The Lowdown” and a fireside chat moderated by The Atlantic’s Shirley Li with the show’s creator Sterlin Harjo and star Ethan Hawke.
A part of a double feature, groundbreaking director Kathryn Bigelow will join writer Noah Oppenheim, actor Tracy Letts, and Atlantic staff writer Tom Nichols for a sneak peek of her new Netflix film “A House of Dynamite” starring Idris Elba as the U.S. president amid an impending nuclear strike on the country. The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg will lead the conversation.
Tickets are $60.
Theater
“Heathers The Musical”
New World Stages — 340 West 50th St., Manhattan (Hell’s Kitchen)
Through Jan. 2026, Various showtimes.
Tony Award-nominated “& Juliet” star Lorna Courtney leads a cast of young powerhouse talent for a spellbinding revival of the musical based on the Daniel Waters’ 1988 dark comedy that propelled the careers of Winona Ryder, Christian Slater and Shannen Doherty.
Long before “Mean Girls” and “Clueless,” the controversial film about the trials and tribulations of high school angst was named one of Entertainment Weekly’s “50 Best High School Movies of All Time.”
Directed by Andy Fickman with a book, music and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe, “Heathers The Musical” is one of the best times to have off-Broadway — especially seeing audience members cosplay as the show characters.
Tickets start at $38.
Family
“Back to School, Back to Rhythm” Concert with Mozart for Munchkins
The Public Square and Gardens —11th Avenue and Hudson Blvd E, Manhattan (Hudson Yards)
Sat. Sept. 20, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Mozart for Munchkins will perform an interactive concert in Hudson Yards where kids can groove, move and make music.
Also on deck are a magic show by Omar Ollusion, Wild West-themed performances from former city park ranger Hopalong Andrew, face painting, balloon artists, exclusive dining and shopping offers and free admission for kids under 12 to Vessel and Edge.
Free.
Outdoors
56th Annual African American Day Parade
Elbert & Darlene Shamsid-deen Reviewing Stand —163 West 125th St. & 7th Ave., Manhattan (Harlem)
Sun. Sept. 21, 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
With the theme of “Education is Our #1 Priority,” the 56th Annual African American Day will pay honor to Delaware State University president Dr. Tony Allen, Grambling State University president Dr. Martin Lamelle Jr. and Medgar Evers College president Dr. Patrice Ramsey.
WBLS’ =Dr. Bob Lee, “Eyewitness News” anchor Sandra Bookman and Schomburg Center director Joy Bivins will join the educators as distinguished grand marshals of the festive event featuring community-based organizations, performance groups, marching bands, floats, civil servants, fraternities, sororities, and public leaders showcasing what organizers said was “the ‘POWER THROUGH UNITY’ as they celebrate culture, heritage, and legacy.”
Free.
Art
“Tove Jansson and the Moomins: The Door Is Always Open”
Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch — 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn (Prospect Heights)
Through Sept. 30. Various times.
There’s still time to see the first first-ever U.S. exhibition dedicated to the beloved Finnish artist, writer, and creator of the Moomins — the fairy tale characters featured in bestselling novels, picture books and comic strips in the mid-to-late 1900s.
The library went all out in creating immersive installations, archival materials, rare artifacts, multilingual editions of her books, and public programming to bring attendees into Tove Jansson’s creative universe and personal life.
Free.
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