New York’s Celebration of Haitian Art & Culture
Haiti Cultural Exchange is proud to announce our Second Biennial Selebrasyon! a festival of Haitian art and culture, showcasing the diversity, beauty and vitality of Haiti and its Diaspora – from the traditional to the modern.
Selebrasyon! is New York City’s only festival dedicated to the promotion of the highest caliber film, dance, music, literature, and visual art of Haiti and its Diaspora. HCX launched this biennial celebration in 2014 toward increasing engagement with Haitian Arts & Culture in one of the largest Haitian Diaspora communities in the world. The second installment of the festival will be presented as a part of HCX’s Spring & Summer 2016 Season centering on the theme of Libète/Freedom. Through exhibits, conversations, film screenings, and performances, Selebrasyon! will explore artistic movements of the 30 years subsequent to the fall of the Duvalier regime in Haiti.
Click here to read about Selebrasyon! 2014.
Check out the season line-up below! Click here to see pictures from our last event!
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Selebrasyon! Kick Off Event | Click here to see pictures from this event! Sunday, May 1st | 2-8pm
Join Haiti Cultural Exchange for the kick-off of our Second Biennial Selebrasyon! featuring a DJ, live music, family arts activities, and a pop-up art exhibit of works on paper.
DATE/TIME: Sunday, May 1st | 2-8pm LOCATION: Affirmation Arts Gallery | MAP 523 West 37th Street | New York, NY 10018 ADMISSION: $25 in Advance | $30 at Door $15 for Students/Seniors (Tickets Available Only at the Door. Must Have Valid ID.) Children Under 12 FREE Click here to purchase tickets!
Lakou Mizik! | Click Here to see pictures from this event! Friday, May 6th | 8pm
In partnership with 651 Arts & BRIC, Haiti Cultural Exchange presents Lakou Mizik, a collective of Haitian musicians who are bringing new life to Haitian roots music with legends like master drummer Sanba Zao, and young stars like Steeve Valcourt and Jonas Attis.
DATE/TIME: Friday, May 6th | 8pm LOCATION: BRIC House Ballroom |MAP 647 Fulton St | Brooklyn, NY 11217 ADMISSION: $20 in Advance | $23 at Door
The Haitian Creatives Series Wednesday, May 11th | 6-8pm
Join us for a film screening by Richard Louissaint in collaboration with Weeksville Heritage Center, featuring the Haitian Creatives Series, an ongoing video and photo documentary project.
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, May 11th | 6-8pm LOCATION: Weeksville Heritage Center | MAP 158 Buffalo Ave | Brooklyn, NY 11213 ADMISSION: $10 TICKETS
Exhibit at FiveMyles PLUS Space | Click Here to see pictures from this event! Thursday, May 12th – Saturday, June 4th
Join us as we journey through a visual art exhibit featuring Nathalie Jolivert & Mahalia Stines at the FiveMyles PLUS Space. This is an ongoing exhibit with an opening night reception on Thursday, May 12th at 6pm.
DATE/TIME: Thursday, May 12th – Saturday, June 4th OPENING: Thursday, May 12th | 6pm LOCATION: FiveMyles Gallery | MAP 558 St. John’s Place | Brooklyn, NY 11238 ADMISSION: $10 Suggested Donation
Haitian Flag Day Selebrasyon! | Click Here to see pictures from this event! Wednesday, May 18th | 6 – 10pm
Come celebrate Haitian Flag Day with HCX at Shapeshifter Lab, featuring Gashford Guillaume & Creole Fusion Ensemble, Anie Alerte, and Baz Twoubadou. Presented in collaboration with Councilmembers Jumaane Williams & Brad Lander.
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, May 18th | 6-10pm LOCATION: Shapeshifter Lab | MAP 18 Whitwell Place | Brooklyn, NY 11215 ADMISSION: FREE
Tribute to Vivianne Gauthier featuring Jean Appolon Dance Expressions & Kanu Dance Theater | Click Here to see pictures from this event! Saturday, May 21st | 7pm Sunday, May 22nd | 2pm
In collaboration with the Harlem School of the Arts, Haiti Cultural Exchange presents the New York Premiere of Angaje featuring Jean Appolon Dance Expressions and Kanu Dance Theater.
DATE/TIME: May 21st at 7pm | May 22nd at 2pm LOCATION: Harlem School of the Arts | MAP 645 St Nicholas Ave | New York, NY 10030 ADMISSION: $20 in Advance | $25 at Door
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Exclusive Screening of Ayiti Mon Amour by Guetty Felin in Collaboration with CaFA | Click Here to see pictures from this event! Wednesday, June 1st | 7:30pm
In collaboration with the Caribbean Film Academy (CaFA), join Haiti Cultural Exchange for an exclusive screening of the film, Ayiti Mon Amour by Guetty Felin. Q & A with Director, Actors, & Special Guests to follow screening.
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, June 1st | 7:30pm LOCATION: BAM Peter Jay Sharp Buliding | MAP 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
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Krik? Krak! Storytelling & Songs Saturday, June 18th | 2pm
In Partnership with Brooklyn-Queens Land Trust (BQLT), join us for Haitian folktales and songs, connecting children and families to the rich oral traditions of Haiti.
DATE/TIME: Saturday, June 18th | 2pm LOCATION: East 43rd Street Block Association Community Garden | MAP 1087 E 43rd Street | Brooklyn, NY_
Salon d’Haiti featuring Yanick Lahens & Gessica Généus Sunday, June 19th | 2pm
Haiti Culture Exchange’s signature literary event inviting authors of Haitian descent to talk about new work. This event will include readings, conversations with authors, and a book signing/sale. This program will be in French and Creole only.
DATE/TIME: Sunday, June 19th | 2pm LOCATION: Queens Museum | MAP New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park Queens, NY 11368 ADMISSION: $10 Suggested Donation
Lakou NOU + Mizik Ayiti! Thursday, June 23rd | 7-10pm
Meet the artists of Lakou NOU at Mizik Ayiti! an evening of Haitian music and dance in Red Hook’s premiere arts space. Presented in collaboration with Pioneer Works, Clocktower Radio, & Radyo Shak.
DATE/TIME: Thursday, June 23rd | 7-10pm LOCATION: Pioneer Works | MAP 159 Pioneer Street | Brooklyn, NY 11231 ADMISSION: $10 Suggested Donation
An n’ Pale| Café Conversation with Poet Laureate, Danielle Legros Georges Click here to see pictures from this event! Sunday, June 26th | 3:30pm
Our classic An n’ Pale | Café Conversation with Danielle Legros Georges. A Poet Laureate of the City of Boston and a professor in the Creative Arts in Learning Division of Lesley University, her poems have been widely anthologized.
DATE/TIME: Sunday, June 26th | 3:30pm LOCATION: Bowery Poetry Club | MAP 308 Bowery | New York, NY 10012 ADMISSION: $10 Suggested Donation
Selebrasyon! Closing Night Haitian Flavor X Brooklyn Flow | Click here to see picutres from this event! Thursday, June 30th | 6-11pm
Join us for the closing night of Selebrasyon! featuring live music, a tasting of Haitian cuisine by renowned chefs and DJ.
DATE/TIME: Thursday, June 30th | 6-11pm LOCATION: Berg’n | MAP 899 Bergen St. | Brooklyn, NY 11238
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Selebrasyon! Advisory Committee
Vania Andre · Makini Armand · Caron Atlas · Petrushka Bazin · Alicia Boone Carolle Charles · Stephanie Cunningham · Edwidge Danticat · Jodine Dorce Stephan Durand · Nadege Fleurimond · Fuljens Henry · Felicity Hogan · Carine Jocelyn Wynnie Lamour · Daphne Leroy · Patricia Lespinasse · Farah Louis · Romola Lucas Paola Mathe · Emeline Michel · Anthonine Pierre · Rose Pierre-Louis · Elsie Saint-Louis Dina Simon · Gina Ulysse · Meredith Walters
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Selebrasyon! Sponsors
This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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