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Everyone has heard of Rosa Parks, but she wasn’t the first to refuse to move. She Who Dared recenters the spotlight on the courageous women who helped desegregate the Montgomery bus system. These Civil Rights pioneers pay homage to the quiet struggle for justice that has often gone unknown - further amplifying the effects of […]
Husband & Wife Duo, Forrópera, share their genre bending musical ingenuity and joy with surrounding communities.
Music was an important part of life for Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown. To honor her birthday, we're hosting Black Heritage Day! Join us to listen to local musicians and a very special performance by Chrystal E. Williams and Felipe Hostins, enjoy food from local Black owned food trucks, and take a stroll through our Black […]
SONG OF THE NIGHTINGALE MUSIC BY LISA DESPAIN LIBRETTO BY MELISA TIEN CO-COMMISSIONED WITH ARTS BROOKFIELD Join us for the world premiere of Song of the Nightingale, commissioned and produced by On Site Opera and Arts Brookfield, taking place across three of Brookfield Properties’ public spaces: Brooklyn Commons, Manhattan West and Brookfield Place. Adapted from Hans […]
Reflections: Voices of the Underrepresented Acclaimed Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano Chrystal E. Williams and pianist Natalia Kazaryan are featured in a program that celebrates the collaboration between the sexes in poetry and song with art songs that have been underrepresented in music history. Get tickets now. This progressive integration of thematic content and musical texture will […]
The Chrystal E. Williams Scholarship was founded in 2004 because it was realized that there was a need to help students wishing to pursue a career in the performing arts. It is my hope and dream that in the future young performers will not have to concern themselves with funding for school but will only […]