Harlem Theater

Harlem Theater

1969
1h 34m
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Overview

HARLEM, USA: in the aftermath of Martin Luther King’s murder, German filmmaker Klaus Wildenhahn turned his 16mm camera on the New Lafayette Theatre as its players rehearsed scenes, ran public workshops and conducted exercises in uptown Manhattan. New Lafayette (or NLT) had been founded by actor-director Robert Macbeth the previous year, with the aim of producing theater for black people, by black people, to reflect the experiences and vernacular of the Harlem community. Within the Black Arts Movement, NLT would become a significant institution: it published the journal Black Theatre, and employed a host of talents – including the Black Panthers’ Minister of Culture, Ed Bullins, and the great pianist Junior Mance, both of whom appear in Wildenhahn’s film as resident collaborators.

Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
NDR
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
English German

Quick Facts

Release Date April 22, 1969
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0194935

Cast

Robert MacBeth
Robert MacBeth

Self

Ed Bullins
Ed Bullins

Self

Bobby Seale
Bobby Seale

Self

Yvette Hawkins
Yvette Hawkins

Self

George Miles
George Miles

Self

Gary Bolling
Gary Bolling

Estelle Evans
Estelle Evans

Peggy Kirkpatrick
Peggy Kirkpatrick

Roscoe Orman
Roscoe Orman

Carolyn Cardwell
Carolyn Cardwell

Key Crew

Klaus Wildenhahn
Director
Klaus Wildenhahn
Writer

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