May 24, 2012
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Harlem Stage
Harlem Stage is Harlem's principal performing arts center. Its two venues, the Gatehouse and the three-theater complex Aaron Davis Hall, serve ethnically diverse audiences with performances that are multicultural in focus, including classical, jazz and Latin music, dance, theater, literary readings and performance art.
Some 35 companies, including Dance Theatre of Harlem, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Opera Ebony and the Boys Choir of Harlem, have made the hall their home. Performance series include New Faces/New Voices/New Visions, showcasing novel trends in the performing arts; the Jazz Institute of Harlem, celebrating that famous neighborhood's many decades of cultural and musical innovation; and the Harlem Film Festival, which screens the work of filmmakers of African descent.
Harlem Stage, completed in 1979, was designed by Abraham W. Geller. A mid-1990s renovation has made it the most technologically advanced performance facility north of Lincoln Center. The adjacent City College campus, with its towering cathedral and neo-Renaissance courtyard, is also of architectural interest.
Student tickets are available for select performances, one hour prior to showtime. Tickets must be purchased at the Gatehouse box office window, are subject to availability and require a valid ID. Only one ticket per person. For shows, prices and availability, call (212) 281-9240.
Harlem Residents get discounts on select performances. Tickets must be purchased at the Gatehouse box office window, can not be combined with other discounts, are subject to availability and require a valid ID. Fees may apply. Zip codes include: 10025-10027, 10029-10032, 10035, 10037 and 10039.
Seniors may purchase $10 tickets for select performances. Tickets must be purchased at the Gatehouse box office window, are subject to availability and require a valid ID. Only one ticket per person. For shows, prices and availability, call (212) 281-9240.
- Directions: Subway: 1 to 137th Street - City College; B, C to 135th Street; A, D to 125th or 145th then transfer to the M100 or M101 to 135th St.
- Box Office: The Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street, across from Aaron Davis Hall. Open Mon-Fri 12 pm-6 pm and two hours prior to events. (212) 281-9240, x19.
- Disability Access: Fully accessible; infrared listening system
- On-Site Food: Concessions sometimes available prior to or during performances.
- On-Site Parking: Limited parking is available on the south campus directly behind Aaron Davis Hall at the corner of West 133rd Street and Convent Avenue.
- Space Rental: If you are interested in renting one of our three theaters, please contact Ada Reyes at AReyes@HarlemStage.org
Get involved with Harlem Stage
- Donations through NYCharities.org
- Donations through Harlem Stage's Web site: Help us to keep the cultural richness of music, dance, and theater in our city, in our schools and in our lives.
- Memberships: Become a member and receive two free tickets along with a host of other benefits.
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