NJPAC Hosting Kwanzaa Celebrations this Week
Marketplace, 'Spirit' dance performance among holiday attractions
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark is celebrating Kwanzaa with The Spirit of Kwanzaa, a performance incorporating tap, hip-hop and ballet produced by IllStyle & Peace Productions. There will also be a Kwanzaa Children’s Festival. Both events are on Dec. 22. A Kwanzaa Marketplace, where patrons can pick up last-minute gifts, is open in NJPAC’s Prudential Hall lobby Dec. 21 and 22 as well. Philadelphia’s high-octane Illstyle & Peace Productions celebrate The Spirit of Kwanzaa in NJPAC’s Victoria Theater on Saturday, Dec. 22 and 2pm and 5pm. Their performance is a blend hip hop dance styles with tap, ballet, DJing and beat boxing. Founded in 2002 by Brandon “Peace” Albright, this multicultural troupe has toured to critical …
Joe
7:50 pm on Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Amen J Bas. Kwaanza was created in 1967 by a racist college professor who actually served time in jail for the kidnapping and torture of two women. He created it because he hated whites so much and wanted to further separate the races. Nobody even pays attention to it, except for a few PC teachers. Just ignore it and it will go away. more ›