Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE – 40th Anniversary Celebration
2025-11-14 19:30 - 22:00 (Africa/Abidjan) | The Billie Holiday Theatre, 1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216, Brooklyn, NY, 11216, US
The Billie honors 40 years of Ronald K. Brown’s groundbreaking choreography.

Dance Talk - The Journey: 40 Year Evolution of Ronald K. Brown & EVIDENCE
2025-11-15 16:00 - 17:00 | The Billie Holiday Theatre, 1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216, Brooklyn, NY, 11216, US
Dance Talk – The Journey: 40 Year Evolution of Ronald K. Brown & EVIDENCE presented by dance historian Sandra L. Burton.

A conversation and multimedia presentation with dance historian Sandra L. Burton, reflecting on Brown’s artistic arc, his global influence, and his commitment to community storytelling.

Biography Sandra L. BurtonSandra L Burton is a choreographer, dancer, educator and arts presenter. Her current projects include collaboration with visual and performance artist Tsedaye Makonnen, The Clark Art Institute and Williams College Museum of Art on the Astral Sea Series, 2023-25. Other projects include choreography for composer Craig Harris’ Gods Trombones, collaboration with visual artist Nick Cave’s for his Sound Suits, Carrie Mae Weems film Coming Up for Air. She was a founding member of poet Sekou Sundiata’s band Are and Be, co-curated the exhibition African Americans and the American Scene :1929-1945 for the Williams College Museum of Art with Dahlia Scruggs and co-founded the Lift Ev’ry Voice Festival, celebrated in Berkshire County, Massachusetts from 2011-2016.Choreography for theater includes five seasons with the Williamstown Theater Festival, Actors Equity productions at Goodman Theater in Chicago and Playmakers Repertory in Chapel Hill, NC. She was a member of the Chuck Davis Dance Company for twelve years and an artist in residence with the National Endowment for the Arts for five years. Burton is a trustee of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, served as board member for New England Foundation for the Arts and MASS MoCA.Burton is Lipp Family Director and Chair of Dance at Williams College and WEB DuBois Forum Fellow. She has an M.F.A from Bennington College, BA from City College and an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE – 40th Anniversary Celebration
2025-11-15 19:30 - 22:00

Black Film Symposium - “I Got a Story to Tell”: A Day of Black Cinema
2025-11-22 11:30 - 20:00 | The Billie Holiday Theatre, 1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216, Brooklyn, NY, 11216, US
The Billie will spotlight independent Black filmmakers and visionary storytellers.

The Billie will spotlight independent Black filmmakers and visionary storytellers with its inaugural Black Film Symposium – “I Got a Story to Tell”: A Day of Black Cinema.
Curated by filmmaker & programmer Tayler Montague, the symposium is an immersive exploration into the breadth of Black filmmaking. Attendees can expect to see narrative and documentary films, as well as shorts by local filmmakers. In addition, there will be workshops & panels that further illuminate the multifaceted ways of engaging moving images and dreaming up Black cinematic futures.
The day will include light refreshments.
Tickets: $10 for all-day access.

Join us for a full day of Black film exploration, screenings and curated experiences:
A MOTHER APART Documentary selection directed by Laurie Townshend
BLACK NEW YORK STORIESEL TIGUERE directed by Andrew J. Rodriguez NIGHT BLOOM directed by Tiye Amenechi VITAL directed by Carolyn Lazard MEAL TICKET directed by Wes Andre Goodrich
BLACK FILM WORKERS PANEL
SHAYANA FILMORE — Moderator (Freelance Film Programmer)STEPHANYE WATTS — Panelist (Founder, BeReelBlackCinemaClub)MURTADA ELFADL — Panelist (Film Critic & Film Programmer, NewFest)SAIDAH RUSSELL — Panelist (Head Programmer, Rooftop Films)
ZINE MAKING WORKSHOP WITH CAMERON A. GRANGER
THE BASICS OF MONTAGE WORKSHOP WITH VIBRATION CINEMA
DEN MUSO a tribute screening to a Titan of African Cinema, Souleymane Cissé, introduction & post screening reflection by scholar Eliel Peterson
Food, libations, and so much more!
