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Hope Clarke

Hope Clarke

Nacimiento : 1941-03-23, Washington, D.C

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Hope Clarke is an American actress, dancer, vocalist, choreographer, and director. Clarke performed as principal dancer with the Katherine Dunham Company and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, 1960s; actress on stage, film, and television, 1970s–1980s; choreographer and director, 1980s--. Clarke served on the Tony Awards Nominating Committee for the 2011–12 Broadway season. Clarke made history in 1995 when she became the first African American, as well as the first African-American woman, to direct and choreograph a major staging of the opera-musical Porgy and Bess. Clarke's production of the George Gershwin classic was staged in celebration of the work's 60h anniversary, and it toured not only major American cities but Japan and Europe as well. Clarke drew critical acclaim for her commitment to staging the show as a monument to African-American community and pride, giving a more hopeful, positive aura to a story that has been criticized for its stereotypes. As for the director herself, the success of Porgy and Bess is just the latest accolade in a long career devoted to dance and drama.

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Hope Clarke

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Herself

Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. Told in his own words and through the creation of a dance inspired by his life, this immersive portrait follows a man who, when confronted by a world that refused to embrace him, determined to build one that would.

Men Without Jobs

Men Without Jobs

Ms. Jackson

Men Without Jobs is a comedy about Ish and Oz - best friends and roommates whose main goal in life is to avoid work at all costs. Ish is a graffiti artist who dreams of starting his own hip-hop band. Oz is an obnoxious loudmouth, addicted to gambling and cooking shows. When Ish collects several thousand dollars in a lawsuit settlement stemming from a childhood accident, Oz tries to convince him to invest the money in a pyramid scam in order to help him pay off a debt to a sadistic loan shark. The stakes are raised when Ish's girlfriend Veronica gives him an ultimatum to either get a job or get lost. Ultimately, the two eccentric slackers are forced to wake up and realize that sooner or later, everybody has to get a job! Written by Matthewz, Mad

Matilde Basquiat

Biografía de Jean-Michel Basquiat, pintor vanguardista que pasó de ser un joven desconocido que pintaba graffitis en Brooklyn a convertirse en uno de los más controvertidos y famosos de la pintura contemporánea mundial a comienzos de los años ochenta, descubierto por Andy Warhol. Sus exposiciones se convirtireron en un acontecimiento de la escena artística neoyorquina de la época, y sus cuadros fueron adquiridos por importantes museos y coleccionistas privados, mientras él se enfrentaba a una espectacular y fulgurante fama que le sumergió en el mundo de las drogas -adicto a la heroína, el artista murió de una sobredosis a los 27 años de edad-.

Peripecias de un director

Peripecias de un director

Doctor

Michael Fields, separado de su familia desde hace años, vuelve a Oakmont como director del instituto. Entre sus alumnos se encuentran sus hijos, que le hacen la vida imposible.

Dancing instructor

Un grupo de jóvenes negros y puertorriqueños conviven en Nueva York, haciendo frente al mundo que les rodea con la música, el "breakdance" y los "graffittis". (FILMAFFINITY)

Mrs. Prewett

Gary Coleman stars as little Joey Seymour, a clever but lonely orphan shuffled from one foster home to the next, who is also determined to be the best Cub Scout ever. Pearl Bartlett (Katherine Helmond) is a hard-working executive who dislikes children, but she must take on a troop of Cub Scouts and become a den mother to save her job. Somewhere along the way, Joey teaches Pearl the true meaning of caring.

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

Annie

The widow of a wealthy shipbuilder tries to hold onto his business and becomes involved with boardroom intrigue in her bitter struggle to maintain control of the company. Based on British TV series "The Foundation." Pilot to a prospective series.

De profesión estafadores

De profesión estafadores

Sarah Thomas

Narra la historia de un par de estafadores que intentan ayudar a unos jóvenes con problemas.

Cokeman's Girl

A black actor tries to make his own movie with an all-black cast, but to make it he's forced to borrow money from the Mafia.

Book of Numbers

Book of Numbers

Pigmeat Goins

Two waiters in Depression-era Arkansas get involved in the numbers racket.

Regreso al hogar

Regreso al hogar

Mother at Prison

Un hombre que asesinó a su mujer es puesto en libertad después de pasar 13 años en la cárcel, e intenta recuperar la deteriorada relación con su hijo.

Nancy

A white man's brain is transplanted into a black man's skull.