National Black Theatre

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Black theatre company cultural institution nonprofit organization performing arts organization theatre company

The National Black Theatre is a pioneering African American cultural and performing arts institution in Harlem dedicated to celebrating and advancing Black theater, storytelling, and community empowerment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Black theatre company ⓘ
cultural institution ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ
performing arts organization ⓘ
theatre company ⓘ
artForm performance ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalIdentity Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American

Black American ⓘ
emphasis Black cultural expression ⓘ
Black self-determination ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
ethos celebration of Black culture ⓘ
focus African American theatre ⓘ
Black storytelling ⓘ
community empowerment ⓘ
performing arts ⓘ
foundedBy Barbara Ann Teer ⓘ
founder Barbara Ann Teer ⓘ
genre theatre ⓘ
hasMedium live performance ⓘ
stage theatre ⓘ
inception 1968 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locatedIn Harlem ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form: New York State
mission to celebrate and advance Black theatre ⓘ
to empower the Black community through the arts ⓘ
to support African American storytelling ⓘ
name National Black Theatre self-link ⓘ
notableFor centering Black liberation aesthetics ⓘ
community-based cultural work ⓘ
pioneering Black theatre in the United States ⓘ
programming artist development programs ⓘ
community events ⓘ
theatrical productions ⓘ
workshops ⓘ
regionServed Harlem ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
sector arts and culture ⓘ
servesCommunity African American community ⓘ
Harlem community ⓘ
targetAudience Black audiences ⓘ
broader New York City audiences ⓘ
typeOfOrganization community-based arts organization ⓘ

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subject surface form: Harlem
National Black Theatre → name → National Black Theatre self-link ⓘ