Writer-director Andre Gaines takes Amiri Baraka's 1964 play about the encounter between a reserved Black man and a roguish ...
Although Amiri Baraka’s 1964 play Dutchman is steeped with profound commentary on the era’s racism in the U.S., Andre Gaines’ ...
For anyone without the benefit of an African American studies degree or having spent time in Newark, NJ, the name Amiri Baraka (1934–2014) may be unfamiliar. Too bad. When thinking about 20th ...
We are currently on the ground in Austin, Texas, for the 2025 South by Southwest festival, and we were lucky enough to catch ...
The Dutchman is an unnerving adaptation of the 1964 play with a meta-twist that undermines some of its potent messaging ...
With 'The Astronaut,' 'The Dutchman' and 'Friendship' all playing at the festival, actor Kate Mara is making a robust showing ...
A creative writing series for teens and college-age students named to honor Larry Neal, a Philadelphia-born writer and key figure in the Black Arts Movement, starts Saturday at the Strawberry Mansion ...
A newly restored film adaptation of Amiri Baraka’s provocative 1964 play evoking racial and sexual anxiety is showing at the Museum of Modern Art. By J. Hoberman A subway car encounter between a ...