Harlem Stage: Amplifying Global Majority Voices

Sheryl McCarthy interviews Dr. Indira Etwaroo, CEO and Artistic Director of Harlem Stage, an influential arts institution in Harlem that has supported artists of color for over 40 years. Dr. Etwaroo discusses Harlem Stage's commitment to providing a platform for artists of the Global Majority, especially in light of historical funding challenges. The current season, "When We Are Heard," explores social issues like immigration, equity, and the environment, with performances by choreographers such as Bebe Miller and Eiko Otake, and Freedom Riders, multi-state theatrical readings of contemporary first-person accounts of racial profiling, that culminates in a global livestreamed performance on Sunday May 25, 2025, marking the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder."