Laurie Graff

6 days ago | splashmags.com | Laurie Graff

Harlem Hafla Host Brandy Asmara, photo courtesy of Harlem HaflaReturning to New York for its eighth appearance, Harlem Hafla is excited to kick-off the summer season with exhilarating daytime belly dance workshops and an evening stage performance, Harlem Hafla—Bellydance with Soul! A Festival Celebrating Dancers of Color on Saturday, June 28th from 7-9pm, hosted by teacher/performer/troupe director, Brandy Asmara, featuring an accomplished lineup of dancers at Robert F.

2 weeks ago | splashmags.com | Laurie Graff

Theater Review – GODDESS Illuminates in Exciting New York Debut The cast of the New York premiere production of GODDESS, with music and lyrics by Michael Thurber, a book and direction by Saheem Ali, choreography by Darrell Grand Moultrie, and additional book material by James Ijames. Photo credit: Joan Marcus. WHAT IS  HUMAN? WHAT IS DIVINE? DO EITHER EXIST UNTIL THEY INTERTWINE?

3 weeks ago | splashmags.com | Laurie Graff

Dance Review: PARSONS DANCE Explodes with Euphoria at “The Joyce” Parsons Dance photo by Rachel Neville Photography “It exceeded my expectations!” my companion shouted, over the enthusiastic audience applause to Wolfgang, the vibrant classical-meets-modern opening piece that welcomed Parsons Dance (David Parsons, Artistic Director) on the return to The Joyce Theater for its annual two-week engagement from May 13-24, with a dynamic program that features beloved repertory favorites, along with...

1 month ago | splashmags.com | Laurie Graff

Theater Review: SMASH is a Smash! A Glitzy Night of Non-Stop Laughter Robyn Hurder (Ivy Lynn) and the cast of SMASH; CREDIT: Matthew Murphy, 2025 The driving excitement of the familiar chords play, our eyes fixate on an electric sign blazing the word SMASH that ballyhoos over the Hollywood sign, magically transforming into one for Grauman’s Chinese Theater as reporters and fans await the glamorous entrance of the star of Bombshell: The Marilyn Monroe Story, the musical within the musical of...

Dec 10, 2024 | splashmags.com | Laurie Graff

Speaker Gordon Fraser is the "face" of Arbonne's Men's Grooming line, Groomwell, PHOTO CREDIT: Gordon Fraser & Associates If you want to know what separates those who talk the talk but can’t walk it, stop in your tracks and listen to the man whose talk will get you walking into the life you’ve only dreamed of when internationally recognized business coach and creative marketer Gordon Fraser offers a jumpstart into 2025 with expert guidance on goal-setting, overcoming procrastination, and...