Nadine Matthews

New York

Freelance Writer at Freelance

Contributing Writer at Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Field Producer at Manhattan Neighborhood Network

Nadine Matthews. writer- arts, culture, entertainment. #diversity on screen, stage, page, canvas. https://t.co/xhy7jzHCDn, https://t.co/wM0KnR6aU0

Articles

How cultural nonprofits can survive in a Trump era

2 weeks ago | amsterdamnews.com | Nadine Matthews

Nonprofit advocate and podcast host Sean Martin. (Ledora Bro photo) Credit: (Ledora Bro photo) Born and raised in Parkchester, Bronx, Sean Martin, nonprofit fundraiser, advocate, podcast host, and author of the forthcoming memoir, “Beyond the Bronx,” recently spoke with Amsterdam News about the landscape for nonprofits under the Trump administration.
Catching Up With Robert Garland on Directing Dance Theatre of Harlem

2 weeks ago | pointemagazine.com | Nadine Matthews

Dance Theatre of Harlem is intimately intertwined with Robert Garland’s career. He joined the company in 1985 after graduating from Juilliard, eventually becoming a principal dancer in 1991. Later, he directed the Dance Theatre of Harlem School and became the company’s first resident choreographer. In 2022, he was appointed DTH’s artistic director, succeeding ballet pioneer Virginia Johnson in July 2023.
‘Nickel Boys’ actor Trey Perkins on passion and resilience

4 weeks ago | amsterdamnews.com | Nadine Matthews

“Nickel Boys” actor Trey Perkins. (Howard Ash photo) Born on an Air Force base in Nebraska and raised in Belleville, IL, a suburb of St. Louis, MO, actor Treyvoyn “Trey” Perkins was just like any other kid in many ways. “I liked going to the carnival. I was a huge LEGO fan and played different video games.
New doc features elder Black gay women farming Harriet Tubman’s ancestral lands

2 months ago | amsterdamnews.com | Nadine Matthews

Spouses, farmers, climate activists featured in “The Aunties” include (l–r) Donna Dear and Paulette Greene. (Beverly Price photo) In a recent interview, filmmaker Charlyn Griffith-Oro of the short documentary “The Aunties” told the Amsterdam News, “This film came out of my observations of the aunties over the last almost decade.
Iconic short film examining the Black Is Beautiful movement screens at MoMA

2 months ago | amsterdamnews.com | Nadine Matthews

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Grammy winner Julia Bullock at 92NY with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Jan 23, 2025 | amsterdamnews.com | Nadine Matthews

Grammy-winning soprano Julia Bullock. (Allison Michael Orenstein photo) On Jan. 23, soprano Julia Bullock will join the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment at the 92NY for a special evening of music.
Television | Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Jan 7, 2025 | spokesman-recorder.com | Tony Kiene |Stacy Brown |Nadine Matthews |Abdi Mohamed

Posted inTelevision FOX’s new medical drama Doc follows the story of a brilliant doctor who loses her memory and must fight her way back into her career at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis, inspired by real-life events, and featuring a stellar cast and a unique premise.
Digging Deep: Complexions Contemporary Ballet's April Watson Brings Her Whole Self to the Stage

Jan 6, 2025 | pointemagazine.com | Nadine Matthews

When Dwight Rhoden, co-artistic director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet, first saw April Watson at a company audition, “gravity” was the word that came to his mind. “She has a power and depth that she brings to her dancing,” says Rhoden, who also serves as resident choreographer of the company he co-founded and directs with Desmond Richardson.
Quickfire Questions With January/February Digital Cover Star April Watson

Jan 6, 2025 | pointemagazine.com | Nadine Matthews

To get to know April Watson a little bit better, we asked her a series of quickfire questions. Read on to hear more about the Complexions Contemporary Ballet dancer’s pre-performance routine, favorite part of class, go-to snacks, and much more. What emotions do you experience while performing? It depends on the piece, but most of the time it just feels like freedom and like I’m flying, levitating. Just very free. What is your favorite part of class? I love adagio. Least favorite part of class?
Documentary ‘Soundtrack To A Coup D’Etat’ director discusses his stunning film

Nov 6, 2024 | amsterdamnews.com | Nadine Matthews

Opening at Film Forum on Nov. 1, director Johan Grimonprez’s documentary “Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat” is a stunning achievement. Grimonprez weaves history, geopolitics, espionage, and music together to create the aurally and visually stunning, thought-provoking film chronicling the circumstances of the 1960 death of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the newly liberated Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a former Belgian colony.

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