“Berlin in Lights” in Washington Heights
November 18, 2007
Rev. Ike’s Words of Wisdom, originally uploaded by Awreye.
“It’s nice to be important, but more important to be nice.” – Rev. Ike
This was one of the quotes in the foyer of the United Palace Theater ,where more than one hundred New York City school kids danced tonight to the Igor Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring.”
The Rev. Ike restored the art-deco “Wonder Theater”, where tonight’s great gathering happened, and uses it as the “cathedral” for his Christ United Church. But tonight, the palace was the scene of “Berlin in Lights,” and, as Sir Clive Gillinson said, these kids were dancing with the best “pit bands” possible, the Berliner Philharmoniker.
Stravinsky’s revolutionary orchestral composition, written between 1911 and 1913, was vibrant, alive, and masterfully played. The energy on the stage was electric. The kids captured my full attention and heart in the first moments of their dance.
If you are free tomorrow at 3pm, spend the $15 and travel up to Broadway and 175th Street.
Right in the heart of Washington Heights, there’s music and magic to be seen and heard.
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