Beat of the Boroughs: New York City Online is a new video series featuring leading local traditional artists from around the five boroughs. This living archive presents a wide variety of the city’s immigrant performing arts traditions and the experiences of contemporary artists who perform and teach them. 

CTMD staff work directly with the artists/community leaders in creating each program. The resulting collection of their combined voices, freely accessible to the public, serves as an online educational resource facilitating CTMD’s advocacy for traditional arts and artists in the City of Immigrants.

BBNYCO was first implemented in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic through the generous support of the New York Community Trust’s NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund, the Howard Gilman Foundation, and the Scherman Foundation. The initiative continues to assist musicians, dancers, community organizers, and artist collectives through collaborative program design and partnership building. Please support BBNYCO – donate using the button below to ensure that this important and unique digital program can continue to grow.

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