2023年12月14日 · Featuring never-before-digitized show photographs, historical clips, and captivating cityscape b-roll of Tampa, “JIG SHOW” is a timely and educational experience. Latin beats, Hip Hop tunes, and classic melodies accompany the breathtaking visuals, honoring the brave entertainers who challenged racial polarization.

2023年12月14日 · Step right up for a thrilling ride through American entertainment history with “JIG SHOW | Leon Claxton’s Harlem in Havana”! Join director Leslie Cunningham as she unveils the untold stories of the legendary Harlem in Havana Revue, a groundbreaking traveling girl show that defied the odds and left an indelible mark on Black and Latin ...

Director / Producer / Editor: LESLIE CUNNINGHAM is Durham, NC-based artist, filmmaker and owner of TRIBES Entertainment, a boutique digital media company known for telling unique stories about unknown pioneers shaping urban music, arts and culture. A graduate of the documentary arts program at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, Leslie’s collection of engaging films and ...

2014年9月24日 · JIG SHOW Selected for Fiscal Sponsorship by the Southern Documentary Fund We are excited to have the Southern Documentary Fund (SDF) as our fiscal sponsor which will allow us to solicit funds from government, foundation, individual and other philanthropic sources that require IRS nonprofit status to provide donations to the project.

Step right up for a thrilling ride through American entertainment history with “JIG SHOW | Leon Claxton’s Harlem in Havana”! Join director Leslie Cunningham as she unveils the untold stories of the legendary Harlem in Havana Revue, a groundbreaking traveling girl show that defied the odds and left an indelible mark on Black and Latin ...

2022年5月28日 · Her popular show TRIBES TV covered North Carolina arts and community events and aired on public television stations, including Durham Community Media and The People’s Channel in Chapel Hill, NC. A public broadcasting hit, TRIBES TV spread Leslie’s reputation as a local media institution to citizens around the Triangle.

2018年9月25日 · BROWN SKIN SHOWGIRLS is a black and white photographic collection of the Black and Cuban women who innovated dance on Leon Claxton's Harlem in Havana Revue in the 1930s through the 1960s. This book is guaranteed to expand your knowledge of Black and Cuban performers that shaped American popular culture. Learn more.

2015年9月23日 · Support the film project and be one of the first to receive Brown Skin Showgirls: A black and white photographic collection of burlesque, exotic, shake, salsa, rumba and chorus line dancers, strippers and cross-dressers from Leon Claxton's Harlem in Havana Revue, 1936 to 1967. This book is guaranteed to expand your knowledge of Black and Cuban performers that shaped American popular culture.