We spoke to longtime festival director Mark Russell about some of this year's shows, some of which had originally been planned for last year.
due the spread of the Omicron variant, which caused cancellations, flight disruptions, and visa processing delays.
Last week, the downtown festival finally returned for the first time in person since 2020, with 36 artists from nine countries performing at six venues over 19 days. We spoke to longtime festival director Mark Russell about some of this year’s shows, some of which had originally been planned for last year.– “Roger Guenveur Smith is an amazing solo performer who shows up in a lot of Spike Lee films and is most known for his interpretations of Huey Newton and Rodney King.
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