The rent party was a Depression-era fix: charge at the door, dance, make the month's rent. This one-night show at CHAUSSEE 36 borrows that energy from the Harlem Renaissance, a photo exhibition and a live swing set. The history is worth the ticket even if the theme runs thick. Free.
"Paid in Swing: A 1930s Rent Party"
A one-night exhibition and live swing performance at CHAUSSEE 36 that rebuilds the energy of Harlem Renaissance house rent parties.
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