Tango Macbeth follows the creation of a new dance theater which brings together Shakespeare, dance, and world music! A theater company rehearses Macbeth. A film crew documents their every move. The drama of the play intertwines with the drama of making the film. It’s unlike any version of Macbeth you have ever seen. Since the days of Ira Aldridge (1807-1867) African Americans have been producing multi-ethnic and explosive renditions of Shakespeare’s work. TANGO MACBETH continues that tradition. Music by Lenny Seidman and choreography by Zane Booker propel audiences to see this classic tale in a new light. If you love Shakespeare, this film is for you. If you are not familiar with Shakespeare, this film is for you. Nadine Patterson’s documentary-fiction hybrid creates an earthy, gritty and at times elegant space where the story unfolds. You will be talking and thinking about this film long after you leave the theatre. Produced and directed by the mother-daughter team Marlene Patterson (mother/producer) and Nadine Patterson (daughter/director), TANGO MACBETH is their first feature length project. Their previous films include Anna Russell Jones: Praisesong for a Pioneering Spirit (Winner Best Documentary at Chicago’s African American Women in the Arts Film/Video Festival) and Moving with the Dreaming (winner Prized Pieces Award from the National Black Programming Consortium). TANGO MACBETH has played at film festivals in the following places: Philadelphia; Boston; New York; Chicago; Washington D.C.; Mar del Plata, Argentina; and Paris, France. It is the first time a feature film adaptation of Shakespeare’s work, written and directed by an African American woman, has been released in over 30 years. TANGO MACBETH features Brian Anthony Wilson (from THE WIRE), Alexandra Bailey, Carlo Campbell, Eric Suter, Justin Bryant, Veronica Wathome, and James Tolbert.

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Celebrate Shakespeare’s 450th Birthday with us and experience one of the world’s greatest dramas! Since the days of Ira Aldridge (1807-1867) African Americans have been producing multi-ethnic and explosive renditions of Shakespeare’s work. TANGO MACBETH continues that tradition. Music by Lenny Seidman and choreography by Zane Booker propel audiences to see this classic tale in a new light. If you love Shakespeare, this film is for you. If you are not familiar with Shakespeare, this film is for you! Nadine Patterson’s documentary-fiction hybrid creates an earthy, gritty and at times elegant space where the story unfolds. The film features riveting performances by Brian Anthony Wilson (Detective Holley on “The Wire”) and new comer Alexandra Bailey. ” Tango Macbeth premiers at:  6:30 pm Wednesday April 23, 2014 AMC Magic Johnson Marlem 9 2309 Frederick Douglass Blvd New York, NY 10027

Nadine Patterson is an award winning independent writer/producer/director. Her training in theatre, immersion in documentary film, and intense study of world cinema enable her to create works grounded in historical contexts, with a unique visual palette. She operates the production and consulting company Harmony Image Productions with her mother Marlene G. Patterson. Through the company they make multicultural films and media content. For three years Ms. Patterson curated the Trenton International Film Festival in 2010,2011,and 2012.  In 2011: she published her first book Always Emerging. In 2013 she was the first African American woman to write, direct and release a feature film of Shakespeare called Tango Macbeth. Tango Macbeth was featured in three film festivals in 2012 and will be on tour to New York, Chicago, Washington D.C. and Paris with the African Diaspora International Film Festival in 2013. Her films include :  “I Used to Teach English”, Winner Gold Apple Award 1994 National Educational Film/Video Festival, Oakland, CA; “Anna Russell Jones: Praisesong for a Pioneering Spirit”, Best Documentary 1993 African American Women in the Arts Film/Video Competition, Chicago, IL; “Moving with the Dreaming”, Prized Pieces award from the National Black Programming Consortium in 1997; “Todo El Mundo Dance!” selected for the 2001-2002 Council on Foundations Film and Video Festival.

Watch the trailer:

TangoMacbeth Trailer#4 from Nadine Patterson on Vimeo.

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