Black Artstory – Irish Arts Center Presents: Hammerstep on Myrtle

In the late nineteenth century, Fort Greene—home to over half of Brooklyn’s African American population— also became widely known as ”Young Dublin” for the large Irish population that settled on what is now Myrtle Avenue. Black Artstory Month explores the intersecting histories of Irish and African American communities in Fort Greene with an unforgettable performance by Hammerstep, a Brooklyn-based contemporary dance company whose cutting-edge choreography melds traditional Irish dance, tap and hip hop to address contemporary social and political issues.