HARLEM IN HAVANA® | PUBLIC HISTORY & EDUCATION
Bring the history into the room.
These performers helped shape American entertainment. Their stories deserve more than a footnote. Book filmmaker and cultural historian Leslie Cunningham for talks, screenings, workshops, and cultural programs.
Bookable programs:
Harlem in Havana: The Untold Story
60–75-minute illustrated talk and conversation. Leslie shares family archives, historical photographs, selections from her Brown Skin Showgirls books, a poetry reading, and audience Q&A. An optional in-person pop-up burlesque performance is custom-quoted.
Virtual from $650 | In person from $1,100
JIG SHOW: Documentary Film Screening & Filmmaker Talk
Hosted documentary presentation and conversation about family archives, Black entertainment history, and the making of JIG SHOW. A separately available Film Study Guide can support classroom discussion. Film access, screening rights, and permitted uses are confirmed separately.
In person from $1,800
Black Burlesque: Beyond the Glitter
Interactive Black burlesque history workshop drawing on the Bates Sisters, Girl Shows!, and original archival teaching materials.
Virtual from $850 | In person from $1,500
Full Visiting Artist Day
A coordinated lecture, classroom visit, and workshop for a museum or university.
In person from $2,750
Note: All in-person engagements require the host to pay round-trip travel and hotel accommodations in addition to Leslie’s program fee. Any ground transportation, additional performers, venue, technical or installation expenses are quoted separately. Screenings and course licensing are subject to written rights and usage terms.
Request a booking
Email Leslie Cunningham at info@harleminhavana.com
