Author: Mark Woznicki
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In SOONEST MENDED, Matthew Gasda Shows Off the Fashionable Foibles of the Educated Elite
I could picture the eye rolls coming, the sheer exasperation. There could be no other reaction. “It’s a play about this Brooklyn couple– they’ve been married for years, now they’re opening things up”. “Of course it is.” Sitting down for a late-night coffee at a Qahwah House in Morningside Heights, I struggled to explain my…
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When a Body in Motion Becomes Self Destruction, “IO//ODIO” at SoHo PlayHouse: An Abrasive Encounter with 21st Century Body Fascist
Earlier this month hours before ‘curtain’ on a Friday night show at SoHo Playhouse, I chose to brave the ‘last chance’ lines and attend the Edges of Ailey at The Whitney. What I saw was compelling. The display, curated by Adrienne Edwards, readily incorporates a range of materials, archival footage, paintings, old notebooks, and programs.…
