Tag: Upcoming

  • Okada-san ke Ichi-ban!

    I have heard great things about this company. And I saw a DVD of their work and really, really liked it. This is, like, the hippest Japanese alternative, experimental, contemporary theater happening. they do this crazy weird fidgeting/gesture movement stuff with what (apparently) is kind of like, heightened colloquial language ala Richard Maxwell. Though it…

  • how i learned…at happy ending

    my dear old friend Bazima is hosting her very own reading series!! first one is Wednesday! The How I Learned… at Happy Ending Reading Series presents “How I Learned to Steal From the Liquor Cabinet: Stories About Drinking (…Or Not Drinking)” Featuring: Mike Albo (The Underminer, Hornito, New York Times’ Critical Shopper) Erin Bradley (Nerve.com) Rosie Schaap (This American Life, the…

  • Nonsense Company in NYC

    Okay so these guys are good and I think you should go check them out.  One of the first things I did when I started fixing up IRT was to create and implement the residency program. NONSENSE COMPANY was the first (and only) out-of-state residency I put together. They’re here reprising the show they did…

  • FireFall

    JOHN JESURUN’S FIREFALL AT DTW FEBRUARY 4-7 AT 7:30 POST SHOW TALK WITH JULIETTE MAPP ON FEB. 4 “Jesurun’s visionary new theater swoops into your mind violently…and vanishes leaving you dazed and tingling. A pleasure to watch.” – The Village Voice John Jesurun’s groundbreaking pieces challenge perception through an intense integration of language, media, and…

  • In This Place

    Downtown darling Ain Gordon got a commission from LexArts in Kentucky to create a show about Lexington. His research led him to discover the fascinating story of Samuel and Daphney Oldham who, in 1830, were the first free African-Americans to build their own home in Lexington, KY. Five years later, they disappeared, never to be…

  • more thoughts on the Ohio

    Most recent update I can find about the imminent closing of the Ohio Theatre is AD Robert Lyons’ letter on their site. The horrible rumors you’ve heard are true. The building has been sold. The future of our beloved Ohio Theatre is in jeopardy. I’ve been waiting for the sale to close before sending out…

  • LAPS: Live Sh– Alternative Presenter Fair

    this should be way cool. LAPS is happening! Saturday, January 10: 6-10PM. Sunday, January 11: 4-8PM. FREE admission, homemade chocolate chip cookies and cheap drinks! The Chocolate Factory Basement 5-49 49th Avenue L.I.C., NY 11101 Directions www.chocolatefactorytheater.org LAPS: Live Sh– Alternative Presenter Fair Live Sh– invites a number of independent presenters (including performance series, record…

  • Take a Deep Breath – Its APAP!

    Okay so its APAP time again and its busier than ever. PS122 has COIL, The Public has Under The Radar, at CSV will have Witness Relocation and International WOW presenting the shows they did during Spotlight Japan at PRELUDE two years ago. HERE Arts Center has Culturemart 2009 which includes, among other things, a new…

  • Erik Friedlander tonight and Thursday

    Erik Friedlander is playing twice within the next week. This is very good news for any fans of cello, contemporary jazz, or contemporary instrumental music in general. Friedlander is a mindblowing genre-crossing cellist and composer; he’s done a lot of modern jazz, American roots, choral pieces, and more. He’s collaborated with John Zorn, Mike Patton,…

  • Colin Gee at the Whitney this week

    In conjunction with the Whitney exhibit Alexander Calder: The Paris Years (1926-1933), artist Colin Gee will be performing a new series at the Whitney twice this week. Details: “Objective Suspense, a Whitney Live commission conceived and performed by Colin Gee, is a serious of intimate performance experiences inspired by Alexander Calder’s innovative idea of movement…

  • NoLA Rising Festival at IRT – party tonight!

    What are you doing with your chilly NYC Saturday? Lounging on the couch? Think again, kids – we’re supporting a post-Katrina grassroots art campaign at IRT with a  festival right now and a party tonight. The details: SLIGHTLYaskew hosts NoLA Rising Festival at IRT | 154 Christopher St. #3B Main Exhibition: thru Nov 26 |…

  • Dark-Eyed Junco @ Calvert Vaux Park

    I won’t be able to attend but this looks interesting: “Junco is a response to the immanent installation of six artificial turf soccer fields scheduled to begin at Calvert Vaux Park November 24 th. The renovation will significantly change the park’s natural habitat, which serves as a temporary and permanent home to a variety of…