saw the cherry orchard last night at bam. not sure if its open for review yet. at the risk of alienating important theater people i’ve gotta say that there’s three hours of my life i’m never going to get back. if you want more
A Tribute To Poet Paul Celan Barbez: Force Of Light (Tzadik Records, 2007) With Dan Kaufman, guitar; Pamelia Kurstin, theremin; Danny Tunick, marimba and vibes; Peter Hess, clarinet and percussion; Catherine McRae, violin; Peter Lettre, guitar; Fiona Templeton, voice; Andrew Jones, bass; John Bollinger, drums;
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
I like family time around a tree/group of candles/monthlong fast as much as the next person, but today I think if I hear another carol I might vomit. If you are similarly seeking relief from a month of earnest cheer, and you happen to be
My only regret about seeing The Debate Society’s Cape Disappointment last night at PS122 is that I was seeing it for the first time and will not get to see it again. I’ve been a big fan of The Debate Society since Morgan Pecelli first
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
I have to work at ye olde day-jobbe so this is by necessity a quick one. Saw Ivo Van Hove’s Opening Night at BAM last night. It was AMAZING. Go check it out. It is playing until the 6th.
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY NIGHT OF EXPLOSIVE DANCE AND SURREALISTIC THEATER LA MAMA E.T.C. PRESENTS LEESAAR THE COMPANY’S PREMIERE of FEBRUARY Annex Theater at La MaMa, December 4th – 14th Thursday – Saturday at 7:30, Sunday at 5:00 “Ms. Sher and Mr. Harari slowly and methodically build
Kudos to Patricia Cohen, whose latest Times article breaks down the financial backstory of the current revival of Martha Clarke’s Garden of Earthly Delights, running now at Minetta Lane Theater. Cohen follows the development trail of the revival and shows how it “came within a
the NoLA Rising Exhibit is only open until 8PM tonight at IRT (154 Christopher #3B) – it is an awesome installation/exhibit that totally transforms the IRT space into an immersive multimedia street art exhibit: More pictures ON FACEBOOK.
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
After Redmoon Theater’s visually delightful interpretation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame I saw recently at the New Vic, I was looking forward to their newest family-friendly offering, Birdhouse Factory by Cirque Mechanics, a motley crew of acrobats, stuntpeople and clowns whose biographies read like