Acclaimed Performance Artist And Theater-Maker Angélica Liddell Comes To Peak Performances
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2018
Peak Performances presents the U.S. premiere of Esta Breve Tragedia de la Carne (This Brief Tragedy of the Flesh), Spanish writer, director, and performance artist Angelica Liddell's encapsulation of Emily Dickenson's morbidly beautiful understanding of the human condition. Liddell's confrontational work has been embraced with standing ovations at a number of festivals (d'Avignon and d'Automne in France, Vie in Italy, and Theatre Vidy-Lausanne in Switzerland), and met with the type of critical enthusiasm reserved for rising legends.
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2018
Peak Performances presents the U.S. premiere of Esta Breve Tragedia de la Carne (This Brief Tragedy of the Flesh), Spanish writer, director, and performance artist Angelica Liddell's encapsulation of Emily Dickenson's morbidly beautiful understanding of the human condition. Liddell's confrontational work has been embraced with standing ovations at a number of festivals (d'Avignon and d'Automne in France, Vie in Italy, and Theatre Vidy-Lausanne in Switzerland), and met with the type of critical enthusiasm reserved for rising legends.
AcousticaElectronica By ToUch Performance Art Returns To NYC For One Night Only
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2018
With sold out performances at American Repertory Theatre in Boston, ToUch Performance Art's immersive dance-theater experience, AcousticaElectronica, returns to NYC on April 14th, 2018. The show will appear reimagined at House of Yes in Brooklyn for the first time. AcousticaElectronica is a 360 degree spectacle for all five-senses, blending dance, live and electronic music, theatre and circus arts. Performers interact with and perform amongst the audience with improvised fluidity; no two shows are ever the same. AcousticaElectronica combines immersive storytelling with the infectious energy of a nightclub, bringing the audience an extraordinarily unique experience.
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2018
With sold out performances at American Repertory Theatre in Boston, ToUch Performance Art's immersive dance-theater experience, AcousticaElectronica, returns to NYC on April 14th, 2018. The show will appear reimagined at House of Yes in Brooklyn for the first time. AcousticaElectronica is a 360 degree spectacle for all five-senses, blending dance, live and electronic music, theatre and circus arts. Performers interact with and perform amongst the audience with improvised fluidity; no two shows are ever the same. AcousticaElectronica combines immersive storytelling with the infectious energy of a nightclub, bringing the audience an extraordinarily unique experience.
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Presents STEP AFRIKA!
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2018
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College concludes its 2017-18 Kumble Theater season with the much-anticipated return of Step Afrika!, performing two shows on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 3pm & 8pm.
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2018
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College concludes its 2017-18 Kumble Theater season with the much-anticipated return of Step Afrika!, performing two shows on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 3pm & 8pm.
Photo Flash: Prospect Theater Company Presents ONE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND ONE DAY
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
One Thousand Nights and One Day (www.ProspectTheater.org) a new musical with book and lyrics by Jason Grote (1001; Shostakovich, or Silence), music by Marisa Michelson (Tamar Of The River, Naamah's Ark),and directed by Erin Ortman (For The Love Of; The Wading Pool), will play at the ART/NY Mezzanine Theatre (502 West 53rd Street between 10th and 11th Avenues), it was announced today by Cara Reichel, Producing Artistic Director of the Prospect Theater Company. Performances for the limited engagement begin April 4 and opening night is set for April 15.One Thousand Nights and One Day is based on the play 1001 by Jason Grote.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
One Thousand Nights and One Day (www.ProspectTheater.org) a new musical with book and lyrics by Jason Grote (1001; Shostakovich, or Silence), music by Marisa Michelson (Tamar Of The River, Naamah's Ark),and directed by Erin Ortman (For The Love Of; The Wading Pool), will play at the ART/NY Mezzanine Theatre (502 West 53rd Street between 10th and 11th Avenues), it was announced today by Cara Reichel, Producing Artistic Director of the Prospect Theater Company. Performances for the limited engagement begin April 4 and opening night is set for April 15.One Thousand Nights and One Day is based on the play 1001 by Jason Grote.
The Moon Crew Are Back With An All New Episode
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
Moon Crew is back with an all new addition to the episodic sci-fi saga that follows the hapless adventures of three emotionally unstable yet lovable astronauts as they cruise the galaxy. Created, written and performed by three Annoyance Theatre NY alums, the Moon Crew brings their latest episode to the Brick Theatre as part of the Brooklyn Comedy Collective residency!
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
Moon Crew is back with an all new addition to the episodic sci-fi saga that follows the hapless adventures of three emotionally unstable yet lovable astronauts as they cruise the galaxy. Created, written and performed by three Annoyance Theatre NY alums, the Moon Crew brings their latest episode to the Brick Theatre as part of the Brooklyn Comedy Collective residency!
Educated Little Monsters To Take Over Silent Barn Space
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
Educated Little Monsters (ELM) is a local grassroots youth program and movement dedicated to providing artistic outlets and economic opportunity to native-Brooklyn youth of color while empowering them to become socially responsible leaders who are aware of the changes affecting them in their communities. It is a visual and performing arts program that serves as a home away from home for its youth whose neighborhoods are rapidly changing because of gentrification, which is not only displacing families, but also after-school opportunities.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
Educated Little Monsters (ELM) is a local grassroots youth program and movement dedicated to providing artistic outlets and economic opportunity to native-Brooklyn youth of color while empowering them to become socially responsible leaders who are aware of the changes affecting them in their communities. It is a visual and performing arts program that serves as a home away from home for its youth whose neighborhoods are rapidly changing because of gentrification, which is not only displacing families, but also after-school opportunities.
Met Opera's Lauren Flanigan To Star In Must-See Cultural Event FLIGHT OF THE IBIS
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
The Metropolitan Opera star Lauren Flanigan will lead the cast of Alan Roland's culturally and politically relevant play Flight of the Ibis which will receive a special one-night-only performance Sunday, April 29 at 3PM in the Theatre of The Riverside Church (91 Claremont Ave. at West 120th St.).
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
The Metropolitan Opera star Lauren Flanigan will lead the cast of Alan Roland's culturally and politically relevant play Flight of the Ibis which will receive a special one-night-only performance Sunday, April 29 at 3PM in the Theatre of The Riverside Church (91 Claremont Ave. at West 120th St.).
Brooklyn Arts Exchange Announces SIGHT LINES
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
Brooklyn Arts Exchange is proud to announce Sight Lines: A Night of Performance in Dialogue with the Work of Michael Galasso, curated by Catherine Galasso. Featuring work by Laurie Berg, Fana Fraser, Georgia Gavran & Jonathan Doherty, Johnnie Cruise Mercer, Kristopher K.Q. Pourzal, and Ambika Raina. The show is Friday-Saturday, April 13-14, 2018 at 8pm.
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
Brooklyn Arts Exchange is proud to announce Sight Lines: A Night of Performance in Dialogue with the Work of Michael Galasso, curated by Catherine Galasso. Featuring work by Laurie Berg, Fana Fraser, Georgia Gavran & Jonathan Doherty, Johnnie Cruise Mercer, Kristopher K.Q. Pourzal, and Ambika Raina. The show is Friday-Saturday, April 13-14, 2018 at 8pm.
Elizabeth Mitchell & Suni Paz Present the Tú Eres Mi Flor Family Show At The Brooklyn Folk Festival
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
Tu Eres Mi Flor is a sunny collection of songs sung in Spanish by beloved children's artists Elizabeth Mitchell and Suni Paz. Released on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings during the record label's 70th anniversary celebration, the album honors the legacy of Folkways founder Moses Asch to document quality children's music, and it balances ample amounts of fun and education. The selections include many well-known American folk songs that have been adapted for the enjoyment of both Spanish- and English-speaking children. Elizabeth Mitchell and Suni Paz will be performing songs from the new collection at the upcoming Brooklyn Folk Festival on April 8 at the historic St. Ann's Church in Brooklyn Heights.
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
Tu Eres Mi Flor is a sunny collection of songs sung in Spanish by beloved children's artists Elizabeth Mitchell and Suni Paz. Released on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings during the record label's 70th anniversary celebration, the album honors the legacy of Folkways founder Moses Asch to document quality children's music, and it balances ample amounts of fun and education. The selections include many well-known American folk songs that have been adapted for the enjoyment of both Spanish- and English-speaking children. Elizabeth Mitchell and Suni Paz will be performing songs from the new collection at the upcoming Brooklyn Folk Festival on April 8 at the historic St. Ann's Church in Brooklyn Heights.
Onassis Cultural Center New York Presents Citywide Festival, Birds: A Festival Inspired By Aristophanes
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
Third Annual Onassis Festival, Produced by Onassis Cultural Center New York, Surrounds the American Premiere of Greek Director Nikos Karathanos's Vibrant Restaging of The Birds, Presented by St. Ann's Warehouse and Onassis Cultural Centre-Athens, May 2-13
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
Third Annual Onassis Festival, Produced by Onassis Cultural Center New York, Surrounds the American Premiere of Greek Director Nikos Karathanos's Vibrant Restaging of The Birds, Presented by St. Ann's Warehouse and Onassis Cultural Centre-Athens, May 2-13
The Bushwick Starr Presents the 8th Annual BIG GREEN THEATER Festival
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
The Bushwick Starr is proud to present BIG GREEN THEATER (BGT), an annual eco-playwriting program and green theater festival celebrating environmental education, sustainability in the arts, and community enrichment. In our 8th year of BGT, our student playwrights from PS75 and IS77 are focusing on the theme of 'Home', contemplating what we love about our own homes and neighborhoods, and what we wish could change about them.
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
The Bushwick Starr is proud to present BIG GREEN THEATER (BGT), an annual eco-playwriting program and green theater festival celebrating environmental education, sustainability in the arts, and community enrichment. In our 8th year of BGT, our student playwrights from PS75 and IS77 are focusing on the theme of 'Home', contemplating what we love about our own homes and neighborhoods, and what we wish could change about them.
Rock Musical CHESS Set To Play Gallery Players
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
Gallery Players announces the final show of its 51st season, the timely classic, Chess. It is an epic story set at the height of the Cold War, where two great chess masters-an American and a Russian-meet in Bangkok to battle for the world championship... but their greatest contest is for the love of one woman.
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
Gallery Players announces the final show of its 51st season, the timely classic, Chess. It is an epic story set at the height of the Cold War, where two great chess masters-an American and a Russian-meet in Bangkok to battle for the world championship... but their greatest contest is for the love of one woman.
SHAKESPEARE IN HOLLYWOOD Opens April 6th
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2018
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2017-18 Season at the Kumble Theater at LIU Brooklyn on December 10, 2017 at 3pm with the GRAMMY Award-nominated musicians of Los Pleneros de la 21, presenting their musical celebration of Afro-Puerto Rican Christmas traditions Christmas in El Barrio.
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2018
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2017-18 Season at the Kumble Theater at LIU Brooklyn on December 10, 2017 at 3pm with the GRAMMY Award-nominated musicians of Los Pleneros de la 21, presenting their musical celebration of Afro-Puerto Rican Christmas traditions Christmas in El Barrio.
The Kitchen Announces Spring 2018 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2018
The Kitchen, founded in 1971, has continued to serve as an important catalyst for a broad community of groundbreaking artists working across disciplines. In today's landscape, where contemporary artists and arts institutions are collaborating in new ways and generating new contexts for the continuing evolution of multi-disciplinary art, The Kitchen, as a nimble, smaller-scale organization, plays an especially vital role. It provides emerging and established artists a hot-house environment for the presentation and discussion of their work, supporting and seeking to foster a vibrant, living dialogue among artists from every field and area of culture. Engaging both The Kitchen veterans and newcomers who challenge the given formations of art and politics, lifestyle and social structures, the Spring 2018 (March 28-July 27) season probes everything from the police state to the racial imaginary to self-construction and identity, utilizing the flexibility of the institution's spaces for art that itself eludes definition.
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2018
The Kitchen, founded in 1971, has continued to serve as an important catalyst for a broad community of groundbreaking artists working across disciplines. In today's landscape, where contemporary artists and arts institutions are collaborating in new ways and generating new contexts for the continuing evolution of multi-disciplinary art, The Kitchen, as a nimble, smaller-scale organization, plays an especially vital role. It provides emerging and established artists a hot-house environment for the presentation and discussion of their work, supporting and seeking to foster a vibrant, living dialogue among artists from every field and area of culture. Engaging both The Kitchen veterans and newcomers who challenge the given formations of art and politics, lifestyle and social structures, the Spring 2018 (March 28-July 27) season probes everything from the police state to the racial imaginary to self-construction and identity, utilizing the flexibility of the institution's spaces for art that itself eludes definition.
MAGIC AT CONEY Comes to Coney Island Museum
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2018
Magical Promotions, together with Coney Island USA, presents an afternoon of fun and wonder for the entire family. "Magic at Coney!!!" is a magical variety show highlighting a vast array of magicians; featuring illusionists, escape artists, mentalists and close-up magicians from around the world.
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2018
Magical Promotions, together with Coney Island USA, presents an afternoon of fun and wonder for the entire family. "Magic at Coney!!!" is a magical variety show highlighting a vast array of magicians; featuring illusionists, escape artists, mentalists and close-up magicians from around the world.
BRIC Announces Programming For 2nd Annual BRIC OPEN FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND IDEAS
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2018
BRIC, the leading presenter of free cultural programming in Brooklyn, announces its 2nd Annual BRIC OPEN festival of arts and ideas, this year themed around Borders (April 26-29). The BRIC OPEN was borne in 2017 out of BRIC's core values of creativity, inclusion, and community, bringing people together to imagine a more equitable future through four days and nights of art, music, film, and performance; readings and conversations; and neighborhood tours and shared meals. This year's festival theme, Borders, reveals complex experiences of moving across geo-political and ideological borders, illuminates the way real and imagined borders intersect, and celebrates our capacity to create connection across boundaries. To maximize accessibility of the BRIC OPEN, all events are free and open to the public, subject to space availability.
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2018
BRIC, the leading presenter of free cultural programming in Brooklyn, announces its 2nd Annual BRIC OPEN festival of arts and ideas, this year themed around Borders (April 26-29). The BRIC OPEN was borne in 2017 out of BRIC's core values of creativity, inclusion, and community, bringing people together to imagine a more equitable future through four days and nights of art, music, film, and performance; readings and conversations; and neighborhood tours and shared meals. This year's festival theme, Borders, reveals complex experiences of moving across geo-political and ideological borders, illuminates the way real and imagined borders intersect, and celebrates our capacity to create connection across boundaries. To maximize accessibility of the BRIC OPEN, all events are free and open to the public, subject to space availability.
Fag & Hag Are Pulling Out All The Stops At The Brooklyn Comedy Collective
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2018
The dynamic duo of Sophie Zucker and Ian Lockwood (writers and stars of Baby Ian Fall Down a Well, Annoyance Theatre NY, Peoples Improv Theater), take the stage at the Brick Theater as Fag & Hag in Fag & Hag Pull Out All the Stops, performing Saturday March 31, 2018, at 9:30pm. A performance at the new Brooklyn Comedy Collective, a comedy theater in residency at the Brick in Williamsburg, Lockwood will play Fag and Zucker will play Hag in an over-prepared 1930's revue featuring a gay man and his funny, sad friend!
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2018
The dynamic duo of Sophie Zucker and Ian Lockwood (writers and stars of Baby Ian Fall Down a Well, Annoyance Theatre NY, Peoples Improv Theater), take the stage at the Brick Theater as Fag & Hag in Fag & Hag Pull Out All the Stops, performing Saturday March 31, 2018, at 9:30pm. A performance at the new Brooklyn Comedy Collective, a comedy theater in residency at the Brick in Williamsburg, Lockwood will play Fag and Zucker will play Hag in an over-prepared 1930's revue featuring a gay man and his funny, sad friend!
Earthquake's Father's Day Comedy Show to Feature Lil Duval, Karlous Miller, and More!
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2018
Kings Theatre presents comedy sensation Earthquake returns with his riotous Father's Day Comedy Show, this year featuring guest stars Lil Duval, Karlous Miller, Chico Bean, DC Young Fly, and DeRay Davis.
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2018
Kings Theatre presents comedy sensation Earthquake returns with his riotous Father's Day Comedy Show, this year featuring guest stars Lil Duval, Karlous Miller, Chico Bean, DC Young Fly, and DeRay Davis.
Kirya Yvonne Traber Brings A Theatrical Mixtape To JACK
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2018
Writer/performer Kirya Yvonne Traber presents a theatrical mixtape at JACK, sharing songs of necessity and stories of longing. For this mix of concert and theater piece, Traber is backed by a four-piece band, with musical arrangements by Emma Alabaster. Featured musicians include Kala Brame (percussion), Alex Marcelo (piano), Emma Alabaster (bass), and Gwen Laster (viola), with a scenic installation by Jacqui Martinez and lighting design by Marika Kent. What We Needed features original music and text by Traber, and was created, in part, through the Lincoln Center Education Community Artist in Residence Program.
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2018
Writer/performer Kirya Yvonne Traber presents a theatrical mixtape at JACK, sharing songs of necessity and stories of longing. For this mix of concert and theater piece, Traber is backed by a four-piece band, with musical arrangements by Emma Alabaster. Featured musicians include Kala Brame (percussion), Alex Marcelo (piano), Emma Alabaster (bass), and Gwen Laster (viola), with a scenic installation by Jacqui Martinez and lighting design by Marika Kent. What We Needed features original music and text by Traber, and was created, in part, through the Lincoln Center Education Community Artist in Residence Program.
Sacred Circle Theatre Company to Produce DUTCHMAN by Amiri Baraka and STOP KISS by Diana Son as a Double-Bill in June
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2018
Sacred Circle Theatre Company, the queer/feminist theatre company based in Bushwick, Brooklyn, announced its 2018 main-stage production: new stagings of Dutchman by Amiri Baraka and Stop Kiss by Diana Son presented in one evening as a double-bill.
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2018
Sacred Circle Theatre Company, the queer/feminist theatre company based in Bushwick, Brooklyn, announced its 2018 main-stage production: new stagings of Dutchman by Amiri Baraka and Stop Kiss by Diana Son presented in one evening as a double-bill.
Sitting Shotgun Presents Shakespeare's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2018
Sitting Shotgun presents Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, March 23 - 25 at the Hive, NYC located at 20 Cook St, Brooklyn.
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2018
Sitting Shotgun presents Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, March 23 - 25 at the Hive, NYC located at 20 Cook St, Brooklyn.
Triskelion Arts In Association With Vangeline Theater And The New York Butoh Institute Presents Yumiko Yoshioka In 100 Light Years Of Solitude
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2018
Triskelion Arts, in association with Vangeline Theater and The New York Butoh Institute, presents Yumiko Yoshioka in 100 Light Years of Solitude on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 8pm at Triskelion Arts, Muriel Schulman Theater, 106 Calyer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222. Tickets are $18 in advance ($22 at the door)
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2018
Triskelion Arts, in association with Vangeline Theater and The New York Butoh Institute, presents Yumiko Yoshioka in 100 Light Years of Solitude on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 8pm at Triskelion Arts, Muriel Schulman Theater, 106 Calyer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222. Tickets are $18 in advance ($22 at the door)
Monthly Comedy Show ANIMAL SHOW Returns to Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2018
The comedy community comes together for 'Animal Show', a monthly standup show featuring some of Brooklyn's best.
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2018
The comedy community comes together for 'Animal Show', a monthly standup show featuring some of Brooklyn's best.
JOHNNY AND THE DEVILS Box Square Dance and Fundraiser Announced at Jalopy
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2018
Johnny, a young fiddler from the mountains, must contend with a death in the family, the threat of the law, a hijacked fiddle contest and the loss of his true love on his way to becoming the greatest fiddle player anyone has ever seen. But how will he fare against the greatest threat of them all, the Devil himself? Inspired by the myths of fiddlers' dealing with the Devil, the piece takes a hard look at the association between a virtuoso's egotism and hellish temptation.
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2018
Johnny, a young fiddler from the mountains, must contend with a death in the family, the threat of the law, a hijacked fiddle contest and the loss of his true love on his way to becoming the greatest fiddle player anyone has ever seen. But how will he fare against the greatest threat of them all, the Devil himself? Inspired by the myths of fiddlers' dealing with the Devil, the piece takes a hard look at the association between a virtuoso's egotism and hellish temptation.
St. Ann's Warehouse to Screen Donmar Warehouse Productions
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2018
St. Ann's Warehouse welcomes back the Donmar Warehouse to present the American screen premieres of their acclaimed, visceral all-female Shakespeare Trilogy-Julius Caesar, Henry IV, and The Tempest-directed by Phyllida Lloyd, May 31-June 3. In 2016, following a 13-week final repertory season, the plays were filmed in front of a live audience in London and edited for the screen to include separately shot, hand-held and GoPro footage breaking the formality of the traditional live camera "capture" of stage productions.
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2018
St. Ann's Warehouse welcomes back the Donmar Warehouse to present the American screen premieres of their acclaimed, visceral all-female Shakespeare Trilogy-Julius Caesar, Henry IV, and The Tempest-directed by Phyllida Lloyd, May 31-June 3. In 2016, following a 13-week final repertory season, the plays were filmed in front of a live audience in London and edited for the screen to include separately shot, hand-held and GoPro footage breaking the formality of the traditional live camera "capture" of stage productions.
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