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Brave New World Repertory Theatre Announces Annual Festival SHAKESPEARE ON STRATFORD
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2022
Brooklyn's Brave New World Repertory Theatre has announced its annual festival Shakespeare on Stratford, a live FREE family-friendly community celebration in honor of Shakespeare’s birthday on Saturday, April 23 from 2-4pm.
BORDERLAND By Natalie Elizabeth Weiss Comes to Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2022
On Wednesday May 25th, the first person to ever put the words “female orgasm” in print will finally get her day in the sun. That person is Ida C. Craddock, a real-life 19th century sexologist who, in addition to her groundbreaking sex education work, was an avowed Spiritualist who claimed to be married to an angel. BORDERLAND is a pop opera that merges the harmonic tension of contemporary classical music, the delicious ring of musical theater voices and an other-worldly blend of electronics and texture.
Brooklyn Music School to Host NEW HEARTBEATS Fundraising Gala
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2022
Brooklyn Music School (BMS) will host the New heartBEATS Fundraising Gala on Wednesday, May 18th on the rooftop terrace at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum with one goal in mind: to promote healthy arts in the Brooklyn community.
THE FANS STRIKE BACK: THE LARGEST STAR WARS FAN EXHIBITION Comes to NYC 
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2022
The Fans Strike Back: The Largest Star Wars Fan Exhibition is coming to NYC this month. Tickets are available now. Fans of one of the world's most beloved franchises will be immersed in the saga like never before, as they explore the largest private collection of official Star Wars items assembled by some of the most dedicated enthusiasts across the globe. 
National Sawdust Hosts The Future Is… Festival and Creative Forum
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2022
Both before and throughout the pandemic, National Sawdust’s mission has been to provide artists with financial and creative opportunities, audiences with access to groundbreaking work presented in remarkably high fidelity, and to support young creators by means of a rigorous mentorship network. These three goals serve as the inspirations for The Future Is… Festival, which takes place June 7 through June 16, features work by 6 composers and choreographers developing new work through residencies co-produced with the Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU, and funded by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
EPIC Players Stages THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2022
EPIC Players, a Brooklyn-based neurodiverse theater company, will bring their distinctive brand of showmanship to the Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theater at A.R.T./NY theater for nine performances and one preview in May as they perform the beloved musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
Brooklyn Arts Exchange Announces Spring AIR Performance Series
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2022
Brooklyn Arts Exchange has announced the 2022 Spring Artists in Residence (AIR) Performance Series featuring its 2021/22 AIR cohort Jessie Young, Shenny de Los Angeles, Yo-Yo Lin, and Andrea Ambam.
JACK to Present New Play TRASH By Two Deaf Theatremakers
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2022
JACK presents Trash, by deaf theater-makers Andrew Morrill and James Caverly, running April 28 - 30, 2022.
2022 PEN World Voices Festival Announced
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2022
PEN America convenes an Emergency World Voices Congress to address the invasion of Ukraine and the role of the writer in times of turmoil and brutality, and Ukrainian author and PEN Ukraine President Andrey Kurkov delivers the 2022 Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture, on May 13.
Master Percussionist/Vocalist Pedrito Martinez Brings Afro-Cuban Magic to Roulette
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2022
A consummate master of the Afro-Cuban folkloric music and the bata drum, Pedrito Martinez is one of Cuba's hottest musical exports. He has performed with dozens of Cuban rumba groups and contributed to several important films, including Calle 54 (2000) and Chico and Rita (2010). Since settling in New York City in the fall of 1998, he has recorded or performed with Wynton Marsalis, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews and Sting, among others, and contributed to over 100 albums.
Exponential Festival 2022 Continues With THE MEASURES TAKEN
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2022
The Exponential Festival presents and promotes experimental performances created by New York-based artists working across all mediums. This year, performances span January to October, online and in-person, as a result of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 upending our original January intentions.
Comedy Variety Show Comes to Union Hall Featuring Nore Davis, Becca O'Neal, Dylan Adler, and More
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2022
From the people who brought you 'Werewolf Bar Mitzvah'...comes a brand new bi-monthly show: Meat Cats Comedy Presents: Sunday Sauce. Each show will bring audiences a taste, sorry, an antipasto platter of the city's hottest acts. Their inaugural show at Chelsea Music Hall sold out - so, act fast! 
Adrian Paci to Present 'U'NCUONTRU' Film at The Green-Wood Cemetery
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2022
This April, The Green-Wood Cemetery, in partnership with kaufmann repetto Gallery, will present U’ncuontru, a film by acclaimed artist Adrian Paci. Inspired by a centuries-old Easter celebration in the Sicilian town of Modica, the film will play on loop in the Historic Chapel from April 1st through Easter Sunday, April 17th.
Transmedia Company Future Proof Partners With Immersive Productions to Launch New Events
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2022
​​​​​​​Today, Future Proof 404 Corporation celebrates its fifth year of operation by announcing their brand-new 'Future Proof HQ,' a 16,000 square foot warehouse space located at 32 Meadow Street in Brooklyn, NY. Future Proof has partnered with new companies Doors of Divergence ( I Survived the Room),
Adrian Paci's Film U'NCUONTRU Inspired By An Easter Ritual, At The Green-Wood Cemetery's Historic Chapel
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2022
This April, The Green-Wood Cemetery, in partnership with kaufmann repetto Gallery, will present U'ncuontru, a film by acclaimed artist Adrian Paci. Inspired by a centuries-old Easter celebration in the Sicilian town of Modica, the film will play on loop in the Historic Chapel from April 1st through Easter Sunday, April 17th.
Bert Kreischer, Snail Mail, Big Thief, Mika, Cedric The Entertainer & More Announced at King's Theatre This April
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2022
Kings Theatre will present a variety of shows this April in Brooklyn, NY. Upcoming events include Kings Theatre Historic Tours, Tom Segura: I’m Coming Everywhere – World Tour, Trixie and Katya Live, Mika, Snail Mail, Omer Adam, Big Thief, & Cedric The Entertainer.
MATA Announces 2022 Festival at Roulette and National Sawdust
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2022
From May 4-7, 2022 in Brooklyn, Music at the Anthology presents the MATA Festival, New York's most cutting-edge showcase for experimental early career composers and sound artists, for the first time in two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
VIDEO: THE LITTLE PRINCE Begins Previews on Broadway
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2022
The Little Prince, based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s timeless novella, began previews on Broadway last night! Take a look at video from the evening, including an acknowledgement of the show’s entire company making their Broadway debuts.
New Brooklyn Theater, Super Secret Arts, Unveils Membership Model and New Programming
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2022
Super Secret Arts, a newly opened theater located in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn, has announced inaugural programming along with a groundbreaking membership model that seeks to change the economic paradigm surrounding theater making.
Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute and The Campaign School at Yale University Hosts SCCI Unbought Unbossed Conversations
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2022
The Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute (SCCI) in collaboration with The Campaign School at Yale University (TCSYale) is continually honoring the legacy of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm with the SCCI Unbought Unbossed Conversation(sm) series, with the second edition “The Power of Choice -Your One Vote”.
Candoco Dance Company Reimagines Trisha Brown's SET AND RESET For New York Premiere
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2022
Candoco Dance Company makes its New York debut on April 8 & 9 as part of spring season. Renowned London-based company integrates disabled and non-disabled dancers in the reimagining of Trisha Brown's iconic Set and Reset, originally commissioned by BAM for its first Next Wave in 1983.
Asian American Arts Alliance And Museum Of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts Announce Residency Program
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2022
The Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) and The Museum of Contemporary Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) are pleased to announce a new residency program intended to foster understanding and allyship between the Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Black communities.
The Green-wood Cemetery And Death Of Classical Announce Season 4 Of THE ANGEL'S SHARE
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2022
The Green-Wood Cemetery and Death of Classical has announced season four of The Angel's Share, the acclaimed concert series which takes place in the Catacombs and on the Cemetery grounds.
Daniel Bernard Roumain and DBR Lab to Return to National Sawdust
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2022
Daniel Bernard Roumain and DBR Lab will return to National Sawdust to present cross-disciplinary talent by emerging artists from Arizona State University. Original projects explore interactive digital media, music, spoken word and film.

by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2022

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