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WWTNS? Announces Their 2020-2021 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2020
What Will the Neighbors Say? has announced programming for the first half of their 2020-2021 season.
New Exhibition SMALL WORKS FOR BIG CHANGE at Brooklyn Navy Yard Supports Artists Affected by the Pandemic
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2020
A new virtual exhibition and fundraiser opened today at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to support dozens of artists affected by COVID-19 and a range of charities. The exhibition, Small Works for Big Change, will run from September 1 - October 31, 2020.
Target Margin Theater Returns to In-Person Events with MAGIC IN PLAIN SIGHT, Storefront Performance Series
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2020
The Obie Award-winning Target Margin Theater (Founding Artistic Director David Herskovits, Associate Artistic Director Moe Yousuf, Community Producer Victoria Linchong) returns to in-person events with Magic in Plain Sight, a series of free, socially distanced, storefront performances reflecting on loss and wonder that take place in various locations in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Irondale Theater to Present Two-Part Zoomcast with NYPD and Civilians
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2020
Irondale, Brooklyn's leading theatrical think-tank theater ensemble, with  cooperation of the New York Police Department, will host a two-part zoomcast discussion with past To Protect, Serve and Understand participants , September 24 and October 1 to continue their mission of social change, activism and humanity. The series will be livestreamed on the company's YouTube page and will be moderated by members of the Irondale ensemble.
Photoville Festival Expands Across All Five Boroughs For 2020 Edition
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2020
Brooklyn-based non-profit Photoville (co-founded by Laura Roumanos, Sam Barzilay, and Dave Shelley; formerly United Photo Industries) announces Photoville NYC 2020, the ninth year of the festival celebrating and showcasing photographers and organizations from New York and around the world, and adapting to the current climate with hope, enthusiasm, and photography in public spaces.
The Balcony Presents Virtual Production Of Isaac McGinley's CHICAGO FAGGOT
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2020
In collaboration with new theater streaming community, The Balcony, the first act of Isaac McGinley's 'Chicago Faggot' directed by Tom Picasso will premiere live on YouTube.
BRIC Expands and Reimagines Annual Artist Residency Programs
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2020
BRIC has announced the newly-reimagined BRIClab residency program. This multidisciplinary residency program was created to advance opportunities for emerging and mid-career visual artists, performers, and media makers by offering essential resources, mentorships, and platforms to share their work.
Puppetworks Reopens With LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2020
Puppetworks has announced the Re-Opening of its Park Slope, Brooklyn theatre with a Hand Puppet adaptation of the classic folk tale, 'Little Red Riding Hood.' Adapted by Michael Thomas, with Puppets by Nicolas Coppola, the production is set in Cajun country (Louisiana) and features a Cajun musical score.
Free Rehearsal Residency Program Unveiled In Downtown Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2020
Downtown Brooklyn Partnership (DBP) today announced a new artist residency initiative in response to the COVID-19 crisis and its devastating impacts across the NYC cultural landscape.
Live Source Theatre Group Announces New Short Film Series LIVE SOURCE FILMS
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2020
Live Source Theatre Group has announced the formation of Live Source FILMS, a new program to support theatre artists in the development and production of short filmmaking during the time of COVID-19.
National Sawdust Announces 20 Winners of the Inaugural Digital Discovery Festival: New Works Commission
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2020
National Sawdust has announced the 20 winners of its inaugural New Works Commission, which was announced in June 2020 as the culmination of its pioneering Live@NationalSawdust Digital Discovery Festival.
Watch National Sawdust's Digital Discovery Festival Volume One, Complete and Online Now
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2020
With more than 65 total events, featuring over 100 artists premiering in a four month span, the success of the newly-completed National Sawdust Digital Discovery Festival: Volume One has been a rare bright spot in NYC's post-COVID live music world.
DIFFERENT TRAINS Announces Virtual Screening and Talk Back
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2020
A unique adaptation of Steve Reich's masterwork of the same name. Using electronics and a live string quartet, 'Different Trains' is a cirque-inspired immersive performance that transports its audience to a time of instability, proving darkly nostalgic, profoundly devastating, but ultimately hopeful.
BWW Review: In QUINCE, Live Theatre Blooms at The People's Garden in Bushwick
by Cindy Sibilsky - August 23, 2020
Quince may not have been ground-breaking or earth-shattering, it was quirky, charming, celebratory, and delightful, filled with sincerity and warmth. The grassroots style and non-pretentious ‘let’s put on a show!’ vibe was welcoming, refreshing, and well-suited to the surroundings.
Lucy Dhegrae, Brooklyn Rider, Helga Davis and More Announced for Volume 16 Of National Sawdust's Streaming Digital Discovery Festival
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2020
It takes a special artist to push past the boundaries of their chosen genre and expand their mastery of craft and concept in unique directions. Volume 16 of National Sawdust's Digital Discovery Festival is devoted to these Trailblazers, performers and composers who force us to rethink our assumptions about what music can or should be, creating a new way forward for artists and audiences alike.
InVersion Theatre Presents: INTRALIA, THE WEIRD PARK, World Premiere Audio Play And Sound Walk
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2020
The work features original music and sound design by Jordan Hall, text by Rebecca LeVine and direction by William Steinberger. 
Brooklyn's Soapbox Gallery Presents The SONIC VISION LOOPING FESTIVAL
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2020
Soapbox Gallery, the intimate Prospect Heights' performance space that grew out of the studio of sculptor Jimmy Greenfield, will present three nights of live streaming performances, each dedicated to adventurous electronic looping sounds paired with video narratives, The Sonic Vision Looping Festival, August 26 - 28 at 8 PM.
National Sawdust Announces Lineup For Streaming Digital Discovery Festival
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2020
For Volume 15 of the Digital Discovery Festival, National Sawdust is erecting Global Bridges, spanning audiences and artists hailing from an array of unique ethnic and national backgrounds, proving that (even in crisis) we can reap the benefits of the modern urban experiment.
Clown Gym Presents Do The Virtual Clown Show's Final Summer Event!
by BWW News Desk - August 06, 2020
Clown Gym presents the final summer Do The Virtual Clown Show this Tuesday August 11th at 8:30pm EST. Brooklyn variety show, Do The Funny Show, went online as soon as theaters shut down in March to become Do The Virtual Clown Show - a weird, messy, hopeful, joyful and funny interactive Zoom event.
Robert Wilson, Jenny Hval and More Featured in National Sawdust's DIGITAL DISCOVERY FESTIVAL
by BWW News Desk - August 03, 2020
Innovation requires the genius to recognize the possible and the single-minded drive to make it a reality. The fourteenth volume of National Sawdust's Digital Discovery Festival celebrates four remarkable artistic minds whose phenomenal creative talent have brought vital innovations to the worlds of music, theater, visual art and opera.
WHO'S LOUIS? Presents World Premiere Of Interactive Digital Installation
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2020
a??WHO'S LOUIS?, a performance art collective based in NYC, a??is proud to present its world premiere of I'm not playing, an interactive digital installation co-written, co-designed, and co-directed collectively-as part of the Great Salt Lake and Minnesota Fringe Festivals.
BAM Remembers Board Chair Adam E. Max
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2020
The Brooklyn Academy of Music is deeply saddened by the loss of its esteemed board chair, Adam E. Max (1958-2020), who died on July 27 of cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer), diagnosed last September. BAM chair since 2017, Max joined the board in 2003 and became co-vice chair in 2008. He led the institution with energy, humility, warmth, and humor.
651 ARTS Announces New Director Of Programs And Chief Curator Role And Expansion Of Board Of Directors
by BWW News Desk - July 27, 2020
As the world continues to adjust to a new normal in the midst of the global pandemic, renowned Brooklyn-based organization 651 ARTS today announced a major step forward in reimagining its programmatic strategy to ensure that the institution will thrive in a post-pandemic arts and culture space with the appointment of Monica L. Williams in the new role of Director of Programs and Chief Curator (DPCC).  Additionally, the institution also announced the expansion of its Board of Directors welcoming new members Claude Johnson, Bahia Ramos and Lisa Suino. 
Lawrence Brownlee, Tesla Quartet, Michael Mwenso And Vuyo Sotashe Join National Sawdust's DIGITAL DISCOVERY Festival
by BWW News Desk - July 27, 2020
In times of trouble, we seek out songs we know which bring us comfort. Great artists harness that impulse of nostalgia and desire for the familiar, then use that energy to subvert expectations with new possibilities. For our Week 13 series, National Sawdust's Digital Discovery Festival embraces Renewal as a creative force to reshape music in ways we never considered and bring light to our darkest hours.
Brave New World Rep to Revive THE PLANTATION on Zoom
by BWW News Desk - July 27, 2020
Motivated by the Black Lives Matter protests that followed the murder of George Floyd, Brooklyn's Brave New World Rep has announced plans to revive The Plantation, adapted from Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, set in 1870 Virginia.

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