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THE CORN MO & LOVE SHOW HOLIDAY SHOW Comes To The Slipper Room On December 30
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2019
A festive special from the talented Corn Mo and The Love Show Dancers Troubadour and raconteur Corn Mo brings his patented combination of original songs and rambling, off-kilter anecdotes. Angela Harriell choreographs original numbers for The Love Show Dancers that feature dance performance, burlesque, and saucy surprises! Trivia contests entertain with questions charaded by the Love Show Dancers with prizes of insignificant worth!
Moses Storm, Whiplash, Chris Gethard Presents All-Stars, Sean McLoughlin Announced At Union Hall
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2019
See the lineup of shows on their way to Union Hall!
THE STRAIGHTS Examine American Cultural Mythology
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2019
THE STRAIGHTS examine American cultural mythology Playwright T. Adamson's an epic road-trip-style play follows millennials, Phoebe and Nina, as they navigate hitchhikers, shoplifting, drugs, and a flood of selfies on a cross-country no-boys-allowed adventure through the heart and heartlessness in post-Trump-election-America.
BAMkids Film Festival Begins February 1
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2019
The BAMkids Film Festival, now in its 22nd year, returns to BAM Rose Cinemas on February 1 & 2, 2020. This year's impressive lineup, tailored for children ages 3a?"11, showcases 87 films from 30 countries in ten languages. This year's festival includes short film programs curated by the Northwest Film Forum, Melbourne International Animation Festival, Cinekid, and Eye International, featuring animated animals, adventures, and magical journeys from around the world for children ages 5a?"9, shorts programs for children 8+ and 9+, and two shorts programs specifically for children ages 3a?"6.
HERE WE GO Is Launching the First Reading Series
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2019
HERE WE GO is launching the very first Reading Series, featuring 4 original plays at Areté Gallery in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
The String Orchestra Of Brooklyn Releases Debut Album 'Afterimage'
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2019
The String Orchestra of Brooklyn (SOB), led by conductor Eli Spindel, releases its debut album afterimage on Friday, January 17, 2020 on Furious Artisans. The record features 2020 Grammy-nominated composer Christopher Cerrone's High Windows featuring the SOB and the Argus Quartet; Jacob Cooper's Stabat Mater Dolorosa featuring soprano Mellissa Hughes, mezzo-soprano Kate Maroney, and the SOB; Niccolò Paganini's Caprice No. 6 in G minor 'The Trill / Tremolo' (Lento) featuring violinist Rachel Lee Priday; and the first movement of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, 'Stabat Mater Dolorosa.'
BAM Presents Intimate Site-Specific Performance, IN MANY HANDS
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2019
In this immersive theater experience, 51 audience members are invited to participate in tactile and multi-sensory activities and encouraged to test, listen, touch, search, and sniff throughout the work. In Many Hands was created by Kate McIntosh, a New Zealand artist whose work straddles the boundaries of performance, theater, and installation. 
WE LOVE YOU: A F*CKING POSITIVE COMEDY SHOW Comes to Union Hall
by BWW News Desk - November 27, 2019
Ariel and Amanda love you. Amanda Giobbi and Ariel Gitlin love you. We may not have met you but we love you. We love you for being bad at puzzles, for being lactose intolerant, and for pretending you didn't like Game of Thrones when you actually just didn't understand what's going on.
MAGIC AT CONEY!!! Announces Guests For The Sunday Matinee - December 1,
by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2019
Magical Promotions, together with Coney Island USA, presents an afternoon of fun and wonder for the entire family. a?oeMagic at Coney!!!a?? is a magical variety show highlighting a vast array of magicians; featuring illusionists, escape artists, mentalists and close-up magicians from around the world.
KISMET: A New Comedy Show At The Knitting Factory 12/9
by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2019
Caitlin Reese (UCB, New York Comedy Club) and Mike Lasher (Stand Up NY, Gilda's Laugh Fest) are stand up comedians putting on a new monthly show at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn. 
The Bushwick Starr Presents James & Jerome's THE CONVERSATIONALISTS
by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2019
The Bushwick Starr will present the world premiere of The Conversationalists, created by the popular downtown musician-storyteller duo James & Jerome (Piano Tales at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater, Ink at the Metropolitan Museum of Art) and developed with and directed by Annie Tippe (Octet at Signature Theatre, Ghost Quartet at The Bushwick Starr, etc.).
Artery Presents THE GRUDGENING: A COMEDY SHOW ABOUT (NOT) BURYING THE HATCHET at Secret Location
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2019
A special show is coming up on December 7th at 6:00 PM about grudges (we've all got 'em!) and shaking out the cobwebs in anticipation of a phenomenal new year. The Grudgening: A Comedy Show About (not) Burying the Hatchet is brought to you by Artery.com, therefore the private event location is shared upon RSVP to the event.
The Cityfox Odyssey NYE & NYD 2020: 27-Hour Marathon Adds Damian Lazarus, Mira, & Marsh
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 21, 2019
An already must-attend New Year's Eve celebration for underground dance music aficionados, event curators The Cityfox Experience have added new names for its already historic lineup to welcome in 2020. Newly added for its third edition of The Cityfox Odyssey from 9PM Tuesday, December 31 through 11:59PM January 1, 2020, Damian Lazarus, Mira, and Marsh join previously announced acts Âme b2b Dixon (DJ), Hot Since 82, Ida Engberg, Jamie Jones, Sasha & John Digweed, and Stephan Bodzin (live) along with many more for the biggest Cityfox lineup to date. With four stages of music, including the Ambient Lounge to chill out, and savory food vendors at Brooklyn's boldest and massive venue, Avant Gardner, the extravagant dance music marathon will feature specially-built production for the 27-hour musical journey with thrilling pyrotechnics, lasers, and visual projections, a superb custom KV2 audio sound system and more surprises to be revealed. 
Tickets Are Available for The Exponential Festival 2020
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2019
The Exponential team is gearing up for January 2020 - visiting the spaces with artists, consulting on projects and resources, and gathering information to share with our communities.
On Stage At Kingsborough Presents Christine Andreas With HERE'S TO THE BROADWAY LADIES
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2019
On Stage At Kingsborough, a leading performing arts presenter, is pleased to presentits 2019-2020 season featuring world class artists from around the globe.On Stage At Kingsborough brings high caliber performing arts to Southern Brooklyn, with a diverse roster of artists spanning multiple genres including cabaret, dance, music, and family programming.
The Bell House Announces New Additions To its November Lineup
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2019
The Rub, Ask Me Another with Dan Soder and Kal Penn, It's A Guy Thing, Food 4 Thot, Josie Long, Phoebe Robinson, The Ocean Blue, Welcome To Night Vale and more will hit the stage this month at The Bell House!
The Love Show Announces The Cast For BROOKLYN BEERLESQUE Holiday Edition
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2019
The Love show is delighted to announce our guest stars for the very special December 9th 'Holiday Cheers' edition of 'Brooklyn Beerlesque'!
National Sawdust Announces FERUS Festival 2020
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2019
National Sawdust, the music incubator and venue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, announces the return of the annual FERUS Festival (January 10-17), featuring presentations from National Sawdust Artists-In-Residence and more. This annual showcase of untamed voices will present the latest in cutting-edge new music and multimedia, with an emphasis on performances that push the envelope. Each year the festival is a showcase for all that National Sawdust stands for as a music venue and nonprofit.
Brooklyn Arts Exchange Announces New Board Chair
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2019
BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange is pleased to announce the selection of George Emilio Sanchez as Chairperson of its Board of Directors. A recognized performance artist, educator, and social justice activist, Sanchez is uniquely suited for this role, both as a long-time BAX Board Member, PSC Chapter Chair of the College of Staten Island, Social Practice Artist In Residence for Abrons Arts Center, founder of the First Amendment Sanctuary Project and one of BAX's first Artists in Residence. 
BWW Review: USER NOT FOUND Deals With Death In The Digital Age At A Brooklyn Café
by Cindy Sibilsky - November 18, 2019
The show itself was entertaining and contained intriguing concepts and questions that could merit continued conversations on the topics addressed (possibly at a cafe over a cup of coffee or tea?) but wasn't completely flawless in execution or innovation, and was more personally reflective than profound. Through our connection to Terry's world by being plugged into his smartphone and hearing what he hears via headphones, as well as what he thinks and feels via his one-sided dialogue, we become privy to a person's private grief in a public space.
Group Exhibition Harnesses Papermaking To Examine Underrepresented And Misrepresented Bodies
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2019
a??a??a??a??a??a??a??BRIC in partnership with Dieu Donné is pleased to announce Present Bodies: Papermaking at Dieu Donné, a group exhibition organized by BRIC Curator, Jenny Gerow. On view at BRIC House (647 Fulton St) from December 5, 2019 - February 2, 2020, the exhibition will present the work of eight Brooklyn-based artists who participated in Dieu Donné's Workspace Program residency. Present Bodies highlights new and ambitiously scaled work in handmade paper, featuring artists Swoon, Noel Anderson, Lesley Dill, Candy Gonzalez, Lina Puerta, Paul Wong, Saya Woolfalk, and Tricia Wright.
The BROOKLYN HEIGHTS COMEDY NIGHTS Continues at The Park Plaza Restaurant
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2019
The Brooklyn Heights Comedy Nights! (BHCN) continues at - The Park Plaza Restaurant (220 Cadman Plaza West) - on Thursday, November 21 @ 8:30pm BHCN is a monthly stand-up show featuring local comedians, big-time headliners, foreign nationals and everything in between.
Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome Was Honored at the 2019 ABC Fulton Foundation Awards In Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2019
Veteran actor / director a?oeRhonda a?oePassiona?? Hansome roudly displays the Longevity in Multi Disciplinary Artistic Achievement award presented to her by Andrea J. Fulton (right) of The Anderson & Bert Cade Fulton Foundation at their Second Annual Awards Benefit on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at the Sugar Hill Restaurant and Supper Club in Brooklyn. The Bedford-Stuyvesant-born entertainer - who also performed at the afternoon event - was later congratulated by fellow ABC Fulton Foundation Benefit performer actor/producer/vocalist Rome Neal.
WALT: A Comedy Show Comes to Union Hall
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2019
Comedians Mike Hanford (Comedy Bang Bang), Alex English (The Rundown with Robin Thede), Mary Beth Barone (Comedy Central), Marcela Onyango (Profiled) perform at 'WALT', a comedy show at Union Hall in Brooklyn on Sunday, November 24th, 2019 at 8:00pm.
651 ARTS Shares Details Of Its Winter/Spring Season
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2019
ART's Executive Director David J. Roberts and Creative Director Raelle Myrick-Hodges today announced the line-up for the renowned Brooklyn-based organization's Winter-Spring schedule part of its 2019-2020 Season. Known as a hub for artistic innovation and the home for artists across the African Diaspora, 651's new season will highlight the spirit of collaboration and celebrate the eclecticism of Black performance.

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