Martha Clarke Discusses GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS on NY1's 'NYT Close Up' 11/29

By: Nov. 26, 2008
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On the November 29th episode of NY1's "New York Times Close Up", The director and choreographer Martha Clarke and Times drama critic Charles Isherwood discuss her highly praised "Garden of Earthly Delights," now at the Minetta Lane Theatre.

Visionary director Martha Clarke brings Hieronymus Bosch's provocative painting to life in Garden of Earthly Delights, exploring heaven, hell, and the beauty and sins amid. The production began performances Saturday, November 8 at Off-Broadway's Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane.

The limited 12-week engagement officially opened Wednesday, November 19th.

Almost 25 years after Garden of Earthly Delights premiered; Martha Clarke is reinventing her creation, continuing to blur the lines between theater, dance, art, and music to create a world of her own.  Garden of Earthly Delights is produced by Rhoda Herrick, the Artistic/Producing Director of South Ark Stage which is currently producing a chamber musical, The Black Monk, starring Austin Pendleton at the Samuel Beckett Theater on Theatre Row.

Garden of Earthly Delights will play the following schedule at the Minetta Lane Theatre (18 Minetta Lane): Tuesday at 7pm, Wednesday - Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 3pm and 8pm, and Sunday at 3pm and 7pm.  Tickets are $40.00 - $69.50 and may be purchased by visiting Ticketmaster.com or phoning 212 307-4100.  Premium seats are available for $110.00; Same day rush tickets are available at the box office for $25.00 during previews and $30.00 after opening. 

For more information, visitwww.GardenOfEarthlyDelightsNYC.com

Produced in association with The New York Times, The New York Times Close Up gives viewers an inside preview of the most compelling reports from Sunday's Times, with the correspondents who filed the stories.

The show is hosted by New York Times Urban Affairs Correspondent Sam Roberts, and features Times reporters, columnists and editors examining the week's top New York City stories.

The hour-long program airs each Saturday at 10 p.m. and repeats each Sunday at 10 a.m.

Photo Credit: Richard Finkelstein

 



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