New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, will conclude its 27th Season with the Tony Award-winning musical Passing Strange. Directed by Kate Warner, with music direction by Todd C. Gordon, and choreography by Kelli Edwards, Passing Strange begins performances on May 1 and runs through May 22, 2011.
Obie Award-winning director Annie Dorsen (PASSING STRANGE, DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA) returns to New York - after having spent the last year creating theatre and dance throughout Europe - with the U.S. premiere of her ground-breaking, human-less new play for computers HELLO HI THERE, as a part of PS122's 6th annual COIL festival, their annual winter festival of contemporary performance featuring hits from past, present and future seasons of PS122.
Since COIL began in 2006, 50+ companies from NYC, the US, UK, Australia, continental Europe, Latin America and Asia have been presented as part of this mid-winter festival.
Obie Award-winning director Annie Dorsen (PASSING STRANGE, DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA) returns to New York - after having spent the last year creating theatre and dance throughout Europe - with the U.S. premiere of her ground-breaking, human-less new play for computers HELLO HI THERE, as a part of PS122's 6th annual COIL festival, their annual winter festival of contemporary performance featuring hits from past, present and future seasons of PS122.
Fourth Arts Block (FAB) and its member organizations are offering an alternative to pricey outings with 4 festivals and more than 25 performances for $20 or less, all opening in January 2011.
Obie Award-winning director Annie Dorsen (PASSING STRANGE, DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA) returns to New York - after having spent the last year creating theatre and dance throughout Europe - with the U.S. premiere of her ground-breaking, human-less new play for computers HELLO HI THERE, as a part of PS122's 6th annual COIL festival, their annual winter festival of contemporary performance featuring hits from past, present and future seasons of PS122.
Obie Award-winning director Annie Dorsen (PASSING STRANGE, DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA) returns to New York - after having spent the last year creating theatre and dance throughout Europe - with the U.S. premiere of her ground-breaking, human-less new play for computers HELLO HI THERE, as a part of PS122's 6th annual COIL festival, their annual winter festival of contemporary performance featuring hits from past, present and future seasons of PS122.
Fourth Arts Block (FAB) and its member organizations are offering an alternative to pricey outings with 4 festivals and more than 25 performances for $20 or less, all opening in January 2011.
Obie Award-winning director Annie Dorsen (PASSING STRANGE, DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA) returns to New York - after having spent the last year creating theatre and dance throughout Europe - with the U.S. premiere of her ground-breaking, human-less new play for computers HELLO HI THERE, as a part of PS122's 6th annual COIL festival, their annual winter festival of contemporary performance featuring hits from past, present and future seasons of PS122.
Since COIL began in 2006, 50+ companies from NYC, the US, UK, Australia, continental Europe, Latin America and Asia have been presented as part of this mid-winter festival.
On behalf of the Bailiwick Chicago Collective, Executive Director Kevin Mayes announced today details of the theater company's 2010/11 Season. Planned productions include: DEPARTURE LOUNGE, a new musical by Dougal Irvine; VIOLET, music by Jeanine Tesori, book and lyrics by Brian Crawley; PASSING STRANGE, book and lyrics by Stew, music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, created in collaboration with Annie Dorsen; and THE NORTH / SOUTH PLAYS, two original works developed in association with Teatro Luna.
The Pollard Theatre in historic downtown Guthrie proudly celebrates its 24th year with a collection titled 24 Seasons of Laughter. Shows in 24 Seasons of Laughter include: Harvey, Lucky Stiff, A Territorial Christmas Carol, The NERD, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Passing Strange (see detailed show information below).
The line-up for the 65th Caramoor International Music Festival features Genre-defying ensemble 2 Foot Yard opening the series on July 2, followed by ETHEL, one of America's premier post-classical string quartets, on July 9. The series concludes with Christopher O'Riley, a dynamic pianist and host of NPR's From the Top, in a July 30 program entitled 'Out of My Hands'. Tickets for each Extreme Chamber Music concert are $25 and $35 and may be purchased at the Caramoor Box Office, 914.232.1252 or ordered online at www.caramoor.org. Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts is located at 149 Girdle Ridge Road in Katonah, New York.
The line-up for the 65th Caramoor International Music Festival features Genre-defying ensemble 2 Foot Yard opening the series on July 2, followed by ETHEL, one of America's premier post-classical string quartets, on July 9. The series concludes with Christopher O'Riley, a dynamic pianist and host of NPR's From the Top, in a July 30 program entitled 'Out of My Hands'. Tickets for each Extreme Chamber Music concert are $25 and $35 and may be purchased at the Caramoor Box Office, 914.232.1252 or ordered online at www.caramoor.org. Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts is located at 149 Girdle Ridge Road in Katonah, New York.
The line-up for the 65th Caramoor International Music Festival features Genre-defying ensemble 2 Foot Yard opening the series on July 2, followed by ETHEL, one of America's premier post-classical string quartets, on July 9. The series concludes with Christopher O'Riley, a dynamic pianist and host of NPR's From the Top, in a July 30 program entitled 'Out of My Hands'. Tickets for each Extreme Chamber Music concert are $25 and $35 and may be purchased at the Caramoor Box Office, 914.232.1252 or ordered online at www.caramoor.org. Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts is located at 149 Girdle Ridge Road in Katonah, New York.
Obie Award-winning director/writer Annie Dorsen (PASSING STRANGE) and choreographer Anne Juren will collaborate in July 2010 on 'Magical' - a solo dance piece that uses the frame of a magic show to deal with the possibility for illusion within dance. Blending choreography, magic, and quotations from performance artists like Carolee Schneemann and Karen Finley, 'Magical' blurs the boundaries between spectatorship and voyeurism, illusion and transparency, diversion and challenge. 'Magical' premieres at Impulstanz Festival in Vienna.
Obie Award-winning director/writer Annie Dorsen (PASSING STRANGE) and choreographer Anne Juren will collaborate in July 2010 on 'Magical' - a solo dance piece that uses the frame of a magic show to deal with the possibility for illusion within dance. Blending choreography, magic, and quotations from performance artists like Carolee Schneemann and Karen Finley, 'Magical' blurs the boundaries between spectatorship and voyeurism, illusion and transparency, diversion and challenge. 'Magical' premieres at Impulstanz Festival in Vienna.
Obie Award-winning director/writer Annie Dorsen (PASSING STRANGE) and choreographer Anne Juren will collaborate in July 2010 on 'Magical' - a solo dance piece that uses the frame of a magic show to deal with the possibility for illusion within dance. Blending choreography, magic, and quotations from performance artists like Carolee Schneemann and Karen Finley, 'Magical' blurs the boundaries between spectatorship and voyeurism, illusion and transparency, diversion and challenge. 'Magical' premieres at Impulstanz Festival in Vienna.
The show universally applauded for its originality, deep emotional resonance, and powerful, high-octane score, makes its broadcast debut on THIRTEEN'S Great Performances on PBS. Passing Strange, the Spike Lee-directed film featuring the award-winning Broadway rock musical of the same title, will air in primetime on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 9 p.m. EST (check local listings).
The show universally applauded for its originality, deep emotional resonance, and powerful, high-octane score, makes its broadcast debut on THIRTEEN'S Great Performances on PBS. Passing Strange, the Spike Lee-directed film featuring the award-winning Broadway rock musical of the same title, will air in primetime on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 9 p.m. EST (check local listings).