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Company XIV's newest version of its holiday burlesque fits beautifully into their intimate new space.

Morningside Opera, the NYC-based opera company that most recently presented the acclaimed Here Be Sirens and ¡Figaro! (90210), teams up with all-female orchestral ensemble SIREN Baroque to present, PERGOLESI POWER GAMES, a double-feature of two masterpieces by baroque composer Giambattista Pergolesi at the Alchemical Theater Laboratory (104 West 14th Street - between 6th and 7th Avenues, for two performances only - Friday, January 16th and Saturday, January 17th at 7:30 PM. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the production!

Company XIV presents a revival of their hit holiday show, Nutcracker Rouge, conceived, directed and choreographed by Austin McCormick. Nutcracker Rouge runs through January 4, 2015 in a limited 7-week engagement at Company XIV's new intimate, theatre-lounge home, XIV, located at 428 Lafayette Street, between Astor Place and East 4th Street in New York City. Previews began November 20 for a December 18 opening.

Company XIV presents a revival of their hit holiday show, Nutcracker Rouge, conceived, directed and choreographed by Austin McCormick. Nutcracker Rouge runs from November 20, 2014 - January 4, 2015 in a limited 7-week engagement at Company XIV's new intimate, theatre-lounge home, XIV, located at 428 Lafayette Street, between Astor Place and East 4th Street in New York City. Previews begin November 20 for a November 29 opening.

Company XIV proudly presents a revival of their hit holiday show, Nutcracker Rouge, conceived, directed and choreographed by Austin McCormick. Nutcracker Rouge runs from November 13, 2014 - January 4, 2015 in a limited 8-week engagement at Company XIV's new intimate, theatre-lounge home, XIV, located at 428 Lafayette Street, between Astor Place and East 4th Street in New York City. Previews begin November 13 for a November 22 opening.

Company XIV christens its new home with an elegantly erotic Baroque sampler.

Company XIV proudly presents the World Premiere of Rococo Rouge, conceived, directed and choreographed by Austin McCormick. Rococo Rouge runs from September 9 to November 2, 2014 in a limited 8-week engagement at Company XIV's new intimate, 100-seat theatre-lounge home, XIV, located at 428 Lafayette Street, between Astor Place and East 4th Street in New York City. Previews begin September 9 for a September 20 opening.

Company XIV presents the World Premiere of Rococo Rouge, conceived, directed and choreographed by Austin McCormick. Rococo Rouge runs from today, September 9 to November 2, 2014 in a limited 8-week engagement at Company XIV's new intimate, 100-seat theatre-lounge home, XIV, located at 428 Lafayette Street, between Astor Place and East 4th Street in New York City. Previews begin tonight, September 9 for a September 20 opening.

Company XIV presents the World Premiere of Rococo Rouge, conceived, directed and choreographed by Austin McCormick. Rococo Rouge runs from September 9 to November 2, 2014 in a limited 8-week engagement at Company XIV's new intimate, 100-seat theatre-lounge home, XIV, located at 428 Lafayette Street, between Astor Place and East 4th Street in New York City. Previews begin September 9 for a September 20 opening.

Dixon Place and Morningside Opera's production of Kate Soper's critically acclaimed HERE BE SIRENS returns to Dixon Place (161A Chrystie Street, in New York's Lower East Side), and begins performances tonight, September 5th at 7:30 PM.

Dixon Place and Morningside Opera's production of Kate Soper's critically acclaimed HERE BE SIRENS returns to Dixon Place (161A Chrystie Street, in New York's Lower East Side), and begins performances on Friday, September 5th at 7:30 PM. After a sold-out engagement in January of this year, HERE BE SIRENS will play four performances only -- September 5th, September 6th, September 12th and 13th at 7:30 PM. OBIE Award-winner Rick Burkhardt directs this dramatic composition by award-winning composer Kate Soper. Tickets for HERE BE SIRENS are $20 in advance, $25 at the door and $15 for students and seniors. Advance tickets are available online at http://dixonplace.org/performances/here-be-sirens, by calling (212) 219-0736 or in-person at Dixon Place.

Morningside Opera, the NYC-based opera company that most recently presented the acclaimed ¡Figaro! (90210), is proud to present HERE BE SIRENS, the world premiere of a new dramatic composition by award-winning composer Kate Soper, directed by OBIE Award-winner Rick Burkhardt. HERE BE SIRENS, which marks the premiere of a new work by a living composer for Morningside Opera, will play six performances from January 11th - February 2nd at the Dixon Place Theater (161A Chrystie Street, in New York's Lower East Side). Tickets for HERE BE SIRENS are $20 in advance, $25 at the door, $15 for students and seniors. Advance tickets are now available online at www.morningsideopera.com, by calling 866-811-4111, or in-person at Dixon Place .

Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS) will present a free concert, 'SIREN Baroque - Woman All-Stars of the Baroque Era', today, February 14, 2013 at 1:15pm at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church, 619 Lexington Avenue (at 54th Street), New York, NY.

Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS) will present a free concert, 'SIREN Baroque - Woman All-Stars of the Baroque Era', on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 1:15pm at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church, 619 Lexington Avenue (at 54th Street), New York, NY.

Company XIV presents the World Premiere of La Fête, directed and choreographed by Austin McCormick, with text written by Jeff Takacs. La Fête runs from tonight, October 31 to December 9, 2012 in a limited six-week engagement at the 303 Bond Street Theatre, located at 303 Bond Street, between Union & Sackett in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Previews begin tonight, October 31 for a November 4 opening.

Company XIV presents the World Premiere of La Fête, directed and choreographed by Austin McCormick, with text written by Jeff Takacs. La Fête runs from October 31 to December 9, 2012 in a limited six-week engagement at the 303 Bond Street Theatre, located at 303 Bond Street, between Union & Sackett in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Previews begin October 31 for a November 4 opening. Get a first look at the show in the photos below!

Company XIV presents the World Premiere of La Fête, directed and choreographed by Austin McCormick, with text written by Jeff Takacs. La Fête runs from October 31 to December 9, 2012 in a limited six-week engagement at the 303 Bond Street Theatre, located at 303 Bond Street, between Union & Sackett in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Previews begin October 31 for a November 4 opening.

Snooty Manhattanites such as I generally have a short list of offerings that would lure us all the way out to Brooklyn.  For some it's a steak at Peter Lugar.  For others, it's the Rodins at the Brooklyn Museum.  But the quickest way to get me aboard a Gowanus-bound F train is to say that director/choreographer Austin McCormick has got a new theatre/dance piece for his Company XIV.

Company XIV, in association with Morningside Opera and SIREN Baroque, presents the World Premiere of Judge Me Paris, a Baroque Burlesque Opera, directed and choreographed by Austin McCormick. Judge Me Paris includes excerpts from John Eccles and John Weldon's Baroque opera The Judgment of Paris, sung by Morningside Opera, with a libretto by William Congreve, Baroque music performed by SIREN Baroque, and additional text by Jeff Takacs. The show opens tonight, May 17, in Brooklyn.