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Ziel Dance Theater, a modern dance company founded in Brooklyn, NY, will host their first in-person performance and film screening titled, Ziel Dance & Film Festival  - Refractions, an immersive, multimedia night of dance about breaking out through isolation.

Antigravity Performance Project presents MISS JULIE, a classic tale told with a fresh perspective and directed by Kym Moore, co-artistic director of Antigravity Performance Project, running Sept. 27 - Oct 13 at Chain Theatre. Though Antigravity is best known for devising new performance works (Yermedea Raw, Dear Diary LOL, Nellie/Nellie), Miss Julie is part of the company's larger mission to a?oeincite and encourage new conversations about the collective human experience that challenge socio-political norms.a??

NYC-based artist collective Rebis presents Those Before Us, an audio immersive dance experience on Governors Island, which will be FREE TO THE PUBLIC for the first two weekends in August (8/2/19-8/11/19).

Last night, legendary performer Pat Suzuki attended a sold out performance of the NYC-based theatre collective Three Hares' terrific new song cycle, On This Side of the World, with music and lyrics by Paulo K Tirol.  Performances run May 2 - May 12 at Access Theater in Tribeca, New York.

NYC-based theatre collective Three Hares is presenting a new song cycle with music and lyrics by Paulo K Tirol titled, 'On This Side of the World,' running May 2 - May 12 at Access Theater in Tribeca, New York. The team is a recipient of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's 2019 Creative Engagement grant, which is awarded to artists with 'diverse artistic experiences' whose work 'contributes to the vibrancy and sustainability of our communities' - and that can certainly be expected this Spring. Scroll down to meet the cast and creatives.

NYC-based theatre collective Three Hares presents a new song cycle with music and lyrics by Paulo K Tirol titled, 'On This Side of the World,' running May 2 - May 12 at Access Theater in Tribeca, New York. The team is a recipient of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's 2019 Creative Engagement grant, which is awarded to artists with 'diverse artistic experiences' whose work 'contributes to the vibrancy and sustainability of our communities' - and that can certainly be expected this Spring.

NYC-based theater company The Woolgatherers enters its third year with the presentation of Romeo and Juliet -- but it's not the story of Romeo and Juliet that you know.

Agnus Stephenson, the "acting teacher with a voice of gold" (The Minneapolis Daily Record) presents THE 17th ANNUAL AGNUS STEPHENSON (AGGY) AWARDS, honoring her students for distinguished achievement on Broadway. Agnus is lauded as the premier acting teacher in the Northern Hemisphere, given her extraordinary ability to tug at the heartstrings of her students by performing in class. 'I deserve these honors because I made all of these Broadway shows happen,' says Stephenson. Her "I'm glad I'm not as talentless as the majority of my students" approach has propelled her proteges to Television, Film and Broadway.

Little League will receive its world premiere from February 15th - March 2nd, 2018 as part of the 11th annual FRIGID Festival at the historic Kraine Theater, presented by Horse Trade Theater Group. Little League is written by Jack Spagnola, produced by Lizzy Ana Lincoln, directed by Noam Shapiro, and Executive Produced by Three Hares.

Little League will receive its world premiere from February 15th - March 2nd, 2018 as part of the 11th annual FRIGID Festival at the historic Kraine Theater, presented by Horse Trade Theater Group.  Little League is written by Jack Spagnola, produced by Lizzy Ana Lincoln, directed by Noam Shapiro, and Executive Produced by Three Hares.

Chatillion Stage Company (Debra Whitfield, Artistic Director), presents the world premiere of the new play FIRE written by Debra Whitfield (Duck Sauce Can Be Dangerous). Directed by Benjamin Viertel (The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant), the 8-member cast features Lauriel Friedman (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Jake Horowitz (Our Town), Kevin Lowry (Sweet & Lucky), Paulette Oliva (Barbicide), Laura King Otazo (Insignificant), Jay Russell (End of the Rainbow), Malka Wallick (Outer Banks) and Stuart Zagnit (Newsies).

Chatillion Stage Company presents the world premiere of the new play FIRE written by Debra Whitfield (Duck Sauce Can Be Dangerous).

Chatillion Stage Company presents the world premiere of the new play FIRE written by Debra Whitfield (Duck Sauce Can Be Dangerous).

???????NYC-based theatre company The Woolgatherers presents Revel's End, a striking new take on Shakespeare's The Tempest, set in a Brooklyn night club. Directed by Grace Herman-Holland, the production features original tracks performed live by DJ Jared Arnold and devised dance inspired by the actors different cultural traditions, to tell Shakespeare's controversial romance in a bold new way.

Brooklyn based award-winning Loading Dock Theatre presents THE DUDLEYS! A FAMILY GAME by Leegrid Stevens. Directed by Jacob Titus, the NYC premiere this fall at HERE features original chiptune music, projection design by Reid Farrington, and life size 8-bit video animation.

Esperance Theater Company is proud to present their inaugural, original production of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at Access Theater. Separated on the same foreign coast by a tempest-tossed sea, twins Viola and Sebastian begin a complex (while often comical) journey of hope, survival, and above all - love. Directed by Ryan Quinn, Twelfth Night will run tonight, December 10-20, 2015.

Esperance Theater Company is proud to present their inaugural, original production of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at Access Theater.  Separated on the same foreign coast by a tempest-tossed sea, twins Viola and Sebastian begin a complex (while often comical) journey of hope, survival, and above all - love. Directed by Ryan Quinn, Twelfth Night will run December 10-20, 2015.