Hello lovelies,
We've been peeking out our window at the never-ending snow all day, wondering when it might actually stop long enough to go out and do all the fabulous things going on this weekend. Of those, a special mention for The Wonderneath, a sparkling circus extravaganza at the House of Yes. It is the creation of Ali Schmitz, one of the Lady Circus troupe, and the most delightful glitter-and-stilts rainbows-and-unicorns ray-of-sunshine creature. You've seen her at tons of events around town,. and this is her first full-length feature production. Yay Ali!
For us, our next crazy getdown is JANK! - a live-musi-driven dance party we're co-producing with the mad genius Sxip Shirey, also at the House of Yes. We've gotten over 100 RSVPs in 3 days on Facebook, so this may be a crowded one. Details below.
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OUR NEXT EVENT, 3/7
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Gemini & Scorpio and Sxip Shirey
present
JANK!
Sunday, March 7, 8pm-2am, sliding scale $10-15
House of Yes, 342 Maujer at Morgan, Bushwick, BK
http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=344696904041
We're firing up the drum machines, sticking a mic down the mouth of a tuba and inviting you to a surreal live-music-driven dance party. Dirty electronics and live musicians (horns, drums, human beat box), regurgitating old genres like early ska, early hip-hop, techno and house and playing it raw, glitchy and original. With: experimental circus composer Sxip Shirey (backed by Raya Brass Band rhythm section & trumpet), controllerism glitch rocker Moldover, eclectic beats wizard DJ Shakey. Janky visuals by Sebastian Patane Masuelli.
[G&S note: Remember that *ridiculous* brass-fueled live dance music set by Sxip Shirey & Raya Brass Band at our Halloween Masquerade Macabre party? The one that sent the whole packed loft into a heaving dancing frenzy? Well THAT is what we're turning into a brand new dance party. Hellsyeah.]
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ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES
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AUDITION: Circus Amok
http://www.circusamok.org
NYC’s renowned outdoor political spectacular theatrical company is seeking Acrobats, Jugglers, Physical Comedians, Stilt Dancers, Rope Walkers and other Extraordinary Performers for our September 2010 tour of New York City parks. Circus Amok is New York City’s only award-winning, one-ring, no-animal, outdoor, political circus/theater company. Founded in 1989 by theater artist and renowned sideshow performer Jennifer Miller, Circus Amok has been touring city parks each summer since 1994. Circus Amok brings wildly fantastical, funny, sharp, glamorous and compelling circus spectacles that grapple with issues of social justice to diverse audiences of more than 10,000 fans each season. Rehearsals run May through August with approximately 15-20 paid performances in September. (LAVA Studio, 524 Bergen Street, BK, 3pm-4:30pm and 4:30pm-6pm)
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Figment Arts Festival
http://figmentproject.org/2010/opportunities/submit-a-project/submit-a-project-nyc
Submissions are now open for the FIGMENT 2010 events in New York City (6/11-13) and Boston (6/5). All submissions MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAY 1 to be considered.
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WEEKEND + WEEK
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THEATER: WOW+FLUTTER
http://www.chocolatefactorytheater.org
Andrew Schneider uses the body as a physical playback device of recorded media. Using custom-built wearable electronics, subsonic sound scores, interactive projections, and some heavy-duty mountaineering equipment, WOW+FLUTTER literalizes the mashup. In Schneider's surreal world, time loses linearity. Using a mix of live and prerecorded media, the past and the future poke holes in the present. Schneider draws on the works of author David Foster Wallace, legendary physicist Richard Feynman, and the millions of would-be film-makers of YouTube to collage together the story of our collective cultural memory. Dance, song, and spoken word are fractured and filtered through the use of Schneider's custom built wearable electronic devices. Schneider's body literally controls the media, and the media, in turn controls Schneider. (Fri/Sat, The Chocolate Factory, 5-49 49th Avenue, LIC, 8pm, $15)
***CIRCUS: Wonderneath
http://www.houseofyes.org
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/97218
Set in turn-of-the-century New York City, the Wonderneath explores the otherworldly lair rumbling below the city's surface, where steam energy has seeped through granite and crystal, fractalized, and created a land where all that is wondered comes to be. This triumphant tale explores the intersection of imagination and circus skills through aerial acrobatics, fire performance, puppetry, dance, and more, accompanied with live jazz and blues stylings by Tin Pan. Join Hailey, played by Kai Altair, as she discovers this magical realm and the many mysteries that lie below. A fantastical world nestled amongst the delight of color-spewing snapdragons, the mischief of pixie steam rats, and the power and grace of the high-flying Queen of the underbelly, the Wonderneath. Written and produced by Ali Schmitz. Featuring dazzling performances by Claire de Luxe, Jordann Baker, Ali Luminescent, and Ellie Mio of Lady Circus; Ateles Aerial; Renata of Desert Sin and Alchemy Dance Theater; Ahnik
a Delerium and Bex Burton. (Fri/Sun/Thur & Fri/Sat next week, House of Yes, 342 Maujer Street, Bushwick, BK, 8pm doors, 9p show, $15 advance, $20 door)
TALK: The Bike Trip
http://www.FRIGIDnewyork.info
A comic monologue about peddling chemical truths, created & performed by Martin Dockery. It was the height of WWII, in the very heart of Europe, when Swiss pharmacologist Albert Hofmann found himself struggling through a most bizarre bicycle ride—one that would unexpectedly introduce the world to LSD and alter the way millions of people perceive the very nature of consciousness. 65 years later, in a quest to understand why acid so enthralls and terrifies, I set out to explore the psychedelic scenes of San Francisco, India, and Switzerland, before tapping into Hofmann's very first acid trip by, amongst other things, renting a bike. Alternately hilarious and harrowing, as both Hofmann and I--years apart--struggle to find our way to his home, the story of LSD is one of both profound discovery and unexpected connection. (Sat 4pm, Wed 6pm, Next week: Fri 7pm, Sun 2:30pm, The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th St bet 2nd & 3rd Aves, $16)
THEATER: 2010 New York FRIGID Festival
http://www.frigidnewyork.info
The New York FRIGID Festival is an open and uncensored theater festival presented by Horse Trade Theater Group in association with San Francisco’s Exit Theatre. Riding the fringe of winter, the hit celebration of independent theater will run at The Kraine Theater, The Red Room, and UNDER St. Marks. Boasting over 150 performances and 30 shows over 12 days in 3 theaters, FRIGID New York will kick off the annual North American Fringe Circuit with a bang. (thru 3/7, see site for details)
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FRIDAY
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PERFORMANCE: Girl Meat Fun(d)raiser
http://www.bax.org
Join Victoria Libertore and friends in this celebration of her 10 years devoted to making performance in NYC. It's a party and performance with Cynthia Hopkins, Maddy Mann and Lexie Miller, comedian Robin Cloud, Reverend Raymond Nader as well as burlesque beauties making their debut: Jazabel, Kstar, Maya Lusion, Poisoned Ivy, and Reverend Harness. DJ Crazy Cuban aka/Alberto Denis will take us from the performances into partying and dancing. Light food and beverages for you. All funds go towards her new show Girl Meat. Girl Meat: According to legend, Countess Elizabeth Bathory is the most prolific female serial killer in history. Drinking and bathing in the blood of her victims, she tortured and killed hundreds of women. Intrigued by this true story, solo performer Victoria Libertore channels Bathory's essence with intensity, a dose of camp and a hint of insanity. All the while exploring why as a society we find naked, twisted-up, bloodied bodies of women so damn fascinating.
Direction by Rosalie Purvis. Dramaturgy by Jen-Scott Mobley. Set design by Jono Lukas. Costume design by Jeff Sturdivant. Silent auction and raffle items include: headshot/portrait session, audition/feedback with a theatre, TV and film agent, theatre and dance tickets, one-on-one yoga session, one-on-one drumming session, reiki session, Body Talk session, trapeze lesson, high-end hair cut, framed photography, handmade jewelry and intuitive reading. (Brooklyn Arts Exchange, 421 Fifth Avenue, between 7th and 8th st, 7pm doors/8-11pm show, $15)
MUSIC: Franz Nicolay & Tim Fite
http://bk.knittingfactory.com/event-details/?tfly_event_id=4403
A great show that doubles as a book release, as Franz Nicolay not only plays some spectacular anti-social chamber music, but is also celebrating the publication of his book-in-progress (it comes out as three zines), "Complicated Gardening Techniques." Nicolay, who has contributed his multi-instrumental talents (piano, accordion, guitar, mandolin, saw, anything else that might be out in the tool shed) to groups such as The Hold Steady and World/Inferno Friendship Society, has written a Twainsian collection of short stories and observations that confirm his old-world outlook. Franz will keep it interesting and the crowd on its toes, as usual. Also on hand to bring mirth and mayhem is Brooklyn gun toter and obscure-sample wiz kid Tim Fite. What Tim will add to the proceedings is anyone’s guess. Could be hip hop, could be pop, could be Halloween music (in February, why not?) could be selections from his Anti-records releases. (Knitting Factory BK,361 Metropolitan Ave, W'burg, BK,
doors 8pm, show 9pm, $8)
PARTY: A New Breed
http://www.exitart.org
A party to benefit Exit Art's SEA program and the Waterpod Music. Performances by Lemonade, Class Actress, and Brahms. Art performances: Shana Moulton, Brina Thurston. Video: Simone Leigh, Aleksandra Mir, and Charles Stankievech. A New Breed is inspired by the Waterpod, a floating, sculptural structure/habitat/community space that traveled around the boroughs of New York in Summer 2009. Exit Art and Waterpod are excited to introduce a night of multimedia performance from a generation of young artists and innovators. Join us for this party to benefit Exit Art's SEA (Social Environmental Aesthetics) program and Waterpod. (Exit Art, 475 Tenth Avenue, at 36th St, 8pm-1am, $5-20 pay-as-you-wish)
*PARTY: Wonderland Tim Burton Ball
http://www.youtube.com/swinggoth
Exactly one week before Mr. Burton's sequel to Alice in Wonderland hits the screen, we present to you a place of more wonder than even he can concoct... a dance event filled with all of his creations. This truly will BE a wonderland. Throughout the night, Abney Park will grace us with 2 full live shows and there will be other special guests including Vampire Freaks who are sponsoring the event and will be vending and the Ball will include two vignettes by La Petite Guignole as well as a dance performance by Lilly Stitches. Dance instruction is included in the price of the ball - no partner or experience is required. We will focus on connection to a partner and how to have fun together on the dance floor. We'll also cover footwork because people think we're supposed to, but this is Swing Goth: it's not based on rules, it's based on music, your partner and you! Instruction will begin at 10:15pm and go until about 11:15pmish. If you want to dress, feel free to come as any one of
Burton's characters or as some creation of your own (or feel free to come as your are). We're certain they'll be plenty of Johnny Depps; but, seriously folks, if you want people to dance with you we don't recommend Edward Scissorhands. (Abney Park, 511 Greenwich St. at Spring, 10pm, $30/adv, $35/door)
DJ/DANCING: More Fun Than Anything Else Going On! (the Sequel)
After a month on break, we are proud to present a night of dance mania and absurdity with DJ Dirty Finger, Anton Glamb, Danzie, and DJ Spanky. This party is co-promoted with Body Actualized Control and firetotheprisons.com. Cupcakes and literature about where the money from the event is going will be at the party as well. (Market Hotel, 1142 Myrtle AvE at Broadway, Bushwick, BK, 10pm-4am, $6, all ages)
*DJ/DANCING: Hot It Up!
http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event-detail/?id=5443
a new monthly party presented by Brooklyn Wonderland. Expect a hot & tropical dance extravaganza with bass-quaking, ass-shaking Disco-funk, Breakbeat Rhumba, Kuduro, Dancehall, Booty-bass, Afro-beat, Funk, and Hip-hop, all hotted up with live drumming and dancers. Hotpants encouraged. Featuring: Ursula 1000, DJ Barney Iller, DJ Oja, BludDrums live drums, Peter Barr live percussion. (Littlefield, 622 Degraw St, Gowanus, BK, 11:00pm, 21 and Over, $5 with RSVP to brooklynwonderland@gmail.com or before midnight, $8 afterwards)
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SATURDAY
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**PARTY:Lit: NY the Grand Opening of CastleBraid Artillery
http://www.castlebraid.com/artillery/
A celebration of the opening of CastleBraid Artillery, the newest addition to the Bushwick art scene, featuring an array of classes, facilities and professional services geared towards the creative minds of Brooklyn and beyond. This opening event features live music, a Purim dance party, art installations, film screenings, a fashion show, a comedy act and more. (CastleBraid, 114 Troutman St., Bushwick, BK, 2pm-late, FREE)
SPIRIT: Ancestors Speak--Channeling and Mediumship Event
http://www.magickalrealms.com
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=319673832892
Come and join us for an afternoon of Prayer, Meditation, Channeling and Healing. You will understand who is your Spirit Guide and how to communicate the energy that walks with you. You will be guided by Spirit Master and Teacher Chris Oshun (Espiritismo). This sort of event is traditionally referred to as a Misa and it comes from Espiritismo. Espiritismo is a spiritualist practice stemming from the Latin Community which is focused on Ancestor, Angel and Deity communication, utilizing a gifted medium. It's not the sort of thing you'll find much info on the internet or in a book but rather something that comes from family and oral traditions. We are very blessed to have medium Chris Oschun share this beautiful practice with the community. (Magickal Realms, 2486 Webster Avenue, Bronx, 4pm-6pm, $40)
*PARTY: Get Your Dance On!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=341131070165
http://www.housingworks.org
Yogaworks Soho is hosting Flavorpill's dance party for the soul this time around, with two floors featuring DJ Dhundee's body-shaking grooves (and a beautiful floor where you can bust your biggest and best barefoot moves), a chill out space with plenty of pillows, dijeridoos, singing bowls and more to massage your senses, and open saunas to melt away your winter blues. We'll also have complimentary organic chocolate, wine, and kombucha on tap to keep you going as you bounce from one to the next. Tickets include a week of unlimited yoga for those new to the studio, with reduced admission for YW members. All proceeds go to Housing Works. (Yogaworks Studio, 459 Broadway, 7pm-10pm, $20)
PARTY: Falling in Love Again: Wit's End 1-year Anniversary
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=264689284882
Wit's End and the Dorothy Parker Society are proud to present you with a new year of good friends, good style, and good times. To start off our second year right, we're bringing back the guys who played at the start of it all: Grandpa Musselman & His Syncopators. Gramps will keep you movin' all night and will feature great love songs of the Jazz Age. 7-8pm - Flute Bar will be providing our guests with some FREE hors d'oeuvres at the bar to accompany those cocktails. Come early and make it a full vintage evening out and order dinner from Flute. 8:30pm - FREE Beginner Dance Lesson. WIN prizes from Cladrite.com and some special surprises from Wit's End. As always, try vintage cocktails from our menu (as well as some great Flute originals), and pick up your copy of Zelda : The Magazine of the Vintage Nouveau. Come dressed in your finest 1920s/30s/40s vintage or vintage style attire, and celebrate with us. Thank you all for a wonderful first year! (Flute Bar, 205 W 54th St, 7pm-12
am, $12, 21+)
THEATER: Joys of Armageddon
http://www.houseofyes.org/
An Experimental Hip-Hop Musical...that will End the World. Electro hiphop propels a modern martyr to the end of everything and beyond in wild new musical. Come witness...The end of civilization. Computer genius. The 2012 Holocaust. Mutiny. Abandoned subway tunnels. Misfits. Calamities. New
Orleans. Lethal confrontations & Estranged fathers... the Divine. And more.... Featuring: Mike iLL as Macon Traxx, Rivka as Holy Jones, Mr. Taps as Muerdonk, Michael Cavadias as Widget, Miss Guy as Antoinette LaFíte, Dominic Dela Fave as Pitzy Jonawitz, Jaime Dela Fave as Pulse, Cristina Silver as Dr. Dan Piper, Suzy Arango as Oshun, Jerm Pollet as Pong, Tina Krause as Candace Tractenburg, J McElfresh as Berzerk, Armen Setrakian as Super-Mario, Abbe Rivers as Static and Meredith Borden as Zelda. (House of Yes, 342 Maujer St., BK, 7:30pm, $12)
*MUSIC: THE SWAY MACHINERY's third annual PURIM BASH
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=304325120937
On the heels of The Sway Machinery's performance and recording tour of Mali, Africa, the band brings its infectious and joyful vision of worlds of music colliding back to New York for the city's PREMIERE PURIM CARNIVALE. In keeping with the holiday's roots in the salvation of a nation in peril, we have decided to dedicate this year's Purim party to the victims of the recent catastrophic earthquake in Haiti. We are joined in supporting this important cause by DJARARA, New York's Premiere Haitian Rara Ensemble. [dispatch from the Festival of the Desert] "Koudede was followed by Sway Machinery’s own set. They were strong and energetic. They brought the audience into their groove within seconds. While Lockwood sang in Hebrew, the Muslim crowd respected the music and showed its appreciation by dancing along." --Afropop.org. "Djarara have been bringing the energy of Haitian street music to New York for years"--WNYC. All proceeds to benefit the American Jewish World Service Haiti Re
lief Fund. (Littlefield, 622 Degraw St, Gowanus, BK, 8-11pm, $10 advance or with costume!/ $15 otherwise)
*PARTY: Beleza NYC Carnaval Edition
http://belezanyc.com
On the NORTH side DJ CATO & DJ SABO (Turntable Lab, Sol*Selectas) spinning Samba, Broken Beat, Soulful house, Afro Brazilian, Axe, Salsa and Forro. On the SOUTH side DJ SAM aka RABBI DARKSIDE spinning all the Hip-hop etc. Live percussion by MARACATU NEW YORK. Special Samba dance perfomance. (THE CABANAS at THE MARITIME HOTEL, 88 9 Ave bet 16th & 17th, 9pm-4am, $10, 21+)
PARTY: HAMANbashin': JDub Purim Costume Party
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=284335429661&ref=ts
Purim dance party featuring performances by DJ Ultragrrrl, The Shondes, DJ Matt Elkin (of the So So Glos), Can!!Can and The Gangsta Rabbi. There will also be a reinterpretation of the Megillah by Patrick of Can!!Can and Punk Torah channelling Sid Vicious. (The Suffolk, 107 Suffolk St., bet Suffolk and Rivington, 9pm, $10/adv, $15/door)
PARTY: Purim Live
http://www.chabadofnorthbrooklyn.com
Megillah reading (8:30pm & on the hour), pasta bar, lots of hamentashen and open bar. Live music by BRODY & DIWON. They brought you the Lecha Dodi remix of Akon, then the Shir HaShirim Moroccan beat meditation, now they are onto Israeli party music. They will be performing crazy Middle Eastern Purim Music like you have never heard. (Chabad North Brooklyn, 132 N. Fifth St, W'burg, 8pm, $10/$5 in costume)
PARTY: Heeb Magazine & 3rd Ward Present: The Pour 'em Party!
http://www.heebmagazine.com/store/view/60
http://www.3rdward.com/events
Pour 'em for Purim! Dust off your costumes, shine your dancing shoes and get ready to guzzle. Ever been caught in traffic while the Chassids of South Williamsburg crowd the streets in costume in February? They are celebrating Purim. When the Jews of ancient Persia avoided extinction, God commanded them to celebrate by getting so drunk they couldn't tell their friends from their enemies. Sounds good to us! Jewish or not, put on a costume and join us! Featuring Team Facelift, The Shining Twins, Dirty Fences, Cowboy Mark, DJ Drew Heffron and DJ Kool Jew. (3rd Ward, 195 Morgan Ave., BK, 9pm-4am, $10/adv, $15/door)
*BURLESQUE: Royale with Cheese: A Burlesque Tribute to Pulp Fiction
http://www.casinoofortunecookie.com/Home.html
Casino O'Fortune Cookie Productions, are about to get medieval on your ass! Presenting Royale With Cheese: The Burlesque Tribute to Pulp Fiction. Join Anita Cookie, Clams Casino and Neil O'Fortune in an all-star homage to the cult classic, adding the one missing element: nudity! Pulp Fiction soundtrack, a stellar lineup : Bambi the Mermaid, Delirium Tremens, Nasty Canasta, and Tigger! With your host, the inglorious Bastard Keith! Also featuring classic surf music performed live all night by the one and only Fisherman! With team go-go by the Tearin' Tinas: BB Heart, Sapphire Jones and Sizzle Dizzle! The greatest audience participation contest in history: the Joe's Pub Jack Rabbit Slim's Twist Contest. Prizes provided by Two Boots Pizza and Video! (Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St.,Doors at 11:30 PM, show at midnight, $15)
DJ/DANCING: Lose Your Shit Loft Party
http://www.loseyourshit.com
With DJ Smallchange, Mike Simonetti, Twilite Tone, and Dirty Finger. The dance party that mashes up NYC nightlife. Lose Your Shit (the lovechild of DJ Smallchange and MeanRed Productions) is a loft party series for the music-obsessed. Artists as far-reaching as King Britt, Cosmo Baker, Jonathan Toubin, Fort Knox Five, Rub N Tug, House of House, and Michna have all graced the LYS turntables. The party was created to be 1) a showcase of NYC's finest DJs, featuring a wide range of musical genres in the course of one night; 2) a celebration of alt spaces in the city; 3) an excuse to bring different NYC communities together for some hot and heavy dancefloor interactions. (House of Yes, 342 Maujer St., BK, 11pm, $10 before midnight with RSVP/$15 after)
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SUNDAY
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**FOOD: NYC Food Crawl: Pork Bun Crawl
http://nycfoodcrawl.blogspot.com
In honor of the Chinese New Year this month, NYC Food Crawl will lead a horde of hungry revelers back to Chinatown and dive deep into pork bun territory. Char siu bao, the Cantonese pork bun, is prepared in two distinct ways: steamed with a white and fluffy exterior or baked to a crispy golden brown. Both types typically include sweet-yet-savory barbecued pork in a reddish pink sauce, though other ingredients in the filling vary according to local custom. Originally created as a sacrificial offering "in the shape of a head" during more barbaric times in China's long history, the plumply juicy char siu bao has since become the darling of dim sum and a staple of Chinese bakeries around the world. Pork Bun scorecard, map, and team assignments will be provided at starting location. Go at your own pace and pay as you go. Come hungry, leave happy. (Meet at northeast corner of Columbus Park, Mulberry St at Bayard St, 3pm, FREE)
PARTY: The CrazyKinkyPurim Cabaret and Costume Party
http://www.kinkyjews.com
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/96356
Drinking, dressing up in lavish costumes and partying till you drop are all considered good deeds and must-do's on this most joyous of Jewish Holidays. For this reason, the founders of four new, young and progressive Jewish organizations: Isramerica, Kinky Jews, Artists4Israel and the creators of the off- Broadway hit, 'Sex and the Holy Land' have joined forces to bring you a night of fun and fantasy reminiscent of those good old days at Studio 54. Highlights of the burlesque-style variety show include crazy, kinky acts such as Minnie Tonka(of the Shlep Sisters) and Ginger; both burlesque dancers, hilarious sketches with Jewish role playing, raunchy stand up comedy, fire dancing, human beat-boxing and the 'Yoga Yenata'; an 85 year old contortionist that bends herself into a human pretzel while exclaiming: "Givalt" and "Mazal Tov". 30-minute Megillah + free wine and hors d'oeuvres at 6:15 pm. Showtime 7:30 pm-9:30 pm; costume dance party 10 pm. 2-for-1 drink specials all nigh
t. (The Delancey, 168 Delancey St, 6pm-4am, $15 adv/ $20 door)
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MONDAY
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PARTICIPATORY: The Big Quiz Thing
http://www.bigquizthing.com
With our video round...Three Degrees of Celebrities. And our audio round...I Want Your Sax. Quizmastered by Noah Tarnow; sidekicked by EDP. Music by DJ GB. $250 in cash prizes. (Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St @ Thompson St, 7:30pm, $7)
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WEDNESDAY
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THEATER: Bailout Theater
http://www.bailout-theater.org
http://www.bailouttheater.blogspot.com
An evening of original theater starting with local improv comedy troupe The Humannequins and featuring a reading of the new original work "Mr. Boniface the Wise" by local playwright KT Peterson. There will also be free dinner and desserts provided as always by friendly Village restaurants and potluck enthusiasts. Feel free to bring a small dish or dessert to share but it is not required. (Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Sq. South, 7:30pm, FREE)
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THURSDAY
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LEARNING: Evolver Love Spore
http://www.evolver.net/nyc_love_spore
Get intimate with fellow Evolvers as we explore the pleasures that love - in all its forms - has to offer. We invite you to join us for a night of sexy, thought-provoking discussions and workshops on subjects ranging from tantric healing to secrets for loving yourself to the art of loving many. For this Spore, we’ll go beyond the counterproductive rules, prejudices, and politics that our culture perpetuates around love, sex, and sensuality. To help we've brought in some powerful local experts in this field, including Patricia Johnson from Tantra PM, Kiana Love from Be Wild Woman, The Transformational Warriors, and polyamory psychiatrist Jason Relph. Sneak screening of Maxi Cohen’s “Ladies Room Around the World,” free energy healings by Samantha Ibarguen, and a Polarity Power Circle by Jonathan Talat Phillips. Sensual tunes provided by DJ HoneyPot, and food to get you in the mood crafted by Charlie Gonzalez. If you're ready to see why Evolvers are some of the best lovers
in the city, this is one Spore you won't want to miss! (388 Atlantic Avenue, BK, 7pm, $10)
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ONGOING
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THEATER: Fêtes de la Nuit
http://www.Fetesnyc.com
Charles L. Mee’s enticing Fêtes de la Nuit is a deliciously naughty valentine to Paris that celebrates life, love and all things Parisian. Fêtes is directed by Kim Weild, who incorporates American Sign Language into a production that features three Deaf actors, including Alexandria Wailes, who appeared opposite Meryl Streep in The Public’s production of Mother Courage. (thru 2/27, Ohio Theater, 66 Wooster St., 8pm, $18)
THEATER: You're Welcome
http://www.bricktheater.com/yourewelcome
You're Welcome is a collection of 5 small plays about creation and failure; a unified theatrical myth that tells the story of an invented band of performers and their catastrophic attempts at connection. The plays are also about love, death, desire, tragedy, comedy, drunk driving, sexiness, beauty, loss, the battle between good and evil, a baby born wearing a hat. And theater. They're about theater. Kind of the last word on theater. This is You're Welcome - 5 plays that pretty much nail it. Featuring Hannah Bos, Michael Cyril Creighton and Paul Thureen. Written by Paul Thureen and Hannah Bos. Directed and Developed by Oliver Butler. (thru 2/27, Brick Theater, 575 Metropolitan Avenue, BK, Thurs-Sat 8pm, $18)
ART: New Moon: Interpretations of the Chinese Zodiac
http://www.myplasticheartnyc.com/
Curated by John Wong, this exhibition at My Plastic Heart brings together twenty-six artists from around the world to lend their own styles and sensibilities to the 12 zodiac animals. Included will be works encompassing a wide range of media from paintings and collages to custom figures and digital artwork. This is one of My Plastic Heart’s most anticipated events of the year. (Show thru 3/6, My Plastic Heart, 210 Forsyth St., FREE)
MULTIMEDIA: POP: Crackle & Snap
http://www.leokuelbscollection.com
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=311249038337
Video and Light Installations. Work by: Christine Schulz, Tamas Veszi, Keith Ervin, Chris Jordan. "Pop, Crackle and Snap" is an opportunity to look through the mirror and into our shared pop past, upon which the present teeters, poised for an uncomfortable entry into the crazy and congested future. Note: Due to the complex and fragile nature of this collective installation, there is no Opening Event. But please stop by Friday or Saturday; 6-9 p.m. to see the show and have a glass of wine. (thru 3/7, 50 Bridge St, #516; By Appointment)
THEATER: Venus in Fur
http://classicstage.org/2010_venus.shtml
2-4-1- tix: http://www.nycgo.com/onthehouse
Inspired by the infamous erotic novel of the same name, Venus in Fur takes us behind the scenes of an audition, where a man and a woman blur the lines between fantasy and reality, seduction and power, love and sex. A crackling exploration of sexual control and desire, the play is captive to David Ives's famous combination of classic rigor and contemporary wit. "90 minutes of good kinky fun! A tasty new comedy, directed with laser-sharp precision by Walter Bobbie. Nina Arianda is sensational; comic, sexy, scary at the same time. Wes Bentley's piercing eyes suggest simmering depths. Mr. Ives presents a nifty, skillfully wrought entertainment; an enjoyable game of kitten-with-a-whip and mouse." - The New York Times. [G&S note: we hear this is a great show, and the 2-4-1 offer through end of feb makes it affordable.] (thru 3/7, Classic Stage Company, 136 East 13th St, Tue-Sat 8pm, Sat/Sun 2pm, $60+)
WORD: The Talking Show: The Magical Ridiculous Journey of Alien Comic
http://www.ps122.org/performances/the_talking_show.html
Fairy godfather of downtown performance, Tom Murrin (a/k/a Alien Comic), takes us on a talking tour of his life - and of his travels though avant garde theatre in the 60s, 70s, and early 80s! Murrin has been there from the beginning and lived to tell the tale. (thru 3/7, P.S. 122, 150 1st Avenue, Thurs-Sat 7:30pm, Sun 5:30pm, $20, $15 w/code FF15)
THEATER: The Divine Sister
https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/705475
The Divine Sister is an outrageous comic homage to nearly every Hollywood film involving nuns. Evoking such films as The Song of Bernadette, The Bells of St. Mary's, The Singing Nun and Agnes of God, The Divine Sister tells the story of St. Veronica's indomitable Mother Superior (author Charles Busch) who is determined to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. Along the way, she has to deal with a young postulant who is experiencing "visions," sexual hysteria among her nuns, a sensitive schoolboy in need of mentoring, a mysterious nun visiting from the Mother House in Berlin, and a former suitor intent on luring her away from her vows. This madcap trip through Hollywood religiosity evokes the wildly comic but affectionately observed theatrical style of the creator of Die, Mommie, Die! and Psycho Beach Party. (thru 3/7, Cino Theater, 55 First Avenue between 9th and 10th Streets, Thurs–Sat 8pm, Sat–Sun 3pm, $25)
PERFORMANCE: Outré Island
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=294727181941&index=1
Join the citizens of Outré Island as they desperately look to join the outside world by any means necessary. This includes bending their bodies in an unusual manner. Learn about their rich heritage and majestic culture! Discover an endless supply of blue goo! Raja Azar from Jollyship the Whizbang conjures sounds from an electronic device! Directed by Sam Gold (Circle Mirror Transformation). (thru 3/11, Ars Nova, 511 W. 54th St., Thur 8pm, $15)
THEATER: Craven Monkey and the Mountain of Fury
http://www.bricktheater.com/
A Darwinian martial-arts fairy tale in which monkeys and monsters beat the crap out of each other, written and directed by Jeff Lewonczyk, created by the Company, fight directed by Qui Nguyen and Adam Swiderski, conceived by Hope Cartelli and Jeff Lewonczyk. Combining elements of comparative mythology, silent comedy, capoeira, video game violence and modern dance, Craven Monkey and the Mountain of Fury features a troupe of actor/dancers performing in the unique wordless style of Piper McKenzie’s "Bizarre Science Fantasy" series, which yielded Macbeth Without Words, Sexadelic Cemetery and a number of other singular theatrical experiences. The result is a savage, sexy, slapstick spectacular that pumps new theatrical life into the notion of “survival of the fittest.” (thru 3/13, The Brick Theater, 575 Metropolitan Avenue bet Union and Lorimer Street, BK, 8pm, 10:30pm, $12)
THEATER: Radiohole's "Whatever, Heaven Allows"
Effervescent, anarchic work... makes familiar text creepily bizarre." -- Time Out. Radiohole's latest synthesis of cultural flotsam is sure to be bawdy, silly, possibly transcendent, and a touch disturbed. Known for its radical and reckless theatricality, avant-garde New York troupe Radiohole's newest work is a star-spangled American meta-melodrama inspired by film director Douglas Sirk's 1950s potboilers and Milton's epic Paradise Lost. Our heroine is an all- American "Eve" who must save her home from an evil-doer while struggling to find fulfillment in a lasting relationship with a supposedly good man who looks like god. Radiohole's newest synthesis of cultural flotsam is sure to be bawdy, silly, possibly transcendent, and a touch disturbed. [G&S note: 2-for-1 adv tix w/code HOLE241--don't know for which shows] (thru 3/13, Thu-Sat 8pm, Sun 6pm, late shows Sat 10pm, Performance Space 122, 1st Ave at 9th St, $20/$15 Student or Senior/$11 with the PS122 Passport)
ART: "Leonardo da Vinci's Workshop"
http://www.discoverytsx.com
The original Renaissance man gets some props from the Discovery Times Square Exposition museum. Opens with a re-creation of the mad-brilliant scientist's studio. Twenty of Leonardo's works have been reconstructed, including a life-size, walking 3-D model of a mechanical lion and a robot knight. It's a good thing Leonardo isn't alive today, or we'd all be living under his cyborg army's jackboot. (thru 3/14, former New York Times building, 226 W. 44th St. bet 7th and 8th Aves, 10am-10pm, $17.50-$19.50)
ART: Housebroken: Flux Factory Exhibit
http://www.fluxfactory.org
Housebroken, Flux's inaugural show curated by Jean Barberis and Georgia Muenster, will be a gala celebration of Flux Factory’s newest home. Dozens of artists will exhibit works throughout the building, with over 100 installations and performances. (thru 3/21, Flux Factory, 39-31 29th St., LIC, Saturday and Sunday 12-6pm)
PUPPETS: Emperor and Queen
http://www.puppetworks.org
Puppetworks presents its winter presentations of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” and “The Snow Queen,” two classic fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. Adapted for the marionette stage by Puppetworks’ Artistic Director Nicolas Coppola, “The Emperor’s New Clothes” tells the tale of a vain emperor who buys a set of ‘invisible’ clothes, only to march down the street in his underwear. The play is accompanied by the music of Dmitri Shostakovich. “The Snow Queen” tells the story of a mysterious lady who throws ice into the heart of a boy so that he becomes cold and mean. The story is accompanied by Norwegian folk tunes and other music from Norwegian composer Edvard Greig. (thru 3/28, Puppetworks, 338 6th Ave. at 4th St., Park Slope, BK, 12:30 and 2:30, $8)
THEATER: Glee Club
http://www.bluecoyote.org/
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=296403078348
Blue Coyote Theater Group is proud to present GLEE CLUB, written by Matthew Freeman and directed by Kyle Ancowitz. A sold-out hit at last summer's Antidepressant Festival at The Brick, Blue Coyote remounts this hilarious play about eight misfit members of Romeo, Vermont's cut-throat Glee Club. They are on the verge of meltdown after their soloist makes the disastrous decision to save his own life. Will they be ready in time for the big recital? And isn't music the most important thing? GLEE CLUB is a comedy about singing. Singing makes people happy. In classic Matthew Freeman style, underlying the spot-on comedy is a darker thread that explores the destructive decisions that accompany blind ambition. Called "the feel good tragedy of the year" by playwright James Comtois during its short run at the Antidepressant Festival last summer, GLEE CLUB features the infectious song "The World Will Make You Smile" (music and lyrics by Stephen Speights) that had audience members humming
and howling. (thru 4/3, Access Theater, 380 Broadway at White St., 8pm, $15/previews, $25)
ART: Slash: Paper Under the Knife
http://collections.madmuseum.org/html/exhibitions/485.html
The exhibition takes the pulse of the international art world's renewed interest in paper as a creative medium and source of artistic inspiration, examining the remarkably diverse use of paper in a range of art forms. Slash is the third exhibition in MAD's Materials and Process series, which examines the renaissance of traditional handcraft materials and techniques in contemporary art and design. The exhibition surveys unusual paper treatments, including works that are burned, torn, cut by lasers, and shredded. A section of the exhibition will focus on artists who modify books to transform them into sculpture, while another will highlight the use of cut paper for film and video animations. (thru 4/4, Museum of Art and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, $15/Thur 6-9pm by donation)
ART: American Beauty: Aesthetics and Innovation in Fashion
http://www.fitnyc.edu/336.asp
The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) presents American Beauty: Aesthetics and Innovation in Fashion, the first exhibition to explore how the "philosophy of beauty" is allied to the craft of dressmaking. Each of the 75 looks on display was chosen to exemplify the relationship between technical ingenuity and artistic excellence. Curator Patricia Mears has focused on approximately 25 American fashion designers, ranging from the obscure, such as Jessie Franklin Turner, whose work dates from the late 1910s, to rising stars of the present day, such as the Mulleavy sisters of Rodarte. Other designers featured include Adrian, Bonnie Cashin, Maria Cornejo, James Galanos, Halston, Elizabeth Hawes, Charles James, Charles Kleibacker, Claire McCardell, Norman Norell, Rick Owens, Ralph Rucci, Isabel Toledo, Pauline Trigère, Valentina, Yeohlee, and Jean Yu. (thru 4/10, Museum at FIT, Seventh Avenue at 27 Street, FREE)
ART: Tim Burton Retrospective
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/313
This major career retrospective on Tim Burton (American, b. 1958), consisting of a gallery exhibition and a film series, considers Burton's career as a director, producer, writer, and concept artist for live-action and animated films, along with his work as a fiction writer, photographer and illustrator. Following the current of his visual imagination from early childhood drawings through his mature work, the exhibition presents artwork generated during the conception and production of his films, and highlights a number of unrealized projects and never-before-seen pieces, as well as student art, his earliest non-professional films, and examples of his work as a storyteller and graphic artist for non-film projects. The opposing themes of adolescence and adulthood, and the elements of sentiment, cynicism, and humor inform his work in a variety of mediums—drawings, paintings, storyboards, digital and moving-image formats, puppets and maquettes, props, costumes, ephemera, sketchb
ooks, and cartoons. Taking inspiration from sources in pop culture, Burton has reinvented Hollywood genre filmmaking as a spiritual experience, influencing a generation of young artists working in film, video, and graphics. (Thru 4/26, MoMA, 11 W. 53rd St nr. Sixth Ave, $20 sugg/$12 students, Fri evenings 4-8PM FREE)
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