Hello lovelies,
Wow, did JANK! rock last week...so much so that we're going to do it AGAIN next Friday, at our blowout Sanctuary house party. Sxip Shirey, the originator of the sound, is about to take off on tour until summer, so this is your one and only JANK! opportunity until at least then. Want to get a taste of that mad JANK sound? We got some tasty video tidbits of Moldover & Sxip from the party: http://www.youtube.com/user/geminiandscorpio (and we're still collecting any G&S videos on YouTube -- send us links!). Details on 3/19 JaNk ReDuX party below.
Also below, full details on the launch of Bruncha Libre, our monthly brunch series co-produced with Wasabassco Burlesque alternating live vintage jazz & burlesque (first one 3/21, others to follow every 3rd Sunday of the month). And announcing our last Russian Baths / live gypsy music party for the season: Saturday, April 3. We'll put tix on sale by next week.
Cheers,
Gemini & Scorpio
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OUR NEXT EVENT, 3/19
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Gemini & Scorpio and Sxip Shirey
present
JaNk ReDuX
Friday, March 19, 10pm-late, sliding scale $10-15
Brooklyn Urban Sanctuary - RSVP for location
http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=389952697867
[We loved Jank so much when we did it last week...we're doing it again, mere days before Sxip leaves on tour -- it's the last chance for Jank until summer.]
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), handmade contraption orchestra Electric Junkyard Gamelan, eclectic beats by hand-picked DJs till morning. Janky visuals by Sebastian Patane Masuelli. Live custom silkscreen prints by Bushwick Print Lab - bring a blank piece of clothing to print.
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OUR NEXT EVENT, 3/21
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Gemini & Scorpio and Wasabassco Burlesque
present
Bruncha Libre (vintage jazz edition)
Sunday, March 21, 1-5pm, $20
Brooklyn Urban Sanctuary - Reserve on site for location
http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=386230331843
Brunch freedom is here! Freedom from long lines, harried waiters, and the feeling that they really wish you'd hurry up already. How about homemade food in a sprawling private loft instead, served up with hot entertainment and chilled cocktails? Enjoy a leisurely meal, relax on a couch or get up and dance on our sprung wood dance floor. For the inaugural event, The Moonlighters will wake you up with an eclectic soundtrack of ragtime, swing, Hawaiian, bluegrass, Latin, and jazz.
Reserve online to get the loft location. Event repeats every 3rd Sunday of the month, alternating live vintage jazz & burlesque entertainment. Cover charge includes event admission & food; please tip the entertainers generously.
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JUST ANNOUNCED, 4/3
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Last Russian Baths / live gypsy music party of the season
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ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES
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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: FRIGID Hangover
http://www.frigidnewyork.info
Now that FRIGID new york is over it is time for the Hangover, this year Horse Trade has asked 10 shows to hang back and do just one more performance. We’re bringing back the best and the brightest shows from this year’s festival for one night only performances. Here’s your second chance to catch Kill the Band, The Bike Trip, Four Quarters, Ramblings of a Gentleman Scumbag, No Traveler, Vodka Shoes, Legs and All, Medea, Bonne Nuit Poo Poo, and IT OR HER. (Friday and Saturday, The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street between 2nd Ave and Bowery, various times, $10-16)
THEATER: CALIGULA MAXIMUS
http://www.lamama.org/index.html
LaMaMa e.t.c. presents Alfred Preisser and Randy Weiner's CALIGULA MAXIMUS, a project with Hammerstein & Weiner, LLC, Christopher McElroen, Alfred Preisser and Kingsize, USA. Caligula Maximus, which blends circus, music, dance and theater, takes place on the last night of the notorious dictator's life, in his palace where he is stage managing, directing and starring in one of his famous "entertainments" which test the limits of human intellect and appetite. Audiences should expect the unexpected! Not suitable for children! CALIGULA MAXIMUS takes place on the last night of the notorious dictator's life, in his palace where he is stage managing, directing, and starring in one of his famous "entertainments" which test the limits of human intellect and appetite. Caligula, sensing the encroachment of monotheistic religions (Christianity and Judaism) holds a phantasmagoric revival meeting in which he attempts to save the world by ushering in a new religion with himself as its princ
iple prophet and god. Caligula's "senate" is an outrageous collection of circus performers, wrestlers, animals, show girls and freaks who enact his spectacles and indulge his whims and fantasies. As the revival meeting reaches fever pitch, his troupe grows weary of being used as toys, gains a sense of their own power and, bedecked in the war paint and leather costumes of barbarian invaders, descend upon him and murder him in mob frenzy. Expect circus, music, dance, rhetoric, and the unexpected. (thru 4/11, The Annex/Ellen Stewart Theater, 74A East 4th Street, bet 2nd and Bowery, Thurs and Fri 8pm, Sat 8pm and 10pm, $30)
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FRIDAY
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PARTICIPATORY: Panorama Challenge
http://www.queensmuseum.org/2010/03/12
The Panorama Challenge is back! Come to the Queens Museum of Art to participate in the world’s only geographical trivia-based game night involving the world’s largest panorama - The Panorama of the City of New York! Participants will compete in teams of 10 or less to test their knowledge of New York City geography. Team members will be asked questions ranging from easy to tricky as game controllers assist by highlighting landmarks, bridges, neighborhoods and other sites with laser pointers. Admission is free and there will be Brooklyn Brewery beers sold and snacks served. The cash bar will benefit The City Reliquary, a museum in Williamsburg, Brooklyn dedicated to collecting NYC ephemera. There will be a free shuttle travelling between the museum and the Mets-Willets Point 7 stop. The Levys’ Unique New York! NY’s First Family of Tour Guides is hosting, and will provide audio clues to assist the teams. The winning team will have their name inscribed on a trophy, which will be
kept at the Queens Museum for future Challenges. (Queens Museum of Art, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, 7pm, FREE?)
PERFORMANCE: The Great And Secret Show
www.wnyc.org/thegreenspace
Launched in 1896 at the dawn of radio and still transmitted via Tesla Oscillator today, THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW was designed exclusively for Masons of the 3rd Order and higher. Long assumed to be the stuff of conspiracy theories, THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW is in fact the world’s longest continuously broadcasting radio programme. Though only heard by a small number of individuals throughout history, those Secret Masters have been the movers and shakers who have shaped the world as it is today. THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW features a blend of Mr. Daisey’s masterful and poignant storytelling with news and interviews with the newsmaking people of our day: bold adventurers, scientists (mad and otherwise), wayward princesses, dashing rogues, and other colorful figures of Our Society. The show covers the latest discoveries in cryptozoology, telluric currents, and advances in both steam and electrical technologies, presenting them in a manner both accessible and informative. Expect tre
nchant analysis, penetrating wit, and social critique both acid-tongued and whip-smart. Now, at long last, the programme beloved by the Secret Masters will be shared with the world. For the first time ever in its 114-year history, THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW will be made available to the masses when Mr. Daisey brings the show to a live studio audience at WNYC’s The Greene Space. (The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space 44 Charlton Street @ Varick Street, 7pm, $25)
LECTURE: Nerd Nite
http://galapagosartspace.com/
It's Like the Discovery Channel with Beer. First, Kate Jones talks about Pi. It's not just a non-terminating irrational number; it¹s a way of life. Second, Paco from Math For American discusses, Mathematicians: Behind the Music. Go behind the scenes of the mathematician subculture. Finally, Ames Grawert makes The Legal Case for Gay Marriage. Grawert, a self-described "big city lawyer" (admission pending...) will make the argument, sure to be controversial in Brooklyn, that an honest reading of the Equal Protection Clause, history, and existing precedent would require state and federal authorities to recognize same-sex marriage rights. (Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main St., DUMBO, BK, 6pm, $10)
OPENING: Self: Expressed
http://www.artistswanted.org/promo/invite.html
For the first months at the start of this decade, Artists Wanted mounted an international search for the worlds most compelling Self Portraits. What was discovered is phenomenal. Artists from over 70 countries submitted work ranging from painting, to sculpture to performance to photographs. The range and depth of work was phenomenal and we are pleased to present the best of that process. Featuring the art of Cheng-Chang Wu of Nan-Tou, Taiwan. Wu is an up-and-coming photographer working in Taiwan. His images are almost anti-self-portraits, relating his story more through context than through his own physical identity. His work is not digitally altered in any way; he uses light and exposure to acquire his unique images. Music by DJ Kimyon & Naja Rosa + Ice Sculpture by Joshua Kalin and a special presentation of fashion by KRELwear. Complimentary wine generously provided by Bear Flag Wine. Locally brewed beer generously provided by Brooklyn Brewery. And special complimentary
Bourbon Bada Bing cocktails made by mixoligist Kevin Denton with Makers Mark, Honey Lemon, Spiced Cherry Ice, Aromatics. (Open House Gallery, 201 Mulberry St., 7pm-10pm, FREE)
PARTY: The Fader Presents One Step Beyond
http://www.amnh.org/rose/specials/index.php
Launch your weekend with drinks and dancing at the most explosive party this side of the Milky Way. See and be seen under the stars as live bands, DJs, and VJs present the hottest music and project dynamic visuals at the Rose Center for Earth and Space. Cocktails keep the party going. The Very Best with Theophilus London, Ninjasonik, Activaire DJs. Etienne Tron and Johan Karlberg teamed up with Malawian songsmith Esau Mwamwaya to form a trio collectively known as The Very Best after meeting in a secondhand furniture store in Hackney, London. The Very Best released their debut mix tape in 2008 featuring Esau's unique collaborations with M.I.A., Santogold, Hans Zimmers, and Michael Jackson. These collaborations showcase Esau's beautiful African harmonies sung in his native language of Chichewa. The unique collaborations also feature upcoming talent including Architecture in Helsinki, the Ruby Suns, DJ Mujava, DJ Cleo, Akon, and Vampire Weekend. Brooklynite Theophilus London is
a rapper, songwriter, and producer. His first mix tape JAM! debuted in 2008, followed by This Charming Mixtape in collaboration with Machine Drum, a confluence of The Smiths (This Charming Man) and Elvis Costello. London is currently at work on his debut album. (Museum of Natural History, Rose Center for Earth and Space, use main entrance on Central Park West at 79th St., 9pm-1am, $20/adv, $25/door)
PARTY: Fuck Work and School...Lets Dance!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10150124328715652
Friday Night "Fuck Work" Last Minute Dance Party Fundraiser with DJ Dirty Finger, (Black Label, Dance!Attack!Dance!); Anton Glamb, (radical outing); Wckids, (Mota NY/Party Expo); and Danzie, (Ruff Club, zdanz.com). Surprise Performers to be announced! Footage of people rioting cause they hate work will be shown on a projector throughout the night. BYOB! (The House of Yes, 342 Maujer St., BK, 10pm-4am, $10)
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SATURDAY
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MUSIC: African Disco
http://spsounds.com/
African Disco Frank Gossner is probably the biggest collector of West African vinyl in the world. He even spent three years based in Conakry, Guinea building relationships and shuttling through surrounding countries to find forgotten wax. Now he's returned to New York, where he throws the occasional party and puts together great compilations of his findings. Tonight is a combination of those two things, with a party celebrating the release of his newest comp, Lagos Disco Inferno. (Southpaw, 125 5th Ave, BK, 6:30pm, $12)
DJ/DANCING: Soul Clap and Dance-Off Third Anniversary Extravaganza
With DJs Jonathan Toubin and special guest Ian Svenonius and a cast of 1000s. In the last three years, the underdog party, which features an all night get-down to Mr. Jonathan Toubin’s exquisitely exciting soul 45s and a dance contest in the middle, has evolved from intimate neighborhood get-together to one of NYC's biggest sold-out monthly institutions to global phenomenon. To commemorate hitting the three year mark, the Soul Clap will feature an early record fair with sellers from the DJ and record vendor community, guest MC/DJ Ian Svenonius, and two Dance-Offs - a regular $100 contest at 11p open to everyone and, at 1a, a $200 championship featuring winners of three years worth of contests leading up to tonight's. As always, Laura Leigh is the MC and a cast of neighborhood personalities will judge the contests while Mr Toubin shakes you all night long. (The Glasslands, 289 Kent, W'burg, BK, 9pm-4am, $5)
BURLESQUE: Vaudeville Nouveau
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=348453248122
http://www.vaudevillenouveau.com/calendar.html
It’s March! The month of green beer, women’s history and the coming of spring…what’s not to love! We here at Vaudeville Nouveau have decided that the only way we can celebrate is by springing into action with an (almost) all female cast of fantastic acts. This month’s show is jam packed with fantastic acts – we have magic, we have music, we even have an unpredictable clown divorcée, but most importantly – we have burlesque! As with every show, we will be offering up our very special “Date Night” and “Brown Bag” raffle - with some pretty epic prizes – as well as the “Booze & Pie” after-party where you can meet and mingle with the cast. See ya at the show! Featuring Mary Cyn, Flying Fox, Princess Sunshine and a very special surprise guest. Hosted by Richard Kent Green and Nelson Lugo. Dress code: campy, vampy or hot-n-trampy, gets you a second drink ticket. (WorkShop Theater, 312 W. 36th St., 4th Fl, 10pm, $15)
DJ/DANCING: ¡zzZion!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=353049993076
Number 3: Leprechaun in the Hood. Stooopid assortment of selectahs ready to real rock yo' ass outta Babylon. Queen Majesty earns her name without question, always busy spinning only the finest dancehall and roots selections around town, 100 proof no doubt. Geo aka Leche has been on the NYC for over a decade, his salsa parties back in the day were always bumping, expect that and quality house sounds from this total pro. Duane is one of my oldest friends in NYC, has been killing it forevers, Other Music guru, and more recently collabing with Prof Genius to do the Bim Marx edits which are making noise all over the world. Plus Small Change throwing down a few. Heavyweight selections all around, turntable royalty no doubt. Plus aerial performances by the very talented Stephanie Hope (her performance at Red was the shit) and visuals by Visual Hornhonking and Lady Firefly. A recipe for some proper dementia. DJs: Queen Majesty, Geo aka Leche Duane, and Small Change. Aerial performanc
es by Stephanie Hope (Lady Circus). Visuals by Lady Firefly and Visual Hornhonking. (Brooklyn Urban Sanctuary, RSVP for location, BK, 10pm-late, $10 before midnight, or with a lot of green or costume or hula hoop, $15 otherwise)
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SUNDAY
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The Muppet Movie Sing-a-long
http://bk.knittingfactory.com/
Sing along with and celebrate this classic musical with other Muppet fanatics; words to all of the classic Muppet Movie songs will be subtitled on the screen with the movie so that the whole audience can join in! From Kermit the Frog’s humble origins in a swamp, to the entire gang being hired by studio head Orson Welles, The Muppet Movie is an absolute delight. As Kermit makes his way to fabled Hollywood, he assembles his team of like-minded individuals, including Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo the Great, and others. With Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, Richard Pryor, James Coburn, Dom Deluise and Carol Kan (Tim Burton and John Landis were both puppeteers!) "Rainbow Connection" alone makes The Muppet Movie one of the best musical films of all time. But really, all the songs Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher wrote for this film are brilliant. And as the AV Club writes, "[the song] "I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along" even makes misogyny adorable." (Knitting Factory, 361 Metropoli
tan Ave, W'burg, BK, 2pm, $7)
PARTY: Death by Aquavit! A Scandinavian SxSW Send-Off
http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/
Ikea isn't the only thing Scandinavian in Brooklyn these days. Littlefield is proud to present the first annual “Death by Aquavit!” A Scandinavian SxSW Send-off with everything a good SouthbySouthwest day party should have -- Scandi-grub, drink specials including aquavit, their national liquor, and of course the very best of contemporary Scandinavian beat music. (Littlefield 622 Degraw St, Gowanus, BK, 1pm-late, $5)
MUSIC: Sunday Globestomp with Sxip Shirey and Copal
http://www.sxipshirey.com
http://www.copalmusic.com
http://vade.info/
A very intimate evening in a beautiful artsy midtown loft with a brooklyn vibe. be entertained by sxip shirey's unimaginable sounds and novelty experiments, copal's seamless blend of cinematic-rich haunting dance-inspiring music, and vade's abstract textural visuals. Sxip Shirey is a real life circus composer and maestro of Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, The Daredevil Opera Company & gypsy punk ensemble Luminescent Orchestrii. Sxip makes ecstatic melody, unimaginable sounds, and deep sexy beats created on Industrial Flutes, Bullhorn Harmonica, Regurgitated Music Box, Triple Extended Pennywhistles, Miniature Hand Bell Choir, Obnoxiophone, Glass Bowls With Red Marbles and a clutch of curious objects. A confusion of novelty, experimental and electronics, wild and entertaining. Copal blends the haunting sounds of violin and cello with world rhythms, electronic soundscapes, and original melodies rooted in global traditions. NYC-based band Copal creates soundscapes, weaving string melo
dies inspired by Middle Eastern rhythms, dark Nordic melodies, Hungarian riffs, Spanish-flavored cadences and harmonies to paint pictures and landscapes. Visuals by Vade. You must RSVP to hannah@copalmusic.com to attend. (325 W 37th Street #10, bet 8th and 9th, 6pm, $10 sugg donation)
CIRCUS: 15th Annual NYC WInter Cabaret with the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus
http://dixonplace.org/index2.html
http://www.bindlestiff.org/
Since 1995 the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus has traveled the world, bringing its unique hybrid of Vaudeville, Circus, Wild West Shows, Burlesque, and Sideshow to theaters, clubs, colleges, and festivals. The company has produced innumerable cabaret shows, custom performances for special audiences, all-ages and family productions, and sophisticated adult shows. The Winter Cabaret will feature different fabulous guest acts from the world's best in Circus, Variety, Burlesque, Sideshow, Physical Comedy, Aerial, Juggling and More! (Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie St, bet Rivington and Delancey, 7:30pm, $20)
PARTY: Dances of Vice presents The Shanghai Foxtrot Band
http://www.dancesofvice.com/
Drink, dine and dance to live hot jazz among beautiful Oriental antiques, red lanterns and lush velvet seating at stunning LES gem China 1 Antique in a new series of monthly dinner and cocktail parties. Shien Lee and Grandpa Musselman & His Syncopators join forces to form the Shanghai Foxtrot Band, featuring two live sets of Shanghai jazz of the 1920-40s, mixed with popular Western dance music of the Jazz Age inspired by the Orient. During the 1920-30s, western jazz was extremely popular in Shanghai, and many of the decadent ballrooms and nightclubs of the city featured top British and American bands of the era. Nightclubs were frequented by wealthy expatriates and young, newly rich Chinese. Shanghai was revered as both the "Paris of the East" as well as the "Whore of Asia" for its decadent and cosmopolitan qualities. (China 1 Antique Restaurant & Lounge, 50 Ave. B, 8pm-11pm, $5)
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TUESDAY
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PARTY: Slavic Soul Party
http://www.barbesbrooklyn.com
Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City; their half-decade bacchanal is a destination for locals as well as brass and Balkan fans from around the globe. SSP!'s last four cds (Taketron, Teknochek Collision, Remixed, and Bigger) are all available from Barbès Records. John Carlson & Kenny Warren (trumpet), Peter Hess (sax/clarinet), Tim Vaughn & Miss Terry Mann (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran and Chris Stromquist (snare/bubanj/darabouka). [G&S note: yes, we know, it's EVERY tuesday. But it's worth a reminder sometimes.] (Barbes, 376 9th St. corner of 6th Ave.), BK, 9pm, $10)
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THURSDAY
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BURLESQUE: Dolly Would
http://www.joespub.com/
A Booblesque Tribute to Dolly Parton! Come and honor America’s songwriting treasure, singer, actress and style icon at the triumphant return of this special evening hosted by The World Famous BOB. Also featuring Miss Saturn, Julie Atlas Muz, Darlinda Just Darlinda & Clams Casino, live music provided by Viva and her surgically-perfected trio, special surprise guests including Lady Rizo and personal and true testimonials! To testify how Dolly changed your life, send your story to dollysavedme@gmail.com (Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St., 9:30pm, $12/adv, $15/door)
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ONGOING
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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: Not Spring Not Winter
http://www.319scholes.org
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=381715710960
An exhibit of emerging artists from the Interactive Telecommunication Program (ITP). Not Spring Not Winter, born out of the need for a curated show of ITP student work, will include but is not limited to New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) performances, interactive installations, and physical computing projects. The show is curated by Igal Nassima and Nahana Schelling. ITP is a community of technologists, theorists, engineers, designers and artists uniquely dedicated to pushing the boundaries of interactivity through experimentation. Not Spring Not Winter will portray a selection of student body work highlighting the convergence of new media technologies through audio video installations, performances, and other interactive works. Of particular interest will be the eploration of the relationship between technology and human behavior as well as reflections on the new boundaries of interactivity. (thru 3/14, 319 Scholes Street, Bushwick, BK, FREE)
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)
THEATER: Revolution!?
http://www.czechmarionettes.org/
Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre will probe revolution with stilts and strings in "Revolution!?," a theater spectacle that examines revolutions throughout the history of mankind as a backdrop for the extraordinary peaceful 1989 Velvet Revolution in former Czechoslovakia. "Revolution!?," the brainchild of Pavel Dobrusky and Vit Horejs, has been brewing over the last 18 months, including script development and a rehearsal period in Brno, Czech Republic last August. The piece will be performed in the tradition of Central European medieval street and traveling circus shows, using puppetry, object theater and circus arts. Czech and Czech-American theater artists will collaborate to offer their particular perspectives on the Velvet Revolution of 1989 and an overview of the very notion of revolution. Characters, live and puppets, will include Prometheus, Jesus, Jan Hus, Jean Paul Marat and the "Cleaning Lady" who repeatedly mops up bodies and rubble. Dobrusky and Horejs w
ill draw script materials from the Titanomachy (when the Olympian gods overthrew the Titans), the Agrarian Revolution (when organized agriculture started and animals were domesticated), the Spartacus Rebellion, the rise of Christianity, the 15th century Hussite movement of peasants in Czech lands, the American, French, Industrial and Russian Revolutions; the Counterculture, the Computer Revolution and the Czech Velvet Revolution. Directed by Pavel Dobrusky (Agentural Dell'Arte/Prague) and Vit Horejs (The Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre/NYC). (thru 3/21, Community Space Theater, 239 East 5th Street, Suite 1-D, Thurs-Sun 8pm, Sun 3pm, $10)
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)
INSTALLATION/PERFORMANCE: Flight 18
http://www.flight18.net
Taking place within a 6,000 square foot former retail store, FLIGHT 18 is an interactive performance that invites its passengers on board a spaceship voyaging toward the outer limits of space. FLIGHT 18 is an environmental entertainment experience offering a public forum where performers and audience can interact and freely express themselves. Discreet BYOB, also bring an open mind and come prepared to dance a bunch. (Thur-Sun thru 3/28, 210 Front St at Beekman, time varies, $18)
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)
INSTALLATION: SUPERCONDUCTOR
http://www.honey-space.com/
An installation by Daphane Park. Informed by various alternative Western healing technologies and shamanistic rituals, SUPERCONDUCTOR is composed of a set of "objects of performance", an original soundtrack, and a daily, 3-hour performance by the artist. Each of these elements is conceived as an instrument or practice with the potential for therapeutic renewal, and the installation as a whole is undertaken as a benediction for the destructive force inherent in the creative process, and life in general. As a healing site, SUPERCONDUCTOR is open for anyone to directly participate and engage. A soundtrack composed by David Marshall, Rachael Bell, and Derrick Barnicoat provides the sonic landscape of SUPERCONDUCTOR. Created for the installation, the composition is influenced by the discovery of low-frequency sound emanating from black holes at the pitch of B-flat. Current scientific theory holds that this sound plays an important organizing role in the formation of galaxies, a
nd thereby, the astrophysical evolution of the universe, and life itself. (thru 4/10, Honey Space, 143 11th Ave bet 21st and 22nd, Tues-Sat 11am-6pm, performance 3-6pm daily)
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)
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