Sven Ratzke, a German/Dutch international cabaret entertainer, brings his production Starman to New York City at Joe’s Pub. A solo performer, Ratzke develops new shows every two years and also stars in other productions. Throughout Europe, he’s starr …Read more
With a plain white stage, a simple drum set, and three bodies dressed in black, BOOMERANG Dance and Performance Project’s Repercussion calls the audience to rethink the sounds, shapes, and interactions within dance. The bare aesthetic of the show, pe …Read more
What is the real essence of Sophocles’ Theban plays and why do we still perform it today? Asa Horvitz’s Theban Plays, neither a retelling nor an adaptation of the original trilogy, nevertheless extracts from each story its core philosophical question …Read more
Airplane tickets. Time. Destination. Seat number. The experience of immersion in Untameable begins from the moment the audience waits in the lobby for the show. On the back of each ticket is the list of the cast and crew; it’s a fun update to traditi …Read more
R/evolution, a new musical directed by Richard St George now playing at the Robert Moss Theater, is set 150 years in the future, when corporations rule instead of governments, and human emotions are regulated through “Psychothrobics”, a “hormonal con …Read more
Do you know how the sun goddess Amaterasu emerged from her cave, bringing light back to the world after hiding herself away? How Japanese traditional dancers learn both the masculine and feminine aspects of dance? Or the role of dance during historic …Read more
The drums. The songs. The dance. And the people. The spirit of South Africa manifested through Africa Umoja: 20 Years Freedom and Democracy, a musical celebration of South African song and dance. The audience’s journey centered around the narrative o …Read more
Voices of the Tarantate is an original piece written and directed by Alessandra Belloni. This dance-opera tells the story of Belloni’s internal healing, and how she then shared that with others through the “tarantalla,” the spider dance. In honor of …Read more
Ever think that sharing stories with a crowd would have a sense of theatricality to it? Two Women Talking, directed by Dan Milne, takes on this challenge with performances at the A.R.T./New York South Oxford Space. The concept evokes curiosity before …Read more