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P.S. 122's Annual Spring Benefit is Wednesday, May 27 - Object Collection - Problem Radical(s) Apr 24 - May 10
- Jennifer Miller - Cracked Ice, or The Jewels of the Forbidden Skates
Apr 25 - May 10 - Yanira Castro + Company - Dark Horse/Black Forest at The Gershwin Hotel
A special dance installation presented by P.S. 122 and Neke Carson
June 5 - 28
- "A thrashing, bashing rendition of the “Beowulf” story" - Neil Genzlinger, the New York Times
- Beowulf is "IRRESISTIBLE" - David Cote, Time Out New York
- Beowulf is "a slyly humorous rock opera" - Andy Horwitz, Culturebot
- Problem Radical(s) previewed in Working Class Magazine by Megan Cahn
- Listen to Object Collection perform excerpts of Problem Radical(s) on WFMU this Sunday, April 12 from 9 - 10am
Special Events and Offers:
- What's in your Crumpler? Crumpler 6-Pack Special on sale NOW
- The MacDowell Colony is seeking interdisciplinary, theatre, dance, and music artists!
- LIU's New Media Art and Performance MFA
Shotgun Players present
Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage
A Banana Bag & Bodice SongPlay
"Has the makings of a cult fave" - Variety
N.Y. PREMIERE
Flawed heroes, sympathetic monsters and haughty professors collide as this hefty poem is rescued from the grasp of 1,000 years of highbrow analysis and transformed into a defiantly raucous musical. Presented by San Francisco's infamous Shotgun Players and New York's infectious Banana Bag & Bodice, this new SongPlay is an irreverent dissertation on art versus criticism in blood soaked Scandinavia!
Written by Jason Craig, music by Dave Malloy, directed by Rod Hipskind
Presented in association with Performance Space 122
Check out the Beowulf trailer HERE For more information visit beowulfnyc.com
March 31st - April 18th
Wed - Sat at 8PM, Sun at 5PM
Running Time is 2 Hours with Intermission
Special offer for friends of P.S. 122
Use code PS122 online and enjoy $10 tickets*
Tickets $20 (Wed - Fri and Sun), $25 (Sat)
and can be purchased online at beowulfnyc.com
or by calling OvationTix at 866-811-4111
All performances at The Abrons Arts Center
Located at 466 Grand Street @ Pitt
*Based on a limited supply, may be discontinued at any time - Book now and save!
Object Collection
Problem Radical(s)
"Experimental theatricalist opera just the way such things should be and rarely are." - Richard Foreman
WORLD PREMIERE
An experimental opera, Problem Radical(s) mixes everyday radical acts, a sprawling sculpture, massive inflating tarps, industrious performers, and hardcore noise. Performers navigate an ever-expanding, unstable installation. Musicians and singers reassemble the modular electronic and instrumental score, evoking American radical thinkers, civic activists, and maneuverable personal blimps.
Problem Radical(s) is a project headed by New York-based performance group Object Collection: Kara Feely (writer-director) and Travis Just (composer), in collaboration with visual artist Hannah Dougherty (installation), Berlin-based artist Daniel Koetter (video), and New York-based designers Peter Ksander (costume) and Miranda Hardy (lighting).
Check out the Problem Radical(s) video trailer HERE
Fri, April 24 - Sun, May 10
Wed - Sat 7:30p
Sun 5:30p
Tickets from $20
$15 (students/seniors)
$10 (P.S. 122 members)
Photo by Danielle Colburn
Jennifer Miller
Cracked Ice, or The Jewels of the Forbidden Skates
with additional text by Deb Margolin
"Miller wows 'em." - The Village Voice
WORLD PREMIERE
In this glittering theatrical extravaganza, the infamous juggling duo, The Liberty Sisters, have been fleeced by an evil ponzi schemer. Sybil and Statua Liberty embark on a mad-cap tour of revenge...but they aren't the only ones after the greedy crook. Mistaken identities, missed opportunities, star crossed lovers and variety hall numbers all combine to bring East Village high camp back home. It's tragedy, it's farce, it's mystery, it's mayhem...it's "Cracked Ice or The Jewels of the Forbidden Skates."
Starring: Jennifer Miller, Carlton Ward, Ashley Brockington, Rae C. Wright, Sally May, Adrienne Truscott, and Tanya Gagne. Music by Kenny Mellman and design by Jonathon Berger. With additional text for Bernie Madoff by Deb Margolin. Choreography by Faye Driscoll. Special surprise guest artists each night will include Scott Heron, Jenny Monson, Jenny Romaine, and Novice Theory.
Jennifer Miller is the director of the acclaimed NYC political performance troupe Circus AMOK!, which she founded in 1989. She is widely recognized for her work and is the recipient of awards including the Obie, Bessie, BAX 10, and most recently the Ethyl Eichelberger Award.
Sat, Apr 25 - Sun, May 10
Wed - Sun 8pm
Added Late Night show: Sat, May 9 11pm
2009 Ethyl Eichelberger Award Ceremony
Join us Wed, Apr 29 for the announcement of the 2009 Winner and a special post-show celebration
Tickets from $20
$15 (students/seniors)
$10 (P.S. 122 members)
The Ethyl Eichelberger Award was created by Performance Space 122 and made possible with generous support from The Gesso Foundation in honor of seminal performer, landmark and legend Ethyl Eichelberger. The award is given to an artist or group that exemplifies Ethyl’s larger-than-life style and generosity of spirit; who embodies Ethyl’s multi-talented artistic virtuosity, bridging worlds and vitalizing those around them.
Photo by Karl Giant
Yanira Castro + Company
Dark Horse/Black Forest at The Gershwin Hotel
Presented by Performance Space 122 and Neke Carson
"As much an installation artist as a choreographer, [Castro] creates intricate environments in which lighting, costumes and set share equal weight with steps."
- Gia Kourlas, The New York Times
"Castro's upcoming duet takes voyeurism to a precipice... it doesn't happen on a stage but in a bathroom like yours."
-Lori Ortiz
A special Dance Installation: Space is Limited, Book in Advance
DARK HORSE/BLACK FOREST is an intense love story presented in the most intimate space: a bathroom. The lobby bathroom of The Gershwin Hotel will be transformed by an installation of flourescents, mirrors, and video screens for this exclusive boutique performance. The audience is privy to an emotional and private exchange between a couple that evolves into a formal, sensual dance. There are two casts that rotate bi-weekly: a man and a woman (Heather Olson & Joseph Poulson), and two men (Luke Miller & Darrin Wright).
Heather Olson & Joseph Poulson:
June 5-7, 12-14
Luke Miller & Darrin Wright:
June 19-21, 26-28
June 5 - 28
Fri - Sun 7pm
Friday, June 5: $55 (Includes opening-night reception)
All other performances: $45
All performances at The Gershwin Hotel
Located at 7 East 27th Street, between Madison and 5th Avenue
(N & R train at 28th Street)
You can follow Dark Horse/Black Forest on Twitter.
This performance is also available for private booking exclusively through Performance Space 122.
To reserve your own private performance please email darkhorse@ps122.org
Photo courtesy of Yanira Castro
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Use your tickets to see Object Collection, Jennifer Miller, and Megan Sprenger or use all 6 tickets at once, bring 5 friends with you and make it a party!
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Tickets on Sale Now
ONE NIGHT ONLY: Wednesday, May 27
Location: The Playhouse at Abrons Arts Center
466 Grand St. (at Pitt St.), Manhattan
Evening Overview:
- 6:30 Cocktails & Hors d'oeuvres, performance installation
- 8:00 Performance & Tributes
- "Intermission" with Live Auction & Benefit Boutique
- 10:00 Party
GOLD SPONSORS: Scott Rudin & John Barlow, Chet Kerr
SILVER SPONSOR:Proskauer Rose LLP
BRONZE SPONSORS: Harry Bond, Anne Dennin, Sally Greene, Michelle Kim, Lynda Loga, Ivan Martinez, David Neubert
BENEFIT COMMITTEE: Dominique Bravo, Schuyler Brown, Gaby Darbyshire, Mia Fenwick, David Leslie, Kathleen Russo, Mark Russell, Howard Spector, Jason Tsou, Lauren Versel
ARTISTS COMMITTEE: Jonah Bokaer, Thomas Bradshaw, Travis Chamberlain, Earl Dax, Yehuda Duenyas, Karen Finley, Ain Gordon, Trajal Harrell, Holly Hughes, Kyle Jarrow, Lisa Kron, Dean Moss, Morgan von Prelle Pecelli, Jay Scheib & Tanya Selvaratnum, Ildiko Szollosi, Carmelita Tropicana
Tickets & Sponsorship levels:
- Platinum Sponsor: $10,000 10 prestige seats to the show, pre-show reception, afterparty with the artists, full-page ad and listing in the program, listing in Spring 2009 playbills and on website.
- Gold Sponsor: $5,000 10 premium orchestra seats, pre-show reception, afterparty with the artists, full-page ad in the program.
- Silver Sponsor: $3,000 10 premium orchestra seats, pre-show reception, afterparty with the artists, half- page ad in the program.
- Bronze Sponsor: $1,000 4 premium orchestra seats, pre-show reception, afterparty with the artists, plus sponsorship listing in the program.
- Individual Sponsor: $500 1 premium orchestra seat, pre-show reception, afterparty with the artists, plus listing in the program.
- Individual Patron: $200 1 orchestra seat, pre-show reception, afterparty with the artists.
- Single Ticket: $100 1 rear orchestra seat. Sold out.
- Artist Ticket: $40 1 balcony seat. Sold out.
The MacDowell Colony is seeking interdisciplinary, theatre, dance, and music artists!
Application Deadline for FALL residency is APRIL 15
The MacDowell Colony awards Fellowships to artists of exceptional talent, providing time, space, and an inspiring environment in which to do creative work.
Fall Residency
Deadline: April 15, 2009
Residencies: October 1st – January 31st
A MacDowell Fellowship, or residency, consists of exclusive use of a studio, accommodations, and three prepared meals a day for up to eight weeks. There are no residency fees.
The Colony accepts applications from artists working in the following disciplines: architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, dance and visual arts. The sole criterion for acceptance is artistic excellence, which the Colony defines in a pluralistic and inclusive way. MacDowell encourages applications from artists representing the widest possible range of perspectives and demographics, and welcomes artists engaging in the broadest spectrum of artistic practice and investigating an unlimited array of inquiries and concerns. To that end, emerging as well as established artists are invited to apply.
Performance Space 122
150 1st Ave. (@ E. 9th St.)
New York, NY 10009
Tickets Online: www.ps122.org
Tickets by Phone: at (212) 352-3101
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Sunday - 4pm to 6pm
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