Now Playing:
- Sam Kim Darling June 24 - 28
Post-performance reception TONIGHT - Yanira Castro Dark Horse/Black Forest
In the Lobby bathroom at The Gershwin Hotel June 5 - 28
A special dance installation presented by P.S. 122 and Neke Carson
ADDED SHOWS on FRI, SAT + SUN - The Amoralists The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side June 5 - 28
ADDED PERFORMANCES Wed, June 24 and Mon, June 29 at 7:30p
Coming Soon:
- undergroundzero festival July 7 - 26
- Catch & Neal Medlyn present, in association with Performance Space 122, Brendan Kennedy's WHY WON'T YOU LET ME BE GREAT!!! July 30 - Aug 1
Recent Press:
- Time Out NY asks, "Do you belong in N.Y.C.?"
- Sam Kim in conversation with Milka Djordjevich
- The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side is "Exciting, fresh and refreshing." - Adam Feldman, Time Out New York
- Dark Horse/Black Forest in HX Magazine
- Tom Murrin, Paper Mag, chats with Yanira Castro
- Yanira Castro "forces you to wake up" - Elizabeth Zimmer, Metro
- "Bed, Bath, and Beyond" - The Village Voice
- "A steamy duet" - The New Yorker
- Dark Horse/Black Forest in the NY Post
- "Dark Horse/Black Forest locates a raw, sensual duet in the lobby bathroom of the Gershwin Hotel." - Brian Seibert, The Village Voice
- "If all the world's a stage, then why not your bathroom?" - Michael Alan Connelly, New York Magazine
- "For sheer originality, few can rival Yanira Castro + Company" - Debra Griboff, Encore Magazine
One more chance to make a difference...
Special Events and Offers:
Yanira Castro
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
ADDED SHOWS on FRI, SAT + SUN
Fri, June 26 7pm and 9pm
Sat, June 27 9pm and 11pm
Sun, June 28 5pm and 7pm
All 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)
Sundays at 7pm - tune in for a live webcast of Dark Horse/Black Forest on dancetechtv.
http://acanarytorsi.org/live
- Sun, June 14 (male/female cast)
- Sun, June 21 (male/male cast)
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
The AMORALISTS
The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side
"'The Pied Pipers of The Lower East Side is the most exciting theatre I've seen in quite a while. The Amoralists are making theatre here that really does have the capacity to lead their audience towards some meaningful social change." - NYtheatre.com
An extraordinary gathering of young idealists live as a modern day urban tribe above a vegan restaurant in NYC. Billy, Dawn, Dear and Wyatt are an extended sexual family battling their fears and addictions in order to live their utopian dream. The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side is a celebration of love and the search for human grandness.
The AMORALISTS is a theatre company that produces work of no moral judgment. Dedicated to an honest expression of the American condition, our actor-driven ensemble explores complex characters of moral ambiguity. We seek to initiate a dialogue between artists and audience, putting theatre at the heart of our community. Rollicking, rebellious, and raw, our work will go home with you...Boom!
Fri, June 5 - Sun, June 28
Mon, Thu - Sat 7:30pm
Sun 5pm
Added performances due to popular demand: Wed, Jun 24 | Mon, June 29 7:30pm
Tickets from $25
$15 (students/seniors)
$10 (P.S. 122 members)
Photo by Larry Cobra
Sam Kim
Darling
"Ms. Kim is a smart, analytical artist, creating works that challenge personal and cultural assumptions... her choreography, often drawing on deeply personal experiences, relies on a gripping, dreamlike logic." - Claudia La Rocco, The New York Times
WORLD PREMIERE
Darling is a black comedy disguised as a horror film disguised as a dance. Inspired by the genre subversion and dysfunctional family dynamics of the 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,' Darling exposes killers, cannibals, half-wits and the sexually demented for who they really are - monsters with extraordinary human qualities who must put up with the shaming and nagging of their insufferable families, just like everyone else. Darling answers the burning question, "What do butchers and cannibals do in their off-time? And, how do they do it?" Darling is essentially the story of family - necessary, painful, horrific, and ultimately laughable.
Performed by Inka Juslin, Sam Kim, Ryan McNamara, and Liz Santoro
Sam Kim makes dances that focus on the margins of culture and behavior, creating space for vulnerability while courting danger. Since 2002, Sam has created dumb dumb bunny (The Kitchen, 2007), Cult (Dance Theater Workshop, 2007), AVATAR (Mulberry St Theater, 2006), Nobody Understands Me (Dance Theater Workshop, 2004), Placid Baby (Performance Space 122, 2003) and Valentine (Danspace Project at St. Mark's Church, 2002). She has created several shorter works since 1997.
Wed, June 24 - Sun, June 28
Wed - Sat 8pm
Sun 6pm
Post-performance party WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Tickets from $20
$15 (students/seniors)
$10 (P.S. 122 members)
Photo by Ryan McNamara
Tickets on sale NOW
The undergroundzero festival is an experimental theatre festival curated by Paul Bargetto, the Artistic Director of East River Commedia, and Collective:Unconscious, a long time presenter of cutting edge performance.
At the heart of the festival is a question asked of every artist: What would you make if you could make anything you wanted? Our mandate is to select artists, not projects. We trust the artist to make his or her own creative choices. In exchange for this trust we expect radical experimentation and the courage to risk everything. This year undergroundzero will present fifteen full productions and five staged readings on both stages of Performance Space 122.
For specific shows, and performance schedule please visit www.ps122.org
July 7 - 26
Catch & Neal Medlyn present,
in association with Performance Space 122, Brendan Kennedy's
WHY WON'T YOU LET ME BE GREAT!!!
"It's hard to justify seeking any other form of entertainment on your Saturday night."-Claudia La Rocco , The New York Times
"Would you totally go out and see some of the underground artsy dancing and acting that New York offers so much of, if only you had an ironclad guarantee that the performance wasn't going to be boring and sucky? Well, today is your lucky day." - Emily Gould, Gawker.com
Catch & the creators of Our Hit Parade meet Kanye West!
WHY WON'T YOU LET ME BE GREAT!!! is a group show inspired by Kanye West's ground-breaking, "Thom Yorke in the Strip Club" crossover pop album 808s & Heartbreak. Conceived by Brendan Kennedy and presented by Neal Medlyn and Catch in association with Performance Space 122, the evening-length performance will feature work by a vast array of downtown superstars showing pieces inspired by each song from the album, much as the Joffrey Ballet's (in)famous Billboards choreographed the songs of Prince.
Performed by:
Dance Gang !
Christine Elmo !
Justin Jones & Elliott Durko Lynch !
Myles Kane !
Karinne Keithley !
Juliana May !
Neal Medlyn !
Kenny Mellman !
Jennifer Monson !
asubtout !
Varsity Interpretive Dance Squad !
Ann Liv Young !
Thu, July 30 - Sat, Aug 1
Thu - Sat 8pm
Tickets available now - Don't miss this Summer Concert Kick-Off!
Tickets from $20
$15 (Students/Seniors)
$10 (P.S. 122 members)
One more chance to make a difference...
June 2009
Dear Friends,
It has been a remarkable season.
Over the course of the 2008-09 season, Performance Space 122
- Presented over 40 companies and artists,
- Supported over 500 performing artists, choreographers, playwrights, directors, musicians, designers and technicians,
- Premiered over 40 new shows in 500+ performances, and
- Welcomed close to 25,000 audience members.
Through your support, your donations - from near and from afar - and your presence, we have produced another amazing season. At the same time, this has been a very challenging year financially.
The economic downturn has had a significant effect in 2008-2009. In response to reductions in individual gifts and government and private foundation funding we made significant budget cuts at mid-year. And we did so without reducing our commitments to our artists. For the most part, we have weathered the storm this year, with one very important challenge remaining.
Although we are close, we have not yet reached financial "break-even" this fiscal year. We are $50,000 away from achieving this. This is vital to maintain stability going forward in these unpredictable times.
As the curtain descends on our fiscal year (June 30, 2009) we have received an incredibly generous dollar-for-dollar matching gift from a Friend of Performance Space 122 and, thereby, a real opportunity to break even this fiscal year.
Thanks to a Friend of Performance Space 122, for every $1 you donate on or before June 30, 2009, Performance Space 122 will receive an additional $1 from our donor, up to $25,000.
Our goal is to raise $25,000 in contributions by TUESDAY, June 30th in order to receive every dollar of this matching gift. Can you please help us make this happen? No gift is too small. We ask you to give whatever you can and help us meet this goal.
Take Action now and click here to make a donation
We know that many of you recently supported our Spring Benefit and that many of you have made contributions to us at various times this year. We know many of you come to our performances. We appreciate all that you have done. And we hope you can manage to give once more.
Thank you. We hope you can help us. Best wishes for a happy summer from everyone here at Performance Space 122.
Or send a check to:
Performance Space 122
Matching Gift Challenge
150 First Avenue
NYC, NY 10009
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FREE DRINK WITH ADMISSION* to the Floating Kabarette!
Hosted by Bjorn and Olga
featured performers include:
the beautiful lisa natoli
the smart & sexy jenny rocha and her painted ladies
the death defying jan manke
and on the scissors - Lynsey - giving you...
FREE HAIRCUTS!
Saturday, June 27th
Doors - 8PM | Show - 9PM
Tickets $10 + free drink with admission*
*Must be 21 and over - Please print out and show this portion of the email with you to the show
MONSTROSITY by Lucy Thurber (P#8)
directed by Lear deBessonet
A dark, epic tale of singing teenage fascists, magic, war, commerce, and love -- a disturbing retelling of the hero's tale with a girl as the hero and an unheroic ending. Don't miss 13P's most ambitious production to date...
Sets Peter Ksander Costumes Emily Rebholz Lights Justin Townsend Sound M.L. Dogg
Featuring Carlo Alban*, Reyna De Courcy*, Frank De Julio*, J.D. Goldblatt*, Andy Grotelueschen*, Ben Hollandsworth*, D.J. Mendel*, Robert Saietta, Samantha Soule*, Kristina Valada-Viars*, Michael Warner*, and The Teen Army
*AEA
July 9 - 19
Thu, July 9 – Sun July 12 at 7pm
Tue, July 14 – Sat, July 18 at 7pm
Sat, July 11, 18 and Sun, July 19 at 1pm
The Connelly Theater
220 East 4th Street (Between Ave. A and B)
All tickets $18
www.monstrositytheplay.com
Graphic Designed by Jeff Larson
PRIDE GOES EAST
A week-long celebration of Gay Pride on the East Side of New York City. Pride Goes East features exclusive restaurant deals, nightlife specials, shopping discounts and free entertainment – all geared to bring out the Pride in everyone. Culture and Community. Gay Pride. Great Deals. Celebrate on our streets and in our stores.
Pride Goes East offers a vibrant alternative to the West Village, with more room to celebrate a milestone in LGBT history. During Pride Week, Pride Goes East visitors can enjoy special gay-themed performances and events, including a festival on 4th Street. Head south of Houston and take advantage of special Pride deals and discount offerings at Lower East Side businesses, shops and eateries.
Performance Space 122 is a FREE stop on the Pedicab
And check out FAB's Pride Goes East website for all the great events this week
LEWIS FOREVER in residence at The New Museum
LEWIS FOREVER is in residence at the New Museum for the month of June, presenting new work in progress every Thursday night, responding to your input, and making up their mind as they go along. LEWIS FOREVER is a performance collective of four siblings: three sisters and a brother; a director, two dancers, and a musician. Living half in New York and half in Europe, half Dominican and half Jewish American, LF is both a performance collective and a bloodline.
Thursday, June 25 is their last show
Reserve your tickets today at www.newmeuseum.org
Performance Space 122
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