VIEWPOINTS – Experimenting with and transcending form(s): ASUNA’S 100 KEYBOADS at BAM and HOLDTIGHT’s WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING? at the cell

This past week, I attended two performances that experimented with and transcended form(s). Here are my thoughts on these interesting outings. 100 KEYBOARDSASUNA / Brooklyn Academy of MusicThrough October 2 … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – DEEP BLUE SEA & IT STARTS NOW: Bill T. Jones and Alejandro Cerrudo unveil artful evening-length dance creations

This week, dance makers Bill T. Jones and Alejandro Cerrudo unveiled their respective new evening-length works to New York dance fans. Here are my thoughts these artful dance creations. DEEP … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A pair of new Off-Broadway musicals attempt to examine life in the performing arts: A COMMERCIAL JINGLE FOR REGINA COMET and YEAH, BUT NOT RIGHT NOW

Currently Off-Broadway, there are a pair of Off-Broadway musicals that attempt to examine life in the performing arts industry. Here are my thoughts. A COMMERCIAL JINGLE FOR REGINA COMETDR2 TheatreThrough … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Justin Vivian Bond and Anthony Roth Costanzo clash and mesh spectacularly in ONLY AN OCTAVE APART

Last week, St. Ann’s Warehouse returned to in-person events when it commenced performances of Only an Octave Apart, an elaborate cabaret act starring downtown cabaret legend Justin Vivian Bond and … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Two iconic New York dance institutions return to in-person performances: New York City Ballet & The Joyce Theater

Last week saw the return to in-person performances of two iconic New York Dance institutions when New York City Ballet and The Joyce Theater reopened their doors to live audiences. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Xandra Nur Clark’s POLYLOGUES sympathetically investigates the merits of polyamorous relationships

This week, Colt Coeur’s production Polylogues by Xandra Nur Clark opened at HERE Arts Center. Written and performed by Ms. Clark, the fascinating one woman show seeks to demystify polyamorous … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Martyna Majok’s riveting SANCTUARY CITY continues the playwright’s exploration of underexposed lives on society’s fringes

Last night, Maryna Majok’s riveting new play Sanctuary City opened at the Lucille Lortel Theatre courtesy of New York Theatre Workshop (the show was actually in previews when Covid shut … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Let me entertain you: New and familiar faces at Feinstein’s/54 Below

One of the main reasons I frequent Feinstein’s/54 Below so often is because of its wonderfully eclectic nightly programming, which has given me the opportunity to enjoy established performers, as … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – An orchestra in transition: The New York Philharmonic returns to indoor, in-person performance in excellent form

This weekend at Alice Tully Hall, the New York Philharmonic kicked off its new season, re-commencing indoor, in-person performances after largely staying dormant over the course of the lockdown. Aside … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – At BAM, the stunning opera installation SUN & SEA casts a meditative, deadpan gaze on climate change

Last night, I attended Sun & Sea, an astounding new opera production that’s bravely in the midst of a U.S. tour and is currently parked at the Brooklyn Academy of … Continue Reading →