Stage 48 is a new venue for us. A former horse stable all the way over on the west side, it’s a club, lounge, and a place for private events. There are raised VIP sections on the main floor and in the balcony. rtb and I got seats in the balcony – there were very […]
Final program for the Fall for Dance Festival at New York City Center and the final of our three outings. This time Peter, rtb, and I were in the first row balcony. I think of the three places we sat my favorite was the grand tier. The pre-show was an interview with Tory Dobrin, Artistic […]
Our second night at Fall for Dance Festival at New York City Center. This time the pre-show program was a tap dance lesson in the Grand Tier Lobby. Our teacher was Benjamin Ryan Nathan, who is also a filmmaker. His latest is I Can Dance!, a feature documentary about the power of dance to transform […]
That time of year again. It’s fall and it’s time for the Fall for Dance Festival at New York City Center. Five programs performed over 10 nights. Only $15 to see four world-class companies perform in one evening. Last night’s program had a pre-show with a panel – “Commissioned to Create New Dance Works: Now […]
I got these emails 30 September and 1 October. I find it very sad that NYC can't support two major opera companies. Email 1: You have probably heard the news that New York City Opera plans to cancel its season and file for bankruptcy if we don't find the funds to finance our season by […]
I have a confession. I was never a big fan of the Pixies. Their music never did much for me. One reason is that I disliked Black Francis. A lot. I didn’t like his attitude and that transferred over to how I felt about his music. Loved Kim Deal and The Breeders. Then Frank Black […]
When my sister and I were kids we would sing and talk to each other in this made-up language that consisted of wailing sounds sped up or slowed down by the amount of vibrato we put into it. In the late-60s when I first heard Yoko Ono singing both with John Lennon and then on […]
You’re not going to get a review of the show. That’s because I never made it onto the floor or the stands. Although they deny it, the show was oversold. They sold 17,000 tickets. According to Wikipedia the venue holds 14,000. That means they expected 3000 people to be able to stand on the tennis […]
Last weekend I was in Indianapolis for a conference and when I looked up things to do in Indy (and surprisingly there was a lot to do) one of the things that stuck out was The Slippery Noodle Inn, which is the oldest bar in Indiana that is still in the same location. It was […]
The bones of Richard III are found under a British parking lot. Shakespeare in the Parking Lot has been taking place since 1996. The Drilling Company, which has been the company in residence since 2002, decides that art should imitate life. And that is how meli, rtb, violaleeblue, and I find ourselves at the Municipal […]
