137 WEST FOURTEENTH STREET - NEW YORK
PAST EVENTS 2012
From The Netherlands!
DETTE GLASHOUWER in an evening of two solo pieces
January 6 and 7 at 8:00 PM
January 8 at 2:00 PM
$15
MONEY AND ENOUGH
a lusty one-woman-show
A performance about the most everyday subject one can imagine, but for many it remains a mystery. Everybody wants more, but is there such a place as the Point of Enough and how does that feel? A brief history of the legal tender and complementary money, the difference between men and women and their relationship towards money, the Spirit of Desire and the happiest income and how it all impacts the earth in 35 minutes.
'Can I kiss your hand, it was totally to the point tonight’
'The show made me cry'
'Never knew money could be so sexy'
Money and Enough won the Mediamatic-award in Amsterdam, and is funded by DOEN Foundation and The Eric Brassem exchange certificate.
YES! TO LIVE AND LOVE
An overwhelming one woman show about Bach, Barbie and the Holy Ghost ...
'In our family we did not need beauty, we had Jesus'... a story about religious confusion, emotional loyalty and unavailable love. How to free yourself while longing for surrender.
‘Unique how you create intimacy while exploring it’ (Berkeley)
‘You are giving me so much permission, thank you so much’ (San Francisco)
‘So touching. It takes guts to do this’ (Philadelphia)
‘Hilarious how Barbie can set you free’ (New York)
bowl to the cat to the fairytale (The Avoidance Dance)
Wednesday January 4 at 7:00 PM $12
by Sharon Estacio
with Leila Gaudin and So Young Yang
Crossing the seas from Firenze, Italy, her current place of residence, Sharon Estacio will premiere bowl to the cat to the fairytale (The Avoidance Dance) in her hometown New York City, on Wednesday, January 4th at 7pm in Theaterlab’s Studio A, an intimate white box space where her co- conspirators will include Paris-based theater artist Leila Gaudin and NY-based video artist So Young Yang. This is a dance piece built using the procrastination technique.
In her natural passive- aggressive state, Estacio shows her brilliance in avoidance as Gaudin and Yang bring to light extensions of her mind. They appear as other elements of Estacio’s solitude – by turns helpful or not. In an attempt to dispose of a moving box which curiously obstructs the space, Gaudin joins Estacio in extensive warm up phrases, playing dual roles as both witness and shadow. Yang, via video projection, magnifies Estacio’s ideas of self-image and her various actions and emotions arising as result of a self-imposed confrontation. Can Estacio unpack a box? What does it take? This is ultimately a commitment to purging, on the local train, slow and sweet.
OPERA! SHAKESPEARE! at THEATERLAB
Love Street Theatre and Opera’Avant proudly present
Bloody Fire....Unchaste Desire
January 11, 12, 13, 14 at 8:00 PM $18
“Bloody Fire...” is a co-production of Love Street Theatre, known for its intimate renderings of the classics and new works, and Opera’Avant, the cutting edge new opera company. Experience Shakespeare in an entirely new way!
Operatic selections based in Shakespeare’s plays ranging from the Baroque to the contemporary intertwine seamlessly with Shakespearean text from favorite works.
Featuring a uniquely diverse team of singing actors.
Music Director: Tamara Cashour
Co-Music Director: Michael Piliafian
Stage Director: Julie S. Halpern*
Stage Manager John Simmons
Set Designer: Seth Weine
Light Designer: Pei-Wen Huang
Cast: Andrew Arrow*, Aron Bederson, Tamara Cashour, Sarah Arikian-Coe, Lori Engle de Gayoso*, Julie S. Halpern*, Nathalie Parker, Kevin Peters*, Mark Peters, Maariana Vikse
Rehearsal Studios
Open House Reception
Monday, January 23, 2012
4 to 7 PM
Come discover our beautiful spaces.
Theaterlab's mission is to provide affordable
and respectful environments for the creative industry artists who work here.
The best downtown spaces for
REHEARSALS • AUDITIONS
PHOTO • VIDEO
CLASSES • READINGS • PERFORMANCE
Free rehearsal space raffle
Wine and light fare
137 W 14th St (between 6th and 7th Aves.)
212-929-2545
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Things We Want
by Jonathan Marc Sherman
Starring Constantinos Tsoucalas, Benjamin David Hoffman, EJ Cantu, Grace Rex
Directed by Quin Gordon
Produced by Stephen Palmese
January 19 – 29 Thurs. – Sat. 8 PM Sunday Matinees 3 PM $15
When Charlie has a breakdown and drops out of culinary school because his co-dependent girlfriend dumps him, he soon realizes that coming home to his childhood apartment and his two older brothers might not have been the best idea. A dark comedy about drug smuggling in europe while inebriated, tropical self-help gurus, pre-teen catholic school girl skirts, retro-actively spoiled food and figuring out what really makes you happy in life... oh, and that seemingly innocent girl from that AA meeting a few weeks ago who lives in the building, she might be some help... we should call her.
Forward Flux Presents
FriendAndy.com Staged Workshop Performance
Tuesday, February 7th Reception: 7:30, Curtain: 8 PM $15
Pre & Post Show Reception
Performers: Hayes Dunlap Sean Hefferon
Laura Kaldis Nastasha Strang
FriendAndy.com is a new play about finding your voice in today's digital age. The world of internet becomes live on stage as we meet Andy, a blogger who goes on a wild ride of fame, fortune, and friends online. Does Andy really have it all?
Featuring audience interaction through social media, and stylized movement sequences, FriendAndy.com offers a uniquely funny yet revealing perspective of the online experience we all have. Check out the website FriendAndy.com for more fun details about the show!
From Paris! –– JACQUES PERDIGUES –– February 22, 23, 24, 25 –– 8 PM –– $15
Calliope Theatre Company presents
CHILDREN OF THE FUTURE AGE
written and directed by Knud Adams
featuring Will Dagger, Molly McAdoo, and Raphael Sacks
March 28 – April 1
Wed. - Sat. 7:30 and 9:30 PM
Sun. 2 and 7 PM
$15
More info at calliopetheatrecompany.org
Children of the Future Age is a new play with original music. In an abandoned building, three runaways compete to usher the second coming of the poet William Blake through vision and songs.
POETRY IN THE STREETS 1968>>>>>>>OWS
Toolkit for a Revolution - workshops, lectures and performances
What part has theater played in two of the largest cultural shifts -- – 1968 and Occupy Wall Street -- of the past 50 years? The fabled tales of the Situationists, The Living Theatre, Bread and Puppet, the San Francisco Mime troupe and Theatre du Soleil have inspired many to step onto the world stage and take the theater to the streets! Since September 17th, the arts in general and theater specifically have played a pivotal role in the Occupy Wall Street movement This series is an opportunity for us to refine our techniques and create a non-violent arsenal of creative methods for liberation. We find ourselves in a time where Americans and people all over the world are finally waking up and realizing that we’ve lost our public assembly. We can no longer meet each other on the world stage to reveal ourselves in public and give voice to our struggles and our desires. The theater is a powerful tool to creatively resist and communicate our message.
From April to June 2012, Theaterlab offers the most contemporary perspective on the past and a compelling view of the present. “Poetry in the Streets” offers a series of intergenerational dialogues, workshops, lectures and performances integrating insurrectionary history into the future we’re creating today– 1968 to Occupy Wall Street – rehearsals for another world.
Street Theatre / Mask Workshop
A collaborative experiment facilitated by Helen Richardson,
Natasha Lee Martin, Claire Lebowitz
HOW THE 99% KEEPS THE 1% IN BUSINESS
April 21, 22, 28 & 29 9am – 4pm | $30 suggested (sliding scale)
Preview Performance – April 29th at 5pm | Free & open to the public
How do you create a toolkit for revolution? We need techniques to effectively dramatize our message in a creative, inspirational way into the American Spring. Beginning with a survey on the history of political street theater and using the techniques of Ariane Mnouchkine and the Théâtre du Soleil, Helen E. Richardson** will lead a workshop based upon the theme: “How the 99% Keeps the 1% in Business.” We all know that in this inter-connected world that we live in we are all (especially as Americans) supporting an unjust and repressive system. Attendees will begin by working with traditional Balinese masks in the creation of various Commedia style scenarios to develop a relevant contemporary theatrical language that can be used at protests. Participants are asked to wear black pants or legging and a white long-sleeved T-shirt. The goal of the workshop is to create a short scenario as part of Occupy Wall Street’s May 1st call for a general strike, that supports the “day without the 99%”, towards effective political action.
Helen E. Richardson, Ph.D.- Program Head, MA in Theater History and Criticism
Associate Professor of Theater, Artistic Director, Global Theatre Ensemble
Department of Theater, Brooklyn College
Natasha Lee Martin holds an MFA in Performance Pedagogy, and has enjoyed performing and teaching for the past 15 years. She is a Guest Artist / Asst professor of Performing Arts and Digital Media and has lectured and developed courses at Rutgers College.
Claire Lebowitz is a performer and a writer currently working on a piece on Bradley Manning.
Balinese Masks will be provided. Participants should wear black pants and light long sleeves white shirt.
To enroll: contact Claire Lebowitz at clairelebowitz@gmail.com or Theaterlab 212-929-2545
Produced by Theaterlab 137 14th St. (btwn 6th and 7th ave)
Carlo Altomare and Orietta Crispino – co-artistic directors
This program is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
