BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Imbuing his moody, muted, often cinematically composed depictions of city living with a sense of both detachment and curiosity, the artist in question seems reluctant to tell all; or anything, really, save for a few clues written in the language of shadows, light, and faces focused on avoiding eye contact. It’s […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Comedy great Kevin McDonald earned that apt description decades ago, for his work with The Kids in the Hall—the 5-man, 80s/90s Canadian sketch troupe literally unearthed by Amazon Prime last year for an all-new, 8-episode run. A well-deserved second season continues to elude, but McDonald gathers no moss waiting for it. […]
BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER Pilobolus: July 23-August 11 at The Joyce Theater | This unique, Connecticut-based ensemble—founded at Dartmouth College in 1971 and sometimes called “the dance equivalent of a rock band”—turned 50 on the cusp of the pandemic, so it’s stretching out the anniversary celebration, returning to the Joyce for a three-week season. Two different […]
NOTE: Rain plans are up to each organization. Check the hosting organization’s website in the event of cancellation or a location change for outdoor programs. BY SCOTT STIFFLER | What do you do for Year #2, when your demand during your debut handily exceeded expectations? If you’re the West Side Fest, the first thing you […]
BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER Smuin Contemporary Ballet: July 9-14 at The Joyce Theater | Michael Smuin (1938-2007), one of ballet’s more entertaining choreographers, came out of the American west and danced with ABT and the San Francisco Ballet before turning to choreography at the age of 27. He collapsed and died of a heart attack in […]
Féile Bród (Pride Fest) / Sunset on the Hudson Pride Edition / The Stonewall Jukebox: A Documentary Concert / Michael Musto: Iconic / Pride Live Stonewall Day Concert / The Queer Liberation March / NYC Pride March to Disperse in Chelsea / Chelsea Community Church PRIDE-Themed Sunday Service / Pride Mural Invites Public Participation / […]
Pride-Themed Community Murals Increase Their ‘Numbers’ as Public Paints Pride Month goes out in epic fashion on June 30th, as the annual NYC Pride March makes its way down Fifth Ave., into the Village, and up Seventh Ave. to its Chelsea dispersal point. All along the route, a righful sense of belonging is felt every […]
For seven nights and two mornings—from June 21 to 29—the Chelsea Music Festival offers concerts, conversations, and tastings. This year’s Festival, its 15th, is led by Artistic Directors Melinda Lee Masur and Ken-David Masur, and built around the theme “Connecting the Dots.” Event organizers say that theme will unfold as various activities on the schedule […]
BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | The Tribeca Film Festival (now known as Tribeca Festival) began with co-founder Robert De Niro trying to help his neighborhood recover from 9/11. After 20+ years, the festival is acknowledging that this De Niro fellow seems to have made quite a few good movies over the years, and has devoted a […]
Tribeca Festival Presents De Niro Con Friday, June 14 through Sunday, June 16 At Spring Studios (6 St. Johns Ln.) BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Having first taken place in 2002 as a way to bring attention—and people, and spending—back to Lower Manhattan after the previous year’s terrorist attack, the Tribeca Film Festival, these days, goes […]