BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | Notable as much for its live music as for its deeply committed dancing, the first program of the Limón Dance Company’s spring season at the Joyce Theater spans 96 years of choreographic exploration. Beginning with the stately sweep of Doris Humphrey’s 1928 Air for the G String, a female quintet that […]
BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | José Limón—whose remarkably resilient dance company celebrates its 75th year with a two-week, two-program season at the Joyce April 19-May 1—was a Mexican painter who fell in love with dance in New York after seeing the German Expressionist dancer Harald Kreuzberg. At 22, he began studying modern technique with pioneering American […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | If you’re a gay man with access to a shower and a penchant for covering showy show tunes therewithin—a sizable demographic if ever there was one—you’ve likely found yourself belting out the work of Oscar, Golden Globe, and Grammy Award-winner Howard Ashman, lyricist of Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | A suave door presence, Lincoln Palsgrove IV was a welcome sight outside any number of clubs back in “the glory days,” when the fabbies were begging for entry (preferably free, of course). I talked to the NYC-born-and-raised Lincoln about all he saw and did and was amazed that he has such […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: Advocating for Justice / Community Board Applications Accepted Through March 1 / Free COVID Test & Mask Distribution / Fountain House Gallery Group Exhibition / Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibits / Participatory Budgeting is Back / Neighborhood Business Grants Thursday, February 10, 7pm: Advocating for Justice: Remembering […]
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY JOEY DAYTONA | After returning from my two-week sojourn to Bluefield, West Virginia and elsewhere, I settled back into my work-from-home routine by only ever going out to get more supplies to go—a splendid isolation out of an episode of The Twilight Zone. New York City surely has its charms and […]
West 16th Street resident Paul Groncki captured these street level, interior, and rooftop photos shortly after it stopped snowing on the morning of Friday, January 7. Chelsea Community News is made possible with the help of our awesome advertisers, and the support of our readers. If you like what you see, please consider […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | As someone of a certain age who’s fallen into old fogey traps myself, I am here to advise other not-exactly-young people on how to avoid embarrassing yourself. It’s great to exude the wisdom, knowledge, and class of maturity, but when you slip into “Get off my lawn” mode, it really […]
Nightly, Tues. Dec. 21 through Sat. Dec. 25, 5:30pm at Birdland Jazz Club The annual holiday stage show that began as a tribute to annual televised holiday specials leaves little doubt about its own staying power, when A Swinging Birdland Christmas returns to its namesake Midtown Manhattan venue for its 12th annual engagement (including a […]
NOTE: Due to “break-through COVID-19 cases detected within the company,” all scheduled performances through January 2 have been cancelled. Click here for more information, including ticket holder options. BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | Issues of race make headlines, while issues of gender increasingly occupy the public mind. It used to be easy: Men were men and […]