Archive for the ‘Performance’ Category

DISPATCH – Apr 7, 2012 (4:35 p.m.) NEW YORK, NY Right now, a team of dancers, choreographers, visual artists, performers and musicians may be holding their breath. Tonight is the final performance of a three-day run of “On the Beach” at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City. “On the Beach” is inspired by the seminal opera [...]

DISPATCH – August 30, 2011 (Wednesday; 8:00 a.m.) Sag Harbor, NY It’s a good thing “Enter Laughing” has a sense of a humor. The coming of age story about a young actor and his first possible break into “the big time” has been bounced around a bit. Inspired by memoir, the story’s  been told through a [...]

DISPATCH – July 30, 2011 (Saturday; 5:57 p.m.) Sag Harbor, NY Betty has high hopes for summer and her upcoming vacation. After all, what could go wrong? Artist Athos Zacharias doesn’t want to weigh in (he’s not a story-spoiler!). But when asked to supply art for an exhibition to compliment the play, “Betty’s Summer Vacation” at [...]

DISPATCH – June 29, 2011 (Wednesday; 9:45 p.m.) East Hampton, NY Dance is sweetest in triumph. Especially if it’s despair that’s on the losing end. So proclaims a small band of women in the dance theater piece, “Trojan Women Redux.” The special limited run is presented through July 3, 2011 beneath stars twinkling above the Mulford Barn in [...]

DISPATCH - May 6, 2011 (Friday); 7:30 p.m.Water Mill, NY Pack away expectation and bring an open mind. The only thing to know is that it will be different. Artist presentations at The Watermill Center are parts of larger projects-in-process. Most change the minute the evening is over. Revisions arise from audience feedback and/or artist observation [...]