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ZOOM OPERA: all decisions will be made by consensus
Who: Paul An, Hai-Ting Chinn, Zachary James, Joan LaBarbara, Adrian Rosas, Kamala Sankaram, Joel Marsh Garland What: Livestreamed opera from Here Arts Center Where: Here Arts Center Facebook page and...
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TO MY DISTANT LOVE (AN DIE FERNE GELIEBTE) VIA TELEPHONE
Who: On Site Opera What: One-on-one telephone-based opera Where: Your personal telephone When: June 18 – July 6 (extended through August 23), $40 Why: New York City-based On Site Opera specializes in...
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THE TWI-NY PANDEMIC AWARDS (SO FAR)
The inaugural Antonyo Awards celebrated the best of Black theater on and off Broadway (screenshot by twi-ny/mdr) I’ve been writing about New York City arts and culture since May 2001, focusing on...
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THE COMMUNITY MEDITATION CENTER: A VIRTUAL BENEFIT CONCERT
Who: Rufus Wainwright, Stephen Salters, Krishna Das, Amy Burton, John Musto, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Sharon Salzberg, Dan Harris, Shirley Hunt, Krysty Swann, Joseph Goldstein, R. Carlos Nakai What:...
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DIGITAL DISCOVERY FESTIVAL — ROBERT WILSON: LECTURE ON NOTHING
Robert Wilson’s adaptation of John Cage’s Lecture on Nothing will stream August 12 as part of National Sawdust’s Digital Discovery Festival (photo © Lucie Jansch) Who: Robert WilsonWhat: “Innovation”:...
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MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ: 7 DEATHS OF MARIA CALLAS
Marina Abramović in 7 Deaths of Maria Callas in 2019 (photo by Marco Anelli, courtesy of the Marina Abramović Archives) Who: Marina Abramović, Willem Dafoe, Hera Hyesang Park, Selene Zanetti, Leah...
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SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER: BEETHOVEN / EGMONT
Liev Schreiber narrates new English translation of Egmont with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (photo by Chris Lee) Who: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with Liev Schreiber and Karen Slack What: Livestreamed world...
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ALICE IN THE PANDEMIC
White Snake Projects October 23, 25, 27, free with RSVP, 7:30 www.whitesnakeprojects.org Alice goes down a very different kind of rabbit hole in Alice in the Pandemic, a virtual opera from...
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dwb (driving while black)
Baruch Performing Arts Center and Opera Omaha will present virtual chamber opera dwb (driving while black) beginning October 23 Who: Roberta Gumbel, Susan Kander, Chip Miller, New Morse Code (Hannah...
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THE THREEPENNY OPERA
City Lyric Opera reinvents Brecht and Weill’s Threepenny Opera for online viewing and participation Who: Sara LaFlamme, Sara LeMesh, Michael Parham, Rachelle Pike, Gretchen Pille, Mary Rice, Thomas...
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EdgeCut: SANITY
Katelyn Halpern and Paul Pinto’s Living Room video is part of “EdgeCut: Sanity” Who: Malena Dayen, Karen Lancel & Hermen Maat, Caitlin & Misha, Katelyn Halpern, Paul Pinto, divinebrick, Chris...
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THE TWI-NY PANDEMIC AWARDS (SO FAR): PART II
EdgeCut and New York Live Arts offer new way to experience live events with other people When I posted the first edition of the Pandemic Awards on July 4, I never expected that on January 1, 2021, we...
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PROTOTYPE Times Square, HERE Arts Center, and online January 8-16, free (except for Modulation, $25-$75) prototypefestival.org During the pandemic lockdown, theater, dance, and music creators have had...
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BOSTON LYRIC OPERA: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
Boston Lyric Opera reimagines Philip Glass’s The Fall of the House of Usher for the virtual world (photo courtesy BLO) THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER Boston Lyric Opera / Operabox.tv Available on...
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THE WANDERING
http://twi-ny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/The-Wandering-Trailer.mp4 THE WANDERING April 15 – May 15, $24.99 – $29.99 experiencethewandering.com Every spring for more than forty years, the...
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SIXTH ANNUAL NEW YORK OPERA FEST
New Camerata Opera’s The Brooklyn Job is one of numerous cutting-edge productions in New York Opera Fest The New York Opera Alliance May 1 – June 30, free – $60 newyorkoperafest.org I have a confession...
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NEW CAMERATA OPERA: THE BROOKLYN JOB
New Camerata Opera attempts to pull off an interactive, immersive virtual art heist in The Brooklyn Job Who: New Camerata Opera What: Virtual world premiere Where: New Camerata Opera Zoom When:...
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TWI-NY AT TWENTY: ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Who: Works by and/or featuring Moko Fukuyama, Joshua William Gelb, Gabrielle Hamilton, Jace, Elmore James, Jamal Josef, Katie Rose McLaughlin, Sara Mearns, Zaire Michel, Zalman Mlotek, Alicia Hall...
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OPERA PHILADELPHIA DIGITAL COMMISSIONS
Opera Philadelphia’s Soldier Songs explores trauma, isolation, loss, and loneliness (photo courtesy Opera Philadelphia) Opera Philadelphia Through May 31, $10-$25 each, $25 streaming pass for four...
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TWI-NY AT TWENTY: ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Who: Works by and/or featuring Moko Fukuyama, Joshua William Gelb, Gabrielle Hamilton, Jace, Elmore James, Jamal Josef, Katie Rose McLaughlin, Sara Mearns, Zaire Michel, Zalman Mlotek, Alicia Hall...
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DEATH BY LIFE: A DIGITAL OPERA IN ONE ACT
Virtual opera Death by Life takes a hard look at the prison industrial complex White Snake Projects May 20-25, free with RSVP (suggested donation $25-$150) www.whitesnakeprojects.org In the second...
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RIVER TO RIVER FESTIVAL 2021
Mariana Valencia’s Futurity is part of 2021 River to River Festival Multiple locations June 10-27, free (some events require advance RSVP) RSVPs open June 1 lmcc.net The twentieth annual River to River...
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RED GIANT
RWO’s sci-fi chamber opera Red Giant blasts off live online June 20 at 7:00 Who: Rhymes with Opera What: Live, virtual sci-fi opera Where: Rhymes with Opera online When: Live on Sunday, June 20, $20,...
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SUN & SEA (MARINA)
Sun & Sea brings the beach to BAM in thrilling production (photo by Barbara Pollack) SUN & SEA (MARINA) BAM Fisher, Fishman Space 321 Ashland Pl. September 15-26, $25 www.bam.org The summer...
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A SURVIVOR’S ODYSSEY: THE JOURNEY OF PENELOPE AND CIRCE
A SURVIVOR’S ODYSSEY: THE JOURNEY OF PENELOPE AND CIRCE White Snake Projects September 24, 26, 28, free with advance RSVP (suggested donation $25-$150), 7:30 www.whitesnakeprojects.org Boston-based...
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THE GREAT ARIA THROWDOWN #2 – LES EDITION
LUNGS HARVEST ARTS FESTIVAL Multiple locations Daily through October 3, free “The Great Aria Throwdown #2 — LES Edition” Campos Community Garden, 640-644 East Twelfth St. at Ave. C Friday, October 1,...
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CROSSING THE LINE FESTIVAL 2021
CROSSING THE LINE FESTIVAL FIAF and other locations 55 East 59th St. between Madison & Park Aves. October 20 – November 6, free – $25 212-355-6100 fiaf.org Igbo-Nigerian American multidisciplinary...
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OPERA AT HOME: OTELLO
Allison Charney and Errin Brooks star in virtual adaptation of Verdi’s Otello Who: The Town Hall, PREformances Chamber Music Collaborative What: Virtual performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello Where:...
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PIONEERS GO EAST COLLECTIVE: CROSSROADS
The next edition of gorno’s Yonsei f*ck f*ck is part of Pioneers Go East Collective “Crossroads” series at Judson Memorial Church Who: Pioneers Go East Collective What: Performance series Where: Judson...
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THE TWI-NY PANDEMIC AWARDS: PART III
White Snake Projects’ Death by Life: A Digital Opera in One Act redefined what live online opera could be On July 4, 2020, I published Part I of the twi-ny Pandemic Awards, hoping that it would be the...
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TWI-NY AT TWENTY: TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY GALA CELEBRATION OF THIS WEEK IN NEW...
Who: Works by and/or featuring Moko Fukuyama, Joshua William Gelb, Gabrielle Hamilton, Jace, Elmore James, Jamal Josef, Katie Rose McLaughlin, Sara Mearns, Zaire Michel, Zalman Mlotek, Alicia Hall...
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THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS
The set for The Garden of the Finzi-Continis is designed by John Farrell THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS New York City Opera / National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living...
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RASHAAD NEWSOME: ASSEMBLY
Rashaad Newsome’s Assembly is an immersive multimedia exploration of the intersection of humanity and technology (photo by Stephanie Berger Photography / Park Avenue Armory) ASSEMBLY Park Ave. Armory,...
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INTIMATE APPAREL
Esther Mills (Kearstin Piper Brown) checks out special fabric saved for her by Mr. Marks (Arnold Livingston Geis) in Intimate Apparel (photo by Julieta Cervantes) INTIMATE APPAREL Lincoln Center...
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UPLOAD
UPLOAD Park Ave. Armory, Wade Thompson Drill Hall 643 Park Ave. at Sixty-Seventh St. March 22-30, $45-$150, 7:30 / 8:00 www.armoryonpark.org www.vanderaa.net Dutch composer Michel van der Aa returns...
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UPLOAD
Soprano Julia Bullock and baritone Roderick Williams portray a daughter and father dealing with a digital afterlife in Upload (photo by Stephanie Berger) UPLOAD Park Ave. Armory, Wade Thompson Drill...
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TWI-NY TALK: ERIC EINHORN / ON SITE OPERA: GIANNI SCHICCHI
On Site Opera returns to site-specific productions with Gianni Schicchi at the Prince George Ballroom (photo courtesy On Site Opera) GIANNI SCHICCHI The Prince George Ballroom 15 East Twenty-Seventh...
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DU YUN’S A COCKROACH’S TARANTELLA and ZOLLE
Who: Du Yun, International Contemporary Ensemble, Satomi Matsuzaki What: New stagings of Du Yun’s A Cockroach’s Tarantella and Zolle Where: NYU Skirball, 566 La Guardia Pl. When: Friday, April 29, and...
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HARKNESS MAIN STAGE SERIES: AMOC’S WITH CARE
AMOC’s With Care comes to the 92nd St. Y this week (photo by Natalia Perez) Who: Bobbi Jene Smith, Or Schraiber, Keir GoGwilt, Miranda Cuckson What: New York City premiere of work by AMOC (American...
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CITY LYRIC OPERA: THE GARDEN OF ALICE
Who: City Lyric Opera What: American premiere of Elizabeth Raum’s The Garden of Alice Where: Blue Building, 222 East Forty-Sixth St. When: May 17-21, $35 Why: During the pandemic, City Lyric Opera...
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