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L.E.S.
THE
13TH ANNUAL LOWER EAST SIDE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, MAY 23rd
JOHNSON THEATER
Please
note - Schedule Subject to change. We will post all changes as soon
as possible.
6:00
- UNHOLY TOLEDO
Performing “What I Had In Mind,” “Every Now
And Then,” and “Sweet Little Daughter.” Vocals
& Keyboard: Steven Zeller, Percussion: Mick Goitein.
6:17-
LAURA WARD/OCTAVIA
CUP DANCE THEATER
Performing Title: Untitled (hopefully we will get to this soon).
Performed by Laura Ward, Composer/Musician: Amir Khosrowpour
6:29
- ROBERT KORNFELD
PEARLWICK, by Robert Kornfeld, is a reading of a 1 act play performed
by Marika Daciuk and Mike Jankowitz, directed by Tom Thornton.
6:41
- ARTHUR ABRAMS
Excerpt from the a play with songs: "Ludlow and Broome"
Book and Lyrics by Ruthy Rosen, Music by Arthur Abrams recently performed
at the Jewish Center of Jackson Heights, Queens. Produced by Witches
Brew Productions. Performers: Jeanette Rosen, Mike J. Quinn, Carly Perahia,
Ruthy Rosen, and Arthur Abrams.
6:53
- GRAND FALLOONS
7:05
- ROD RODGERS DANCE COMPANY
Performing two dance pieces from the Poets and Peacemakers Series. Excepts
from Langston Lives! A tribute to the great poet. AFRICAN MEMORIES.
Choreographer: Mr. Rod Rodgers, Music: Noel Pointer arrangement with
Quincy Jones composition, Poetry by Langston Hughes, Narrated by Jason
Rodgers, Dancers: Nami Kagami, Thea J. Butler, Jamal Green, Kayoko Sakoh,
Kara Rosales. A MOMENT IN TIME, an excerpt from a Work in Progress.
Choreography by RRDC Artistic Director Kim Grier. Music from "A
Time to Love" by Stevie Wonder with India.Arie. Dancers: Nami
Kagami, Thea J. Butler, Jamal Green.
7:27
- SUSANA COOK
BAD SPOKEN WORD: Why Not? Written by Susana Cook, Live Music
by Julian Mesri, Performers: Tracy Hazas and Susana Cook. An intervention
in kitsch. An over the-top sensory experience highly charged with emotions,
intense melodrama intended to draw out the worst of your raw and earnest
feelings - your laughter, your tears, your passion, your aching, your
desperation!
7:39
- JUDETH DEMOTT
Two Arias from Camille Saint-Saens' opera, SAMSON ET DALILA:
Amour! Viens aider ma faiblesse! and Mon coeur s’ouvre
a ta voix. Performed by Judeth DeMott, Mezzo-Soprano with James
Besser at the Piano
7:51
- IRONDALE ENSEMBLE PROJECT
8:03
- BEN HARBURG & FRIENDS
”The Lyrics of Yip Harburg” sung by Ben Harburg with
Special Guests Stephen Bogardus & Genevive D'Santo
8:15
SABURA RASHID
Playwright, Director, "Emerging Playwright" at TNC and founder
of ME AND MY MUSE Productions. Two excerpts from a new work-in-progress,
SOUL FRIED RICE, A Trilogy about ethnic stereotypes affecting
African American & Asian American relationships. The players include:
LisaRoxanne Walters*, Hank Chen, Erwin Falcon, Kim Chinh, Yasha Jackson
and Leanne Cabrera*. (*AEA)
8:32
- AMY MARSHALL DANCE COMPANY
Two Duets and a Quartet (excerpt). Music by Johann Sebastian
Bach, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in A Minor. Choreography
by Amy Marshall. Costumes by Gillian Whitworth. Performed by Alexandra
Karigan and Matthew Adams
8:43
- KAORU IKEDA & MARY LOUISE MOONEY
Performing “...!?” Mary Louise Mooney (performer) is
a singer, actor and bootlegger. She is a member of TOSOS2, New York’s
Premier LGBT Theater Company. Kaoru Ikeda (Choreographer and Dancer),
originally from Japan, graduated from NYU. As a dancer and choreographer,
her works have appeared in New York City, Japan, Australia and Switzerland.
8:55
- ANDRE BROWN
Will be tap dancing to an original piece called, THE FLAG. He
has written many musical pieces, from an all tap musical called, THE
DANCE, to LET THE RHYTHM HIT 'EM, to his new all rhythmatic
piece called LOCK OUT..
9:02
- RWM PLAYWRIGHTS LAB
”Future Sanskrit,” written by Larry Myers is a tribute
to noneg narian Beat poet Harold Norse with whom Dr. Myers recently
spent his birthday . It features H.G. Wells, Jack Kerouac, Henry James
& Lucian Carr speaking out about writing & life. Lissa Moira,
Monte Zanca, John Derrick & John Stemler star.
9:24
- ROME NEAL
Singing Jazz standards.
9:36
- YOSAKOI DANCE PROJECT 10Tecomai
Director: Hiro Kobayashi. Performers: Ace Nakajima, Aki Goto, Jessie
Tomanek, Keisuke Minami, Kyoko Aoyama, Mari Yamada, Masa Okunishi, Nami
Suzuki, Tamii Sakurai, Toshi Minami, Yuka Kumoi, Hiro Kobayashi (Director).
9:48
- VINIE BURROWS
Broadway actor and long time LES resident will read one poem from Hattie
Gossett's just published anthology, “The Immigration Suite:
Hey Xenophobe! Who You Calling a Foreigner?”
10:00
THE LOVE SHOW
”Sarah's Sweet Sixteen.” As a nation loses its innocence,
a young girl discovers the women inside. Starring the Angela Harriell's
Love Show Dancers.
10:22
- steve ben israel
Made his debut in the late 1950s as a comedian in the “Greenwich
Village Coffee House Renaissance,” working alongside Tom Paxton,
Bob Dylan, Lou Gosset Jr., and Peter Paul and Mary. In 1961 he appeared
in the Theater de Lys production of “Threepenny Opera.” From
1962 to 1976 he toured the world with the Living Theatre, with which
he played in the streets of Brazil, Brookyn and Pittsburgh. In the late
1970s, Steve returned to comedy with his first one-man show, “Nostalgic
for the Future.” In the last 20 years he has performed a number
of one-man shows, including his current show, “Nonviolent Executions,”
and in 2007, received an OBIE award for his work in the theatre.He recently
appeared at Carnegie Hall, performing Fredric Rzewski's “Attica.”
10:44
- CAVE GALLERY
”Floating.” Live video by: Shige Moriya, Dance by:
Ximena Garnica, Music by: Jeremy Slater
11:01
- EPSTEIN & HASSAN
"aka theblackandthejew”, married comedy team will be presenting
material from their upcoming new comedy show: “SHE'S BLACK,
HE'S JEWISH, THEY'RE MARRIED, OY VEY!”
11:23
- MAYA DESILVA
Los Chavles del Barrio (The Kids From The Hood). Maya de Silva, Olyda
Espinal, Margarita La Mora, Silvia Cassaro, Yelena Myman, Nicole Bernhardt,
Fania Tsakalakos, Marco Michelus, Jonn Mccollum and Preston Dyar
11:35
- PENNY ARCADE
It is impossible to describe the juggernaut that is Penny Arcade without
entering the world of hyperbole that she not only inhabits but also
personifies. By fearlessly displaying her singular brand of feminist
sexuality and personal conflict she has garnered countless fans worldwide
with an emotionally and intellectually charged performance style. Internationally
revered as writer, director and actress, she has become the very bedrock
that many of the biggest names in the entertainment industry have built
their careers upon. Since 1999 Penny has spearheaded the award winning
documentary series Stemming The Tide of Cultural Amnesia, The Lower
Eastside Biography Project, an oral history and downtown performance
project cum training program sponsored in part by Manhattan Neighborhood
Network. She is a member of Feminists for Free Expression, The National
Coalition Against Censorship, Visual Aids, and the artist/art professional
caucus that produces Day Without Art each December 1st. In addition,
she is a founding member of FEVA (Federation of East Village Artists),
the producer of The Howl! Festival of the Arts.
11:57
- MARY GATCHELL
This talented singer/songwriter and pianist has performed at the world
famous Blue Note, Knitting Factory, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.
She will perform two original songs.
12:09
- DESERT SIN DANCE COMPANY
Performing "Spellbound" by Desert Sin. Dancers: Djahari Clark
and Cassandra Siegler. Choreographers: Djahari Clark and Elayssa.
12:21
- LOUISA BRADSHAW
”Madame Champagne:” This refrehing new cabaret show
was created by Louisa Bradshaw, Kari Nikolaisen and Gregory Nissen.
Pills! Booze! Music!
12:33
- VANGELINE THEATER
"Mirror Moon," duet, Contemporary dance and Butoh. Choreographed
by Nina Buisson and Vangeline, Performed by Maki Shinagawa and Vangeline,
Music Yoichiro Ochikawa and Dead can dance, musical arrangement Nina
Buisson.
12:45
- DANNY & JOSH BACHER
An award-winning comedy team who have been writing and performing original
material for years. They have been currently touring both nationally
and internationally with their critically acclaimed show, "The
Funniest Show in the World About the History of Comedy Performed by
two Brothers In less than two Hours for Under Twenty Bucks",
which had it's New York debut at TNC in 2006. In addition
to their busy schedule with the show, the Bacher brothers are also active
in the New York Stand-Up scene.
12:57
- LAVINIA CO-OP
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