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Theater for the New City E-mail: info@theaterforthenewcity.net Click Here for information on submitting a script!
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L.E.S. THE 13TH ANNUAL LOWER EAST SIDE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS CLICK HERE FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR LES! VISIT
THE LES FESTIVAL ON MYSPACE! ADD US AS YOUR FRIEND! Friday,
May 23rd, 6pm - 1am FREE!!! FREE!!! FREE!!! WANT
TO HEAR MORE ABOUT LES? THE 13th ANNUAL LOWER EAST SIDE (LES) FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS will bring together under one roof in just three days over 100 performing arts organizations, local and international celebrities, independent artists, poets, puppeteers, film makers and many others -- all of whom reside, work or have their roots in the culturally diverse, willfully anarchistic Lower East Side -- for New York City's most diverse FREE 3-day festival, from Friday, May 23 through Sunday, May 25, at Theater for the New City (155 1st Avenue, between E. 9th and 10th Streets) in Manhattan. The 3-day, indoor and outdoor festival of the arts is organized by Theater for the New City and a coalition of civic, cultural and business leaders, and is FREE to all New Yorkers and visitors. THE LOWER EAST SIDE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS was founded in 1996 to demonstrate the creative explosion of Manhattan's Lower East Side and the area's importance to the culture and tourism of New York City. Last year's festival attracted more than 3,000 people. "Art Into Action, Action Into Art" is the theme of THE 13th ANNUAL LES FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS. "Art cannot move mountains, but it can start movements. It can illuminate the pathway and stir what's best within us to act for good," remarks Crystal Field, co-founder and Executive Artistic Director of Theater for the New City. "Anyone who has been to The LES Festival once returns -- year after year," she continues. "There is nothing as eclectically electric in New York City or anywhere else in the world!" This year's participants, representing the unique ethnic and cultural diversity of the Lower East Side, include an eclectic mix of talent, including Jazz legend David Amram; legendary talk show host Joe Franklin; award-winning performance artists Reno and Penny Arcade; downtown favorites Jim Neu, Black Eyed Susan and Epstein & Hassan (The Black & The Jew); theatre and dance companies such as Rod Rodgers Dance Company, The Wendy Osserman Dance Company, Joe's Pub, New York Theater Workshop, The Mariana Bekerman Dance Company, The Red Bastard, and many more. Plus, there will be new works by established and rapidly rising playwrights including Barbara Kahn, Lissa Moira, Larry Myers, Bina Sharif, James Rado and others. Events, from Friday, May 23 through Sunday, May 25, are FREE, open to all, and take place within two theater spaces at Theater for the New City (155 1st Avenue, between E. 9th and 10th Streets) and along East 10th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues. |
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FRIDAY,
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SATURDAY,
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SUNDAY,
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POETRY
PROGRAM LISSA MOIRA,
Curator Dedicated to the Memory of JUSHI |
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ARTISTS Walker
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Theater for the New City E-mail: info@theaterforthenewcity.net Click Here for information on submitting a script!
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