Lower East Side Festival of the Arts 2022

May 27 – May 29
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, May 27, 28, 29 Memorial Day weekend.

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
Crystal Field, Executive Director, with
The LES Committee, Presents:

The 27TH Annual LOWER EAST SIDE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS

FREE!!!

Memorial Day Weekend. MAY 27, 28, 29 2022 – Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave. (btw 9th & 10th Street)
www.theaterforthenewcity.net, 212-254-1109

Photo by Joe Bly

Click on the link to see the gallery online: https://www.artistasdeloisaida.org/alt/2022/05/24/l-e-s-festival-of-the-arts-exhibit/

FRIDAY EVENING IN THE JOHNSON – MAY 27
6:00 PM – TALENT DAVIS AND THE RESISTANCE BAND
6:32 PM – “AUNT SUSAN AND HER TENNESSEE WALTZ”
6:44 PM  – YIP HARBURG RAINBOW TROUPE
6:56 PM  – INFINITY DANCE THEATER, “CHANT”
7:08 PM – CHINESE THEATER WORKS
7:20 PM – ROD RODGERS DANCE COMPANY, “AFRICAN MEMORIES”
7:42 PM – SARAZINA STEIN
7:54 PM – THUNDERBIRD AMERICAN INDIAN DANCERS
8:06 PM – “BO” by G.C. Sullivan-WillieAnn Gissendanner
8:18 PM – DECEUS DANCE COMPANY
8:30 PM – OYU-ORO
8:42 PM – “SOME FELLAS STILL DON’T GET IT” by Peter Welch
8:54 PM – FACEBOY
9:06 PM – “A SAVING GRACE” by Lyle Kessler
9:18 PM – CITIZENS UNITED PROTEST BAND
9:30 PM – DAVID AMRAM
9:52 PM – CAROL TANDAVA
10:04 PM – SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKING LOT by The Drilling Company
10:16 PM – “THE COLONEL AND THE WOMAN TAKE TEA IN THE RUBBLE” by Lissa Moira
10:33 PM – ARTHUR ABRAMS
10:45 PM – MICHAEL VAZQUEZ
10:57 PM – ZERO BOY
11:09 PM – ROBERT GONZALES JR.
11:21 PM – THE DAME & BABE aka ALISA KILLZ AND LUIGI BABE

FRIDAY EVENING IN THE CABARET – MAY 27
6:36 PM – STAR ‘69
7:08 PM – “DRINKING MY OWN JUICE” by Alicia Foxworth
7:20 PM – “IS THERE A PULSE” by Gha’il Rhodes Benjamin
7:32 PM – LEI ZHOU
7:44 PM – DON ARRINGTON
7:56 PMRICHARD WEBER
8:03 PM – LADY CLOVER HONEY
8:15 PM – “THE UNAMERICAN” by Claude Solnik
8:27 PM – DAWOUD KRINGLE
8:39 PM – PETER DIZOZZA
8:51 PM – MAUDE LARDNER BURKE
9:03 PM – MARY TIERNEY WORKSHOP
9:25 PM – EGO ACTUS, “ALMOST 13”
9:37 PM – MELANGE
9:49 PM – ARIANA JOHNS
10:01 PM – NELSON GONZALEZ
10:13 PM – “SOMEWHERE BETWEEN MARS & VENUS”
10:25 PM – STAN BAKER
10:37 PM – ORTENCIA
10:49 PM – “CHEESECAKE” by Darpan Joshi
11:01 PM – ELLEN STEIER
11:13 PM – DAVID W. JACOBSEN

SATURDAY AFTERNOON YOUTH PERFORMANCES
JOHNSON THEATER
COORDINATOR: DONNA MEJIA
HOSTED BY JOHN GRIMALDI
2 PM–4:30 PM – MAY 28
2:00 PM – “THE WIZARD OF OZ: A JAZZ MUSICAL FOR ALL AGES”
2:25 PM – COBU KIDS
2:16 PM – THE FUNIKIJAM SHOW
2:45 PM – MOVE.MAKE.BLOOM. DANCE STUDIO
3:15 PM – MICHAEL LEE, MAN OF MAGIC
3:30 PM – SWEDISH COTTAGE MARIONETTES
4:05 PM – MOVE.MAKE.BLOOM. DANCE STUDIO WITH CHOREOGRAPHY BY MICHELLE LAUREN SIEGEL

 

FILM PROGRAM 2022 – MAY 28
CABARET THEATER, 1 PM – 11 PM

SATURDAY EVENING IN THE JOHNSON – MAY 28
6:00 PM – mister pablo
6:32 PM – “LOVE SMART” by Justine J. Hall
6:44 PM – YUBO ZHONG
6:56 PM – LORCAN OTWAY
7:08 PM – BENNETT POLOGE
7:20 PM – E-DANCE
7:32 PM – JILL O’HARA
7:44 PM – KAORU IKEDA/MOUSTACHECAT DANCE, “WADATSUMI-THE VOICES FROM THE SEA”
7:56 PM – “A JOURNEY THROUGH PLAGUE AND WAR” by Barbara Kahn
8:08 PM – JUDY GORMAN
8:30 PM – WISE GUISE
8:42 PM – CHARLIE SUB & SOUND DOGS
8:54 PM – “HAMLET IN HARLEM” (selection) by Alberto Ferreras
9:06 PM – “I WILL LEAVE WHEN THE RAIN STOPS” by Bina Sharif
9:23 PM – TBA
9:30 PM – “A HEALTHY HOUSE” (excerpt) by Tom Diriwachter
9:42 PM – DAVID LEWIS
9:54 PM – HOLLIE HARPER
10:06 PM – BOBBIE HOROWITZ
10:18 PM – LOUISA BRADSHAW
10:30 PM – PETER DIZOZZA
10:42 PM – LA MAMA EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE CLUB
10:54 PM – ELISA BLYNN
11:06 PM – LEX AND THE CULT OF SPIRITS
11:18 PM – JON WEBER
11:30 PM – TERRY LEE KING as THE LEGENDARY AMAZ’N GRACE

SUNDAY EVENING IN THE JOHNSON – MAY 29
6:00 PM – COBU, “DRUM LIKE DANCING, DANCE LIKE DRUMMING”
6:32 PM – ART LILLARD QUARTET
6:49 PM – “SHOPPING BOOGIE” by Akiko
7:01 PM – NATIONAL YIDDISH THEATRE FOLKSBIENE, “GHETTO TANGO” (selections)
7:13 PM – MALACHY MCCOURT
7:25 PM – KINDING SINDAW
7:37 PM – JOHN GRIMALDI
7:49 PM – “TARANTALA-SPIDER DANCE”
8:01 PM – JONATHAN FOX POWERS
8:13 PM – ASHLEY LIANG DANCE COMPANY
8:35 PM – “FINISHED” by Anne Lucas
8:47 PM – KT SULLIVAN
9:01 PM – YARA ARTS, “SLAP!” (selections)
9:18 PM – “THE LAST PANDEMIC” (scene) by Eduardo Machado
9:35 PM – AUSTIN PENDLETON
9:47 PM – RICHARD WEST
9:59 PM – “NEW WORK IN PROGRESS” by Sabura Rashid
10:11 PM – 13TH STREET REP
10:23 PM – “SOMETIME CHILD”
10:35 PM – NEW YIDDISH REP
10:47 PM – VALERY OISTEANU
10:59 PM – “THE BALLAD OF IMMORAL EARNINGS”
11:11 PM – TYM MOSS
11:23 PM – AZIZA
11:35 PM – LE SQUEEZEBOX CABARET

SUNDAY EVENING IN THE CABARET
7:24 PM – JANE BYAELA
7:36 PM – MICHAEL LEE
7:48 PM – EVAN LAURENCE
8:00 PM – BOB HOMEYER
8:12 PM – LORETTA AUDITORUM
8:24 PM – JANE BYAELA
8:36 PM – MARY HURLBUT/ANDREW BOLOTOWSKY
8:48 PM – EVE PACKER
9:00 PM – BURNING CITY ORCHESTRA
9:12 PM – FROM SCRATCH PERFORMANCE COMPANY, “COLTRANE IN JAPAN” (excerpt) by Robert Liebowitz
9:24 PM – YUBO ZHONG
9:36 PM – “DARKNESS AFTER NIGHT” by Stephan Morrow
9:48 PM – PAOLA LEHMAN-CABRERA
10:00 PM – ELIZABETH RUF
10:12 PM – METROPOLITAN PLAYHOUSE, “I’M WAITING FOR MY MAN”
10:24 PM – ROMAN PRIMITIVO
10:36 PM – VICTOR VAUBAN, JR.
10:48 PM – TANYA SOLOMON
11:00 PM – ERIC KUZMUK

 

COVID Protocol:
As of August 17 2021, people 12 and older are required to show proof they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use by the FDA or WHO.
Starting January 29, 2022, children ages 5 to 11 must also show proof of full vaccination. They must show they have received at least one dose of a vaccine.

Proof of vaccination may include the NYC Vaccination Record, CDC Vaccination Card (or photo), Excelsior Pass or NYC COVID Safe App.

All patrons must be vaccinated in order to see shows. Please provide proof when entering the building.