Staff Picks No. 59
Science Park: Noah Mease, Dante Green
The Gym at Judson
August 14th - August 25th 2024
Noah's a dear and I love a show that credits its playwright as "words by." The experience seems very atmospheric, which in the right hands I trust and delight in. Give me science-y and romantic character-driven works! If you've been putting off the gym in the summer heat, maybe this is a good reason to kinda go back.
Staffer: Billy McEntee
Battery Dance Festival: Carolyn Dorfman, Marie Poncé, Nai-Ni Chen, T’Ana Selah, Ballet Nepantla, FANIKE! African Dance Troupe, Capoeira Luanda NYC, Rutkay Özpinar
Rockefeller Park
August 11th - August 17th 2024
On these beautiful waning days of summer, let’s be outside! Sun setting on the Hudson, in the lovely green of Rockefeller Park, the Battery Dance Festival presents its 43rd season August 11-17. I’m curious about the Carolyn Dorfman piece on Wednesday (today); the Nai-Ni Chen Company and Marie Poncé works on Friday; and T’Ana Selah on Saturday. Come through!
Staffer: Joshua Dumas
Free dance on the Hudson River Esplanade? Ooo-lala! Word on the street is that Friday's lineup is not to be missed as it includes contemporary dance and influences from Native dance, Mexican Folk, Turkish Folk, West African! Inspiration from Chinese calligraphy, Brazilian!
Staffer: Travis Amiel
Sex and the Abbey: Diana Ly, Emily Lyon
The Brick Theater
August 22nd - September 7th 2024
This is the last show I will see before I leave NY. Diana is a wonderful writer and I am excited to see this piece fully come to life. I love nuns.
Written By: Diana Ly
Directed By: Emily Lyon
Production Manager: Madelyn Wiley
Stage Manager: Eulàlia Comas
Assistant Stage Manager: Sam Kersnick
Costume Designer: Saawan Tiwari
Projections Designer: Cinthia Chen
Scenic Designer: Kim Zhou
Lighting Designer: Yang Yu
Sound Designer: Chiara Pizzirusso
Movement Director: Charlotte Bydwell
Dramaturg: Christine Scarfuto
Production Intern: Kingsley Du
Actors
Hrotsvit: Jen Anaya
Adelheid: Francesca Fernandez
Hadwig: Belle Le
Mathilda: Tia Cassmira
Staffer: Theresa Buchheister