Garth Fagan Dance

We've been given an amazing opportunity to see the legendary Garth Fagan Dance at the Joyce Theater this Tuesday (October 27th) and 7:00 in the evening.  The show begins at 7:30pm and runs 2 hours and 10 minutes.  Expect to be out by 9:40.

Here's a little about the show. 

The New York City premiere, Mudan 175/39, was choreographed to traditional Chinese music played by the Grammy Award-winning Ying Quartet, with a composition by Tan Dun (wrote music for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). We also have some new faces onstage, one being Vitolio Jeune, a 5th season dancer from So You Think You Can Dance......

check out the photo:

Watch a Garth Fagan Dance video preview here:  http://www.joyce.org/calendar_detail.php?event=259&theater=1


SUBWAY DIRECTIONS to the JOYCE THEATER
175 Eighth Avenue (at the corner of 19th Street)

Take the A, C, E, to 14th St.
OR take the L train to Eighth Avenue
OR take the 1 train to 18th Street (& 7th Ave.)
View map



See you guys Tuesday!

Ba Da Chui, Percussion Quartet (hosted by Wu Man)

The second show is this Saturday, starting at 3pm.  Make sure you're there by 2:40!


Ba Da Chui
Ba Da Chui means "eight great hammers," and this percussion quartet straight from China promises a feast of exuberant sound. Inspired by the Beijing opera tradition, this foursome will wield drums, cymbals, gongs and woodblocks to weave complex patterns into compelling music. 

This show is part of Ancient Paths, Modern Voices: A City-Wide Festival Celebrating Chinese Culture.


Acclaimed pipa virtuoso Wu Man will introduce the group.
 

WHERE/WHEN 
We'll be meeting at the University Settlement Society of New York, 184 Eldridge Street (at Rivington Street) at 2:40pm.  map.


Subway options
F, V to 2nd Avenue B, D to Grand Street
N, R, W to Prince Street
6 to Spring Street

BusM15 to Delancey Street

The Emperor Jones

 

Our first show is on Saturday, October 17th.  2:40pm sharp!

Eugene O'Neill's

The Emperor Jones

@ Irish Repertory Theatre 

Address: 132 West 22nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenue.

Directions:  The closest subway is the 1 to 23rd Street. Walk south on 7th Avenue to West 22nd Street, then east to the theatre.

Eugene O'Neill's groundbreaking play is the story of Brutus Jones, an African American man who sets himself up as monarch of a Caribbean island following a prison break in the United States. When the natives rebel after years of exploitation, Jones's mesmerizing journey into darkness becomes a terrifying psychological display of power, fear, and madness. With his demons in heavy pursuit and tom-toms beating, the Emperor is forced to confront the mortal sins of his past in search of forgiveness and salvation.

Multi TRaC begins!

And we're kicking it off with a bang.  After introductions we'll be opening up a copy of Time Out New York and walking down to the Chelsea District to check out some galleries.   Remember, you can do that anytime!  Gallery hopping is free; it's one of the most cost effective ways to find out what's going on in the contemporary art world.

Take, for example, this piece by Anselm Reyle, which is installed at Gagosian on 24th Street:

Yes, we will go check this out.

Then we're going to go up on the High Line, a public park built on a 1.45-mile-long elevated rail structure running from Gansevoort Street to 34th Street on Manhattan's West Side.

It used to look like this:


You'll see what it looks like now.


So that's our first day!  Here's directions so you know where to go for your workshops every week.....

DIRECTIONS to the new High 5 HQ: 
520 Eighth Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10018
map it here.

The easiest way is to take the A, C, or E train to 34th Street, then walk up 8th Ave to building #520.  We're inbetween 36th and 37th Street.  Look for the revolving door.  Take the elevator to the 3rd floor and head to Studio A.  (From week 3 on, we'll be in studio C!)

The building looks like this:


...but that's kind of what all old New York buildings look like, so just look for the number and the revolving door.


Happy first day!