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Possible Fireworks
Jane Scarpantoni
with Roy Nathanson (saxophone); Stomu Takeishi (bass)
& John Hollenbeck (drums)
Friday, February 6 - 8pm
General Admission: $10 / Students: $8
At Possible Fireworks, audiences get to see sparks fly when a renowned musician takes the stage with a dream band of their making, consisting of musicians they've never played with before. This month features Jane Scarpantoni, who has become one of the most sought-after players and arrangers in alternative music. A classically-trained cellist, she's appeared and recorded with a number of big hitters, including Bruce Springsteen, Moby, R.E.M., Indigo Girls, and, most recently, Lou Reed. Curated by Janine Nichols.
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BRIC Picks
10 Brecht Poems
Created and performed by Tannis Kowalchuk and Leese Walker
Saturday, February 7 - 8pm
General Admission: $10 / Students: $8
Two years -- and several tours -- after its original workshop run at BRIC Studio, Tannis Kowalchuk and Leese Walker return for a one-night-only performance of their dynamic vaudevillian show, 10 Brecht Poems, weaving voice, movement and shadow puppetry to convey the powerful messages of selected poems by Bertolt Brecht.
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Ample Sample
Friday, February 13 & Saturday, February 14 - 8pm
General Admission: $10 / Students: $8
For our third annual Valentine's Day show we present the phenomenal Urban Bush Women, "triple-threat performers who dance, sing and act with a searing sense of truthfulness," according to The New York Times. Also on the program: choreographer Laura Peterson; aerial dance by Fly-by-Night Dance Theater; "Kool-Aid luv woes" by Baraka de Soleil with Little MonstaH and the gang; and singer Paula Jeanine. Bring your honey (or come and find one). Curated by Michelle Moskowitz Brown.
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Theater Nexus
Friday, February 20 & Saturday, February 21 - 8pm
General Admission: $10 / Students: $8
Brooklyn-trained playwrights showcase four new works. Eclectic and zany, the works are not connected by style or theme so expect a diverse evening by these emerging writers. Curated by DTX Alternative.
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Briefs
Friday, February 27 - 8pm
In honor of the shortest month of the year, the SHOEfarm has assembled several playwrights to showcase short-short one-acts. Playwrights include Jennifer Boutell, Tom X. Chao, Christopher Heath, Eric Hunt, and a few others. With original music composed by Matthew Horton.
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Possible Fireworks
Double bill!
Ned Rothenberg with Matt Maneri (Violin/Viola) & Tom Abbs (Bass)
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Peter Apfelbaum & Dean Bowman
Friday, March 5 - 8pm
At Possible Fireworks, audiences get to see sparks fly when a renowned musician takes the stage with a dream band of their making, consisting of musicians they've never played with before. This month, a special double bill: Ned Rothenberg splits the bill with Peter Apfelbaum (on sax, piano and percussion) and vocalist Dean Bowman, whose performance was snowed out in December. Ned Rothenberg composes and performs on various saxophones, clarinets, flutes, and the shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute. He leads the multi-metric funk ensemble, Double Band, and the chamber jazz group, Power Lines, and was a founding member of the long-running new music cooperative, New Winds. His music is inventive, intense and rhapsodic; employing horns in melodic ear-opening east-west combinations and as engines for rhythm and harmony.
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At age 17, multi-instrumentalist Peter Apfelbaum founded a 17-piece band, Hieroglyphics Ensemble, that incorporated the polyrhythmic mix of African and Western elements now widely acknowledged as having presaged "world beat." He teams up with Dean Bowman, who was hailed by Sue Mingus as "the most important jazz vocalist since Bobby McFerrin." Bowman has become a most accomplished and eclectic vocalist, transcending the genres of jazz, avant garde, gospel, and hard rock. Curated by Janine Nichols.
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Theater Nexus
Friday, March 19 & Saturday, March 20 - 8pm
General Admission: $10 / Students: $8
In March, Theater Nexus presents a director's dream: some rehearsal time, a bare stage, and 30 minutes in which to perform. Turkish actor and director, Serap Erincin explores the body in time and space; Americans Jonathan Mazer and Luke Leonard are presenting eclectic plays written by emerging playwrights. It's an evening to see the next generation of theatre directors at work. Curated by DTX Alternative.
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Co-presented with Danspace Project
Out of Space @ BRIC Studio
Friday, April 2 and Saturday, April 3 - 8pm
General Admission: $10 / Students: $8
The inaugural performance of Out of Space @ BRIC Studio features features a multi-media "video duet" by Layard Thompson; and new works by Eleanor Bauer, Sharon Estacio, Takeimi Kitamura, and Christina May. Curated by Marýa Wethers. For more info,visit www.danspaceproject.org.
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Theater Nexus
13 Playwrights
Friday, April 16 & Saturday, April 17 - 8pm
General Admission: $10 / Students: $8
For some, 13 is an unlucky number but for 13 Playwrights, it's the number of empowerment. This brand new collective of emerging writers consists of some of the hottest, most professional young writers working today. Come and see what the next generation of writers is cooking up. Curated by DTX Alternative.
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Co-presented with Danspace Project
Out of Space @ BRIC Studio
Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15 - 8pm
General Admission: $10 / Students: $8
The second installment of Out of Space @ BRIC Studio features the provocative duet Verano by Yanira Castro; a women's quartet by Ron Brown/Evidence dancer Shani Collins; breakdancer Nilaja "Diva" Richardson; a solo with a stool by Sarah Van't Hul; and a solo in and around a vat of chocolate kisses by Zoe Klein. Curated by Marýa Wethers. For more info,visit www.danspaceproject.org.
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Ample Sample
Friday, May 21 & Saturday, May 22 - 8pm
General Admission: $10 / Students: $8
In this season's final performance, we present OBIE and Bessie award-winners LAVA with their distinct blend of
circus acrobatics, theater, post-modern and social dance inspired by volcanoes, evolution, physics, feminism, and
love; Luna Theatre performing two shaddow puppetry pieces, Planting Peppers and Kalimanku, accompanied by
Yasna Voices singing traditional Bulgarian music ; the circus stylings of Cirque Boom; music by quatro player
Olivier Conan's brainchild Bebe Eiffel; and a special appearance by juggler David Sharps. Curated by Michelle Moskowitz Brown.
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BRIC Studio is a program of BRIC/Brooklyn Information & Culture. The development of BRIC Studio was made possible by a leadership grant from the LuEsther T. Mertz Advised Funds at The New York Community Trust, with additional support provided by the Booth Ferris Foundation, JP Morgan Chase, and the New York State Council on the Arts. BRIC Studio is a 2002-03 recipient of a National Arts Marketing Project Grant, sponsored by the Arts & Business Council and American Express.
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