The Arts in New York City

In my search for possible dance performances I wanted to see, I came across a festival that’s being held throughout October by Danspace Project. It’s called the “Near & Far East Mini Festival,” and it showcases dances from I believe Japan and India. One of the main focuses of these performances is to try to […]

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Even though the performances seem like ancient history by now. I have to comment on them or fail this class. OK here goes. In general, I thought the performances were great. As a whole, I believe that each group created a nice, original presentation despite the limiting factors. I liked group one’s innovation of […]

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“Flags” is a very contemporary, artsy kind of play. It’s done on a minimalistic, small stage with a very limited set. However, the cast and crew manage to efficiently use this small space to convey a very moving story. It’s a tale about your average American family who discovers that they had lost their son […]

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The Flea is a beautiful space in downtown Manhattan between Church St. and Broadway on White Street. When I was contemplating seeing another off-off- Broadway show (I went to see this two days after I saw “September 12th”) I was completely unprepared for the simple yet elegant decor of the […]

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You all may still be angry at CU for inviting Iranian President, Ahamdinejad, to speak at the College, but don’t let that stop you from seeing its ballet performance which will be shown only this week for four days (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday @ 8pm @ Miller Theatre @ Columbia University). The only […]

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Let me tell you. 59E59 is a small building, very new, filled with little theaters. I did not expect Flags to be such a fantastic show. At several points the actors seemed to be looking straight at me. I literally felt the emotion of each character. As far as the plot is concerend, it was […]

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Ok so alot of us are complaining about how expensive tickets are, but i found this cool site that lists student ticket. And if any of you guys are interested, I might go for student rush tickets for 100 Saints You Should Know (the reg price is 65 but it’s half off in the rush […]

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Hey guys, i was wondering if u guys wanted to go see some of these performances together. I was looking at either King Lear or Phantom of the Opera in terms of theatre. And maybe a concert
Stephen

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