The Daily show featuring puppets from the Czechoslovak American Theatre collection.

Just a short note to wish a Happy New Year to those that celebrate in September, and to pass along greetings to those that begin their year every year at any time they prefer to.

More later about the exciting things happening with the ever-expanding GOH family….

June 1, 2010. Kazuo Ohno, pioneer of dance in Japan. grandfather of butoh and good friend died at 3am on June 1 in Japan. I remember him fondly and with reverance. He was the embodiment of dance, death, life, grace and horror. We will all miss him.

I met Kazuo Ohno back in 1979… I have seen him move, heard him speak, wrote about his work and life, and more vital than that, have been honored to eat his incredible cooking. Dancing is (was) his life. There is no question that he lived to dance, and danced to live. A while ago, a collection of his words, and the words of his son, Yoshito, was published by Wesleyan press. When that happened, I declared that the so-called critics and experts (like me) can finally rest. We were given the gift of Ohno’s words in a stellar translation that has been inspirational. I had a glimpse of spiritual power in Ohno’s dance. I was empowered by his benevolence and his cruelty, by his passion and his grace. Each time I watched him dance I thought it was the last. We all thought it was the last. This is the secret we shared with him. It was ALWAYS the last time. with love and sending his spirit to the bodies of dancers everywhere.

–Bonnie Sue Stein

http://www.texasperformingarts.org/event/absoluteensemble

Celebrating Ellen at La MaMa on November 1, 2009. Randy Gener captured this image of La MaMa’s Associate Producer, Bev Petty and GOH Director, Bonnie Sue Stein after the event! It was a moving event, in which the Annex Theater was renamed Ellen Stewart Theatre! Ellen is 90 years old this year, and we celebrated her wide, wild and wonderful journey!

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009
FAB FESTIVAL
4th Street (between 2nd & Bowery)

East Village Dance Project Teen Dancers will perform, Exit Stage Right To Bach at 2:45 pm.

from the Czecholslovak-American Marionette Theatre

Kacha and the Devil (not Salt over Gold)
Free performances at the following New York Public Library branches this summer.
For addresses and directions go to NYPL.org

July:
7/18-2pm at Countee Cullen
7/20-3pm at Parkchester
7/22-3pm at Hamilton Fish
7/24-2:30pm at Huguenot Park
7/27-6:30pm at Seward Park

August:
8/18-1pm at City Island
8/20-3pm at Harlem
8/21-2pm at Baychester
8/22-2pm at Bronx Lib. Center
8/31-2pm at Muhlenberg