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Centennial Heritage Festival

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  CENTENNIAL HERITAGE FESTIVAL OCTOBER 6-27, 2018  NEW YORK CITY TWO VENUES!camt-postcard6x11-draft15-printerready2

Oct 6-7 FESTIVAL TIX

OCT 11-27 MARIONETTE THEATRE TIX

Bohemian Hall and Jan Hus Church!

SAT, Oct 6th & SUN, Oct 7 | 11:30 am to 9pm |BOHEMIAN NATIONAL HALL | 321 East 73rd Street | NYC
OCTOBER 11 – 27  | JAN HUS CHURCH | NYC 

We celebrate two auspicious anniversaries: the Centennial Anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia (1918) and the Millennial Anniversary of the unification of the Lands of the Czech Crown, under Duke Oldrich (1018).

Featuring Czechoslovak American Marionette Theatre in the US Premiere of the mainstage marionette production, “Duke Oldrich & Washerwoman Bozena: the True Story,” and a one man family “Water Goblin” and Czech and Slovak fairy tales.  Plus music concerts, film screenings, a folk songfest sing-along, traditional costumes and Czech delicacies!

Introducing, in her first US appearance, the folk singer and musician, BEATA BOCEK, who will be performing in Oldrich & Bozena, as well as in full evening concert.

10/6-7 Bohemian National Hall,  321 E 73rd Street

Oct 11-27 Jan Hus Church, 351 East 74th Street through October 27.

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE   (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Saturday October 6
11:30am Water Goblin and other Czech & Slovak Tales (THIS SHOW IS SOLD OUT)
1:00pm – Documentary and Animated Films
2:00pm – Traditional modrotisk (indigo) textile print presentation by Petra Valentova Gupta, followed by participatory hands-on block printing for families.
4:00pm – “Feels Like Home” Folk singalong w/ traditional music and dance
7:00pm – Oldrich and Bozena, The True Story (Czechoslovak American Marionette Theatre)

Sunday October 7
11:30am – Water Goblin and Other Czech & Slovak Tales/ Czech Fairy Tales in English performed by Vit Horejs
1:00pm – Strings! Camera! Akce! (Action!)
Film screenings of Animated and documentary puppetry films
2:30pm – Oldrich and Bozena, The True Story (Czechoslovak American Marionette Theatre)

4:00pm  – A DANCE LESSON WITH LIMBORA DANCERS
A presentation about Slovak folkdance tradition with a dance lesson for the audience.

6:00pm – 8:00pm TWIN CONCERTS

6:00pm “Tribute to the Art of Folk Song” with New York Voices including: Hanka G, Gabriela Mikova, Katerina Vizina, Klara Zikova and more.
7:00pm – “Beata Bocek in Concert” (musician, vocalist) in her US debut Born in the Polish minority region of Silesia, Bocek’s trademark songs are performed in a variety of languages including an invented one to emphasize minority status.

OCT 11-27 | JAN HUS CHURCH | 351 E 74th St, NYC
Czechoslovak American Marionette Theatre

Saturdays: October 13, 20, 27  
11:30am   Water Goblin and other Czech & Slovak Tales,
one man show by Vit Horejs and folk marionettes
2:30pm    Duke Oldřich & Božena: the True Story

Wednesdays to Fridays: October 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26
7:00pm  Duke Oldřich & Božena: the True Story  

Buy tickets HERE for The Centennial Heritage Festival, Bohemian National Hall

Buy tickets HERE for Czechoslovak American Marionette Theatre at Jan Hus

The festival is produced by GOH Productions in cooperation with Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association (BBLA), Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU), CzechMatters, and the Slovak and Czech Consulates in New York.

Cecil has gone to the Sky orchestra…April 5, 2018

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Cecil Taylor, master of music, thought and leader of the Free Jazz movement has passed on or through or over to the side with Duke and Sun and all of those piano gods.  We were fortunate to hear him.  I was fortunate through the work of Min Tanaka, to have close contact with Cecil in the early 1990s; in NYC and at Jacob’s Pillow.  Sitting in a room with Cecil meant that you were listening to him talk or play; and he was more than a giant.

So many memories.

Sitting with Cecil and Trudy Morse in 1994 or 95 at the Blue note, (or was it Sweet Basil?), and we heard Cassandra Wilson; and some jazz trio.  Cecil moved up right next to the stage, to hear better.  I stayed in the back with Min and Trudy.  Cecil commanded the space, like MIn and together they reached heights beyond music and dance.

And his birthday party at then Spageteria, now Pangea.  They knew his drink — champagne and Kir (cherry liquor), yummy, sparkling and sweet.

These are my memories.  Forever in my heart and ears.

THE TRUTH HAS CHANGED!

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“THE TRUTH HAS CHANGED”
Written and performed by Josh Fox

Directed by Ron Russell    Original music by Alex Ebert (aka Edward Sharpe)

Dramaturgy by Morgan Jenness

PRODUCERS

International WOW Company, GOH Productions, Barrow Street Productions.

 ONE NIGHT ONLY!

 

LIVE PERFORMANCE AND BOOK LAUNCH

FILMED FOR A FEATURE TO BE RELEASED IN 2019

A Live Solo Performance Filmed Live at Town Hall, NYC
A Debut Book Release From Seven Stories Press
A 40-city Tour AUG SEPT OCT 2018
MORE INFO..

Announcing new partners at AVENUE C STUDIO. Studio 55 C

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Our program East Village Dance Project (EVDP) has accepted wonderful opportunity to move from our Avenue C Studio to the legendary Abrons Arts Center at Henry Street Settlement!  Read more about the move HERE.  Please register your child for the classes which will continue under the leadership of Martha Tornay and Associate Director, Victoria Roberts-Wiersbowski.  REGISTER HERE.

We are excited to announce a new partnership at Avenue C Studio, with Moving for Life @ Studio 55 C, who is now installed in the office (previously occupied by Movement Research) and will be running the studio for classes and residencies with GOH Productions, as of February 2018.  We are excited to partner with this amazing group of movement therapists, exercise specialists, dancers, bodyworkers, psychologists, doctors and cancer survivors who promote and teach mindful movement.

For studio information and bookings, please contact info@gohproductions.org or Studio55C@movingforlife.org

DanceFEST LES 2017

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Saturday, June 3, 2017, 4pm to 8pm and Sunday, June 4, 4pm to 8pm

Join the El Jardin del Paraiso and Avenue C Studio Group as we  launch a new annual dance festival featuring Lower East Side groups, East Village dance youth, professional companies, duos, and soloists.

Performers include: BM Movement, East Village Dance Project, Rod Rodgers Dance Youth Company,Sarazina Stein, Amanda Klajbor, Anna Wotring of nAdA. Yoshiko Chuma, Lauren Kravitz & Shantel Prado, Katharine Pettit Creative, Lower Manhattan Arts Academy, Lynn Needle/Art of Motion Dance Theatre, Billy Blanken / Sheep Meadow Dance Theatre, Christopher Nunez, and more….

The two-day festival will host dance workshops and performances from 4:00 p.m. – 8 p.m

photo: BAIT by Lauren Kravitz and Shantel Prado

EAST VILLAGE DANCE PROJECT FUNDRAISER 2017

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BRUNCHBASHPOSTER 17

APRIL 23, 2017 from 11 AM TO 4PM

Join me for a Bloody Mary, snack on delicious treats from local East Village eateries and bid on the auction!
All for the low price of $25!  (crazy right?)

BRUNCH BASH 2017
AVENUE C STUDIO 55 AVENUE C, near 4th Street

HELP SUPPORT THE CHARLOTTE RUBY CANTOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND OF

EAST VILLAGE DANCE PROJECT’S YOUTH PROGRAM!!

Auction items include wonderful tickets to: ST ANN’S WAREHOUSE, NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP, THE JOYCE THEATER, BAM, LA MAMA, and more!

Buy a ticker for a friend, or family member who cannot afford it!
Buy a ticket for yourself!
Buy tickets for Scholarship Fundraiser Brunch Bash 2017!

 

 

 

 

The Golden Bride by Folksbeine

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We have been working actively with our friends at the Folksbeine National Yiddish Theatre to help realize the summer run of their acclaimed operetta THE GOLDEN BRIDE, featuring 20 performers and orchestra of 14 musicians under the baton of Zalmen Mlotek, directed by Bryna Wasserman and Motl Didner.

There are only two more weeks to see the show!Di-Goldene-Kale

The Golden Bride
Nominated for 2 Drama Desk Awards!
Outstanding Revival of a Musical & Outstanding Director of a Musical

July 4, 2016 – August 28, 2016
Don’t miss the return of this critically-acclaimed musical romantic comedy!
Presented in Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles.

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