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ALSO IN OUR 60TH SEASON...
A FEW DEEP BREATHS
A compilation of work by Haruna Lee, Chuck Mee, Adrienne Kennedy, Robert
Patrick, Eric Ehn, Huntrezz Janos, and Christopher Rivas-presented by
CultureHub and La MaMa (Oct 27 – Oct 30)
STEPHEN PETRONIO DANCE COMPANY
the La MaMa debut of Stephen Petronio Dance Company (Nov 18 – 28)
RECOLORATION PROCLAMATION
John Sims' multi-media project which explores the complexity of
identity, cultural appropriation, and visual terrorism through
Confederate iconography and African-American culture (Dec 2 – 5)
HISTORY/OURSTORY: THE TRAIL TO TULSA
the premiere of James E. Reynolds' HISTORY/OURSTORY: THE TRAIL TO TULSA,
marking the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre (Dec 9 – 12)
EXPERIMENTS IN DIGITAL STORYTELLING INITIATIVE
A digital collaboration across distance between Seoul and New York FEATURING THREE AXES LIVE.
THE INDIGO ROOM
By Timothy White Eagle - November 11 – 21 at the Downstairs Theatre. An
immersive, part-improvisational, part-ritualistic new work by the
well-known Seattle-based Indigenous artist. THE INDIGO ROOM asks us to
consider life anew after the isolation of the pandemic.
CANNABIS! A VIPER VAUDEVILLE
January 6 – 16 at the Ellen Stewart Theatre. A co-presentation by La
MaMa, HERE, and Prototype, this theatrical concert explores the history
of cannabis in music, dance, and spoken word. Composed by Grace Galu,
libretto and co-direction by Baba Israel, dramaturgy and co-direction by
Talvin Wilks.
GOD'S FOOL
By Martha Clarke - January 20 – February 10 at the Ellen Stewart
Theatre. The iconoclastic creator of the form-changing dance theatre
works THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS and VIENNA: LUSTHAUS returns with
her first new full-length work in a decade. Written by Ms. Clarke and
poet Fanny Howe, GOD'S FOOL is an interpretation of the ancient story of
St. Francis of Assisi and his singular life as a man of privilege who
chose community over self and lived among the poor, lepers, and others
disenfranchised by society. With a cast featuring John Kelly, George de
la Pena, Adesola Osakalumi, and Patrick Andrews.
CAGE SHUFFLE
By Paul Lazar - February 13 – 27 at the Downstairs Theatre. Paul Lazar
speaks a series of one-minute stories by John Cage from his 1963 score INDETERMINACY,
while simultaneously performing a complex choreographic score by
Annie-B Parson. The stories are spoken in random order with no
predetermined relationship to the dancing, yet chance serves up its
inevitable and uncanny connection between text and movement.
MISDEMEANOR DREAM
A new work by Spiderwoman Theater, directed by Muriel Miguel. March 3 – 20 at the Ellen Stewart Theatre
LOOK OUT SH!^HEAD
By Object Collection - Jan 27 – Feb 6 at the Downstairs Theatre. Based
on the legendary French director Eric Rohmer's 1980s film cycle COMEDIES
ET PROVERBES about love and desire. Directed by Kara Feely and text
composed by Travis Just.
A GRAND PANORAMA
By Theodora Skipitares - February 14 – March 6 at the Ellen Stewart
Theatre. Renowned puppet creator Skipitares—known for her large-scale
puppet likenesses of human figures—examines Frederick Douglass and his
passion for 19th-century art forms, including the early practices of
photography. Featuring a cast of professional performers and students
from a public high school in Brooklyn.
LEMON GIRLS or ART FOR THE ARTLESS
By Talking Band - March 10 – 27 at the Downstairs Theatre. Written by
Ellen Maddow and directed by Paul Zimet, this new work is a comedic
celebration of older women-and those who will one day become older
women. The cast includes Michael Lynch Ellen Maddow, Lizzie Olesker,
Tina Shepard, Louise Smith, and Jack Wetherall.
BALKAN BORDELLO
A new large-scale work by Kosovo's Qendra Multimedia and La MaMa's Great
Jones Repertory Company - March 31 – April 10 at the Ellen Stewart
Theatre. With a new English translation and an American cast,
Aeschylus's Greek epic gets an update with an American context about the
fragility of democracy in the post-Trump presidency.
THE DRAG SEED
By David Cerda, performed by HELL IN A HANDBAG under the direction of
Cheryl Snodgrass - March 31 – April 10 in the Downstairs Theatre. An
11-year-old is determined to become the next drag superstar, and with
the help of their mother, young Carson enters the competition at The
Josephine Baker Rainbow Academy for Gifted Students. This NY Premiere
follows the play's acclaimed debut in Chicago.
LA MAMA MOVES
La MaMa's annual contemporary dance festival curated by Nicky Paraiso, April 11 – May 1 in all La MaMa venues.
THE BEAUTIFUL LADY
By Elizabeth Swados, directed by Anne Bogart - May 12 – June 5 at the
Ellen Stewart Theatre. Originally announced for the 2019 spring season,
which was Covid-cancelled, this new production of Swados' 1980s
composition has a libretto by Paul Schmidt. The late composer has
adapted the words of the Futurist Russian poets from the times of the
1917 Russian revolution into a complex musical score that depicts the
events that changed the world. Ms. Swados' longtime collaborator Kris
Kukul (BEETLEJUICE) is musical director.
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