John Scott's The White Piece Named Among Best of 2013 by Dance Magazine

Wendy Perron's Best of 2013 list for Dance Magazine, included John Scott's The White Piece, of which Perron said: 

John Scott’s supremely humane The White Piece, inspired by his work with torture survivors, at La Mama in association with Irish Arts Center. An international ensemble of strong individuals started out boisterous and ended with unexpectedly poetic, intimate scenes. 

You can read the whole list: HERE.

 

Congratulations to John Scott!

Under The Radar Festival @ La MaMa

This week brings two Under The Radar Festival shows to The Ellen Stewart Theatre!

Blackout

We watch, from above, as thousands of black granulated fragments transform the dancers’ world into a moving, pictorial composition, that jars as it shifts in response to the light, sound, and movement. Evoking a strong sense of unexpected loss that examines the fragility of existence as well as the serendipity of life, Black Out contemplates the randomness of mortality in a world of genocide, disease, epidemics, and senseless violence.

Algerian-born Swiss choreographer and visual artist Philippe Saire created his company in the region of Lausanne, Switzerland, where he went on to develop his own creative repertoire. His work has actively propelled the emergence of contemporary dance and art in Switzerland.

Friday 1/10, 5:30pm
Friday 1/10, 7pm
Saturday 1/11, 2pm
Saturday 1/11, 4pm
Sunday 1/11, 4:30pm
Sunday 1/11, 6pm

All Tickets: $20

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AND

El Año en que Nací

With the youthful energy of a new generation, and bolstered by original live music, eleven Chileans born under Pinochet’s dictatorship take to the stage to reconcile a collective history. Somewhere between stunt doubles and historians, they don their parents’ clothes and reconstruct their past from photos, letters, and recordings in this raw and honest act of storytelling.

Lola Arias is a writer, theater director, and performer from Argentina. Her works dance on the edge of fiction and reality - working with both actors and non-actors, her unique style of documentary theater draws performances from the people who actually experienced the reality portrayed.

Wednesday 1/8, 7pm
Thursday 1/9, 8pm
Friday 1/10, 9:30pm
Saturday 1/11, 6:30pm*
Sunday 1/12, 1:30pm
Monday 1/13, 6:30pm

All Tickets: $20

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The Return of Peggy Shaw's RUFF!

Peggy Shaw's RUFF premiered last year during the COIL Festival, and it is back starting Thursday, January 9th for a three-week run at The First Floor Theatre @ La MaMa. 

In his review of the show last year, Charles Isherwood said, "it is rich in the kind of insight that only an artist of Ms. Shaw’s age and experience can bring." 

You can read the full review HERE. 

Don't miss this very special return engagement of this very special show! 

La MaMa presents 
RUFF 
Co-written and performed by Peggy Shaw 
Co-written and directed by Lois Weaver 
Originally produced by PS 122’s COIL Festival 

Peggy Shaw had a stroke in 2011 and in her latest solo, RUFF, guided by longtime collaborator Lois Weaver, Shaw throws off the stigma of age and embraces the joy—and necessity—of creating new work. 

January 9 – January 26, 2014

Thursday - Saturday @ 7:30pm
Sunday @ 2:30pm

Tickets: $18 Adults; $13 Students/Seniors; there are a limited number of $10 tickets available as part of La MaMa's 10 @ $10 ticketing initiative, in advance only - not available day-of.

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La MaMa Squirts Return Tonight!

Beginning tonight, January 3rd, 2014 - curator and host Dan Fishback rallies the brashest new voices of the queer stage for a peak into the future of underground, revolutionary queer art-making. Ranging from drag and cabaret to spoken word and theater, each of these young artists take cues from their predecessors while reinventing their forms through the singular weirdness of their own individual visions.

Each night of SQUIRTS will also feature a guest legend – an established icon of the queer performance world. Join multiple generations of queer performers as we celebrate the legacy of downtown theatrics and the precocious audacity of the millennial mind.

STARRING:
Ariel “Speedwagon” Federow
Dane Terry
Kirya Traber
Man Meat Collective
Untitled Queen

SPECIAL GUESTS:
January 3rd: Penny Arcade and Kia LaBeija, Stephen Ira
January 4th: Split Britches and Janani Balasubramanian, Leo Gugu
January 5th: Flotilla Debarge and Merrie Cherry, Connor Donahue & Carlo Maria
January 10th: Jack Waters & Peter Cramer and Juliana Huxtable, Bryn Kelly
January 11th: Susana Cook and Gabriel Sahyoun, Red Durkin
January 12th: Arthur Aviles and Dominic Bradley, Glittered & Mauled

The Helix Queer Performance Network is a collaboration between La MaMa E.T.C., BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange, and the Hemispheric Institute of Performance & Politics www.helixqpn.org

La MaMa Experimental Theater Club Presents
A Helix Queer Performance Network Event
LA MAMA’S SQUIRTS: 
New Voices in Queer Performance

January 3 – January 12, 2014

Tickets: $15 Adults; $10 Students/Seniors; There are still a few 10 @ $10 tickets for some performances - in advance only - first come, first served.

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Shell-Shocked Nut is a Time Out NY Critics' Pick

The Shell-Shocked Nut is a Time Out New York Critics' Pick for this week!

Performances beging Friday, January 3rd!

La MaMa presents
THE SHELL-SHOCKED NUT 

An Alternative Adaptation of The Nutcracker, set in the East Village, inspired by true stories. 

Conceived and directed by Martha Tornay, Artistic Director. East Village Dance Project 
With choreography and direction by Dante Brown, Victoria Roberts-Wierzbowski, Martha Tornay, Hilary McDaniel-Douglas, Naomi Goldberg-Haas in collaboration with the performers 


Three performances only!

Friday, January 3 @ 7pm
Saturday, January 4 @ 3pm
Sunday, January 5 @ 3pm


Tickets: $20 Adults; $15 Students/Seniors 

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