Bold Theater of Kenya to be Featured in DOWNTOWN VARIETY
One of the works in Downtown Variety will be a new, short play DREAM IN A MATUTA.by BWW News Desk
Bold Theater of Kenya - comprised of young theater artists from across the East African nation -- will be featured in an exclusive DOWNTOWN VARIETY presentation live-streamed online Friday, April 30 at noon (eastern) it has been announced by Mia Yoo, Artistic Director of La MaMa. To register, visit www.lamama.org (donation suggested).
Under the direction of founder Aroji Otieno, Bold Theater of Kenya, based in Nairobi, will present short performances that reflect the company's experience of navigating the global pandemic by shifting to digital theatre, promoting cross-cultural collaborations and sustaining a mentorship program that local and International Artists together.
*Note: schedule is displayed in Eastern Daylight Time
11:00 AM
Inspector Pulse @ Home: Inspiration Exploration! - Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center- Inspector Pulse investigates the concept of inspiration by trying to get inspired by various objects (spoon, cup, flower, feather, etc.)! click here
12:00 PM
Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge - Nothing can stop BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge from bringing you interviews with your favorite Broadway stars! Special guest: Santino Fontana. click here
All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain - Macbeth. Iago. Claudius. STC Affiliated Artist Patrick Page invites you to experience the evolution of evil in Shakespeare's villains-from rogues and cutthroats to tyrants and sociopaths. A Tony Award nominee for his "electrifyingly maleficent Hades" in Hadestown (The New York Times) and lovingly nicknamed "The Villain of Broadway" (Playbill) for his delicious Broadway performances in Saint Joan, Casa Valentina, and Cyrano de Bergerac, Patrick Page explores how Shakespeare created the treacherous characters we all love to hate. This mesmerizing one-man performance is available online only. click here
La MaMa Announces February Programming Featuring William Electric Black, Stefanie Batten Bland, and More
La MaMa's 59th Season, “Breaking It Open,” explores how new works are created, performed, and experienced during a pandemic.by BWW News Desk
La MaMa has announced programming for February 2021, which will stream live on LaMaMa.org before becoming available on demand. This month will feature two LiveTalks, one with Stefanie Batten Bland that centers on casting and one with Resident Artists Murielle Borst-Tarrant, Yoshiko Chuma, Shauna Davis, and Tarish Pipkins a.k.a. Jeghetto; two Café La MaMa Lives, one featuring a multi-dimensional science-fiction fairytale puppetry musical written and directed by Charlotte Lily Gaspard and one showcasing some of the work Resident Artists Timothy White Eagle, Justin Hicks, and Joshua William Gelb & Katie Rose McLaughlin / Theater in Quarantine have been working on; Coffeehouse Chronicles Revisited #131: Mabou Mines, in honor of Lee Breuer; Poetry Electric: Terry Lewis Tribute curated by Emmy Award Winner William Electric Black; Downtown Variety: Serbia Edition, curated by Eho animato; Experiments Play Reading: Iseult et Tristan, written by Pia Wilson and directed by Susan Dalian; and La MaMa Kids: A Gun Is Not Fun, a book reading by William Electric Black.
La MaMa Announces January Programming Featuring Bobbi Jene Smith, Santee Smith, Anabella Lenzu, and More
January will also see the continuation of La MaMa’s Online Happenings programming, featuring LiveTalks:Take 14.by BWW News Desk
La MaMa has announced programming for January 2021. This month will feature In Process with Bobbi Jene Smith, a look at the artistic progress of Bobbi Jene Smith and the team behind her next work, Broken Theater. January will also include Downtown 2021, an exhibition that reveals the currents of new visual culture and the idea of a new downtown at La MaMa Galleria, curated by Sam Gordon and La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival, which explores the creation/recreation of choreographing for an online platform, curated by Nicky Paraiso. La MaMa, in partnership with New York Theatre Workshop, will also present the Reflections of Native Voices Festival, featuring theatre, music and native dance performances by visionary Indigenous artists from across the country.