What s a dance theater without an audience?
The Henry Street Playhouse, part of the Abrons Art Center in Manhattan, which has been used as a food pantry since the pandemic closed performances, Feb. 2, 2021. Todd Heisler/The New York Times.
by Brian Seibert
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- At the Henry Street Playhouse on the Lower East Side, the seats are empty but the stage is crowded. The audience is gone, banned by pandemic restrictions, yet since last summer the stage has been covered every Tuesday in hundreds of bags of groceries, lined up to be delivered by stagehands, theater staff members and artists to nearby housing projects and senior homes.
Whatâs a Dance Theater Without an Audience?
A food pantry or a place to vote â or a place to make dance with different expectations: âWhat weâve taken off the table is the pressure of the result.â
On the Lower East Side, the Henry Street Playhouse, part of the Abrons Arts Center, is being used as a food pantry.Credit.Todd Heisler/The New York Times
Feb. 9, 2021
At the Henry Street Playhouse on the Lower East Side, the seats are empty but the stage is crowded. The audience is gone, banned by pandemic restrictions, yet since last summer the stage has been covered every Tuesday in hundreds of bags of groceries, lined up to be delivered by stagehands, theater staff and artists to nearby housing projects and senior homes.
The Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) Art Show is slated to be held from 3-7 November 2021 Scott Rudd
Amid widespread shifts in the art fair calendar due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) has announced it will permanently reschedule its annual edition of The Art Show from February to November. The forthcoming edition of the fair will be held at the Park Avenue Armory from 3-7 November.
Anthony Meier, the vice president of the ADAA and chair of the fair’s committee, tells
The Art Newspaper that organisers are “optimistic” that the fall rescheduling will offer “promising conditions” as logistical challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic hopefully begin to ease. “We have also found that ADAA members are enthusiastic about this new time slot for the long-term,” he adds.
Jerry Stiller left some of his fortune to his former employees
The late comedy legend â who died last May aged 92 â had divided most of his $5 million estate among his family, including his children Ben and Amy, but had also designated some sums to be given to staff members and several New York charitable organisations 1 February 2021
According to the New York post newspaper, Jerryâs will â which was dated March 2010 and filed in Manhattan Surrogateâs court in September â saw him leave $150,000 to his long-term personal assistant âin recognition of her exceptional services toward enhancing the professional careers of myself and my wife for many years.â
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