Winter 2011 - Joyce Theatre

So with the Winter being a brutal one I’ve tried to find some economical entertainment.  Of course movies are always an option, but I wanted something else besides that.  Enter Joyce Theatre.com.  Where allegedly “bad seats” are made amazingly affordable.  I’ve been in one of those “bad seats”.  Yes they were close, right up to the stage, but I happened to think it wasn’t a bad thing.  Nope not at all.  And for ten dollars a pop in NYC, it’s a steal and a find.  http://www.joyce.org/calendar_joyce.php

Anyhew at the price of $10 a performance I booked one for February and one for March.

The February show is on the 20^th.  I will be seeing:  

Buglisi Dance Theatre (Feb 15-20)

Choreographer Jacqulyn Buglisi, a passionate descendant of Martha Graham, moves us with sublime images that touch the heart and embrace the soul. In the world premiere of Letters of Love on Ripped Paper, Buglisi reveals the rapture and human complexity underlying human relationships through a labyrinth of love letters: Pliny to Calpurnia; Queen Victoria to Prince Albert; Zelda to Scott. The magnificent dancers, expressionistic theatricality and Daniel Brewbaker's original score are captivating. Filled with compassion, Buglisi's Requiem is set to Fauré's soaring Mass and revered for being "extravagant and beautiful." (The New York Times)

On March 13 is the second show on the menu I will be seeing:

KEIGWIN + COMPANY (Mar 8-13)

After electrifying audiences with its first solo Joyce season in 2010, "a thrilling coup de theater" (Vanity Fair), KEIGWIN + COMPANY comes back with the world premiere of Dark Habits, an evening-length work that, through Keigwin's indomitable theatricality, examines fashion and drama. Driving the dancers' vigorous physicality is a score that features original music by cellist Chris Lancaster and pianist Jerome Begin, joined with instantly familiar rock music.

Reviews forthcoming.