Summer begins to heat up this weekend in Fort Greene
FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2010
Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play at Irondale Center until June 5th only!
“A more genially funky production is hard to imagine…. This youthful play blooms with fragrant grace in the hands of a bright, engaging cast.”
Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
“Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play” is a rich experience that all lovers of theater should rush to see before the limited run ends”
Jennifer Farrar, AP
“Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play” is the most exciting, stimulating, and thrilling piece of theater to hit New York since “Angels in America.”
David Sheward, Backstage
Epic Theatre Ensemble is proud to present the New York Premiere of PASSION PLAY by Sarah Ruhl (2010 Tony Award Nominee for Best Play: In The Next Room… or the vibrator play), directed by Mark Wing-Davey (Mad Forest) at The Irondale Center inside the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church in the BAM Cultural District of Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
A magical celebration of devotion by “one of the most gifted and adventurous playwrights to emerge in recent years” (The New York Times), Sarah Ruhl’s PASSION PLAY spans three centuries following three communities attempting to stage the death and resurrection of Christ. From Queen Elizabeth’s England to Hitler’s Germany to Reagan’s America, Ruhl’s triptych is filled with lust, loss, whimsy, and a lot of fish.
BAM Dance Africa
Friday, May 28 at 7:30pm
Saturday, May 29 at 2 & 7:30pm
Sunday and Monday, May 30 & 31 at 3pm
African Rhythms / American Echoes
Artistic Director Chuck Davis
Pamodzi Dance Troupe (Zambia)
Dallas Black Dance Theatre (Dallas)
Illstyle & Peace Productions (Philadelphia)
BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble (Brooklyn)
Courtesy of Pamodozi Dance Troupe
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Now in its 33rd year, DanceAfrica, guided by the vision of artistic director Chuck Davis, unites dance companies from near and far to celebrate the cultures of Africa and its Diaspora. This year, the Pamodzi Dance Troupe from Zambia offers a medley of traditional music and dance rich with Zambian heritage. They will be joined by the American companies Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Illstyle & Peace Productions from Philadelphia, and Brooklyn’s very own BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble for a program that promises to inspire.
A Memorial Day weekend tradition, DanceAfrica is packed with dance, music, art, and film events-plus the-one-and-only DanceAfrica outdoor bazaar.
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
SATURDAY, May 29, 2010
Peter Blanchette at Fort Greene Park Artisan Market
Taking a break from his busy schedule to support Fort Greene Park, guitarist Peter Blanchette will be performing at Fort Greene Park’s Artisan-Market on three consecutive Saturdays, premiering on Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 29 and returning on June 5 and June 12.
Peter Blanchette is the inventor of the 11-string archguitar. His repertoire of unusual and internationally acclaimed arrangements and compositions spans from medieval to contemporary to ethnic, played in solo recital or with selected
other instrumentalists to form the Virtual Consort.
BAM Dance Africa Bazaar
Sat, May 29, 12noon-10pm
Sun, May 30, 12noon-8pm
Mon, May 31, 12noon-8pm
Lafayette Ave and Ashland Pl
Rain or shine!
Free!
Dance Africa Bazaar - picture courtesy of BAM
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Celebrate the rich and diverse cultural heritage of Africa and its Diaspora at the DanceAfrica 2010 Bazaar. Close to 300 vendors from around the world converge on the streets surrounding BAM, transforming the neighborhood into a global marketplace offering African, Caribbean, and African-American food, crafts, and fashion.
The Bazaar will also feature entertainment for families with face painting and crafts at the Children’s Village, and guest artists will be roaming through the marketplace throughout the day.
And after the Bazaar check out a performance of Dance Africa this weekend at BAM. For mor information visit http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=1686
SUNDAY, May 30, 2010
MONDAY, May 31, 2010
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Memorial Day
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31.
Because Memorial Day is a major legal holiday, parking meter regulations are also suspended. On major legal holidays, stopping, standing, and parking are permitted, except in areas where stopping, standing, and parking rules are in effect 7 days a week (for example, “No Standing Anytime”).
The 2010 alternate side parking (street cleaning) rules suspension calendar is available on the DOT Web site, along with other alternate side parking information, at http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/scrintro.shtml. The calendar is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, and Russian.
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The Fort Greene Association
