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WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT | ep 14 Week of Aug 16th

PIPELINE A mother’s hopes for her son clash with an educational system rigged against him in Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz playing at the Mitzi-Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center. This show runs til August27, however an Asian American Theatre Community Night is this Saturday August 19th at 8pm. Organizers Ms. Morisseau and Nandita Shenoy are encouraging the Asian American community to come out and support this show. Check the link for the event page and links to discount tickets. DISCOUNT CODE: PLPC55 http://www.lct.org/shows/pipeline/

WOMEN IN COLOUR at The Rubber Factory | opening Aug 19th Amanda Means | Carrie Mae Weems | Cindy Sherman | Ellen Carey| Elinor Carucci | Jan Groover | Liz Nielsen | Laurie Simmons | PattyCarroll | Meghann Riepenhoff | Mariah Robertson | Marion Belanger| Moira McDonald | Penelope Umbrico | Susan Derges |   RUBBER FACTORY is pleased to present a group exhibition titled, Women in Colour, curated by Ellen Carey. The exhibition provides a scholarly context highlighting women and color photography. Colour, the British English spelling, references color photography’s origins in England. http://www.rubber-factory.info/women-in-colour

The Shelter presents THRESHHOLD - three new plays from their 2017 Threshold Fellowship playwrights. These thrilling works of theatre, each on the threshold of greatness, explore sexuality, the rise of fascism in Nazi Germany, and the American black experience through time. Playing August 17-26 th at the New Ohio Theatre. https://www.theshelternyc.org/production/threshold-2017/#1501118007549-ad7792a4-b91a

Symphonics Live: Shawn Randall Birthday Show

Symphonics Live is a multidisciplinary evening produced and hosted by Shawn Randall. This is an ongoing series that showcases the finest poets and singer/songwriters in NY. Along with elements of dance and improvisation, Symphonics Live promotes Generosity, Love, and Creativity through the continual exploration of humanity through performing and visual arts.

This months iteration is happening Sunday August 20th starting at 6pm at the Bowery Poetry Club. 

http://www.bowerypoetry.com/events/1180-i-love-shawn-randall-show

Flame Con is a two-day comics, arts, and entertainment expo showcasing creators and celebrities from all corners of LGBTQ geek fandom. It features thoughtful discussions, exclusive performances, screenings, costumes, and more! This event takes place this weekend August 19th and 20th at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. Tickets start at $20. https://www.flamecon.org/about/

WHAT WE’RE EXITED ABOUT | Ep 13 week of Aug 9th

this week Jordana De La Crus (@jordanadlc) & Diane Exavier (@dexaco) join SEQUIN as guest-curators! 

CARIBBEAN STORYTELLING AT THE caribBEING HOUSE  Sat Aug 12 | 2-5pm | Brooklyn Museum

Share your Caribbean heritage stories with artist and storyteller Lizania Cruz. This program is a part of a month-long residency with Brooklyn-based arts organization caribBEING, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the West Indian Day Parade along Eastern Parkway.

Free and open to the public https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/calendar/event/caribbean_storytelling_caribbeing_house_august_2017

GREED PLAY ***FREE*** But bring singles to tip your actors ; ) (they're hungry for it) GREED PLAY is a site-specific and immersive trashy pop-up promenade style theatre experience that aims to shock, inspire, entertain, (turn on) and unify (and maybe piss some people off) based around the theme of corporate greed. At different locations all over Wall Street and the financial district we will have different microplays tackling this topic. It's sure to be political, ridiculous and a whole lot of fun. https://www.facebook.com/events/2156362677923646/

3:5 Creative[s] Presents: Immerse: Art Exhibit is redefining the artistic experience! This a public event that will catapult you to an immersive experience of Visual and Performing Arts all in one night. Featured Artists: Jordan Laney, Khalid Sabree, Justin Dominic, Samantha Frost, Latifah Ford,Nuri Hazzard, Bandits on the Run, ColemanCollective, Kadija Zuniga, Brendan Cusello, Julie Weaver Sat Aug 12 from 6-11pm http://35creatives.com/

7th Annual 48HOURS IN... ™HARLEM 

6 Playwrights. 6 Directors. 18 Actors ...giving raw impressions of works by James Baldwin and Sonia Sanchez

Harlem9 presents the Obie Award Winning 48HOURS IN... ™ HARLEM - a twist on the traditional 24-hour play festival. 48HOURS IN...™ HARLEM culminates in a one night only event on Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 7pm and 9:30pm http://www.harlem9.org/

WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT | Ep. 11 week of July 26, 2017 This week actor, director, and teaching artist Brian Demar Jones joins Crystal Arnette as guest-curator.

BEFORE EDINBURGH: 2 plays WHORE: A KID'S PLAY A NEW PLAY BY REESE THOMPSON DIRECTED BY MARGARET GRACE HEE ORIGINAL MUSIC BY MATT KATZ-BOHEN JOY DONZE: 13 & NOT PREGNANT WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY JOY DONZE DIRECTED BY MIA CAPOTORTO SOMMESE July 27-29, 2017 Tix: https://squirelane.co.uk/before-edinburgh/

SEHNSUCHT se̱hn·sucht (noun): inconsolable longing in the human heart for we know not what Core Creators: Sarah Blush, Brian Bock, Georgia King, Michael Norton July 26 - 30 at JACK https://www.artful.ly/sehnsucht/store/events/12656

THE ANTHROPOLOGISTS THE ANTHROPOLOGISTS SAVE THE WORLD! Created by The Anthropologists, directed by Melissa Moschitto A smoker’s cessation group resurrects Aldous Huxley, doomsday preppers take on the biggest blackout in NYC history, and Russian robots of war occupy our future in this triptych of plays about people who have the capacity to change themselves - and perhaps the world - for the better. If only they weren't selfish, gluttonous, and self-righteous. Thru July 29 http://newohiotheatre.org/icefactory2017.htm

NYC Poetry Fest on Governor’s Island July 29-30 - FREE http://newyorkcitypoetryfestival.com/

CAMP WANATACHI: IN CONCERT  A New Musical about Sex, God, and Summer Camp. July 30-Aug 1 http://www.nymf.org/festival/2017-events/camp-wanatachi-concert/

AND SHE WOULD STAND LIKE THIS AND SHE WOULD STAND LIKE THIS is an immersive theatrical event that fuses epic Greek drama and LGBTQ+ ball culture.  Playing through Aug 6 at ART/NY

WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT | Ep. 10 Week of July 19 guest-curated by Cassaundra Marie

RULE OF 7x7 : Summer Edition 7 WRITERS ~ 7 RULES ~ 7 NEW PLAYS RULE OF 7x7 is an ongoing series that premieres 7 brand-new 10 minute plays by 7 different writers. For each show, every playwright comes up with one rule, then the 7 playwrights create new plays using all 7 rules. Featuring 7 world premieres by: Alessandro King Ying Ying Li Nick Mecikalski Sean Murphy Briana Pozner Donaldo Prescod Natalie Walker https://www.facebook.com/events/322060594874220/

großer Lauscher großer Lauscher (“big Eavesdropper” in German) is a spatial sound installation created by interdisciplinary artist Alyssa Miserendino. The piece was recorded in the main radar dome at the Field Station Berlin, a listening station built during the Cold War by the US National Security Agency (NSA). Exhibited in the darkness, the piece is comprised of five narrators from five different continents reciting the story of Echo from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, while the protracted echos created by the architecture allow visitors to visualize the space of the Field Station. https://knockdown.center/event/grosserlauscher/

THE PROTEST PLAYS Sun July 23 Playwrights For A Cause & Planet Awards Nomination Announcement Party “This is an excellent group of plays… and players!” says Brock Harris Hill, curator of this year’s annual Playwrights for a Cause benefit, hosted by Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. The celebrated event addresses powerful social and topical issues in our society through the works of prominent playwrights. This year, the event will be Sunday, July 23, and will benefit the New York Civil Liberties Union with “The Protest Plays,” stories of standing up to injustice, are world premieres  written by celebrated authors, Catherine Filloux, Lyle Kessler, Jose Rivera, David Stallings, and Regina Taylor specifically for Playwrights For A Cause. http://planetconnections.org/playwrights-for-a-cause-2017/

Re-stagings No. 1: Choreographing LeWitt

Abigail Levine

The 3,744 lines that comprise Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing #56 (1970) take Abigail Levine twenty-five hours to complete, five hours of movement each day for five days. In a 12 x 12’ square, Levine performs the Wall Drawing one line at a time, following LeWitt’s instructions as he wrote them. Sound designer Dave Ruder captures the sound of each line, the pencil’s mark amplified via contact microphones and played back into the room. As the drawing is performed, a sonic archive accumulates around it in a multi-channel sound installation in speakers spread throughout the space.

WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT | ep 9 Week of July 12

TRUE RIGHT AT ICE FACTORY: July 12 – 15 BESS AND GEORGE http://newohiotheatre.org/icefactory2017.htm

wRETCH: the Final Concert “fierce body tour” Featuring Pandora Scooter, and her Band “wRETCH” Wednesday 7/12, 9pm; Friday 7/14, 9pm; Saturday 7/15, 9pmhttp://thewildproject.com/performances/index.shtml

Ladies of Hip Hop Alvin Ailey Theater July 13 - 16th ladiesofhiphopfestival.com

SWEETWATER BY SEAN MAHONEY AND PATRICIA NOONAN JULY 17, 2017 https://54below.com/events/new-musical-sweetwater-sean-mahoney-patricia-noonan/

The Trans Theatre Festival 2017  The Brick Theater July 17 – 29, 2017  http://www.bricktheater.com/

THAT’S MY DJ - Season 3 created and directed by D.W. WATERSON thatsmydjseries.com

WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT | ep 8 week of July 5

PETER SMITH AT CAROLINE’S ON BROADWAY With no other trans voices currently performing on Broadway, Peter Smith, non-binary comedian, holds court for one night only this July 6th at 9:30pm! With fellow comedian Sandy Honig (Three Busy Debras) and burlesque artist Luna Love, playful Peter Smith crafts an hour of funny and flirty entertainment for a Broadway audience looking to eat, drink and be merry. Musical Director Ben Moss (Arlington). Tickets available online viawww.carolines.com or through the Box Office at 212-757-4100. https://www.facebook.com/events/798030900375639

Yeah, That’s What She Said! July 7-9 at the Knockdown Center (YTWSS) holds their annual pop-up event featuring art, performances, and workshops by working class and poor women, women of color, immigrant women, trans women, and queer women. YTWSS*2017’s theme is MOTHERLAND. What does home mean to you? What does lineage mean to you? What does connection and intimacy with your past, present, and future mean to you? https://knockdown.center/event/motherland/

INSITU: Sit Specific Dance Festival Taking place at four LIC waterfront parks, INSITU Site-Specific Dance Festival is a unique two-day dance festival, featuring a diverse program of unique site-specific dance works by 24 distinguished and emerging NYC-based choreographers. Inspired by natural and urban landscapes, the thrilling line-up will maneuver through playgrounds, appear in hidden corners and dance on piers, staircases and shorelines. http://www.insitudancefestival.com/

FREE SUMMER MOVIES IN THE PARKS! Noir, romance, action, sci-fi, and comedy--Parks has movie screenings for all types of film buffs. https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/free_summer_movies

in a word LESSER AMERICA presents in a word By Lauren Yee Directed by Tyne Rafaeli With Justin Mark, José Joaquin Perez, Laura Ramadei June 16 - July 8 at Cherry Lane Theater http://www.lesseramerica.com/in-a-word/2017/5/25/in-a-word

Kosciuszko Bridge Demolition Tues July 11 from 3-6pm https://www.facebook.com/events/1980374412183785/

WHAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT | ep 7 week of June 29th Kick off your 4th of July weekend by seeing awesome work by awesome emerging artists! IndieWire writer, comedian, & musician Jude Dry curates this week's WHAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT featuring:

 Wanderfest: June Thursday June 29th at littlefield http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/1491599-wanderfest-brooklyn/

Visuals Visuals Residency   Friday June 30 feat Casey Dienel at Knockdown Center  https://www.facebook.com/events/1679225509049141/

Another Country at littlefield Sunday July 2 all day music festival featuring trans, queer, and/or poc musicians $10-$20 sliding scale: profits donated to Trans Justice Funding Project http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/1492395-another-country-festival-brooklyn/

Kate Berlant at Joe's Pub at The Public Sunday July 2 at 9:30pm https://www.publictheater.org/Tickets/Calendar/PlayDetailsCollection/Joes-Pub/2017/K/Kate-Berlant1/?SiteTheme=JoesPub

G45 Productions Light Bulb Reading Series June 27- July 2, 2017 Over the course of a one week residency, four young playwrights will collaborate with G45 Productions to develop their own new works.  PERFORMANCES: June 30th – 8pm Here Be Monsters by India Kotis July 1st – 8pm Cupid’s Corner by Parade Stone July 2nd – 2pm Laced by Samantha Mueller July 2nd – 7pm Matriarchs by Shara Feit