Dances of Vice: Visions of Weimar

In a tribute to Dances of Vice patron saint Anita Berber (infamous nude dancer), cabaret sensation Isengart and DOV’s house band Grandpa Musselman take you back to 1920s decadent Berlin. Performances by chanteuse Nicki Jane with Brian Vigilone of The Dresden Dolls, the Minsky Sisters, and burlesque stars Amber Ray […]

Friday 01.09
Big Dance Theater: Comme Toujours Here I stand

Annie-B Parson and video artist Paul Lazar direct the latest production by the Big Dance Theater. Comme Toujours Here I Stand reinterprets Agnes Varda’s classic French New Wave film Cleo From 5 to 7 for the stage. The 60’s cult film tracks the life of a pop […]

Friday 01.02
Trash!

DJ Jess
For the discerning few still looking for a few guitar licks, DJ Jess and Alex Malfunction are up to the task. Indie, rock, pop, and disco electro are played to a crowd reminiscing the good ol’ days of what the East Village might have been like if they were alive then. Special performance […]

Friday 12.19
Our Lady J: The Gospel of Dolly

Edgy New York singer/songwriter Our Lady J got a new gospel gig, singing the greatest hits from one the greatest sinners Dolly Parton. Expect lots of Hail Marys, hand clappin’, and soulful searchin’ in this original production. Train to kIll Gospel Choir and the Pink Champagne Orchestra provide […]

Friday 12.12
State by State

Fifty writers tell us something lasting and revealing about each state in the good ol U.S.A. in new book State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America by New York Times’ editors Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey. Tonight, a few of Matt and Sean’s celebrity BFFs stop by to read, including Jonathan […]

Friday 12.05
Annie Leibovitz

Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz discusses new book Annie Leibovitz: At Work. Tonight Leibovitz talks technique, portraiture, reportage and fashion photography, starting with Richard Nixon’s resignation, and ending with Barack Obama’s campaign…plus snaps of The Rolling Stones, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Keith Haring, Patti Smith, Kate Moss and more.
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