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Sculpture: Carole Feuerman
Photograph: Stephen Wise
Photographs: Stephen Wise
Some (31) of the world’s best dancers came together 5/6 for 18 performances to help raise money for the American Cancer Society. Among them were: Tyler Angle, Maria Kowroski, Charles “Lil Buck” Riley, Ashley Bouder and Maria Kotchetkova.
Photographs: Stephen Wise
Shunyo Awnko, a film of conscience by Bengali filmmaker Goutam Ghose (bottom photo), arrives in New York just days after the factory collapse in Bangladesh that killed more than 400 people.
Mr. Ghose is a serious man, concerned about the direction of his society and the need for sustainable development that respects the planet and eco-system, and cares for people more than “ugly naked profit motive.” He sees his film as being about the many Indias within India. “We need profit to survive but when it’s naked and ugly — without concern for the environment, without any concern for human lives then it becomes terrible…we can learn so much from the tribals about sustainable living. Development has to be sustainable. It’s not immediate. So the moment you create that immediacy — a lot of profits immediately, then so many things remain in the dark and bound to collapse.”
Mana Contemporary, a creative community in Jersey City, NJ opens their doors May 4 for a day of total art immersion — with three exhibits and live music in their beer garden.
The show includes 100 prints by the Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki, along with ESKFF: Obsession — selected works from five contemporary collectors, and Voices from the Interior: Palestinian Women Artists.
The paintings (middle & bottom) are by Israeli artist Yigal Ozeri, part of the Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation (ESKFF): Obsession Collection.
Photograph (top): Stephen Wise
Francis Patrelle, Artistic Director Dances Patrelle, is joined by dancers Jennifer Ringer and Jonathan Stafford after their ballet performance in What Do We Do About Mother? The production, which includes Rhapsody in Blue and Black Forrest Carousel runs from April 26-28 at Dicapo Opera Theatre.
In conjunction with Season of Cambodia: A Living Arts Festival, Topaz Arts in Woodside, Queens is hosting an exhibition of work by three Cambodian women artists. The show is called “1975″ and runs from April 26–May 26, 2013.
Artists: Anida Yoeu Ali, Amy Lee Sanford and LinDa Saphan; Curated by Chuong–Dai Vo.
Historically significant, “1975″ is an exhibition that presents the contributions of diasporic Cambodian artists in the construction of a post-war and post-genocide society. Seizing power in 1975, the Kmer Rouge regime killed 1.7 million people and left another one million as refugees. “This exhibition highlights three women who are among the new generation of artists creating a new cultural scene in Cambodia and rebuilding the country.”
New York Theatre Ballet presents Legends and Visionaries: Program A, April 19-20.
The program includes Dark Elegies by Antony Tudor. The ballet is set to Gustav Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder and depicts a community in mourning — fitting given the week’s events in the US.
Photograph: Darial Sneed
Karine Laval: Altered States at Bonni Benrubi Gallery, NYC through May 24.
Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon is out with her third album — Soul March.
Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s Salt March of 1930 — a nonviolent protest made by thousands of people over ten days to challenge the British salt monopoly in colonial India — Soul March reinterprets the refrain sung by the marchers over 80 years ago: “Raghupathi Raghava Raja Ram…(Lord of infinite mercy and compassion, Help us to find our grace and wisdom)”
At the album release party, Chandrika gave a spirited performance for a gathering of family, friends and colleagues. Her music really does lift the soul.
Photographs: Stephen Wise
