Join La MaMa as we celebrate our 55th Anniversary with a Dancing in the Street Block Party with free performances and workshops, a bouncy castle, hula hoops, cotton candy, food carts, local restaurants, community organizations, children's activities, sidewalk chalking, DJ Todd Jones and dancing in the street.
Now in its 12th season, La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival is taking place in all La MaMa venues. This wide range of dance programming supports La MaMa’s commitment to presenting diverse performance styles that challenge audience’s perception of dance and reflects La MaMa’s longstanding mission to present performance that transcends politics and unifies cultures.
An Alternative Adaptation of The Nutcracker, set in the East Village, inspired by true stories.
Conceived and directed by Martha Tornay, artistic director. East Village Dance Project with choreography and direction by Dante Brown, Victoria Roberts-Wierzbowski, Martha Tornay, Hilary McDaniel-Douglas, Naomi Goldberg-Haas in collaboration with the performers.
Performed by 25 youth performers (age 4-19) from East Village Dance Project,and a group of professional performers, including Dante Brown|Warehouse Dance, Project in Motion, and a host of East Village luminaries and guest artists.
Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Clare Farris, Duke Ellington, Steve Wonder, David Lowery, The Ramones and more…
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
"The Shell-Shocked Nut" (premiere) is very loosely based on E.T. Hoffman's "The Nutcracker," set in the East Village, with the urban theme of post-traumatic stress and the joy of being alive. Two main characters: A war vet and an elementary school student travel the familiar streets and locations near Tompkins Square Park and meet characters of all sorts.
BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT
In late October 2012, when SuperStorm Sandy hit Avenue C, there was a need to celebrate something positive. The Avenue C Studio, located at 55 Avenue C between East 4th and East 5th Streets was not flooded inside, but out in the street was chaos ... and the studio lost heat and electricity.
Inspired by requests from some of the young dancers to learn material from "The Nutcracker," East Village Dance Project decided to embark on the process of creating a local version which would be built on the theme of stress and recovery. Using Tchaikovsky’s classic score as a jumping off point, "The Shell-Shocked Nut" reworks the story and choreography to make a uniquely Avenue C style creation. In December 2012, for three days, parents and caregivers came to the studio to see a 35-minute work in progress that was the much needed uplifting of spirits
Jan. 3 at 7 p.m.
Jan. 4 and 5 at 3 p.m.
Ellen Stewart Theatre
66 E. Fourth St., between Second Avenue and Bowery
212-475-7710
Tickets: $20 adults, $15 seniors, students and children 12 and under
More info here
We payed full price, $650 each — you can have them for free, you just have to pick them up. We will even help load them into your truck. They weigh ~500# each. We used them in a show and the show will be done. You MUST pick them up Sunday night or early Monday morning at LaMama theater. Otherwise they will be chainsawed...
FYI: they are 10' plus long, so you would need a box truck, not a cargo van.
Seriously, haven't you always wanted one of these in your back yard? Or you artist loft?
