In Zaire, Africa, soul legends James Brown, B.B. King, the Spinners and others perform in a three-day concert preceding 1974’s “Rumble in the Jungle” boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Among the songs performed are “Soul Power,” “One of a Kind (Love Affair),” “The Click Song” and “Payback.” Pre-show Soul and R& B […]
This black comic masterpiece by Luis GarcĂa Berlanga offers a scathing critique of Franco-era values through a macabre farce about an undertaker who marries an executionerâs daughter and reluctantly takes over her fatherâs job so the family can keep their government-allotted apartment. Pre-show performance by Xianix Barrera Flamenco at 7:30pm. Food and drink is available […]
Strangers is a modern story-ballet about immigration by choreographer Julia Bengtsson and composer Brian Morales. The ballet consists of three short stories told through imaginative musical storytelling and the theatrical lens of Commedia DellâArte. It addresses a topic that is pressing throughout the world: âhow do we treat those who come to us seeking a […]
Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class. The Commitments is a vibrantly funny and blissfully heartfelt ode to the power of music. Pre-show performance of Irish Trad at 7:30pm. Food and drink is available for purchase at the venue. Capacity is […]
Composer, improviser, bassist, theorist, and Inwood resident, Charlie Kirchen present a new experimental jazz sextetâSchemes and Dreamsâperforming selections from the compositional haul of summer 2023. Featuring some of New York Cityâs finest improvisers, in this music Kirchen balances rigorous polyphonic craft alongside a deep respect for the registers of expression attainable through improvisation, all calibrated […]
