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SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES
2023 LOWER EAST SIDE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY, MAY 26-28
Schedule as of May 20
This timetable of performances is in formation. Please check back.
For general info, please go to www.jsnyc.com/season/LES.htm.
ACTS - VISUAL ART - FILM - KIDS - SPEAKERS
VISUAL ART - ON DISPLAY IN THEATER LOBBBY THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL
Works by: Anura Thamardt, Bonnie Rosenstock, Barbara J. Wilson, Carmen Einfinger, Carolyn Ratcliffe, Daniel Root, Dottie Wilson, Eileen Doster, Gilda Pervin, Gretchen VanDyk, Horacio Molina, Kathy Creutzburg, Kathy Jennings, Ken Ecker, Lissa Moira, Lola Saenz, Marcus Carter, Michael Herrera, Michael Meade, Meagan Meehan, Jerry Pagane, Mike Rimbaud, Nancy Macina, Peter Welch Sally Young, Sue Strande
EVENING FRIDAY, MAY 26 - UPSTAIRS (JOHNSON THEATER)
6:00 - 6:30 PM -- Cobu
Between 6:00 & 7:00 -- City Council Member Carlina Rivera
6:32 - 6:42 PM -- Barbra Herr
6:44 - 6:54 PM -- Oyu-Oro
6:56 - 7:06 PM -- Victor Vauban Jr
7:08 - 7:18 PM -- Yip Harburg Rainbow Troupe
7:20 - 7:30 PM -- Hamlet in Harlem
7:32 - 7:52 PM -- Rod Rodgers Dance Company
7:54 - 8:04 PM -- Issue #9 (Briana Bartenieff)
8:06 - 8:16 PM -- Chinese Theater Works
8:18 - 8:28 PM -- Infinity Dance Theater
8:30 - 8:40 PM -- Romeo and Juliet a Tribal Rock Musical by William Electric
Black
8:42 - 8:52 PM -- Willianne Gissendanner
8:54 - 9:04 PM -- Constellation Moving Company (aerial dance)
9:06 - 9:16 PM -- Drilling Company
9:17 - 9:22 PM -- Lorcan Otway (Theatre 80 St. Marks)
9:24 - 9:34 PM -- KT Sullivan
9:36 - 9:46 PM -- David Amram
9:48 - 9:58 PM -- Richard West
10:00 - 10:10 PM -- Marlain Angelides
10:12 - 10:22 PM -- Excerpt from Bliss Street (dir. Lissa Moira)
10:24 - 10:34 PM -- Inma Heredia
10:36 - 10:46 PM -- Anne Lucas, "Raymon's Secod Wife"
10:48 - 10:58 PM -- Michael Vazquez
11:00 - 11:10 PM -- Penny Arcade
11:12 - 11:22 PM -- "Twisted" by Joe Batista
11:24 -11:34 PM -- The Legendary Amazin’g Grace
11:36 - 11:46 PM -- Bryce Payne, "Human"
11:48 - 11:58 PM -- Lex and The Cult of Spirits
EVENING FRIDAY, MAY 26 - DOWNSTAIRS (CABARET THEATER)
7:00 - 7:30 PM -- Star 69
7:32 - 7:42 PM -- Tierney TNC Theater Workshop
7:44 - 7:54 PM -- Ed Malin
7:56 - 8:06 PM -- Lei Zhou
8:08 - 8:18 PM -- Maude Lardner Burke
8:20 - 8:30 PM -- Bei Bei Yubo Zhong
8:32 - 8:42 PM -- "The Very Last Dance of Homeless Joe" by Rich Courage
8:44 - 8:54 PM -- Joe Bendik
8:56 - 9:06 PM -- Darpan Joshi
9:08 - 9:18 PM -- Peter Dizozza
9:20 - 9:30 PM -- Stan Baker
9:32 - 9:42 PM -- Wendy Stuart
9:44 - 9:54 PM -- Eric Kuzmik
9:56 - 10:06 PM -- Alicia Foxworth
10:08 - 10:18 PM -- Ellen Steier
10:20 - 10:30 PM -- Textile Theater Company Dir. Claude Solnik
10:32 - 10:42 PM -- I am Nezahualcoyotl by Roman Primitivo
AFTERNOON SATURDAY, MAY 27 - UPSTAIRS (JOHNSON THEATER)
KIDS' DAY!
2:00- 2:15 — John Grimaldi with magic for all ages!
2:20- 2:40 — Songs from "The Wizard of Oz" performed by the
Yip Harburg Rainbow Troupe.
2:45- 2:55 — TNCs Arts in Education, a free after school program for kids
ages 8-12, presents CHANGES & TIME.
3:00- 3:10 — COBU Kids Japanese Taiko drum group. Performing with COBU
( COBU.NY ) Director: Yako Miyamoto. Performers: Isao, Mio, Sora, Sena, John,
Aika, and COBU members.
3:15- 3:30 — MOVE. MAKE. BLOOM. Student Performance Ensemble featuring
performances by Artistic Director, Michelle Lauren Siegel and Guest Artist,
Leonel Linares. Choreography: Michelle Lauren Siegel. Music: Brendon Moeller.
Dancers: Benyamin Scholl, Hana Wong, Jocelyn Widjaja. Once in a Never Blue Moon
Choreography: Michelle Lauren Siegel. Music: Monica Kustfält, Martin Landström,
Gustav Lundgren, Daniel Fridell, Sven Lindvall. Dancers: Sofia Escobar, Benyamin
Scholl, Hana Wong, Jocelyn Widjaja. Featuring: Michelle Lauren Siegel &
Leonel Linares
3:35-3:55 — Kalavant Center presents Sitar duet with Tabla. Performed
by Shakir A. Khan, Bina Khan and Zakir Khan. Established in June 1997, The Kalavant
Center for Music and Dance is a non-profit cultural organization dedicated to
promoting and preserving traditional music and dance of South Asia, with a special
emphasis on Indian classical music. The founder-director of The Kalavant Center,
Ustad Kadar Khan, is a traditional Indian musician based in New York City, who
regularly performs and conducts master classes at leading American universities,
museums and other cultural institutions.
AFTERNOON SATURDAY, MAY 27 - OUTDOOR POETRY AND MUSIC
Curated by Richard West
POETS 1:00 PM
Austin Alexis
Didi Champagne
Roberta Curley
Steve DiLauro
Ron Kolm
Penny Lane
Peter Maritt
Nica Ray
Thaddeus Rutkowski
Mate Smith
Susan Weiman
Richard West
2:00 PM
Jane Bayela (folk)
Stan Baker (comedy)
Peter Dizzoza (show music)
Joe Bendick (punk)
2:30 PM
Inma Herrida (dance)
2:45 PM
Marta & the Martonias (samba band)
3:00 PM
Barbie Anna Complex
3:30
Prima Donna Reeds
4:00 PM
Didi Champagne & Blueberry High Heels
4:30 PM
Plastic Beef
MELANGE
Lissa Moira
Richard West
Duod Kringle (sitar)
EVENING SATURDAY, MAY 27 - UPSTAIRS (JOHNSON THEATER)
6:00 - 6:30 PM -- Mister Pablo
6:32 - 6:42 PM -- Kinding Sindaw
6:44 - 6:54 PM -- Excerpt from "Freedom Summer" by Toby Armour dir.
Joan Kane
6:56 - 7:06 PM -- Smokey Stevens
7:00 PM -- Kevin Reed, Associate Dean of Research and Associate Professor at
the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University
7:08 - 7:18 PM -- Glitter Kitty
7:20 - 7:30 PM -- Carol Tandava (Belly Dance)
7:32 - 7:42 PM -- Quicksilver Dance Company (Laura Shapiro)
7:44 - 7:54 PM -- Thunderbird American Indian Dancers
7:56 - 8:06 PM -- Yara Arts
8:08 - 8:28 PM -- Ashley Liang Dance Company
8:30 - 8:40 PM -- John Grimaldi
8:42 - 9:02 PM -- Judy Gorman
9:04 - 9:14 PM -- Alessandra Belloni
9:16 - 9:26 PM -- Barbra Kahn, "The Phantom of the Metaverse"
9:28 - 9:38 PM -- Bennett Pologe, "Exploring Jazz"
9:40 - 9:50 PM -- Tym Moss
9:52 - 10:02 PM -- Wise Guise
10:04 - 10:14 PM -- Zero Boy
10:16 - 10:26 PM -- "Who Murdered Love" (by Lissa Mora & Richard
West)
10:28 - 10:38 PM -- Hollie Harper
10:40 - 10:50 PM -- New Yiddish Rep
10:52 - 11:02 PM -- Nicky Paraiso
11:04 - 11:14 PM -- Robert Gonzales Jr.
11:16 - 11:26 PM -- Alisa Ermolaev
11:28 - 11:38 PM -- Mimi Block
11:40 - 11:50 PM -- Sophia Gutchinov
11:52 - 12:02 PM -- Tortas Ya Tacones
FILM PROGRAM 2023
SATURDAY, MAY 27 - 1:00 PM TO 11:00 PM
See detailed schedule at end of this document.
AFTERNOON SUNDAY, MAY 28
COMMUNITY THEATER - UPSTAIRS
POETRY CURATED BY LISSA MOIRA
4:00 TO 7:00 PM
Ron Kolm
Austin Alexis
Dorothy Friedman August
Stan Baker
Briana Bartenieff
Didi Champagne
Mitch Corber
EVENING SUNDAY, MAY 28 - UPSTAIRS (JOHNSON THEATER)
6:00 - 6:30 PM -- Fiddler and The Cross Roads
6:32 - 6:52 PM -- Art Lillard
6:54 - 7:02 PM -- "Lighthouse" by Toni Renee Taylor and Milo Longenecker
7:04 - 7:14 PM -- Faceboy
7:16 - 7:26 PM -- Kaoru Ikeda
7:28 - 7:38 PM -- Sabura Rashid
7:40 - 7:45 PM -- Rasvan Stoian Dance
7:47 - 7:57 PM -- "The SUn Also Sets" by James Stanton
7:59 - 8:09 PM -- "948" by Tom Diriwatcher , dir. Jon Weber
8:11 - 8:21 PM -- Charly Wenzel
8:23 - 8:33 PM -- Evan Laurence
8:35 - 8:45 PM -- Vinie Burrows
8:47 - 8:57 PM -- Janice Lowe
8:59 - 9:09 PM -- Akiko Tokuoka
9:11 - 9:21 PM -- Liz Magnes
9:23 - 9:33 PM -- The Love Show (dir. Angela Harriell)
9:35 - 9:45 PM -- Steve Epstein
9:47 - 9:57 PM -- Austin Pendleton
9:59 - 10:09 PM -- "All American Dreamers" by Matt Morillo
10:11 - 10:21 PM -- Lissa Moira
10:23 - 10:33 PM -- "Reader as a Goat:" by Melanie Goodreaux
10:35 - 10:45 PM -- David Elyha
10:47 - 10:57 PM -- Adrian Tomby
10:59 - 11:04 PM -- Michael Laderman
11:06 - 11:16 PM -- Domingo Dias Jr.
11:18 - 11:28 PM -- Squeezebox Cabaret dir. David F. Slone, Esq.
EVENING SUNDAY, MAY 28 - DOWNSTAIRS (CABARET THEATER)
7:00 - 7:30 PM -- Velvette
7:32 - 7:42 PM -- Lower East Side Performing Arts
7:44 - 7:54 PM -- Cosmic Orchid Company
7:56 - 8:06 PM -- DADA new york (Bobby Hieger & Joanie Fritz)
8:08 - 8:18 PM -- Steven Harris
8:20 - 8:35 PM -- "The Sixth Column: Ukraine. Intrigue. Sacrifice."
by Stephan Morrow
8:37 - 8:47 PM -- Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre
8:49 - 8:59 PM -- Burning City Orchestra
9:01 - 9:11 PM -- Tierney TNC Theater Workshop
9:13 - 9:23 PM -- Tommy J Moore
9:25 - 9:35 PM -- Matt Angel
9:37 - 9:47 PM -- Melange
9:49 - 9:59 PM -- Aaron Dalla Villa
10:01 - 10:11 PM -- Christine Stoddard
10:13 - 10:23 PM -- The Debbie Donnas
10:25 - 10:30 PM -- Richard Weber
10:32 - 10:42 PM -- Thomas Baker
FILM
PROGRAM 2023
Saturday, May 27, 2023 - 1pm to 11pm
Downstairs - Cabaret Theater
Technical Director: Roy
Chang
Produced by Jolina Wessels & Eva Dorrepaal
Curated by Eva Dorrepaal
1pm
ARE U GAME? Written & directed by Celine Dayan-Bonilla, co-directed by Abby Heckel - dark comedy - 7 min Starring: John Bowen, Diana Berry, Sharai Dottin, Jon Rose, CJ Morsey, Michael Blitz, and Rob Howard.
For years, Diana Solatto’s gaming addicted husband and son have been slipping away into a virtual abyss. Her last ditch effort to cure them isn’t quite what she was expecting.
GENESIS, A COLLABORATIVE DANCE PROJECT Directed and choreographed by Razvan Stoian, cinematographer Alex Haney Dancers: Manuela Agudelo, Genesis Perdomo Santos
Two dancers, Genesis and Manuela, navigate New York City urban terrain as they explore the world of dance as it relates to mental health.
I'M NOT NORMAL - Written and directed by Gemma Ibarra - dramedy - 6 min Starring: Francisco Cardozo and Ursula Tinoco.
A couple hiding their secrets... until a confession unravels it all.
1.33pm
IN PURSUIT OF TRANS JOY - Written by Andy Hartman, directed by Andy Hartman - personal documentary - 3 min Starring: Andy Hartman
In this personal documentary web-series, Andy Hartman shares stories of triumph, love, and trauma from her super pink world.
WHEN YOU’RE GONE - A film by Kristin Noriega - thriller - 17 min
In the midst of heartbreak and self-implosion, a lapsed writer turned party girl must learn what it truly means to face her pain, when she’s hunted by a subterranean mother and its brood.
2pm
ST. MARTIN OF TOURS - Written by Tony DiMurro, directed by Julie and Tony DiMurro - drama - 11 min Starring: Tony DiMurro.
One man’s descent into confusion as he searches for connection in an apathetic world; Trying to reconcile what he sees and what he believes. Where can he turn? Whom can he trust?
BROKEN BROKEN - A film by Sayra Player, Sebastian Mlynarski & Mo Stark.- comedic drama - 8 min Starring: Ali Arkane, Luke Stanton Eddy, Josh Greenwood, Rock Kohli, Ben Jacobson, Beth Manspiezer, Scott McCord, Yaz Parea, Rich Pecci, Sayra Player, Kiley Rothweiler, J.B. Roté, Chris Stack, Mo Stark & Kia Warren.
Filmed in the waning days before the demolition of the East River Park, a lost group seeking emotional shelter come together to find themselves in each other
2.26pm
DIFFERENT STAYS EVERYTHING - Written & directed by Yvonne Ernicke, Co-directed by Andy Kaczé - romantic comedy - 3 min Starring: Yvonne Ernicke, Jacob Koshbakht
"Will you love me, honor me and make me happy until death do us part?" Alex can´t breathe and dumps her groom at the altar. Totally random and in her wedding dress she wanders around Berlin and meets Yoda Tom.
MY LIFE BEFORE YOURS - Written and Directed by Rayvin Disla, Produced by Gary Bhattacharjee - crime drama - 20 min Starring Patrick Heraghty and Joe Armando
My Life Before Yours is a story about family ties and dark secrets.
2.56pm
1DI280 - Written by Claudia de Candia and Pierre Guy, directed by Pierre Guy- drama - 22 min Starring: Claudia de Candia, Laura Guy, Joachim Steiner and Elias A. S. Mégier.
In this one-day journey, we follow Claudia through one day in her life as a pregnant woman. A so normal and yet so special day with everything a pregnancy can bring, emotionally and physically.
A PARTICULAR MINUTE - Written and directed by Layla O’Shea - drama - 20 min Starring: Peter Welch, Diana Holguin, Bill Galatis and Morgan Doelp.
An overly sanitary restaurant owner can't seem to make amends with the immigrant flower shop owner before it's too late - but maybe time doesn't really matter.
3.45pm
FULL MOON & HIGH TIDE IN THE LADIES ROOM
Written and directed by Marcia Haufrecht co-director Robert Haufrecht - narrative - 35 min Starring: Meissa Hampton, Suzanne DeDonna, Dominique Plaisant, Julie Hayes, Denise Lute, Erika Longo, Tom Ashton, Mark Borkowski
Babe, a waitress in Greenwich village got pregnant and homeless. 2 years into Roe v Wade, Have the baby, don’t have the baby? Friends and family tune in with differing opinions.
4.27pm
CRISIS SQUAD - Written and directed by Annette Wilson - drama - 16 min
Starring: Marie France Louis, Letitia Argola, Richard Baines, Tiki Mays, Virginia Elliott
The Crisis Squad is a group of ladies who have joined together to help domestic violence victims....but they have their own way of dealing with the victimizers.
RATTLED Written by Anthony Ruiz, story By Mo Zapata, directed by Mo Zapata
- suspense/ crime drama - 23 min Starring Daniella Macolino, Paul Laudicano, Phil 'Silverfox', Jose Roldan Jr, Reinaldo Rivera Jr.
An Incident that had taken place over nine years ago has resurfaced and everyone involved becomes RATTLED.
BROTHERS ON THE PHONE - Written by Corwin Moore, comedy - 9 min Starring Corwin Moore and Jenelle Simone Valle Directed by Corwin Moore and Rajen.
Corwin and his new girlfriend explore their sexual bucket list, and wow, that was a mistake.
5.12pm
I’M NOT CHRIS HEMSWORTH - Written & directed by Charlie Steers - comedy - 11 min - Staring: Brian Patrick Roach, Heidi Apple, Allison Walter, Lauren Leland, David Jonathan Dalton, Chad Steers, Amber Crane
A kinda basic middle-aged gay man wakes up to a wacky world where he must navigate crazy over-the-top characters, rubber duckies and a fast-approaching work deadline all while learning what it's like to be perceived as a celebrity.
FATHER LIKE SON - Written by Barrett Rouen and Derek Shane Garcia, directed by Derek Shane Garcia - drama - 16 min Starring: Barrett Rouen, Wesley Tunison, Alexandra Hellquist and Richard Sacher
A disturbed young man gets off a bus at Port Authority in New York City during a massive hurricane to try and track down his father who he believes is in Coney Island.
5.46pm
SEA OF TRANQUILITY - Directed by Anand Vaneswaran, written by Jay Stanners - action/drama - 23 min Starring: Mark Borkowski, Victoria Gates, Kenneth John McGregor
A lonely hitman, living amongst the ghosts of his victims, finds redemption in the form of a woman who hires him to kill her.
6.16pm
JOY RIDE - Written & directed by Irene Bremis - comedy - 2 min Starring Irene Bremis and Mark DeMayo. Irene ill-advisedly tries “road blasting”when she gets pulled over by a cop who spotted her husband's NYFD plaque on the windshield and lets her slide with a warning.
BLACK MAGIC FOR WHITE BOYS - Written and directed by Onur Tukel, dark comedy - 105 min Starring: Onur Tukel, Jamie Block, Ronald Guttman, Charlie LaRose, Eva Dorrepaal, Brian Smith, Colin Buckingham, Frank Raharinosy, Leah Shore, Ron Brice, Natalie Carter, Brendan Miller
A grumpy old magician loses his mind when he starts using real magic to save his struggling theater. A devious landlord hatches an evil plan to get rid of his tenants. A spoiled man-child will do anything to get rid of his pregnant girlfriend's baby. A witty New York comedy filled with scandal and sorcery.
8.10pm
JOE MOVER - Story by Gabe Fazio, Written and directed by Gabe Fazio and Lev Gorn - comedic/drama - 16 min Starring Paul Ben-Victor, Joe Lisi, Jenn Rogan, Lev Gorn and Gabe Fazio.
Nicky and Frank work their last day with their co-worker Joe, at a declining moving company on Long Island.
SCHOLAR'S MATE - Written, directed & filmed by Thomas Cooksey - drama - 1 min Starring: Daunte Pinckney and Justin Steven Escobar. Sound by Andreas Becker. Musical Composition by Grady Tesch.
After the sudden passing of his father, a young man struggles to come to terms with his loss.
8.34pm - Special Screening in honor of the late actress Juliette Bennett
MAKING THE DAY Written by Michael Berenbaum and Michael Canzoniero, directed by Michael Canzoniero - comedy - 1hr 27 min Starring: Juliette Bennett, Steven Randazzo, , Dwayne Hill, Craig Geraghty, Nicole Ansari Cox, Dan Fogler, Kira Dikhtyar, Natalie Knepp
A has-been character actor attempts to complete a movie honoring his deceased wife, when divine intervention leads him to a free-spirited actress who just might be his perfect leading lady.
10.08pm
EXTRA LARGE Written and directed by Marina Ziolkowski - burlesque comedy - 15 min Starring: Barbara Butch, Rosa Bursztein, Berengere Mc Neese
Once upon a time, Niki lived in a weird fairy tale where women who were plump, fleshy, sensual… well you know, fat… were forbidden to wear clothes, condemned to live naked and ashamed of their bodies. But tonight Niki doesn’t care if she’s fat : she’s gonna dance no matter what!
10.24pm
OUTSIDE OF THIS ARK ALL IS DELUGE
Filmed, directed and with original music by Edwin Brienen - experimental - 5 min A rain of ‘biblical proportions’ falls down on Berlin.
10.30pm
FISSURA - Written, edited, and directed by Mikael Södersten - psychological drama - 28 minutes. Starring Ann Brennan.
FISSURA takes us into the mind and strange world of a stroke victim, as she struggles to resume ownership of her body, her thoughts, feelings and her life.
THE FESTIVAL'S TIMETABLE IS IN FORMATION. CHECK BACK FOR CHANGES