THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT (5/27,28,29/2011)

As I have noted several times before in my blog, the spirit of sharing and camaraderie in the "downtown" arts scene in New York is most impressive.  Yet another example of this is the Lower East Side Festival of the Arts put on by Theater for the New City annually.  This weekend event was packed with shows of various lengths, mostly of the "sampler" variety.  Performers ranged from novice professionals to seasoned artists (such as Tammy Grimes).  The overall effect was that of an old fashioned variety show.  The audience in the several performance spaces changed as often as the acts "on stage." 

                       

Entrance to Theater for the New City at 155 First Avenue and 10th Street

 

Theater complex lobby

                 James Solomon Benn, cabaret performer,with pianist Rick Ulfik                 

Sitar player Dawoud Kringle blends Indian and Middle Eastern music in his perrformance.

Performers offer a preview of Misters and Sisters to be performed at Joe's Pub in June.

 Dancers from the Aztec dance circle Atl-Tlachinolli recreate an ancient dance ritual.

Actor-singer-flamenco dancer-comedienne Inma Heredia previews a portion of her

one-woman show My Audition for Almodovar. 

Veteran mime artist Richmond Shepard introduces the audience to the fundamentals of mime performance.