A classically trained singer and an electric guitarist reimagine 17th-century songs by Monteverdi, Purcell and more in singer-songwriter style.
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Concert Review: Neave Trio Plays Piazzolla, MMFO Plays Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ at Mostly Mozart Festival
Antonio Vivaldi wasn't the only composer to find inspiration in the changing seasons. Astor Piazzolla's 'Four Seasons of Buenos Aires' was a revelation at the Mostly Mozart Festival.
Read More »Dance-Theater Review (NYC): ‘Queen of Hearts’ from Company XIV
Company XIV's spangly, turbocharged dance aesthetic, as energetic and psychedelic as ever, is all the more immersive in the company's own Brooklyn nightclub-theater.
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A new musical takes a new look at the extra-biblical legend of Lilith, Adam's rebellious first wife.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘In the Penal Colony’ by Miranda Haymon, from the Kafka Story
Miranda Haymon's dramatization of Franz Kafka's short story aims to adapt Kafka's conceptual horror to present-day racist mass incarceration.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘LadyShip’ by Laura Good and Linda Good at NYMF
A polished new musical reveals the stories of the female convicts sent to the Australian colony in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Bacchae’ from the Classical Theatre of Harlem
This modern open-air retelling of the ancient Greek drama weaponizes Euripides with rock and rap, dance beats, and sensuous choreography.
Read More »BC Arts: NYC Celebrates Astor Piazzolla in Music and Theater
'That's Not Tango' and the Neave Trio at Lincoln Center declare July the season for the music of the great Argentine tango nuevo composer Astor Piazzolla.
Read More »Music Review: Voyage Sonique at the Green-Wood Cemetery Catacombs (Brooklyn, 24 June 2019)
The Angel's Share live music series has been drawing adventurous listeners to the Green-Wood Cemetery Catacombs for a couple of seasons now. It's no freak show.
Read More »Music Video Premiere: Reuel, EDM/Classical Crossover Pianist, with ‘Für Elise’ as You’ve Never Heard It
Reuel is a virtuoso pianist and classical-crossover and EDM artist whose most recent album leads off with a radical reimagining of the Beethoven favorite 'Für Elise.'
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