Works-In-Progress
About this series:As Dixon Place's signature activity, Performance Works-In-Progress (previously known as Under Construction) is one of our most successful ongoing programs. Presented several nights each month as schedule permits, this series focuses on new theatre, performance art, puppetry, dance, music and interdisciplinary collaborations from today's most innovative artists. The goal of the series is to feature a diversity of disciplines and perspectives, and to encourage artistic risk-taking in a supportive, intimate and professional environment. The projects presented are in varying stages of completion; some artists or groups use the program to put the finishing touches on their work before they take it to a larger venue, while others are presenting their projects to an audience for the first time. Coming up:
Saturdays, April 17 & 24; May 8, 15 & 22; and June 12 at 10pm
The Bulldyke Chronicles Tickets at the door, $10 (cash only) Shelly Mars & Kirby (DP's mascot) offer a night of bull-dyke bullshit, artistry & edgy performances. Shake your tails off. SHELLY MARS is an established solo performance artist based in Manhattan who has entertained and shocked audiences around the world for over than 20 years. Amy Taubin of The Village Voice described her as “an after-hours Lily Tomlin.” Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Cunningham said, “For me, there is Sappho, Gertrude Stein, and Shelly Mars.” As one of the first "drag kings" to emerge in the late 1980s, Mars' work has been featured in an HBO special, Drag Kings, and the independent film, Venus Boyz.
Mondays, April 12, May 10 & June 7 at 8pm, $15 / $12
Little Theatre
The OBIE Award-Winning Little Theatre—a more-or-less monthly presentation of new theatre, dance, performance & media, more-or-less curated by Jeffrey M. Jones & Mike Taylor—continues its tenth season.
Monday, May 10
The Flea + Dixon Place + Little Theater = a ‘Pataphysics Benefit
Little Theater and Dixon Place in association with The Flea Theater present a benefit for ‘Pataphysics Writers Workshops. $5 raffle tickets for ‘Pataphysical goodies including tickets to (SoHo Rep, PS122, The Flea ...), books, DVDs, etc.
6:30-8pm: Pre-show cocktails and raffle in the Dixon Place Bar Lounge
8-10pm: LITTLE THEATER PRESENTS:
Scott Adkins
Erin Courney
Erik Ehn
Jeff Jones
Kate E. Ryan
Normandy Sherwood
Anne Washburn
Mac Wellman
Gary Winter
Valerie Work
Join us for an evening of cocktails, prizes and theater! ‘Pataphysics seeks your support as we raise funds to help offset the cost of the Erik Ehn silent retreat for playwrights to be held this summer.
Tuesday, April 20 at 6:30, $10
Vanishing City
Author David Freeland. (Automats, Taxi Dances, and Vaudeville: Excavating Manhattan’s Lost Places of Leisure) hosts a stellar panel of historians, experts & urban planners to explore what happens to the city when a neighborhood’s cultural soul is stripped away to make way for luxury housing and bland architecture.
Tuesday, April 20 at 9pm, $15 / $12
Uncanny Valley Frankenstein A dark dense world haunted by kewpie dolls & characters with insatiable death and sex drives. By Performance Thanatology (G. Lucas Crane, Ric Royer, Jackie Milad, Bonnie Jones).
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SHE’S SLEEP When a young girl is incarcerated within her own psyche, what does she dream of? Find out in SHE’S SLEEP. Creator/Performer: Kristine Haruna Lee. Concept/Videographer: JR Skola. Recorded Music: Yusuke Namik. Designer: Kyle Freeman. Performers/Collaborators: Andrew Butler, Greg Manley, Cyndi Perzcek, Lauren Swan-Potras.
Wednesday, April 21 at 8pm, $15 / $12
Nothing to Display Join Jill Pangallo (one half of The HoHos) in a performance about identity, communication and loneliness in a hypermedia world.
Thursday, April 22 at 8pm, $15 / $12
The Barber And The Farmer Illustrator Michael Arthur performs a live animation of this tragicomic tale about possessing property and people in a play for computer by Ethan Lipton.
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Nuevo Laredo Gabriella Barnstone paints a picture of the current narcocultura & drug wars in Mexico, except they’re dancing.
Thursday, April 29 at 8pm, $15 / $12
Being Heard: The Lillian Smith Story A southern white liberal who fought against segregation, racism & sexism the only way she knew how – with words. Created & performed by Lulu Fogarty. Music by “Blue” Gene Tryanny. Visuals by Anja Hitzenberger. Directed by Thom Fogarty.
Monday, May 3 at 7:30pm, $15 / $12
Captain Ferguson’s School for Balloon Warfare One man will lead the U.S. to victory using a fleet of large hydrogen-filled balloons. Written by Isaac Rathbone.
Tuesday, May 4 at 8pm, $15 / $12
Schaden, Freude & You: Part Deux The self-help seminar that’s guaranteed to self-destruct. Created by Logic Limited, Ltd. (Chris Arruda, Sandi Carroll, Brad Fraizer, David Jones, Jennifer Kidwell & Jane Nichols).
Friday & Saturday, May 7 & 8 at 9:30pm, $15 / $12
Remembrance of Things Pontiac It’s 1969 & late blooming, druggy Tony won’t grow. He can caddy for the auto barons. But can he ROCK? By Kestutis Nakas.
Wednesday, May 12 at 8pm, $15 / $12
Carousel Cartoon slide shows & other projected pictures, presented by a glittering array of artists, performers, graphic novelists, & other characters. Hosted By R. Sikoryak. Featuring: Ann Decker, Patrick Hambrecht & John Mathias, Dean Haspiel, M. Sweeney Lawless, Jason Little, Neil Numberman, Doug Skinner, & more!
Thursday, May 13 at 8pm, $15 / $12
Crones, Ducks and Babes A Howling Vic revue with burlesque beauties, magical musicians and surprise giveaways!
Monday, May 17 at 7:30pm, $15 / $12
Touchscape, An Emotional Striptease A raw, sensual, sexual collection of first person monologues, with music & movement & men. Written & performed by James Scruggs. Directed by Mark Rayment. Sound design by Matt Tennie. Composed by Steve Adorno.
Tuesday, May 18 at 8pm, $15 / $12
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus A multi-media performance about the uncanny rhyming schemes of history, empire & recklessness. Written, performed & video by Samuael Topiary. Director/Music Miguel Gutierrez. Sound Designer/Video/Live Sound Peter Kerlin. Aerialist/Saw/Animations/Performance C. Ryder Cooley. Costume Design Jocelyn Davis.
Tuesday & Wednesday, June 22 & 23 at 8pm, $15 / $12
27 Tips for Banishing the Blues A virtual/actual comic swirl of characters trying desperately to reach some elusive media-driven version of American nirvana. Written by Charlotte Meehan. Directed by Ken Prestininzi.
