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RATED RSO: THE COLLEGE YEARS

Chances are that you've heard about tomorrow night's RATED RSO: COLLEGE EDITION at Joe's Pub (9:30 and 11:30).  But until now you certainly haven't been able to see a sneak peek of the show, which matches the freshman class of Pace University with the insanely catchy/brilliant (I may be biased) Ryan Scott Oliver music you've come to know and love.  And lucky for you, there are four brand-new songs making their debut tomorrow night, and let me tell you...they're spectacular.  As is the cast.  Take a look below and then pick up your tickets and get your butt to the pub. 

MORGAN KARR IS A PINK MONSTER

Worked with Morgan Karr yesterday and we finished out our shoot on the Highline.  Probably the most enjoyable portion was the crowd of onlookers that gathered as Morgan paraded around in his pink fur suit; I'm pretty sure most of them thought he was a performance artist. 

 

The Return of Avi (@Ailey)

Avi Scher and Dancers opened their season last night at the Ailey Center and I was on hand (parked in the front row) to snap away and deliver some photos to this here blog.  Below you'll find a few selections featuring the spectacular roster of dancers Scher's lined up for the weekend of performances, which contains not one, but two, world premieres.  Don't miss your chance to see it.  Grab a ticket to see Monday's show! 

(Carla Korbes, Seth Orza)

(Deborah Wingert)

(Sofiane Sylve)

(Carla Korbes, Seth Orza)

(Sofiane Sylve and Savannah Lowery)

(Ana Sophia Scheller and Tyler Angle)

(Deborah Wingert)

(Ana Sophia Scheller)

JRB and GS by CAP and BS (That's "Broadway Stars")

For those of you who aren't die hard musical theater fans, let me translate the title of this post.  That's the music of "Jason Robert Brown and Georgia Stitt (performed) by  CAP 21 and Broadway Stars."  Quite the evening at Hunter College this past Monday, where Brown and fellow composer Georgia Stitt were honored and proved why by enlisting a slew of high-profile performers to sing their fantastic material.  Here are some shots from the evening.

(Jason Robert Brown)

(Lauren Kennedy and Aisha de Haas)

(Kelli O' Hara)

(Christopher Jackson)

(David Gaines)

(Brian d'Arcy James)

(Lauren Kennedy)

(Aisha de Haas, Jessica Molasky, and Christopher Jackson)

(Aisha de Haas)

(Georgia Stitt)

SEXY "VATIC"

If you want to see some sexy dancers and choreography, head to MMAC this weekend (Thursday and Friday evening at 8PM) to see VATIC. It's an hour of non-stop, hard hitting choreography (by Dana Foglia with Joanna Numata) with some of the city's best dancers who blend contemporary and hip-hop to thrilling effect.  Be sure to check out the photos below and grab your tickets now!

UNDER THE CITY OF LIGHTS

For the first few days of my recent European vacation I toggled between my DSLR and the Hipstamatic app on my iPhone.  It's just so much easier, I thought to myself, falling victim to the idea that a camera phone was all I needed to document my journey around London.  Fortunately I gave myself a swift slap on the face when I arrived in Paris.  Though I'd (finally) decided to tote my camera around with me everywhere I went, I still hadn't landed on exactly what I wanted to document my trip.  The standard tourist shots would surely creep in, but there was a need in me to come up with a series while on vacation, however straightforward given my limited means when traveling with a single lens and no lighting equipment. 

The following series started my first evening in the city of lights when I decided to snap a photo every time the train stopped.  Given the looks from the French, I gathered they were less than ecstatic about my camera pointing in train windows, at faces, advertisements, and reflections, but I trudged on and ended up taking a photo at every single Metro station I stopped at during my six days there.  Here is a preview of some of the shots I gathered. 

Keigwin + Company: "EXIT"

After all the promo shots in studios (and bars), Keigwin + Company took it to the stage for the world premiere of Exit today at the Joyce Theater.  Here are a few shots from the dress rehearsal.  Pick up your tickets now!  (Featuring dancers Liz Riga, Kristina Hanna, Ryoji Sasomoto, Aaron Carr, Matthew Baker, Ashley Browne, and Gary Schaufeld. Lighting Design – Burke Wilmore, Costume Design – Karen Young and Jeff Poulin.)

Zorn:Choreographed

I wanted to share a few images from the Works & Process I photographed last weekend at the Guggeheim Museum.  I wrote about this series earlier, but I'd like to urge people once again to grab tickets to any and all performances, as it's a wonderful opportunity to see new choreography or to see existing choreography in a new, more intimate, light.  Add to that the fact that you get to see world-class dancers up-close-and-personal and there's nothing NOT to love. 

The first set of photos are from Donald Byrd's choreography to John Zorn's music.  Dancers include Kelly Ann Barton, Ty Alexander Cheng, Kylie Lewallen, Vincent Lopez, and Tory Peil.

The second piece was choreographed by Pam Tanowitz and also set to John Zorn's music.  Dancers include Christina Amendolia, Jean Freebury, Ellie Kusner, Brian Lawson, Banu Ogan, Uta Takemura, Lucy Wilson and Ashley Tuttle.

AMY YOUNG-BRIEF ENCOUNTERS-PAUL TAYLOR

(Amy Young in Brief Encounters)

WORKS & PROCESS...& THE INTERNET

Anyone in the New York dance world has inevitable been to, danced in, or at least heard of the spectacular Works & Process series hosted weekly at the Guggenheim Museum on the Upper East Side.  The program provides an opportunity for audiences to view some of the world's best dancers up close and personal, and even gives them a chance to hear teams behind new and existing works discuss their creative life...imagine Inside The Actors Studio with a dance perspective and you'll get the idea. 

Fortunately, for those of you outside NYC, the Guggenheim has started streaming their series online.  I'll be shooting the (sold out) show tonight, which will showcase new works by choreographers Donald Byrd and Pam Tanowitz (interpreting the music of John Zorn).  To make the event even more irresistable, the choreography will be danced by none other than Ashley Tuttle, of ABT and Broadway's Movin Out.  Be sure to check it out below or follow the link! 

 

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