2015-2016 Season
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April 29 & 30 2016
Ghetto Hors D'oeuvres: Colors
@ The Bushwick Starr
Ghetto Hors D'oeuvres is a poetic theatrical performance in which rappers and poets break down borders to collaboratively create an ode to Brooklyn’s gritty streets. In a city that is home to more artists in the US than any other, Ghetto Hors D'oeuvres sparks dialogues on complex issues of immigration, economics and survival through the richness of art, poetry and music. Enjoy free Hors d’oeuvres and bear witness as an eclectic group of Brooklyn artists, both native and immigrant, decipher the block and break down the rock that is the foundation and cornerstone of the Brooklyn we call home. Performances are followed by a live band, DJ set, conversation and dancing. Co-Produced with Brooklyn Poets & The Bushwick Starr.
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July 14 2016
Last Night of the Palladium
@ 3LD
Returning from its 2014 run at The Bushwick Starr, Last Night at the Palladium is an interactive tale of the New York City underground art scene then and now. The story of an ever-evolving city and its players; their music, nightlife, and arts. Actors, Graffiti Artists and Poets break down borders to create an ode to NYC's streets. The show sparks dialogue on complex issues of immigration, economics, and survival through the rich art, poetry, and music of a city that is home to more artists in the US than any other.
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January 28-30, 2016
One Catches Light Festival@JACK Arts NY
Brooklyn Gypsies is proud to present the first annual One Catches Light Festival, celebrating the new work of extraordinary NYC-based solo performers. In this inaugural festival, three unique solo artists will take the stage at the start of every hour from 7–10PM for three nights in January. Honesty, music, new love, and Brooklyn from three voices catch the light each evening.
READ BROOKLYN PAPER'S WRITE UP OF NICK E FINN'S "THE LAST HIPSTER IN BROOKLYN" |
December 17-19, 2015
Yoleros
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October 8-10, 2015
Ghetto Hors D'oeuvres:
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WORKSHOPS
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Poet's Corner
Free Teen Poetry Workshop
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Young Writers Shake on the BlockFree Summer Shakespeare WorkshopJune-August 2016 |
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@The Williamsburg Brooklyn Library
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@Spaceworks Williamsburgh
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The Poets Corner is a free monthly workshop for teens and young adults, at the Brooklyn Public Library: Williamsburg Branch, meant to empower students in writing creatively with different styles of poetry and structure, while nurturing a space for them to use as an outlet for documenting their own stories and emotions. Each student creates unique pieces at every class and is encouraged to participate in an open mic section to share their work.
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YOUNG WRITERS: SHAKE ON THE BLOCK. This free seven-week workshop will help young writers shed the fear of Shakespeare and discover the magic, fun and some would say craziness of the immortal bard through playwriting, adaptation and performance. Students will work on breaking down Shakespeare’s array of exciting, complex plots and characters in HAMLET & KING LEAR, which they will then adapt for performance by adding street slang and modern English. Students will be introduced to the rudiments of the theater process and develop skills in acting, memorization, adaptation, staging and performance while using their imagination to create cool, dynamic new characters based on Shakespeare’s plays.
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