::Ahem:: So, trying this again.
It has dawned on me that working alone in an office with no windows most of the week has created a strange need to communicate whenever possible. I wouldn't say I'm people-starved, but expression-starved. Spreadsheets and woodpaneling for hours on end do not make for the ideal workspace.
So, here goes. Hello, again.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Sometimes, I just get really busy ...
Hello friends,
Well, March is coming in like a lion ... Below are some updates and dates to be saved. There's something in here for everyone, so come out to what you can and support some good art!
+ The Mixer Series had a fabulous kick off earlier in the month. So fabulous that we'll be mixing up performance artists again in April at the Bowery Poetry Club, where we really do feel at home. Many thanks go out to The Project for their music and their willingness to work with crazy dancers. Our soloists all came in with great material and seized their moments. Our poets delivered beautifully; we found some really beautiful matches in the night. We're looking to build this into a regular series with new artists each round. D
ates dates dates ....
+ March 6,7,8,9 7:30pm/5pm: Barbara Mahler appears in SOAKING WET, curated by David Parker at the West End Theater. Those names alone tell you why you should go!
+ March 7,8, 14, 15 8pm: Anything Goes! presented by the Darby Players of Chaminade High School. I'm proud to say that the majority of my kids can single time-step and learned a little bit about the 1920s, Cole Porter and all his tricks. Tickets are $5. If you are on Long Island, please consider supporting these kids, they've worked hard and it should be a great rendition of a classic.
+ March 10, 24: We Three Productions Biweekly Reading at the Telephone Bar. this is a wonderful series, and its FREE. email telreadings@gmail.com to get on their list!
+ March 14, 15 8pm: Sharing the Legacy Series presented by the Hunter College Dance Program. Kaye Playhouse (E68th between Lex and Park Aves). These performances are part of a conference series held every other year at Hunter College that focuses on dance history and repretory. This year 11 colleges from across the country are coming to perform and participate in the conference. Tickets are $10, $5 students and seniors, free for Hunter students w/ID.
+ March 15th, 7:30pm-2:00am: Clash of the Artists! 320 Studios, 320 West 37th Street (between 8th & 9th Ave.) Art for Progress' annual event that brings out the best in emerging art, sound, film and fashion. These are artists who know how to party. Join the fun! www.artforprogress.org (proud member by the by)
+ March 17 and 18, 8pm: Niles Ford/Urban Dance Collective at Dixon Place. Witness the power. www.dixonplace.org, www.nilesfordudc.com
+ March 20-22, 27-29, 8pm: If You See Something ... Artichoke Dance Company at Dixon Place! Artichoke is guarenteed to steal your heart as they have mine, if you haven't seen them yet, do yourself the favour and see them in this great space. Lynn even documented her work for this piece! www.artichokedance.org
+ April 3-5, 8pm: Hunter College Dance Company's Formal Spring Concert. Kaye Playhouse (68th between Lex and Park Aves). New works plus repertory from Susan Marshall, Blondell Cummings and Mark Morris on the Company. $10, $5 for students and seniors, free for Hunter students w/ID.
+ April 10th, 8pm: The Mixer Series continues!!! Bowery Poetry Club (Bowery between Bleecker and Houston). New sounds, new sites and the ultimate testing of the Chance theory. And a great bar. Really, what more could you want? Oh yeah, that's right, I host ;) a whole $3 donation. www.myspace.com/publicactsofdecency
How, you may ask is she going to get to all these things? I don't know, but it'll be interesting ... I've had the honor of working on the majority of these shows in one capacity or another, or I've previously worked with the artists. Everything is guarenteed to be a great experience. Explore those links instead of myspace or youtube today and check out what's going on.
Finally, if you are an artist eager to work with someone who sends out an email with so many wonderful dates ... or you just want to perform at the Bowery Poetry Club, email us at publicactsofdecency@yahoo.com -- Submit some materials, a bio and contact info so we can throw you in the mixer!
Thank you everyone for your support -- keep coming, keep going, I look forward to seeing you soon!
Stay warm!
Patrice
Well, March is coming in like a lion ... Below are some updates and dates to be saved. There's something in here for everyone, so come out to what you can and support some good art!
+ The Mixer Series had a fabulous kick off earlier in the month. So fabulous that we'll be mixing up performance artists again in April at the Bowery Poetry Club, where we really do feel at home. Many thanks go out to The Project for their music and their willingness to work with crazy dancers. Our soloists all came in with great material and seized their moments. Our poets delivered beautifully; we found some really beautiful matches in the night. We're looking to build this into a regular series with new artists each round. D
ates dates dates ....
+ March 6,7,8,9 7:30pm/5pm: Barbara Mahler appears in SOAKING WET, curated by David Parker at the West End Theater. Those names alone tell you why you should go!
+ March 7,8, 14, 15 8pm: Anything Goes! presented by the Darby Players of Chaminade High School. I'm proud to say that the majority of my kids can single time-step and learned a little bit about the 1920s, Cole Porter and all his tricks. Tickets are $5. If you are on Long Island, please consider supporting these kids, they've worked hard and it should be a great rendition of a classic.
+ March 10, 24: We Three Productions Biweekly Reading at the Telephone Bar. this is a wonderful series, and its FREE. email telreadings@gmail.com to get on their list!
+ March 14, 15 8pm: Sharing the Legacy Series presented by the Hunter College Dance Program. Kaye Playhouse (E68th between Lex and Park Aves). These performances are part of a conference series held every other year at Hunter College that focuses on dance history and repretory. This year 11 colleges from across the country are coming to perform and participate in the conference. Tickets are $10, $5 students and seniors, free for Hunter students w/ID.
+ March 15th, 7:30pm-2:00am: Clash of the Artists! 320 Studios, 320 West 37th Street (between 8th & 9th Ave.) Art for Progress' annual event that brings out the best in emerging art, sound, film and fashion. These are artists who know how to party. Join the fun! www.artforprogress.org (proud member by the by)
+ March 17 and 18, 8pm: Niles Ford/Urban Dance Collective at Dixon Place. Witness the power. www.dixonplace.org, www.nilesfordudc.com
+ March 20-22, 27-29, 8pm: If You See Something ... Artichoke Dance Company at Dixon Place! Artichoke is guarenteed to steal your heart as they have mine, if you haven't seen them yet, do yourself the favour and see them in this great space. Lynn even documented her work for this piece! www.artichokedance.org
+ April 3-5, 8pm: Hunter College Dance Company's Formal Spring Concert. Kaye Playhouse (68th between Lex and Park Aves). New works plus repertory from Susan Marshall, Blondell Cummings and Mark Morris on the Company. $10, $5 for students and seniors, free for Hunter students w/ID.
+ April 10th, 8pm: The Mixer Series continues!!! Bowery Poetry Club (Bowery between Bleecker and Houston). New sounds, new sites and the ultimate testing of the Chance theory. And a great bar. Really, what more could you want? Oh yeah, that's right, I host ;) a whole $3 donation. www.myspace.com/publicactsofdecency
How, you may ask is she going to get to all these things? I don't know, but it'll be interesting ... I've had the honor of working on the majority of these shows in one capacity or another, or I've previously worked with the artists. Everything is guarenteed to be a great experience. Explore those links instead of myspace or youtube today and check out what's going on.
Finally, if you are an artist eager to work with someone who sends out an email with so many wonderful dates ... or you just want to perform at the Bowery Poetry Club, email us at publicactsofdecency@yahoo.com -- Submit some materials, a bio and contact info so we can throw you in the mixer!
Thank you everyone for your support -- keep coming, keep going, I look forward to seeing you soon!
Stay warm!
Patrice
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Apparently, my company is real. My life is less so, but if I were to pick which I wanted to be real, it would be the company.
I'm thinking of working at a museum. Or getting a PhD. It is an interesting and broke time.
Here's my company's update, also available on .. yup, you guessed it, myspace.
Hello friends, fiends, foes and hoes ....
2008 has already proven to be a wonderful year for PaOD -- here's an update!
+ The Monkeytown benefit was a fantastic evening introducing us to the world. We were flattered to work with the artists who presented and honored to have our audience members join us. The night proved that we have great taste in food and art!
+ The Mixer Series is officially up and running! Our first mixer took place last week at the Bowery Poetry Club and featuring the sounds of The Project, the words of Melissa West and Dan Lau and the moves of some of our favourite dancers. We could not have picked a better "cast" to put this experiment into motion with. Each dancer brought something different to the stage while the Project played their experimental jazz sounds that got everyone into the spirit of chance and uninhibited performance. Melissa and Dan's works proved that music is not limited to instrumentals.
Special thanks to the Bowery Poetry Club for hosting us. The club has long been a home and haven for us, to be hosted by them was a true honor.
A special thanks also to Olivia Shank, the new poster child of PaOD. Olivia put her moves where her mouth was - right to the bar! The spirit of improvisation was a wonder to witness.
THURSDAY, APRIL 10TH -- 8PM -- that's right, its another round of mixing and matching, shaking and stirring. We are booked for another night of chance at the Bowery Poetry Club. Artist sign up is open - email us at publicactsofdecency@yahoo.com and start spreading the word.
That's the dealie-o.
Thanks for everyone's support, we look forward to seeing you!
Cheers,
Patrice & Laura
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Mark your calendars, sign up to play. Laura and I dress real nice and I host and tell people to drink, its a good time.
Tired. Its true.
I'm thinking of working at a museum. Or getting a PhD. It is an interesting and broke time.
Here's my company's update, also available on .. yup, you guessed it, myspace.
Hello friends, fiends, foes and hoes ....
2008 has already proven to be a wonderful year for PaOD -- here's an update!
+ The Monkeytown benefit was a fantastic evening introducing us to the world. We were flattered to work with the artists who presented and honored to have our audience members join us. The night proved that we have great taste in food and art!
+ The Mixer Series is officially up and running! Our first mixer took place last week at the Bowery Poetry Club and featuring the sounds of The Project, the words of Melissa West and Dan Lau and the moves of some of our favourite dancers. We could not have picked a better "cast" to put this experiment into motion with. Each dancer brought something different to the stage while the Project played their experimental jazz sounds that got everyone into the spirit of chance and uninhibited performance. Melissa and Dan's works proved that music is not limited to instrumentals.
Special thanks to the Bowery Poetry Club for hosting us. The club has long been a home and haven for us, to be hosted by them was a true honor.
A special thanks also to Olivia Shank, the new poster child of PaOD. Olivia put her moves where her mouth was - right to the bar! The spirit of improvisation was a wonder to witness.
THURSDAY, APRIL 10TH -- 8PM -- that's right, its another round of mixing and matching, shaking and stirring. We are booked for another night of chance at the Bowery Poetry Club. Artist sign up is open - email us at publicactsofdecency@yahoo.com and start spreading the word.
That's the dealie-o.
Thanks for everyone's support, we look forward to seeing you!
Cheers,
Patrice & Laura
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Mark your calendars, sign up to play. Laura and I dress real nice and I host and tell people to drink, its a good time.
Tired. Its true.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Grassroots-in It
Hello friends,
This is your reminder to come out this Wednesday night to Public Acts of Decency's first Mixer of 2008 at the Bowery Poetry Club. The doors open at 7:30pm, show goes 8-9:30pm, bar is open til 10pm. Admission is $3 which benefits your favourite company (us, PaOD), we're asking you to booze up a bit too (read: drink minimum). We believe its in the spirit ...
Public Acts of Deceny presents
The Mixer Series!
Wed, February 13th
doors 7:30pm/Show 8pm
$3 + drinks
Featuring ... the sounds of The Project, the words of Melissa West, Dan Lau, the movements of Elesea Douglas, Gavin Alexander and more!
Come out and play!
See you Wednesday!
-Patrice
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Exhausted, broke and a little hungry. Yep, I must be an artist. Please come if you're in the country.
This is your reminder to come out this Wednesday night to Public Acts of Decency's first Mixer of 2008 at the Bowery Poetry Club. The doors open at 7:30pm, show goes 8-9:30pm, bar is open til 10pm. Admission is $3 which benefits your favourite company (us, PaOD), we're asking you to booze up a bit too (read: drink minimum). We believe its in the spirit ...
Public Acts of Deceny presents
The Mixer Series!
Wed, February 13th
doors 7:30pm/Show 8pm
$3 + drinks
Featuring ... the sounds of The Project, the words of Melissa West, Dan Lau, the movements of Elesea Douglas, Gavin Alexander and more!
Come out and play!
See you Wednesday!
-Patrice
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Exhausted, broke and a little hungry. Yep, I must be an artist. Please come if you're in the country.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Guiliani and Edwards are out. THANK YOU POSSIBLE DEITY.
Let's go Ron.
In other news, I am currently doing Anything Goes with high schoolers and will be doing High School Musical with elementary school kids. My life is full of jazz hands and small paychecks, but somehow it's a better way.
Let's go Ron.
In other news, I am currently doing Anything Goes with high schoolers and will be doing High School Musical with elementary school kids. My life is full of jazz hands and small paychecks, but somehow it's a better way.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Well, if Tori Amos is there, I guess it's alright ... (or how iTunes saved my relationship to music)
I resisted the iTunes store, for years. Sure, the occasional purchase of a single here and there, but never a full blown album. I mean, I'm old-school, I like .... all that plastic. I like ... annoying music stores that mislabel .... I never had a good reason, except perhaps, a fear of addiction. Click and get music? Napster was dangerous enough, and that was free.
Then, I discovered an unused iTunes gift certificate that somehow made its way into one of my "to file" piles that I haven't touched in, well, a long time. And I started to download ....
and am totally hooked.
First, it was the joy of the music I've recently come to enjoy. Read: Thievery Corporation. Yum. Then ... it occured to me that the coffeehouse rock genre I once championed (thanks, Long Island) is probably in full force in the gigantic iTunes store. Coffeehouse rock still makes me smile, as my downloading of the lovely KT Tunstall shows.
My full acceptance and possible slide into iTunes purchasing addiction came with the brilliant realization that now, as an adult with a credit card, I can finally own all of Tori Amos' work. Tori Amos touched my heart as a mere freshamn in high school and has since taken much of my lifes journey with me. But, I paid for dance class (don't worry, lots of my early contemporary classes used her anyway), and lacked the Amos' funds. Napster, then its follower limewire held me over for some time. The P2P age was ended with the slash of Metallica's corporate sword, so my music collection was then deferred to the cd's of classic rock my mother and I shared. Occasionally I managed to pick up a Tori Amos cd here and there, but those funds soon were deffered to coffeehouse musicians (see above). When I moved out I made the dreadful mistake of further deffering those funds to such causes as: Canadian travel; vodka; more musicians.
I've learned the error of my ways. I am back to Tori, thanks to iTunes.
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Sometimes I wonder how much of my tone is fully conveyed here ....
I wrote this after turning off a dreadful BBC hour (why is everything conveyed with the same sense of urgency?) on the Kenya situation. I'm trying not to think about how little the world makes sense.
Pandora's aquarium
She dives for shells
With her nautical nuns
And thoughts you thought
You'd never tell I am not asking you to believe in me
Boy I think you're confused
I'm not Persephone foam can be dangerous with tape across my mouth these
Things you do I never asked you how
Line me up in single file with all your
Grievances
Stare but I can taste you're still alive below the waste ripples come and
Ripples go
[tori amos]
that's the stuff ...
Then, I discovered an unused iTunes gift certificate that somehow made its way into one of my "to file" piles that I haven't touched in, well, a long time. And I started to download ....
and am totally hooked.
First, it was the joy of the music I've recently come to enjoy. Read: Thievery Corporation. Yum. Then ... it occured to me that the coffeehouse rock genre I once championed (thanks, Long Island) is probably in full force in the gigantic iTunes store. Coffeehouse rock still makes me smile, as my downloading of the lovely KT Tunstall shows.
My full acceptance and possible slide into iTunes purchasing addiction came with the brilliant realization that now, as an adult with a credit card, I can finally own all of Tori Amos' work. Tori Amos touched my heart as a mere freshamn in high school and has since taken much of my lifes journey with me. But, I paid for dance class (don't worry, lots of my early contemporary classes used her anyway), and lacked the Amos' funds. Napster, then its follower limewire held me over for some time. The P2P age was ended with the slash of Metallica's corporate sword, so my music collection was then deferred to the cd's of classic rock my mother and I shared. Occasionally I managed to pick up a Tori Amos cd here and there, but those funds soon were deffered to coffeehouse musicians (see above). When I moved out I made the dreadful mistake of further deffering those funds to such causes as: Canadian travel; vodka; more musicians.
I've learned the error of my ways. I am back to Tori, thanks to iTunes.
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Sometimes I wonder how much of my tone is fully conveyed here ....
I wrote this after turning off a dreadful BBC hour (why is everything conveyed with the same sense of urgency?) on the Kenya situation. I'm trying not to think about how little the world makes sense.
Pandora's aquarium
She dives for shells
With her nautical nuns
And thoughts you thought
You'd never tell I am not asking you to believe in me
Boy I think you're confused
I'm not Persephone foam can be dangerous with tape across my mouth these
Things you do I never asked you how
Line me up in single file with all your
Grievances
Stare but I can taste you're still alive below the waste ripples come and
Ripples go
[tori amos]
that's the stuff ...
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Ohhhhhhhhhh-Eight
So, I suppose my goal is to post about something that isn't political or sorbetish.
.... My company is real. Our first major benefit is Thursday night, at a restaurant in Williamsburg with a decent back room. Laura, my partner and I, have built this benefit mostly from scratch, with help from our venue (read: no charge for the space) and using all our wits and talents at once. It's been an adventure and I've entered into that fine love-hate relationship of having an independent company. I'm trying not to burn out on the business of it all, even just thinking of it makes my head spin ... I spent my afternoon in the studio, trying to choreograph and ended up rolling on the floor most of the time. I'm just about at capacity is all, after Thursday I'll feel better, financial base in hand ready to open an account, get checks and file with The Field for not-for-profit status. That is actually when the real work begins. I'm thinking of auditing a business class or two in the next little while, the idea of an MBA in nonprofit management even ran across my brain. It seems like a poor use of my money though ...
Thursday's line up includes my Newspaper Suites, three dance solos with live music, a solo with original recorded music, two music sets, vocal pieces from a new musical and a trio dance that is just hilarious. We're a little dance heavy, but we're okay with that for now especially since we're both working on the theater end of relations ....
I'm working part-time at a Long Island prep school doing their show, have another teaching job on the horizon in Westchester and am quitting my godawful bar job. I'm looking for a new bartending gig and am not upset to be taking a break from it. Amidst this, I was offered an acting bit for a one act festival and am considering it. Just to see if I can do it. It scares the shit out of me.
Also, I saw Sweeney Todd tonight. And have to say that once I got over the mime/nightmare-before-christmas cake makeup look, Johnny Depp grew on me as Mr T. The supporting cast though I fell in love with and was incredibly impressed by. Tim Burton might need a vacation as I'm certain I saw some Edward Scissorhands shots in there ... then again, a pale Johnny Depp, some shiny sharp objects, an attic with a large window and some snazzy hand motions ... well, at least this chorus was singing Sondheim's gorgeous score and not just ahhh-ing through Danny Elfman (... don't get me wrong, I love Elfman's work ... when he's not recycling). Casting was brilliant, that's for sure. With leads to get you to pay bloody $11.50 to see it, surprises and let me repeat how great the supporting cast was. Orchestration was beautiful, Johnny Depp sings and cuts throats like a rock star and they worked around what's her face's lack of a voice. She did look the part, in a Tim Burton kind of way.
And I'm moving up in the world: I got a new bed and I'm pretty set on converting the second bedroom in my apartment into an office -- that is, if I can get it written off on my taxes. I'm mostly certain I can since I do so much work from home. Yay freelancing and starting a company ....
It might even snow again someday.
.... My company is real. Our first major benefit is Thursday night, at a restaurant in Williamsburg with a decent back room. Laura, my partner and I, have built this benefit mostly from scratch, with help from our venue (read: no charge for the space) and using all our wits and talents at once. It's been an adventure and I've entered into that fine love-hate relationship of having an independent company. I'm trying not to burn out on the business of it all, even just thinking of it makes my head spin ... I spent my afternoon in the studio, trying to choreograph and ended up rolling on the floor most of the time. I'm just about at capacity is all, after Thursday I'll feel better, financial base in hand ready to open an account, get checks and file with The Field for not-for-profit status. That is actually when the real work begins. I'm thinking of auditing a business class or two in the next little while, the idea of an MBA in nonprofit management even ran across my brain. It seems like a poor use of my money though ...
Thursday's line up includes my Newspaper Suites, three dance solos with live music, a solo with original recorded music, two music sets, vocal pieces from a new musical and a trio dance that is just hilarious. We're a little dance heavy, but we're okay with that for now especially since we're both working on the theater end of relations ....
I'm working part-time at a Long Island prep school doing their show, have another teaching job on the horizon in Westchester and am quitting my godawful bar job. I'm looking for a new bartending gig and am not upset to be taking a break from it. Amidst this, I was offered an acting bit for a one act festival and am considering it. Just to see if I can do it. It scares the shit out of me.
Also, I saw Sweeney Todd tonight. And have to say that once I got over the mime/nightmare-before-christmas cake makeup look, Johnny Depp grew on me as Mr T. The supporting cast though I fell in love with and was incredibly impressed by. Tim Burton might need a vacation as I'm certain I saw some Edward Scissorhands shots in there ... then again, a pale Johnny Depp, some shiny sharp objects, an attic with a large window and some snazzy hand motions ... well, at least this chorus was singing Sondheim's gorgeous score and not just ahhh-ing through Danny Elfman (... don't get me wrong, I love Elfman's work ... when he's not recycling). Casting was brilliant, that's for sure. With leads to get you to pay bloody $11.50 to see it, surprises and let me repeat how great the supporting cast was. Orchestration was beautiful, Johnny Depp sings and cuts throats like a rock star and they worked around what's her face's lack of a voice. She did look the part, in a Tim Burton kind of way.
And I'm moving up in the world: I got a new bed and I'm pretty set on converting the second bedroom in my apartment into an office -- that is, if I can get it written off on my taxes. I'm mostly certain I can since I do so much work from home. Yay freelancing and starting a company ....
It might even snow again someday.
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