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Gemini & Scorpio present: The Lost Circus (circus meets dark cabaret with a steampunk twist)

Sat, July 31, 11:59pm-4am, $15 w/RSVP; $20 without
Littlefield, 622 Degraw, Gowanus, BK
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The Circus is said to have started in ancient Egypt when the court entertainers of an immortal Pharaoh escaped their slavery under a midnight moon. They have traveled the globe for centuries, gathering talent from every great empire as the empire itself begins to crumble: Istanbul, Saint Petersburg, London, Berlin…and now they have made it across the sea.

At the stroke of midnight, discover a circus long lost. With music from times gone by or times that never were: dark string fusion by Brooklyn’s own Copal, and bohemian cabaret in 13 languages by Vagabond Opera – our special guests from Portland, OR. The circus unfolds to the bands and in between: mind-bending contortion by Jonathan Nosan, aerial dance by Madeline Hoak; tribal fusion bellydance by Lauren Robbiani; fire & gorgeousness by Ali Luminescent; gypsy fortunetelling by Kai Altair; an original installation & performance by artist (and Minsky Sister) Kristen Rhea van Liew. Beautiful costumed creatures perform feats of fire in the courtyard. Dusty circus visuals set the mood. DJ sophybot fascinates your ears with a renegade circus tent soundtrack. With your ever-dapper host, steampunk author G.D. Falksen. Plus photo-op custom art installation with works by Molly Crabapple and Kathleen Green. And a few surprise guests we can’t mention.

Dress code (required): dark cabaret, traveling circus, steampunk Victorian, Edward Gorey, Tim Burton, Mad Max, City of Lost Children.

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THE A**HOLE IN MY HEAD is Kate Dawson’s fresh reinvention of cabaret, and makes her worst enemy (herself), into a hilarious, unseen, other character. Kate and the A**hole In Her Head battle it out through song and banter in a hilarious show filled with Broadway songs and witty dialogue. This is a one night only encore performance of a show that was listed by David Noh in the Gay City News as one of the Top Ten best live performances of 2009.

Monday, August 30th @ 7PM, Birdland, 315 W. 44th, New York City

Kate Dawson played Emily for three seasons in A Christmas Carol (at Madison Square Garden), sharing the stage with several Scrooge’s over the years, including Roddy McDowall, Hal Linden, Frank Langella and Tim Curry. The production was directed by Mike Ockrent, and choreographed by Susan Stroman. Other favorite credits include “Eileen” in Wonderful Town (opposite Lucie Arnaz & Cliff Bemis, directed by Don Amendolia), “Lili” in Carnival!, “Lydia” in The Rivals and “The Wardrobe Mistress” in Enter The Guardsmen. She has worked regionally at the 7 Angels Theatre, the Coconut Grove Playhouse, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Stages St. Louis, readings at the Manhattan Theatre Club and the Public Theatre among others. The A**HOLE IN MY HEAD is the first play Kate has written.

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Kathleen Supove announces the release of her new CD THE EXPLODING PIANO on the MAJOR WHO MEDIA label. The CD release concert will be held on Tuesday, August 17, at Le Poisson Rouge at 158 Bleecker Street in New York City.

The concert starts at 7:30, with doors opening at 6:30.

In addition to performing music from the CD, there will be :

-Video by Joshue Ott to go with Anna Clyne’s piece ON TRACK.

-New video created live by Jennifer Stock for ISABELLE EBERHARDT DREAMS OF PIANOS by Missy Mazzoli.

-In addition, there will be a special guest, media/video artist Peter Schmideg “performing” a work he created and revised for this event, based on the performance artist Marge Cameron, and inspired by SUTRA SUTRA by Randall Woolf.

-REVOLUTION by Dan Becker will have a video specially designed for it by Safy Etiel (V.J. name: Sniper), an Israeli artist living in Berlin.

-Rounding out the show will be A SHAKING OF THE PUMPKIN by Michael Gatonska, which features his custom-designed accessories and is a video in itself.

Also: a fake fashion show, auction, contests, and…a discount on the new CD.

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topBanner3The September Concert Foundation is proud to announce its 9th Annual September Concert, which will take place worldwide from September 10 – 12, 2010. As done in the past 8 years, these concerts will take place in designated performance spaces, including public parks and concert halls, in cities around the world. These music events have the sole purpose of joining people together worldwide to “celebrate peace and humanity through music.”

The September Concert Foundation invites musicians from all walks of life to participate in the 2010 events. For more details and to register your concert, go to www.septemberconcert.org. Deadline to register is August 13, 2010.

For more information: Phone 212.333.3399. Email: [email protected]

This is the first year that The September Concert will take place over 3 days instead of just one day. Haruko Smith founded the September Concert Foundation in 2002 to turn September 11th into something positive. “We provide the perfect answer to help people see a meaningful way to mark 9/11 as the day the seed for peace was planted. New York City should feel good about how this day gave birth to this positive tradition.”

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AA_QiXi_annc.FINLR.nosmprintThe Chinese Fine Arts Society is raffling round trip Main Cabin Air Transportation to Shanghai or Beijing for two, courtesy of American Airlines in Chicago on August 22nd, 2010, at the fundraising party after their Qi Xi performance in Chicago’s Millennium Park. Winning ticket holders need to be present to win. Raffle tickets are just $10 each or 3/$25 and can be purchased at their online store or by calling 312-369-3197.