{"id":46688,"date":"2020-12-18T12:32:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T16:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/?p=46688"},"modified":"2020-12-18T12:32:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T16:32:45","slug":"agenda-cultural-18-december-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/2020\/12\/18\/agenda-cultural-18-december-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Agenda Cultural: 18 December, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><u><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-45531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Roger-Costa-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Roger-Costa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Roger-Costa-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Roger-Costa-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>By Roger Costa<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2b50<\/strong><strong>LIVE NUTCRACKER PERFORMANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>David Parker, founder\/choreographer of The Bang Group, and Keith Michael, choreographer for New York Theatre Ballet, are thrilled to present a unique, live presentation of &#8220;The Nutcracker\/Cracked,&#8221; December 18-20 at Arts on Site, 12 St. Mark&#8217;s Place.\u00a0 Also longtime off-stage partners, the choreographers will present a charmer for children and adults to brighten the holiday season featuring excerpts from the Nutcracker party scene, choreographed by Keith Michael and danced by New York Theatre Ballet; and excerpts from David Parker&#8217;s Nut\/Cracked\u00a0and danced by The Bang Group.<\/p>\n<p>Blending ballet, disco, and other unexpectable delights of dance and music, David Parker&#8217;s Nut\/Cracked, has been a Holiday favorite for almost two decades, inspiring and amusing audiences here and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The Bang Group ensemble: Chelsea Ainsworth, Dylan Baker, Louise Benkelman, Deborah Lohse, Daniel Morimoto, Nik Owens, Tommy Seibold, Amber Sloan<\/p>\n<p><em>Arts on site presents a low-risk indoor performance series at 12 St. Mark&#8217;s Place.\u00a0 ARTS ALIVE features a series of individual evening length works from New York City artists from music, theater, and dance.\u00a0 \u00a0This performance series has been created to adhere to current COVID-19 restrictions.\u00a0 Each performance is located in a large open studio with proper ventilation and allowing a maximum of 16 guests per performance.\u00a0 All safety protocols will be observed: air purifiers, masks, distancing, temperature taking.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>December 18-20<\/li>\n<li>2 performances daily at 6:30 PM and 8:30 PM<\/li>\n<li>Arts on Site, 12 St. Mark&#8217;s Place, studio 3R (bet. 3rd and 2nd Avenues)<\/li>\n<li>Tickets: $30<\/li>\n<li>Reservations:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/artsonsitre.ticketleap.com\/arts-alive\/dates\">https:\/\/artsonsitre.ticketleap.com\/arts-alive\/dates<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Country-Christmas-Carol.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Country-Christmas-Carol.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Country-Christmas-Carol-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Country-Christmas-Carol-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Country-Christmas-Carol-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2b50A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS CAROL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tony award winner <strong>Hal Linden <\/strong>(The Rothschilds) hosts and three-time Tony nominee, <strong>Terrence Mann<\/strong> (CATS, Les Mis, Beauty and the Beast, The Addams Family) narrates the beloved Holiday Special <em>A Country Christmas Carol, On Air.<\/em> Presented by <strong>Tim Jerome<\/strong> (CATS, The Phantom of the Opera, Tarzan) and MainStreet Musicals as a part of the Audio Stages series on WBAI Radio 99.5FM NYC, the family-friendly event is set for Saturday, December 19 at 7 pm on Audio Stages, WBAI 99.5 FM.<\/p>\n<p><em>A Country Christmas Carol &#8220;On Air,&#8221; <\/em>with Music and Lyrics by <strong>Albert Evans<\/strong> and Book and Lyrics by <strong>Ronald Kaehler<\/strong> (Under the Overture) takes place in Marley County USA, where a community is struggling to keep the Holiday spirit alive, while the meanest person in town, Banker Scrooge, misses the entire point of it. On Radio and via internet at <a href=\"%20https:\/www.wbai.org\/\">\u00a0https:\/\/www.wbai.org\/<\/a> and click the &#8220;LISTEN LIVE&#8221; button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ALVIN-AILEY-DANCE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ALVIN-AILEY-DANCE.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ALVIN-AILEY-DANCE-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2b50ALVIN AILEY PERFORMS REVELATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Beloved as one of the world\u2019s most popular, inspiring and uplifting dance companies, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater<\/strong>, is presenting a\u00a0<strong>free holiday virtual season thru December 31, 2020<\/strong>\u00a0celebrating six decades of\u00a0<strong><em>Revelations<\/em><\/strong>. Ailey&#8217;s extraordinary dancers also elevate a legacy of innovation and excellence in artistry with a reimagined season featuring world premieres of Associate Artistic Director\u00a0<strong>Matthew Rushing<\/strong>, in partnership with Company member\u00a0<strong>Clifton Brown<\/strong>, and former Company member\u00a0<strong>Yusha-Marie Sorzano&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Testament<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Jamar Roberts&#8217;<\/strong>\u00a0<em>A Jam Session for Troubling Times.\u00a0<\/em> A must-see event for Holidays. Photo by Nicole Tintle. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alvinailey.org\/virtualseason\"><strong>www.alvinailey.org\/virtualseason<\/strong><\/a> for details and schedule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Roger Costa \u2b50LIVE NUTCRACKER PERFORMANCE David Parker, founder\/choreographer of The Bang Group, and Keith Michael, choreographer for New York Theatre Ballet, are thrilled to present a unique, live presentation of &#8220;The Nutcracker\/Cracked,&#8221; December 18-20 at Arts on Site, 12 St. Mark&#8217;s Place.\u00a0 Also longtime off-stage partners, the choreographers will present a charmer for children and adults to brighten the holiday season featuring excerpts from the Nutcracker party scene, choreographed by Keith Michael and danced by New York Theatre Ballet; and excerpts from David Parker&#8217;s Nut\/Cracked\u00a0and danced by The Bang Group. 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