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MAY 15-16 + 22-23 DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE IN ASSOCIATION WITH + PRESENTS DOWNTOWN LIVE MAY 15-16 + 22-23, 2021 T A BLE OF C ON T EN TS •FESTIVAL MAP •FESTIVAL SCHEDULE •NEIGHBORHOOD RECOMMENDATIONS • DEALS WORTH CHECKING OUT •ABOUT THE FESTIVAL •NOTES FROM JESSICA LAPPIN & FESTIVAL CURATORS •FESTIVAL LINEUP BY SITE • 1 BATTERY PARK PLAZA • 85 BROAD STREET • 4 NEW YORK PLAZA 1 BATTERY PARK PLAZA •ABOUT THE PARTNERS BABA ISRAEL & GRACE GALU JAMES & JEROME • KATIE MADISON • EN GARDE ARTS 85 BROAD STREET • THE TANK EISA DAVIS, KANEZA SCHAAL & JACKIE SIBBLIES DRURY DAVID GREENSPAN W/ JAMIE LAWRENCE • THE DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE ELLEN WINTER W/ MACHEL ROSS • FESTIVAL PRODUCTION TEAM 4 NEW YORK PLAZA MEGHAN FINN & KAARON BRISCOE GROUP.BR• KUHOO VERMA W/ JUSTIN RAMOS •ARTIST BIOS FESTIVAL MAP ABOUT THE FESTIVAL ive performances are back! Downtown Live brings 36 in-person performances Lto Lower Manhattan on May 15-16 and 22-23. The performances are staged at unexpected locations around the neighborhood, including a covered loading dock (4 New York Plaza), an arcade along the Stone Street Historic District (85 Broad Street) and a plaza with harbor views near The Battery (1 Battery Park Plaza). After a year of lockdowns, these in-person shows offer audience members a long-awaited chance to see LIVE theatre, contemporary performance, and music and to explore all that Lower Manhattan has to offer. (Click the stars on the map to check out the performances at each stage) MAY 15-26 S2 S3 S1 STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 1 BATTERY PARK PLAZA 85 BROAD STREET 4 NEW YORK PLAZA ENTER ON STATE STREET ENTER ON COENTIES SLIP ENTER ON WATER STREET RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENT GO TO SCHEDULE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 1 BATTERY PARK PLAZA 85 BROAD STREET 4 NEW YORK PLAZA WEEK ONE SAT 5/15 12:30 PM SELECTIONS FROM [TAKING] SPACE & SUN SONGS 1:30 PM ELLEN WINTER 2:30 PM METANÓIA 3:00 PM SELECTIONS FROM THE LIVE LOOP SESSIONS 4:00 PM ONE NIGHT STAND 5:00 PM LOST AND FOUND 6:00 PM ONE NIGHT STAND 7:00 PM PIANO TALES 7:00 PM LOST AND FOUND SUN 5/16 12:30 PM PIANO TALES (ASL INTERPRETATION AVAILABLE) 1:30 PM ONE NIGHT STAND 2:30 PM LOST AND FOUND 3:00 PM SELECTIONS FROM [TAKING] SPACE & SUN SONGS 4:00 PM ELLEN WINTER (ASL INTERPRETATION AVAILABLE) 5:00 PM MUSIC MEDITATION 5:30 PM SELECTIONS FROM [TAKING] SPACE & SUN SONGS 6:30 PM REMEMBERANCE 7:30 PM MUSIC MEDITATION WEEK TWO SAT 5/22 12:30 PM SELECTIONS FROM THE LIVE LOOP SESSIONS 1:30 PM REMEMBERANCE 2:30 PM MUSIC MEDITATION 3:00 PM SELECTIONS FROM THE LIVE LOOP SESSIONS 4:00 PM REMEMBERANCE 5:00 PM METANÓIA 6:00 PM ELLEN WINTER 7:00 PM SELECTIONS FROM [TAKING] SPACE & SUN SONGS 7:30 PM METANÓIA SUN 5/23 12:30 PM PIANO TALES 1:30 PM ELLEN WINTER 2:30 PM METANÓIA 3:00 PM PIANO TALES 4:00 PM REMEMBERANCE 5:00 PM MUSIC MEDITATION 5:30 PM SELECTIONS FROM [TAKING] SPACE & SUN SONGS 6:30 PM ONE NIGHT STAND 7:30 PM LOST AND FOUND RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS RETURN TO MAP NEIGHBORHOOD RECOMMENDATIONS s New York comes alive once again with wonderful performances Alike you are enjoying with us at Downtown Live! please take the time to enjoy the neighborhood before the show, between performances or at the end of the day. Every cuisine, beverages for all tastes and ages, shops, views, attractions and more are all just a short walk away from our stages. Use the below guides to find your own Downtown experience. 35 PLACES TO EAT AND DRINK 5 TASTY COCKTAILS TO GRAB BETWEEN SETS PRE-SHOW DINNER DATE IDEAS INSTA-WORTHY PHOTO OPS NEARBY RETURNRETURN TOTO TABLE TABLE OF OF CONTENTS CONTENT DEALS WORTH CHECKING OUT NOTES FROM JESSICA LAPPIN & FESTIVAL CURATORS elcome to Downtown Live! After a difficult year without live performance, we’re so Wthankful you could be here with us this weekend, and we hope this festival will help restore a slice of our city’s vibrant culture and New Yorkers’ spirits. ew York is not New York without live music, theater, comedy, poetry and more. Live performance Nis this city’s lifeblood, from the glitzy marquis lights on Broadway to the buskers on our subway platforms. But though the Covid-19 pandemic temporarily moved these performances off our stages and streets, it’s time to bring them back, better than ever. owntown Live is just the beginning of what’s to come for the Arts in Lower Manhattan. DWe hope you’ll keep your eyes peeled for news of more live performance and culture in the months ahead. Until then, scope out the festival lineup, grab a bite to eat in the neighborhood and stick around to explore. I hope you enjoy the weekend, and see you again soon. Jessica Lappin President, The Downtown Alliance A Note from the Festival Curators ovid has taught us the value of partnership. And the Downtown Live festival of music, Ctheatre and performance brings together En Garde Arts, The Tank and the Downtown Alliance. e came together to activate spaces in the city and present live performance at this Wchallenging time. En Garde Arts and The Tank share a common goal: to support innovative artists who take risks. Downtown Live returns these artists to the stage, in communion with audiences once again. e hope that bringing artists and audiences to downtown Manhattan will enliven its Wstreets and remind us why we all choose to make New York City our home. Anne Hamburger & Meghan Finn Artistic Director, En Garde Arts Artistic Director, The Tank FOLLOW US ON @DOWNTOWNNYC @ENGARDEARTS @THETANKNYC RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS #downtownlive STAGE 1 1 BATTERY PARK PLAZA SELECTIONS FROM THE LIVE LOOP SESSIONS By Baba Israel and Grace Galu The two members of the live Hip Hop and Soul band, Soul Inscribed, share a duet that uses the human voice to create a diverse range of musical traditions. Sat 5/15 3pm Sat 5/22 12:30pm & 3pm Sun 5/23 5:30pm SELECTIONS FROM [TAKING] SPACE & SUN SONGS By Katie Madison Featuring: Deborah Cowell (photo & video), Jarrett Murray (bass), and Jacinth Greywoode (piano) A genre defying performance that fuses spoken word with classic and contemporary musical theatre sounds. Sat 5/15 12:30pm Sun 5/16 3pm* & 5:30pm Sat 5/22 7pm (*ASL Interpretation available) PIANO TALES (NO.21-24) By James and Jerome Directed by Andrew Scoville Designed by Marika Kent In this ongoing project, the audience chooses which tales will be told (out of a possible 12) by selecting objects from a trunk. A celebration of communing together to tell & listen to stories. Sat 5/15 7pm Sun 5/16 12:30pm* Sun 5/23 12:30pm & 3pm (*ASL Interpretation available) RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS RETURN TO MAP STAGE 2 85 BROAD STREET REMEMBRANCE By Kathleen Collins Performed by Eisa Davis and Kaneza Schaal Directorial consultant: Jackie Sibblies Drury Part of Afrofenonomony, a multi-artist theatrical collaboration exploring Black women, art, health, and balance, Remembrance is one of Kathleen Collins’ 1984 quartet of unproduced one-acts. Sun 5/16 6:30pm Sat 5/22 1:30pm & 4pm Sun 5/23 4pm ONE NIGHT STAND Conceived and Sung by David Greenspan Music Direction and Piano by Jamie Lawrence Directed by Leigh Silverman Downtown Icon, David Greenspan’s latest performance piece includes songs associated with Mae West, Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich, Fanny Brice, Judy Garland, Billie Holiday, & (yes!) Madonna. Sat 5/15 4pm & 6pm Sun 5/16 1:30pm Sun 5/23 6:30pm ELLEN WINTER Performed by Ellen Winter directed by Machel Ross Set designed and Constructed by Frank Oliva Join Ellen Winter & her keyboard & her many feelings for a glitter-fueled celebration of what it means to be alive. Featuring music from her debut album. Sat 5/15 1:30pm Sun 5/16 4pm Sat 5/22 6:30pm Sun 5/23 1:30pm RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS RETURN TO MAP STAGE 3 4 NEW YORK PLAZA MUSIC MEDITATION Performed by Kuhoo Verma with Justin Ramos Kuhoo Verma brings celebration, joy, and music meditation into the space as we release a difficult year into the ether. She will be joined by Justin Ramos in this proclamation of joy! Sun 5/16 5pm & 7:30pm Sat 5/22 2:30pm Sun 5/23 5pm LOST AND FOUND Written by Kaaron Briscoe Directed by Meghan Finn Props and Costume Designer Patricia Marjorie Performed by Morgan McGuire & Ana Semedo Angelle’s search for a lost memory leads her to Marilyn’s loading dock, brimming with the collective lost moments of New Yorkers. Sat 5/15 5pm & 7pm Sun 5/16 2:30pm Sun 5/23 7:30pm METANÓIA Created by Group.BR Directed by Jonathan Hart Makwaia Assistant Director Hayley Kuhlmann In this site-specific physical theater play, Andressa Furletti and Debora Balardini embody the constant search for the new normal through movement, music, voice and a “dose” of humor. Sat 5/15 2:30pm Sat 5/22 5pm & 7:30pm Sun 5/23 2:30pm RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS RETURN TO MAP ABOUT EN GARDE ARTS n Garde Arts is a not-for-profit theatrical production company that creates, produces and presents bold Etheatre experiences that reach across artistic, physical and social boundaries. From 1985 until 1999, En Garde Arts was the first exclusively site-specific theatre company in New York, re-envisioning the city as a stage with that interwove story with location in Central Park, Penn Yards, East River Park, the Chelsea Hotel, the Meatpacking District and beyond.
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