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Tag Archives: New York City
NEW YORK CITY IO FILM FESTIVAL AWARD
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my short film musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation, is a 2nd Place Winner in the Horror Film category of the New York City IO Film Festival, sponsored by the Arete Living Arts … Continue reading
A Walk Through Central Park
Central Park was in fall splendor this recent November Monday as I walked from Sheep Meadow through to the Plaza at the 5th ave / 59 Street exit, but the hot sun and blue sky framed the autumnal scene in … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged 5th Avenue, Autumn, Central Park, New York City, photography, sculpture, Sheap Meadow, skyscrapers, Sunshine, The Plaza
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P&P Climbs the NAKED MOUNTAIN in the SPOOKY EMPIRE
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” in NYC & Orlando this Weekend This Saturday, October 22, my short film musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation will play during the Naked Mountain Film Festival at 253 West 28th Street in … Continue reading
P&P at THE ARTISTS FORUM
SCREENING THIS SATURDAY at the DOLBY SCREENING ROOM in NYC “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”, my musical short film adaptation of the classic Edgar Allan Poe story, has been chosen to close out The Artists Forum Festival … Continue reading
ART EXPO 2022
Once again (as in then and then and then and then), Ed and I went to the Art Expo (it’s nice to get free tickets), this time not at a pier on the Hudson as previously, but at Pier 36 … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin'
Tagged 2022, Addo, Aghassi, Alexis Silk, art expo, Ben Avram, Cathy Shepherd, Chkhaidze Gocha, Dewei Zhao, Dominic Esposito, E. Beauplace, Eka Paradze, Ely Arturo, Flo Muliardo, Harold Braul, Harumi Kiyota, Hjördis Thelander, Iris Band, Irit Grossman Biber, Isabelle Renou, Jackie Fuchs, Jay Durrah, LeClosier, Lilac Madar, Living Frames, Madhubani, Marcin Glod, Marilyn Maxwell, Meeta, Michael Ikoyi, Myriam Sitbon, New York City, Nikolai Petrov, Otto Ganz, Pagana Alas Abiertas, Paul Sima, Peter McLennan, photography, Picasso, Piero Gianfranceschi, R. Hasak, Renssen, Reuven Hazak, Samir Sammoun, Serge Ovcharuk, Solomon Hwang, Tiago Azevedo, Tugba Yazici, Ukraine, Vasily Kasanov, Véronique Vigneron, Venuti, Visual Arts
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BRIER PATCH in MADISON SQUARE PARK
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', The Teaching Artist, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged American Dream, art, Brier Patch, Conservatory, education, exhibition, Hugh Hayden, installation, Madison Square, New York City, park, photography, progress, public art, school desk, sculpture, tree branch, winter
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P&P – Day 2 – The Merchant’s House
In “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”, my second short film musical adaptation of a classic gothic tale by Edgar Allan Poe, the protagonist is seen working at his desk in a garret apartment, while soldiers of the … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Poe Musicabres, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged 19th Century, camera, East Village, Edgar Allan Poe, Film Festival, film set, film shoot, garret, go-pro, location scout, Merchant's House, museum, musicabre, New York City, staircase, The Pit and the Pendulum, Theater for the New City, townhouse
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CENTRAL PARK SILHOUETTES
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Tagged Beethoven, Central Park, eagles, Edward Elder, Falcon, falconeer, lamp post, New York City, photography, pond, silhouette, skyscraper, statues
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AUTUMNAL SPLENDOR in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Ed and I took some pretty pictures last Sunday in the the Brooklyn Botanic Garden…
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Autumn, botanic garden, brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Cherry Esplanade, colors, Fall, Japanese Garden, leaves, nature, New York City, November, photography
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HEXEN in HOF
A New “Witches” Production Premieres Tonight in Bavaria The new production of “Hexen” (“Witches“), the two women musical I created with Peter Lund, that is premiering tonight in Theater Hof, in northern Bavaria, Germany, has at least two strong claims … Continue reading
Posted in Live! On Stage, Musicabilia, Notes in the News
Tagged Bavaria, Carolin Waltsgott, Covid 19, English, Finale, foyer, German, Germany, Hexen, Hof, Julia Leinweber, musical, New York City, nine lives, pandemic, Peter Lund, reincarnation, theater, theatre, translation, two women, Witches
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48 FINAL DAYS OF OUTDOOR MEMORY ESCAPES
All Things Come to an End, if not this Pandemic (yet) I’ve continued posting the awkwardly named Daily Outdoor Memory Escapes far longer than I thought I would. Arguably the pandemic is worse in the whole of the USA than … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Notes in the News, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged 9/11 memorial, Antelope Canyon, brooklyn, cactus garden, Cherry blossoms, Death Valley, dragon, Escape, Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Iguacu, Lake Powell, Las Vegas, Little Colorado River Gorge, Memory, National Park, New York City, Outdoor, Paris, Pride, Sedona, Spreewald, Statue of Liberty, Vermont, Versailles, winter, Zion
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BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN REOPENED
After 5 months locked out, a return to the gardens Last March, on the weekend where Broadway was already shut down and schools were cancelling performances and assemblies, but the rest of the city was still open for a few … Continue reading
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Tagged botanic garden, brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Covid 19, devotional, Edward Elder, Fragrance Garden, Garden, hill, Japanese, koi, Lockdown, Mask, Native Flora, nature, New York City, photography, pond, Rainbow, shade plants, Shakespeare, Snowflake, Sweet Pepper Bush, turtle, walled garden, Woodland Garden
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TELL-TALE over TIMES SQUARE
The Tell-Tale Poster Shines on a Big Billboard over Broadway Last night Ed and I travelled to Times Square to watch the poster for my gothic musical short film “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” be broadcast over Times Square. … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged billboard, Black Lives Matter, Broadway, Competition, coronavirus, Covid 19, Ed Elder, Facebook, Film Festival, Godzilla, horror, long hair, Marriot Marquis, Mask, musicabre, New York City, pandemic, poster, Rainbow, Shockfest, Silvercast Media, The Tell-Tale Heart, Times Square
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The 3/25 NYC TELL-TALE SCREENING will be LIVE-STREAMING
“The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” was scheduled to receive its New York City screening premiere next Wednesday, March 25, at the Anthology Theater , sponsored by New Filmmakers NY. Well, we lately hit a little snag in the form … Continue reading
No First Grade Operas – for now
Thanks for nothing, COVID19 On Friday I received the following email from one of the first grade teachers at the Brooklyn Children’s School: Dear Danny, The first grade operas have to be postponed. The DOE and our … Continue reading
Posted in Notes in the News, The Teaching Artist
Tagged Bill de Blasio, Brooklyn Children's School, Chameleon, closure, COVID19, dragon, Earth, first grade, Moon, New York City, Opera, original, school, tiger
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