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The Focal Point Gallery, 321
City Island Avenue, will celebrate
45 years with an exhibition by
Ron Terner, ‘Crushed Photography,
from Saturday, September 7
to Monday, September 30.
Opening reception will be held
on Saturday, September 7, from
noon to 5 pm. Refreshments will
be served.
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The Public Theater announced
that 23 Bronx residents
have been cast in its Public Works
production of Hercules in partnership
with Bronx-based youth and
family arts education nonprofi t
DreamYard. Hercules is to be
shown as part of the free Delacorte
Theater summer season in
Central Park from Satirdau. August
31 to Sunday, September 8.
Working with community partners
in all fi ve boroughs, Public
Works invites community members
to take classes, attend performances,
and join in the creation
of ambitious works of participatory
theater. This summer, Public
Works will present the glorious
story of Hercules, brought
to vibrant life by professional actors
and community groups from
across the city.
The partnership with Dream-
Yard is part of a broader effort to
recruit New Yorkers from all fi ve
boroughs for ambitious, joyful,
participatory theater. The Public
Works community partner organizations
are Brownsville Recreation
Center (Brooklyn), Center for
Family Life in Sunset Park (Brooklyn),
DreamYard (Bronx), The Fortune
Society (Queens), and Military
Resilience Foundation (all
boroughs), along with alumni partners
Casita Maria Center for Arts
and Education (Bronx), Children’s
Aid (all boroughs), and Domestic
Workers United (all boroughs).
The local cast members are,
in alphabetical order: Ariana Rae
Arias; Noemi Avenancio; Hasaan
Bailey; Thomas Barzey; Nathalie
Brea; Brianna Cabrera; Nelson
Chimilio; Allen Donkor; Nanjean
Gonzalez; Ervin “Easy” Hunt;
Imani Ingram; Fatemata Krubally;
Janette Martinez; Tionna Martinez;
Aden Munassar; JonPaul
Niang; Genesis Perdomo Santos;
Mayelyn Perdomo Santos;
Madeline Ramos; Sandy Goldie
Randall; Atiya Taylor; Matthew
Vazquez; and Nicholas Watson.
The Public Works musical adaptation
of Hercules, with music
by Alan Menken, lyrics by David
Zippel, book by Kristoffer Diaz,
and directed by Lear deBessonet,
will run for seven nights for
free at The Delacorte Theater.
Based on the Disney fi lm written
by Ron Clements, John Musker,
Donald McEnery, Bob Shaw, and
Irene Mecchi and directed by Ron
Clements and John Musker, Hercules
will feature over 200 New
Yorkers from all fi ve boroughs and
features choreography by Chase
Brock. Along with six songs from
the Academy Award-nominated
fi lm’s beloved score, this Public
Works production will include
additional new songs by Menken
and Zippel.
Journey with Hercules in this
new stage adaptation that invites
New Yorkers from all fi ve boroughs
to participate in a joyous
musical that celebrates the heroes
found in all of us.
Hercules is presented by special
arrangement with Disney Theatrical
Productions, under the direction
of Thomas Schumacher.
For information on The Public,
visit www.publictheater.org.
Focal Point Gallery will present ‘Crushed Photography.’
Photo courtesy of Focal Point Gallery
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