Get your dance fi x at the Queens Theatre this fall
BY TAMMY SCILEPPI
Queens is a happening place!
And this fall and winter, you’ll
find so much going on here that
it’s mind-boggling.
If you haven’t visited Queens
Theatre yet – conveniently located
in Flushing Meadows-Corona
Park – and experienced all it has
to offer, what the heck are you
waiting for? The iconic entertainment
venue never loses its
mojo and is kicking off its 31st
season with a bang — and tons
of dancing!
“For more than 30 years,
Queens Theatre has introduced
audiences to innovative and exhilarating
theatre, dance and
family programming,” Executive
Director Taryn Sacramone,
said. “We’re inspired by the
diversity of our home borough,
and the adventurousness of our
audience members.”
For starters, don’t miss a trio
of innovative and exuberant
performances by Parsons Dance
company. Sept. 21 at 2pm, 8pm &
Sept. 22 at 3p.m.
“There will be six pieces
on the program – five choreographed
by David Parsons,
Artistic Director, and one by
extraordinary choreographer
Trey McIntyre,” said publicist
Richard Kornberg, who hails
from Auburndale.
“McIntyre’s piece, ‘Eight
Women,’ is set to the music of
Aretha Franklin and allows the
audience to appreciate the best
parts of a woman in every person.
Three additional highlights
of the evening are all choreographed
by Parsons: the vibrant
‘Nascimento’; ‘Microburst,’ conceived
with South Ozone Park
resident Avirodh Sharma (one
of the nation’s leading tabla players);
and ‘Caught,’ the universally
admired piece where audiences
are thrilled by watching
a dancer, literally, fly through
the air.”
“The aim is to increase
awareness of gender inequity
in the theatre, and to allow
the wider community to
hear diverse perspectives and
ideas about what it means to
be making art right now. This
project is a powerful community
builder,” said Dominic
Antonio D’Andrea, Director of
Community Engagement.
He added: “The New York
Photos courtesy of Queens Theatre
Shakespeare Exchange is coming
to our space to create an immersive/
interactive lobby event
for young audiences coming
to see ‘Showtime With Shakespeare’
on Nov 2nd. This will
feature several diverse artists/
teachers who are gonna set up stations
around our space that will
deal with text, Shakespearian
insults, the rhythm of language,
and different fun and quick entry
points into understanding
the text.
“We look forward to welcoming
these extraordinary multidisciplined
artists to our space
to create these important, fun,
and engaging experiences for
our community.”
The 6th annual Queensboro
Dance Festival is back this year
and they’re bringing their exciting
mojo to Queens Theatre,
Oct. 5 and 6. You can also catch
their “Cultural Week at the
Waterfront” shows (Sept. 5-8)
at Hunter’s Point South Park,
and enjoy performances/dance
workshops by diverse Queensbased
companies, family dance
classes with local dance schools,
and family-friendly shows by
LIC Concerts (held at Gantry
State Park). Audiences will experience
a range of local contemporary
and cultural dances, and
music by Queens bands. All free
to the public.
“I’ve spent the last year in
my role as director of community
engagement listening to the
community around us, learning
about what the bright spots and
gaps are in our programming
here at QT, and trying to find a
way, with our programming and
our resources, to welcome the
wider community into Queens
Theatre in a more formal and
durational way. So, I created
a new wing of programming
called The Community Series,
to help further our mission and
reach out to diverse and intersectional
communities here in
Queens,” said D’Andrea.
“These Community Series
events will primarily be free,
open to anyone who wants to
come, and attempting to make
what we do matter to the wider
community, and the community
matter to our theatre. We want
all of Queens to think of Queens
Theatre as their home.”
For more shows and info, visit
www.queenstheatre.org.
Tues. & Wed. $1895
1 1/4 lb. Lobster, Clams, and Mussels
Served with Corn on the Cob
and Baked Potato
with Purchase of 2 Cocktails,
2 Wines or 2 Beers
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