■ART CALENDAR JANUARY 58 JANUARY 2015 i LIC COURIER i www.queenscourier.com 15 MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE 35-01 35th Ave. I 718-777-6888 “2015 First Look Festival” Jan. 9 through Jan. 18 This year’s festival features a lineup that has expanded both in size and scope. “First Look” includes close to 40 international films, varying in length. Many of the films are presented as part of a new programming partnership with French documentary festival FIDMarseille, led by Jean-Pierre Rehm. All the films are New York, in some cases U.S. and world, premieres. } } RESOBOX 41-26 27th St. I 718-784-3680 “World Amigurumi Exhibition” Through Feb. 28 Resobox Gallery is exhibiting 4,000 amigurumi, or crocheted/knitted stuffed toys, contributed by over 140 artists from 32 different countries. The gallery wants to turn the space into an “amigurumi room,” filled with “cuddly and cute handmade creatures.” The concept, amigurumi, is a culture that began in Japan, but is now cherished by crocheters and knitters all over the world. “Resobox Gallery was so inspired by the amount of amigurumi artists out there that they decided to embark on a journey to create an exhibition showcasing the united, global love of this cute craft,” according to a description on the gallery’s website. THE NOGUCHI MUSEUM 9-01 33rd Rd. (at Vernon Blvd.) I 718-204-7088 “Noguchi as Photographer: The Jantar Mantars of Northern India” Through May 31 This exhibition, the first in a series focusing on Noguchi’s photographs, will feature a selection from Noguchi’s visits to eighteenth-century astronomical observatories in Delhi and Jaipur between 1949 and 1960, a number of which were published contemporaneously in prestigious periodicals. A handful of objects related to Noguchi’s interest in linking mankind and its rituals to the cosmos will also be on display. THE SECRET THEATRE 44-01 23rd St. I 718-392-0722 I $18 “Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical” Jan. 22 to 25 then Jan. 27 to Feb. 1 Evening performances at 8 PM Matinee performances Jan 25 and Feb 1 at 2 PM and Jan. 31 at 3 PM Hair is the classic rock musical that set the standard for the many productions that followed and its influences can be seen in today’s “jukebox musicals.” What sets it apart from these descendants is the crucial messages of social, cultural and sexual revolution, which given the current climate, seems especially relevant with war, racism and the discussions over LGBT issues still very much in our daily news. Secret Theatre Musicals production of Hair is directed by Richard Mazda and is musically directed by 2009’s Broadway cast member, Anthony Hollock and choreographed by Mary Lauren, with lighting by Dan Jobbins, scenic design by John LaVigne. David Greenfield is production stage manager. Photo courtesy of Visit Films
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