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Arts Across the River

Thursday, May 19th, 2011
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It’s about time Queens debunks its reputation as the “sleeping” borough. In fact, Long Island City, the new artsy enclave where the city’s creative minds

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Between Worlds: Stomp Meets Romeo and Juliet

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
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Stomp meets Romeo and Juliet, and classic Flamenco meets the art of modern dance in this uniquely told love story, Between Worlds, written by and

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American Sexy—Raging Hormones on a Camping Trip

Thursday, January 27th, 2011
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American Sexy, an unsettling new play by Trista Baldwin, throws four college students of different racial origin into the chasms of the Grand Canyon and

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Woman Around Town: Emily Rubin—
Rediscovering Russia with STALINA

Monday, January 24th, 2011
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Russians have a peculiar habit of naming their young after poets, scientists and war heroes. Yet, it must’ve taken a special inspiration to christen one’s

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NEWSical’s Fun and Wacky Spin on the Headlines

Thursday, January 13th, 2011
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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to NEWSical, an award-winning lampooning spectacular where no political figure, celebrity, TV commercial or social phenomena is safe. Rick Crom, the

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Stephanie Dolgoff: Surviving the Formerlyhood

Monday, December 27th, 2010
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Have you ever rolled out of bed in the morning to discover that you don’t quite look and feel like yourself—your normally chiseled face suddenly

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Zaritsas: Russian Women in New York

Thursday, October 21st, 2010
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Elena Beloff wanted to make films ever since she was a little girl in her hometown of Kazan in Tatarstan, Russia. In the big industrial

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The Two Towers: A Masterpiece of Human Talent

Friday, October 15th, 2010
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The staging of Two Towers at Radio City Music Hall was a celebration of storytelling, cinematography, and music. Tolkien’s classic follows the last battle for

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