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Dancing in My Seat While the Flowers are Sleeping

by Jessica Bain on August 10, 2012

in Music,Teen Reviews,TRaC

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This spring, Symphony Space at 2537 Broadway at 95th Street was the place to be to see the lovely Eisa Davis and her band perform songs from her album Something Else. Eisa Davis’ charisma and charming personality were evident as she joked with the audience between songs. With Davis’ vocals and piano playing, along with a band including guitarist/keyboard player Jon Spurney, violinist Charles Burnham, Keith Witty on the bass and cello, and Chris Eddleton hitting the drums, the show was a hit.

Guest vocalists Rebecca Naomi Jones and Kelly McCreary joined Davis later in the show to help preview Flowers Are Sleeping, an upcoming music theater piece inspired by the Harlem Renaissance. Because of the soul in their voices and instruments, the setting, a small, intimate space, many people in the audience, including myself, found themselves lost in the music and dancing in their seats. [click to continue….]

Tagged as: Eisa Davis, Flowers Are Sleeping, Something Else, Symphony Space

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Blue Man Group @ Astor Place

by Jessica Bain on January 4, 2012

in Teen Reviews,Theater,TRaC

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Blue Man Group at Astor Place Theater. Photo Credit: Paul Kolnick.

Going to see the Blue Man Group at the Astor Place Theater was an amazing experience, especially being one of the first performances I’ve watched in a while. It was like nothing I had ever seen before. It was a completely non-verbal show with the only dialogue coming from props, not the actual performers. The show was heavily reliant on audience participation which made it very enjoyable to sit through. The group consisted of three men painted blue and dressed in all black. It started out with the silhouettes of each man playing the drums one at a time until they real revealed. They poured paint onto the drums while playing and created works of art by allowing canvases to be hit with different colors of paint.

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Tagged as: Astor Place Theater, Blue Man Group, Theater

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