Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Vanishing Point, Live at the Gantries

Tom Pearson & Zach Morris
with Kris Bauman & The Dang-It Bobbys

Live at The Gantries will present excerpts from Tom Pearson & Zach Morris's Bessie Award-winning work Vanishing Point (2008), featuring original music by Kris Bauman, played live by The Dang-It Bobbys on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 7pm as part of their summer performance series in Queens.

"the dance equivalent of a peaceful, ruminative discussion with a few close friends, drinks in hand" – Roslyn Sulcas, The New York Times

Read more about Vanishing Point.
 Queens, NY – The Live at the Gantries summer performance series returns with a celebrated and diverse roster including Bessie-awarded site-specific choreographers Zach Morris and Tom Pearson of Third Rail Projects and legendary street brass marchers, the Hungry March Band.

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or the second straight year East River oasis Gantry Plaza State Park will host 10 free performances. The series kicks-off Sunday, June 14th with the Hungry March Band then returns on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. from June 23rd through August 26. The rich array of performers ranges from the rhythmic Latin jazz of Afrodita to the eclectic drama of Chinese Theatre Works. Read the Press Release.

A Program of New York State Parks, Queens Theatre in the Park and Queens Council on the Arts, Sponsored by Rockrose Development Corp. With support from Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan, O’Connor Capital Partners, Con Edison