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By Aidan Graham
Brooklyn Paper
They fly through the borough with
the greatest of ease!
A new show will use live
music, slapstick comedy, and highflying
acrobatics to take guests on
a journey through Brooklyn — in
Manhattan!
The latest production from Williamsburg’s
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus,
“Brooklyn Abridged,” swinging into
the Connelly Theater on the distant
isle of Manhattan on May 30, will
pay tribute to Kings County through
a spectacular circus display, said the
show’s co-creator.
“We’re paying homage to the do-ityourself
circus scene that has grown
out of Brooklyn over the years, which
we were at the forefront of for a long
time,” said Keith Nelson. “We’re also
paying homage to the interesting individuals
in Brooklyn, from artists to
steel workers, as well as the diversity
that makes Brooklyn what it is.”
The show will feature jaw-dropping
acrobatic performances, said Nelson,
including multiple trapeze acts, a
trip up an unsupported ladder, and a
daring walk across an elevated slack
wire. The daring young athletes perform
against a backdrop that echoes
some of the Brooklyn’s most notable
landmarks, from its namesake bridge
to the iconic rides of Coney Island,
according to Nelson.
“The show is based a lot around
the Brooklyn Bridge,” he said. “It’s
really a strong piece of the show. We
also talk about the 20-or-so people
who died in the construction of the
bridge, so we’re exploring some darker
elements as well.”
Everything about the show is intertwined
with Kings County, said
Nelson, except the theater hosting to
the performance.
“We couldn’t find a space in Brooklyn,”
he said. “Brooklyn has become
more expensive than Manhattan —
and I’m only half joking.”
Nelson wishes the show could have
debuted in the borough from which
it draws its inspiration, but says that
the 100-seat venue provides a perfect
setting for this dazzling display.
“It is a really amazing venue. It’s
not quite dilapidated, but it’s an old
theater with a ton of character,” he
said. “It’s also one of those places that
is still very accessible, both in terms
of geography, and also in that you’re
not walking into this giant palace. It’s
more intimate, so we can keep ticket
prices lower, and everyone can experience
the art.”
If all goes well throughout the
show’s 11-day run, Bindlestiff members
hope to find another home to
keep the show swinging.
“We’re hoping to get a longer run,
ideally in Brooklyn, because that
would be more fitting to do ‘Brooklyn
Abridged’ in Brooklyn,” said Nelson.
“But you’ve got to take the show
to whatever venue you can.”
Kings carny
‘Brooklyn Abridged’ circus
show debuts in Manhattan
“Brooklyn Abridged” at the
Connelly Theater (220 E. Fourth
St. between Avenue A and Avenue
B in the East Village in Manhattan,
www.connellytheater.
org). May 30–June 9, Wed–Thu
at 7 p.m., Fri at 8 p.m., Sat; 3 p.m.
and 8 p.m., Sun at 3 p.m. $35
($30 in advance).
By Bill Roundy
Brooklyn Paper
You can cross that bridge later —
for now, stay underneath it!
Brooklyn’s only music series
located beneath an active subway line
will return for its fifth fantastic year
of tunes on June 13. The Live at the
Archway series sets the Archway under
the Manhattan Bridge echoing
with music each summer and gets people
dancing on its cobblestone street.
The architect of the free weekly arts
event says that she loves the challenge
of working with the cavernous tunnel
beneath the Bridge.
“It’s an honor, and a lot of fun, to
curate this series — to experiment
with this epic space, to play off its
history, its physicality, its acoustics,
and to collaborate with its community,”
said Clara Schumacher
For the series, the events director
for Dumbo’s Business Improvement
District looks for unique musical acts
that can fill a tunnel big enough to
feel like the outdoors.
“The Archway is a unique space,
even for New York,” said Schumacher.
“I’m looking for acts that have an unexpected
element, that are joyous, that
can hold their own in the Archway
— that feel very Dumbo.”
All performances at the Archway
Under the Manhattan Bridge (155
Water St. between Adams and Pearl
streets in Dumbo, www.dumbo.is).
at 5:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
Free.
June 13: Nkumu Katalay and the
Life-Long Project Band, plus students
from PS 307 and Dock Street
School.
June 20: Archway 10th Anniversary
Party! With performances from
Brown Rice Family, the Maybelles,
Young Soon’s White Wave Dance
Company, hula-hoop troupe Big Sky
Works, and more. Starts at 5 pm.
June 27: Avenida B, with an opening
performance of “Rainbow” by
Puppetsburg.
July 4: No show this week! Go
enjoy the fireworks!
July 11: Eli “Paperboy” Reed, with
Harlem Gospel Travelers.
July 18: Kombilesa Mi, with an
opening performance of “Pop Music,”
by Puppetsburg.
July 25: Caique Vidal and Batuque,
with opening act Trio Rasteirinho.
Presented in collaboration with Brasil
Summerfest.
Aug. 1: Yunior Terry and Son de
Altura, preceded by a fashion show
presented by the Center for Cuban
Studies.
Aug. 8: Dandy Wellington, with
opening act Miss Saturn.
Aug. 15: Alsarah and the Nubatones,
with Konverjdans.
Aug. 22: Say She She, with an
opening performance of “Splendid
Elephant” by Puppetsburg.
Arch madness
Live music series returns to
‘unique’ Dumbo Archway
Under the arch: Local soul
singer Eli “Paperboy” Reed will
perform at Dumbo’s free Live at
the Archway series on July 11.
David Lee
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