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  • 2011 COOL NY FESTIVAL, February 5th @ 9pm & February 6th @ 6 pm, 2011
         Excerpts from FUNDING THE ARTS.  ADMISSION FREE!!                                                                                                                                                                                             

Wednesday, May 12th @ 7:30 pm                                                                                                                           Thursday, May 13th @ 7:30 pm                                                                                                                                           Friday, May 14th @ 7:30 pm                                                                                                                                               Saturday, May 15th @ 2 pm                                                                                                                                           Saturday, May 15th @ 7:30 pm                                                                                                                                           Sunday, May 16th @ 3 pm

 

Felice Lesser Dance Theater presented the world premiere of FUNDING THE ARTS, Lesser's "living cartoon" about a few rogue ex-C.I.A. agents (and their K.G.B. counterparts, now bound in a common venture), who overthrow governments around the world, rob their treasuries, and use the booty to fund their first love -- their ballet company. But when they return to the United States in the post 9/11 world, they find they are totally unprepared for the realities of running a non-profit arts organization.  Out of money, they look for a way to keep the company afloat, while trying to bring down their arch-enemy, and save the world (not to mention dance as an art form), while an apathetic public stays home and surfs the internet.  Set to music from Coppélia and Swan Lake, the work features live dance, theater, and simultaneous video/computer animation, all by Felice Lesser, who also choreographed and directed. Christina Giannelli designed the lighting, and A. Christina Giannini, the costumes.

PLEASE VISIT OUR PRESS PAGE FOR LINKS TO ISABELLE BONNEY'S INTERVIEW WITH FELICE LESSER IN ENCORE MAGAZINE AND EYE ON DANCE'S REVIEW.  AND PLEASE VISIT OUR BLOG FOR AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE CREATION OF THE WORK.