An Afro Latin Halloween

We'll see you on Saturday, November 1st for Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra's Dia de los Muertos!


On Saturday, Nov. 1st, the whole Teen Reviewers and Critics program will come together along with over 100 other High 5ers to celebrate la Dia de los Muertos with Arturo O’Farrill's Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, a Grammy-nominated ensemble, melding rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz harmonies from the United States. The concert features the world premiere of the Day of the Dead Suite, the extraordinary Aztec Suite and special guest performers including Folkloric Dancers.

Before the concert, Arturo O'Farrell is holding a High 5 exclusive workshop on Afro-Latin Jazz, so we'll be heading over to the show by 6:30 p.m. Come prepared to jump on stage and learn first-hand what it takes to be a Afro-Latin Jazz All-Star....

WHEN: Saturday, November 1st. 6:30 - 10:15 p.m. (with two intermissions)

WHERE: SYMPHONY SPACE at 2537 Broadway and 95th Street in Manhattan

DIRECTIONS: Take the 1, 2 or 3 subway to the 96th Street stop. Exit train and walk south on Broadway. Symphony Space will be on your right-hand side. OR Take the B or C subway to the 96th Street stop and walk west until you hit Broadway.

Costumes
are
optional.....

:)

see ya'll on Saturday, muertos!


~eric

Fall 2008 Theater TRaC begins!

Make sure to think outside the box....and the lines.... and rules.... and pre-conceptions.
Open your mind!

and enjoy.

~eric


(for more BANSKY - the graffiti artist who painted the above - click here.)

New Video Review!

Brinica
on Passing Strange....

Candide and Jailbait

On April 23th Theater Trac went to the New York City Opera House to see Candide. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to go see the opera, but it seemed to have felt a great impression of the Trac students who did go to see it. The one thing everybody seemed to relatively agree on is that the music was great.

On May 7th, Theater Trac went to see Mentor Project 3: Jailbait. Jailbait is the story of two teenage girls adventuring into adulthood by going clubbing and hanging out with two men in their thirties. In the small theater, the story going on the stage seemed so close yet, yet so far away that one Trac student said, "they felt like they were watching TV." I personally thought the show was great it made me laugh, and it almost even made tear up. It reminded me of a classic Degrassi episode; "it goes there." Jailbait is a classic story of what can happen when a teen attempts to live beyond her years.

Little Flower Reviews published!

Check out your reviews of The Little Flower of East Orange at the Public Theater on the Reviews page of the High 5 website.
These are the ones I got. If you'd like to submit yours, send it to Eric. If you'd like to edit anything or submit a revision, feel free!

Eric's review
Hannah's review
Jasmin's review
Jessica's review
Tiffani's review
Yana's review
Zach's review

Meeting Eisa Davis

Sometimes TRaC instructor, playwright, and actress Eisa Davis honored Theater TRaC with a visit on April 19th. After seeing Eisa Davis' great performance in Passing Strange the previous week, we all had questions to ask her. Eisa shared her insightful experiences in the world of theater with us, informing us about the good and bad side of being a jack of all trades.

Passing Strange

On April 2nd Theater TRaC and Multi TRaC went to see Passing Strange on Broadway. When I got home at twelve in the morning, I was still humming "Amsterdam." Though I didn't get to stay after the show I heard that TRaC got to do a Q&A with the cast and to say the least, I'm jealous. Considering how ridiculously amazing the show was sleep deprivation would have totally been worth the Q&A.

Even if you're not somebody who's a fan of musicals, like myself, I'd still recommend seeing this show.

I know this post is filled with my opinion. So feel free to beg the differ.


- Tiffani