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The Chocolate Factory Theater Reveals 2024/2025 Season Featuring 10 Commissioned Premieres
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 13, 2024

The Chocolate Factory Theater has revealed its 20th season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Chocolate Factory Theater Presents jess pretty's CALL AND RESPONSE In June
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2024

The Chocolate Factory Theater concludes its Spring 2024 season with the premiere of call and response, a new dance performance by jess pretty.

 Center for Performance Research Hosts Spring Benefit in June
by Stephi Wild - May 8, 2024

On Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 7:00 PM, CPR – Center for Performance Research will hold its annual Spring Benefit which will gather artists, friends, and supporters at CPR’s home in Williamsburg for an evening of RITUAL with communal rites, flowing libations, and ecstatic offerings to celebrate CPR.

Heather Kravas's OVERLY MERRY Announced At The Chocolate Factory Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 5, 2024

Experience Heather Kravas's unique performance in OVERLY MERRY at The Chocolate Factory Theater. This innovative show promises to captivate audiences with its creative approach to theater.

Stacy Grossfield's METAMORPHOSIS 2 At The Chocolate Factory Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 23, 2024

Stacy Grossfield's 'metamorphosis 2' at The Chocolate Factory Theater. Experience the transformative journey of Stacy Grossfield's latest work at The Chocolate Factory Theater.

Review: THIS & THAT, Barbican Centre
by Franco Milazzo - Feb 18, 2024

Appearing down in the Barbican’s Pit theatre as the final part of this year’s MimeLondon, This & That from Phil Soltanoff and Steven Wendt is an oblique and often frustrating hour of shadow puppetry and animation.

Ursula Eagly's DREAM BODY BODY BUILDING At The Chocolate Factory Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 7, 2024

Ursula Eagly's Dream Body Body Building at The Chocolate Factory Theater is a new performance that explores the intersection of fitness and identity.

SMALL SONGS By Brian Rogers To Be Presented At The Chocolate Factory Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 8, 2023

The Chocolate Factory Theater concludes its Fall 2023 Season with the premiere of Small Songs, an album launch and performed auditory environment by Chocolate Factory co-Founder / Artistic Director Brian Rogers.

The Chocolate Factory Theater Announces Its 2023/2024 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 8, 2023

The Chocolate Factory Theater has announced its 19th season of performances - the third at its new permanent facility - featuring 12 Commissioned Premieres, 1 Supported Creative Residency (with several others TBA), new work by The Chocolate Factory's Co-Founder / Artistic Director, and partnerships with Abrons Arts Center, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, On the Boards, Villa Albertine, and EMPAC.

The National Center For Choreography-Akron Supports Minnesota-Based Artists Through McKnight Fellowships
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 1, 2023

The National Center for Choreography - Akron (NCCAkron) shares updates on recent collaborative residencies with MN-based dance artists, funded by the McKnight Fellowship Program for Choreographers.

La MaMa to Present World Premiere of CAGE SHUFFLE MARATHON
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 8, 2022

CAGE SHUFFLE MARATHON – a full-length evening of dance and spoken word set to John Cage’s 90, one-minute stories from his 1963 score INDETERMINANCY – will be given its world premiere February 15-19 when Paul Lazar and several guest artists  take the stage at La MaMa’s Downstairs theater.

Baryshnikov Arts Center To Present Virtual Premiere Of Molly Lieber And Eleanor Smith's GLORIA REHEARSAL
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 15, 2021

The Baryshnikov Arts Center will present the world premiere of gloria rehearsal by New York City-based dance artists Molly Lieber and Eleanor Smith. The presentation, part of BAC's Fall 2021 Digital Season, is free and available to watch on demand from Monday, January 10, at 5pm ET, until Monday, January 24, at 5pm.

The Chocolate Factory Theater to Close 49th Street Location
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 2, 2021

The Chocolate Factory Theater has announced the closing of its longtime home at 5-49 49th Avenue in LIC, Queens - and the launch of its new permanent facility at 38-29 24th Street, one mile north.

The Chocolate Factory Theater and On The Boards Present ATTEND THE OPENING World Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 7, 2021

On The Boards and The Chocolate Factory Theater have announced the world premiere of attend the opening, a new mail art project by Seattle-based writer, performer & interdisciplinary artist Kristen Kosmas. This project marks the launch of a multi-year co-commissioning initiative between the two institutions, supported by the Onassis Foundation USA.

OFF BROADWAY IN THE BOROS: POP-UPS Performance Series Makes its Broadcast Television Debut
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2021

The popular “Off Broadway in the Boros: Pop-Ups” performances will make their broadcast television debut on NYC Life, the lifestyle channel of the City of New York’s broadcast network NYC Media, on Friday, January 15.  The series of five performances, 20 minutes each in length, will be available to New Yorkers via the network’s NYC Life channel. 

VIDEO: OFF BROADWAY IN THE BOROS: POP-UPS Now Available to View
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2020

A series of five, innovative and entertaining 'Off Broadway in the Boros: Pop-Ups' performances, 20 minutes each in length, can now be enjoyed online. The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and small theatre groups collaborated on these outdoor pop-up performances, which took place in public plazas in each of the five boroughs.   

STATIC APNEA Begins Live Performances September 12 at The Invisible Dog Art Center
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2020

the american vicarious in collaboration with The Invisible Dog Art Center present the New York Premiere of STATIC APNEA (2020) a socially distanced performative installation beginning performances on September 12, 2020.

New Video Works By Daniel Wetzel, Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra, and More to Be Featured in Week 6 Of ENTER Project
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2020

The Onassis Foundation presents Week 6 of ENTER, their series of new works commissioned from artists in various parts of the world, created in their homes in 120 hours or less and drawing on experiences through the COVID-19 pandemic and its many transformations of life as we know it. 

The Chocolate Factory Theater Curates Week 5 Of ENTER
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2020

The Onassis Foundation presents Week 5 of ENTER, their series of new works commissioned from artists in various parts of the world, created in their homes in 120 hours or less and drawing on experiences through the COVID-19 pandemic and its many transformations of life as we know it.

ABC News' '20/20' Reports on Man Still Awaiting Sentencing After Two Juries Found Him Guilty of Murdering Pregnant Wife
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Oct 28, 2019

In 1999, David Temple claimed he discovered his eight-month-pregnant wife, Belinda Temple, shot dead inside their home. Despite two murder trials and two juries finding David guilty of Belinda's murder, he's once again awaiting sentencing, 20 years after her death. With his bail set at $1 million, Belinda's family is also waiting for justice decades after the terrible tragedy changed their lives forever. “20/20” extensively follows David's most recent trial and reports on a twist in the case involving Riley Joe Sanders III, Belinda's neighbor and student at the time of her murder. Defense attorneys alleged at trial he shot Belinda with a shotgun he secretly took from his father, but Sanders denies any involvement in her murder and was cleared as a suspect during the investigation into her death. Correspondent Deborah Roberts reports for “20/20” on Friday, Nov. 1 (9:00 – 11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC.