Summer 2010 Programs at the Segal Center
June 21-July 7
Monday, June 21: Creating Indigenous Dramaturgy: Chocolate Woman Dreams the Milky Way, 6:30pm. Noted native theatre artists Monique Mojica (Canada) and Muriel Miguel (Spiderwoman Theater, New York) present excerpts from their work-in-progress inspired by Kuna molas (textiles).
Thursday, June 24: Legacy of the Holocaust: A Report on the Banality of Love, 6:30pm. A reading from Argentine Jewish playwright Mario Diament’s work on the unlikely romance between philosophers Hannah Arendt and Martin Heidegger. Moshe Yassur directs.
Monday, June 28: Vital Theatre: Marcus Gardley’s …and Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi, 6:30pm. A reading from Marcus Gardley’s poetic drama on love and longing in the American South at the end of the Civil War. Tea Alagic (The Brothers Size) directs.
Tuesday and Wednesday, July 6 + 7: The World of Tap Dance: A Two Day Celebration, all day/evening. Tap dance, America’s own popular performance form, has a rich but under-recognized history and a vibrant international present. With screenings beginning at 10am and panels/performances at 6:30pm on both days. In Elebash Hall.
Martin E. Segal Theatre, The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Ave at 34th St.
Free! First come, first served.