Boxing, Competitive Comedy, and More Performance Picks

March 22, 2018 By Cassidy Dawn Graves

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Polly Mope
Thursday, March 22 at Greenwich House Music School, 8 pm: $15

I have to be totally honest, I have not yet managed to see one of performer Molly Pope’s cabaret shows, but based on what I know of her and who she has collaborated with, I feel like I can still say with confidence that you’ll be in for a treat when you do. Thursday is a particularly good time to do so, as Pope will be premiering her first ever “completely original solo piece,” Polly Mope, as part of Uncharted, a concert series focused on new work and first-time experiments. By “completely original” she means the music is her own instead of the familiar cabaret protocol of covers n’ banter, but you can trust that the originality will not stop there. More →

Tags: abrons arts center, alphaville, boxing, brooklyn bazaar, Cabaret, comedy, Greenpoint, greenwich house music school, Lower East Side, molly pope, theater

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Are You Afraid of the Art? Bringing Modern Art Back to the People One Blow at a Time

December 8, 2015 By Nicole Disser

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Alexander Melamid speaks in sweeping terms, which is exactly how you might expect a 70-year-old Russian émigré to see the world. “If the system sucks, everyone sucks within the system,” he boomed. “You cannot be right within the wrong system.” This can be intimidating at first. After all, Melamid is the co-founder, along with Vitaly Komar, of Sots Art, what is sometimes referred to as “Soviet Pop Art.” This is someone whose work many of us have read about in art history books, and so his declarations hold considerable weight for us comparatively smaller people.

But if it were up to Melamid, he’d have those books destroyed.

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Tags: Abby Hoffman, Alexander Melamin, art, Art + Culture, Bleeker Street, boxing, Cheryl Kaplan, debate, East Village, Events, fine art, Lower East Side, overthrow, Overthrow Boxing Club, Sots Art, talks, Yippie Party, yippies

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Chessboxing Is Real, And It’s Right Here in NYC

June 17, 2013 By Anna Silman

A little over a week ago, The Times reported that the Los Angeles Chessboxing Club was set to make its debut at Gleason’s Gym. Somehow, the paper failed to note that the bizarre hybrid sport — which started in Amsterdam and has gained popularity across Europe — is also being practiced right here in New York City.
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