Christine and the Queens at Webster Hall
by Steven Pisano (All photographs by Steven Pisano.) To an English-speaking audience, the name Héloïse Letissier (le-TISS-ee-ay) was probably destined to drop to the bottom of the sea. But, reimagined as
“Hagoromo” at Brooklyn Academy of Music
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Ross Karre Arts Documentation.) Part theater, part dance, part chamber opera, Hagoromo, which played last week to sold-out houses at BAM’s Harvey Theater, is based
The First Annual BRIC JazzFest Marathon
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano,) If I had thought about it too much ahead of time, I probably would have stayed home. Five hours of nonstop jazz, on three stages,
“Persona,” a New Opera: Finding a Voice at National Sawdust
by Steven Pisano(All photographs by Steven Pisano.) Last weekend at National Sawdust, Williamsburg’s hip new venue for contemporary music, Beth Morrison Projects presented Persona, a new chamber opera based on the 1965 Ingmar
CMJ Music Marathon: A Night at Webster Hall
by Steven Pisano (All photographs by Steven Pisano.) On the second night of last week’s CMJ Music Marathon, Webster Hall was filled with bands that ranged from dreamy self-absorption, to
CMJ Music Marathon: A Night at Rockwood Music Hall
by Steven Pisano (All photographs by Steven Pisano.) The annual CMJ Music Marathon was in town last week for five days and nights of almost nonstop music in clubs around
Talib Kweli (and friends) at Brooklyn Bowl
by Steven Pisano Brooklyn’s own Talib Kweli, a star in the world of hip hop for almost a generation now, brought his expanding hip hop universe to Brooklyn Bowl
Jeremy Loops at Brooklyn Bowl
by Steven Pisano Last Friday, Jeremy Loops played Brooklyn Bowl on the final night of a U.S. tour aimed at introducing this South African folk singer from Cape Town to American
“Joan of Arc at the Stake” at New York Philharmonic
by Steven Pisano Oratorios are a tricky business. On the one hand, it can seem unsettling for a symphony orchestra to present an oratorio, which has a great deal of