Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Another Place goes to HERE

A happy announcement!

The Anthropologists' Another Place - which received a staged reading in the 2010 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity - is performing at HERE this week!

What if you could build your own universe and leave your troubles behind - would you do it?  Another Place examines the precarious role of the individual in the age of climate change and asks: does science liberate or destroy us?

Performances are:
Tickets are only $25
 
In the spirit of Planet Connections and eco-friendly theatre, the show was designed with reused and repurposed materials: discarded cardboard, wallpaper, Christmas lights, discarded nut canisters,soda and beers cans, and a sundry assortment of often disposed and underused plastic items, such as water bottles and plastic cutlery – all items that, ordinarily, would have been trashed even without having been used. 

We hope you'll check out a performance this week and see the next phase of Another Place!  Thanks, Planet Connections, for giving us our first place!  :)



This production is a part of the Artists Lodge through HEREstay, HERE’s curated rental program, which provides artists with subsidized space and equipment, as well as technical and administrative support.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

After Earth Day

Although Earth Day officially passed on Friday, you still have time to celebrate and contribute to the salvation of the planet!  

You can plant roses in the Heritage Rose District before you do a little spring closet cleaning and recycle your clothes in the Garment District on April 30th.  Then go easy on your budget and the environment on May 5th, and treat yourself to a free movie screening at Mason Hall.  

The Heritage Rose District Spring Planting happens on April 30th at Marcus Garvey Park on 120th street and Mount Morris Park West Entrance.  It starts at 11am and goes till 1pm. Find out more information here: Heritage Rose Planting Event

You can recycle your used clothing later that day at La Marqueta, 1590 Park Avenue from noon to 5pm.  They want your clean but used shoes, coats, sheets, towels, pants, shirts, scarves, belts, handbags-all of it!  If you don’t use it and don’t want to throw it away, here is your answer: La Marqueta Textile Recycling Day

Finally, on May 5th you are invited to Gasland, a documentary directed by Josh Fox.  Get the invite and RSVP here: Gasland Invite!

It would be a wonderful contribution to our Earth to make Earth Day every day!  Do you have other suggestions for projects and events?  Tell us in the comment section!  

by Erika Bracy 
Assistant Green Initiatives/Charities Coordinator

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Trash or Fashion?

Even America's Next Top Model sees the value in eco-friendly fashion. 

Check out the photo slideshow from a recent show that featured models going glam in a landfill.  (Thanks for the tip, Nicole!)

Source: www.buddytv.com
At times, the landscape is apocalyptic and mesmerizing but MAKE NO MISTAKE!  This is a landfill, only one of thousands in our country.  According to the EPA, the U.S. has 3,091 active landfills and over 10,000 old municipal landfills.  Let ANTM be an inspiration to all of us to keep valuable materials OUT of the landfills! 

So, to try and inspire our artists to be even more eco-conscious than they already are, we're launching the following special event this year: 

THE GREEN FASHION SHOW
Wednesday, June 22 @ 9PM
Location: Gene Frankel Theatre
Tickets: $5
*
*50% of ticket sales goes to charity!
Project Runway meets Recycling!
Planet Connections productions and their costume designers are invited to enter PCTF’s first-ever Green Fashion Show!  From salvaged and found materials to repurposing and reinventing, we’re looking for costumes that exemplify going green and thinking both innovatively and sustainably.  Which costume will be deemed the most eco-chic?  Designs will take to the runway in front of the audience and a panel of Celebrity Judges.  The winning costume design will take home a cash prize for their show’s charity!  50% of all ticket sales for this event go to the winner’s charity and only you can make it a success!  So show your love for green design by attending this fantastic event!

Eligibility:
·         Only 1 per show (must be a costume being used in a PCTF production)
·         Must be submitted by show producer, director or costume designer along with photo & description
·         Show is responsible for providing and dressing their 'model'
Can't wait to see your submissions!

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Resource Alert: FAB Load-Out Event April 9 @ noon - 5PM

Hi everyone - this is a reposting from Materials for the Arts, which is an awesome resource and a friend to many artists, including productions in this year's Planet Connections Theatre Festivity.


This weekend, Fourth Arts Block (FAB) will be hosting their Load-Out event in the East Village. This Saturday from noon to 5pm, head down to 19 East 3rd Street where FAB brings together gently used materials of all sorts from arts organizations throughout the East Village for a community reuse event. Discover treasure amongst what others can’t use or don’t need any more. Recipients of MFTA receive free admission, and general admission is $3 to cover administration costs. Everything you take away, however, is entirely free of charge.
If you are interested in donating, FAB will accept goods this Friday from noon to 7pm. Any donations not taken during the event that fall under our guidelines will be donated to MFTA, so there is sure to be lots of great materials! Please support this wonderful display of community reuse and spread the word!
If you have any questions, please contact Betsy Imershein, Sustainability Consultant of Fourth Arts Block, at 917-364-1110 or betsy@fabnyc.org
If you go, let us know what  you find!