SHORTLIST
Art WEDNESDAY 30 Bob Thompson A wide-ranging alchemist, Thompson (1937-1966) forged fresh gold from such elemental forebears as Piero`s monumental
Village Voice
Nov 30, 2005
Art WEDNESDAY 30
Bob Thompson A wide-ranging alchemist, Thompson (1937-1966) forged fresh gold from such elemental forebears as Piero`s monumental Renaissance compositions, Matisse`s vibrant contours, and the sinuous complexities of jazz. His paintings are surpassingly bold in form and content, filled with entwined figures rutting or fighting with equal abandon. The Golden Ass features a bent-over, speckled woman, a pink horse, and polychromatic demons, all having a blast courtesy of this hell-raising junkie who died way too young. Through fan 7, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, 24 W 57tii,`212-247-0082 BAKER
Film
`Standard Gauge: Film Works by Morgan Fisher` An L.A.-based avant-gardist, Fisher maintained his position in the belly of the beast by emphasizing, with considerable wit and a distinctive mode of deadpan mock-pedantic humor, the material nature of film. (His first movie is titled The Director and His Actor Look at Footage Showing Preparations for- an Unmade Film.) Through Feb 12, Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave, 1 -800-WHITNEY HOBERMAN
Music
Patti Smith Group hi a giant step toward rock repertory, Patti and her current band-including, of course, present-at-the-creation comrade Lenny Kaye-will perform the entirety of her now classic debut album Horses. Needless to say, she wouldn`t have dared do this in 1975. But the forthcoming double CD-Horses reissue plus Iivein-Europe cover version-has the passion. At 7:30, through Thu, BAM Howard Gilman OperaHouse, 30 Lafayette Ave, Bklyn, 7180 -6360 -4100 CHRISTGAU
Photo
Nicholas Nixon Yossi MiIo welcomes Nicholas Nixon to its roster with "Life and Times," which culls together Nixon`s portraits of human life cycle moments-perhaps most successfully in his linear documentary project Brown Sisters, which will be presented in full. Nixon has shot an 8 x 10 inch portrait of four sisters every year since 1975. The women stare at the viewer, and we stare at their aging and their growth. Through Jan 21, Yossi Milo Gallery, 525 W 25th, 212-414-0370 SNOW
`Film THURSDAY 1
`Maysles Films: Five Decades` Albert and David Maysles began making documentaries together in the early `60s and-frequently documenting various types of artists-went on to produce some of the key examples of American cinema v茅rit茅. There`s an element of social history to this retro. Through Dec 31, Museum of Modem Art, 11 W 53rd, 212- 708-9400 HOBERMAN
Music
`Don Byron Plays Junior Walker` "Shotgun" and "How Sweet It Is"? Byron has already reclaimed Mickey Katz and Herb Alpert for jazz, so why not Junior Walker? The clarinetist (who `11 probably be playing more tenor on this gig] is the rare eclectic who doesn`t congratulate himself on being one. He just digs what he digs and inevitably succeeds in making audiences think twice about genres they once dismissed or disdained. At 9:30, Joe`s Pub, 425 Lafayette, 212-239-6200 DAVIS
secret Machinai-f Annie Hypothetically populist nouveau-retro acts secret Machines and Annie join forces to raise money for the poverty-abolishing nonprofit Mercy Corps-it`s like a MySpace version of Live Aid, complete with our own Pink Floyd and Maddy (too bad our Peter Gabriel, TV on the Radio, had to cancel). Be sure to stop by Mercury Lounge between noon and 7 p.m. to avoid accidentally "donating" a $7 service charge to the far less philanthropic TicketWeb website. At 7, WebsterHall, 125 E11th, 212-353-1600 WEINSARTEN
Theater
`The Baby JBIUS One-Act Jubilee` Away in a manger-or was it a former auto body shop?-a new festival was born, all because of some kid in a cradle in a stable in Jerusalem. A dozen playwrights, including Jon Marans and Young Jean Lee, contribute new one-acts about Christmas. Opens tonight, through Dec 17, the Brick, 575 Metropolitan Ave, Bklyn, 718-907-3457 FEINGOLD
`Dog seei 6od` They loved it in last year`s Fringe Festival, so producers think Bert V. Royal`s comedy is ready for prime Off-Broadway time. An unauthorized chronicle of the adolescent traumas of a familiar pre-adolescent cartoon character (initials CB), the show is staged by Trip Cullman; familiar names in the cast include Eddie Kaye Thomas, Logan Marshall Green, and Keith Nobbs. Previews begin tonight, opens Dec 15, Century Center for the Performing Arts, 111 E 15th, 212-239-6200 FBNGOLD
`Three Dollar Bill` Verse-play champion Kirk Wood Bromley takes on the puzzling phenomenon of gay Republicans in his new triple bill of one-acts, addressing such touchy topics as Dick Cheney`s daughter, "ex-gay" conversion therapy, and coming out-which you always know is about to happen when son arrives home with a vagina where his face used to be. Howard Thoresen directs. Opens tonight, Center Stage, 48 W 21st, 212-502-4528 FEINGOLD
FRIDAY 2
Dance
John Jaipana Company The dance world`s thin man returns with a long run of Prone, a new evening-length piece that invites viewers to lie on the floor among the performers (on inflatable mattresses, natch, under a mirrored ceiling) and then to watch from chairs surrounding the space. Luciana Achugar, Levi Gonzalez, and Eleanor HuIlihan execute the work to a live commissioned score by Zeena Parkins. Tonight, Sat & Tues at 8, & Dec 7 through lOe-lSthrough 17, theKitchen, 512 W 19th,212-255-5793,ext.11 ZIMMER
Film
`Paths of Glory` Stanley Kubrick`s evocation of the World War I trenches demonstrates that war`s primary victim is the enlisted man. There`s a cruel logic to the scenario that`s compounded by class-this movie might have inspired Dylan`s "Masters of War." Pams ofGlorywas banned in France until 1975. But everyone in the cast is so American, you have to wonder how it would play in Iraq. Through Dec 8, Film Forum, 209 W Houston, 212-727-8110 HOBERMAN
Music
`An American Tragedy` Tobias Picker, whose first opera, Emmeiine (1996), is one of the best in the last five decades, has a new one, commissioned by the Met and set for its world premiere tonight. Based on Theodore Dreiser`s massive 1925 novel of the same name, it has a Gene Scheer libretto that envelops the saga of social ambition, unlucky sex, ambivalent murder, and execution within a cloud of evangelical religion. Picker`s powerful score is particularly telling when it creates a montage between two contrasting scenes. James Conlon conducts.FrancescaZambello directs, andNathan Gunn, Patricia Racette, and Susan Graham are the charismatic leads. At 8 6-Mon at 7:30, through Dec 28, Metropolitan Opera House, Columbus Ave & 64th, 212-362-6000 KERNER
SATURDAY 3
Art
`Traffic` In a show where 54 artists riff on the title, Matthew Lusk suspends seven aluminum-clad gourds from the ceiling, each bristling with multiple radio antennae-although Old Glory trails behind one.they feel like an invasion of Sputniks. Elsewhere, the aptly named Stefanie Trojan carries a large bag into a train station, crawls inside, zips it shut, and then begins hopping and rolling about. You`d feel apprehensive on a subway platform, but on video, it`s a riot. Through Dec 23, Exit Art, 475 Tenth Ave, 212-966-7745 BAKER
Books
Independent and Small Press Book Fair A two-day event focusing on the world of independent publishing, this fair features representatives from over 100 independent presses, including Seven Stories Press (publisher of Kurt Vonnegut`s latest book, A Man Without a Country), Akashic Books (Richard Hell`s Godlike), and Soft Skull Press (Ly dia Millet`s Oh Pure and Radiant Heart). Also on the agenda are panel discussions on a variety of topics, including "Is Blogging Dead?" which features the bibliophiles responsible for Maud Newton, Beatrice, and Moby Lives. At 10am, Small Press Center, 20 W44th, 212-764-7021 SHAUTA
Music
Chris Lightcap Some jazz has a loquacious vibe-the soloists usually want to tell you all they can about themselves. This bassist`s music works this way; the flexible lines that comprise his pieces open plenty of doors for his cohorts to stroll through and chat y ou up. Known locally as a valuable sideman, Lightcap`s been quietly leading his own outfits over the last few years. And he`s got a design in his head: The two-tenor front line has helped make his freebop distinct. Call him a hidden treasure. At 9, Cornelia Street Caf茅, 29 Cornelia, 212-989-9319 MACNIE
Damian `Jr. Bong` Marley Bob Marley`s youngest son, Damian, spent the last few weeks opening for U2, whipping out special guests (usually his own siblings) forback-to-roots, dancehall-averse reggae fire. With Bono gone, expect more. Maybe raggamuffin Ini Kamoze will surface for "Welcome to Jamrock, " the summer hit that samples his riddim; maybe Nas for Marley`s new single "Road to Zion," possibly the only social-rev anthem to rep pro wrestler Bam Bam Bigelow. Hey, maybe he`ll be there too. With X-Clan. At 9, Nokia Theatre Times Square, 1515Bway,212-930-1950 SYLVESTER
SUNDAY 4
Books
`Kafka: The Decisive Years` "Sometimes the most difficult life is the one that is about nothing," Kierkegaard wrote. It`s an observation that tears at the dilemma of writing a biography of Kafka, a literary giant who led a short, static existence. However, after a decade of sorting through "four thousand pages of journal entries, letters, and literary fragments," ReinerStachhas successfully fleshed out previously unknown influences and dimensions. His Kafka: TheDecisive Years reveals an interior life plagued by emotional imbalance and "blighted by ambivalence." At Jlam, 92ndStreet Y, 1395 Lexington Ave, 212-415-5500 PASCOE
Music
Iron & Wine & Calexico Separately they are a bearded Floridian who plays lo-fi, intimate, acoustic ballads and a Southwestern collective who makes dusty, country-tinged, spaghetti western soundtracks. Together (which they are tonight, as on their recently released collaboration album In the Reigns) they are a perfect match. Sam Beam`s emotional lyricism and delicate voice are natural partners for Calexico "s steel guitar twang and fuller, bluesier orchestration. Through Tue, WebsterHall, 125E 11th,212-353-1600 RABER
MONDAY 5
Books
Peter Guralnick & Jonathan Lethem Dream Boogie, Guralnick`s Sam Cooke bio, takes the form, almost, of an oral history at times, and as each quote shades in information, the singer remains a silhouette at the center. Cooke doesn`t just linger beyond the reach of our understanding-often he loiters, inert and guileless, outside the action entirely. Fortress of Solitude novelist Lethem talks to the author. At 7, Housing Works Used Book Caf茅, 126 Crosby, 212-334-3324 HARRIS
Film
`The Red Orchestra` The largest and longest-lived anti-Nazi resistance group in Germany, the Red Orchestra was documented by Stefan Roloff, son of one of the survivors. He`ll be on hand for this screening to answer questions after the film. At7:30,Goethe-InstitutNewYork, 1014 Fifth Ave, 212-439-8700 HOBERMAN
Music
Ray LaMoRtagne+Brandi Carlile Maine-bred folk-soul crooner LaMontagne`s Trouble is a better Ryan Adams record than any of the three Adams himself released this year, his melodies lovelier and his claims of psychic desperation more believable. Town Hall should be tie ideal place to catch his gentle wave; at Bowery Ballroom back in January, LaMontagne strummed his pain so gingerly that his enthusiasts had to be shushed repeatedly. Opener Carlile plays singersongwriter pop worth showing up early for. At 8, Town Hall, 123 W43rd, 212-840-2824 WOOD
Theater
`CelebratiON+The Room` The Atlantic Theater Company didn`t know they were celebrating Harold Pinter`s ascension to Nobel laureatehood when they put this bill of one-acts on their season. His earliest and latest works, the two fascinating pieces bookend his remarkable career. Artistic director Neil Pepe marshals a strong cast, with Earle Hyman, Peter Maloney, and Mary Beth Peil among its notables. In previews, opens tonight, Atlantic Theater Company, 336 W 20th, 212-239-6200 FEINGOLD
`New Voices: Holiday Sampler` This Christmas-keyed event in Symphony Space`s "Broadway`s Day Off` series features known-quantity Broadway performers like Patti Cohenour, Julia Murney, and Michael Winther, presenting songs by up-and-coming writers like Sam Davis, Steve Marzullo, and Jenny Giering-along with a few, like Jason Robert Brown and Andrew Lippa, who might be described as already up and here. At 8, Symphony Space, Bway & 95th, 212-864-5400 FElNOOLD
`The Roman Actor` Philip Massinger`s stark, intense 1629 tragedy shows you what can happen when the critics of an actor`s behavior include the emperor for whose wife the actor has a fondness. Watch out for those prop swords! The staged reading, part of CSC`s First Look Festival, features Obie winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson in the lead role. At 8, Classic Stage Company, 136 E 13th, 212-279-4200 FEINGOLD
TUESDAY 6
Dance
Sasha Waltz & Guests This award-winning German choreographer, famous for richly theatrical pieces, collaborates with seven dancers on impromptus, a pure dance work to piano and vocal music by Franz Schubert, performed live between passages of silence. The stage is steeply raked, and when they`re not partnering one another the dancers use poster paints on the scenic elements and each other. At 7:30 & Dec 8 through 10, BAM Howard Gilman Opera House: 30 Lafayette Ave, Bklyn, 718-836-4100 ZIMMER
ILLUSTRATIONS
Bob Thompson`s Ascending the Stain, on view at Michael Rosenfeld (see Wednesday)
COPYRIGHT: Copyright Village Voice Nov 30-Dec 6, 2005. Provided by Proquest- CSA, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Only fair use as provided by the United States copyright law is permitted.
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Bob Thompson A wide-ranging alchemist, Thompson (1937-1966) forged fresh gold from such elemental forebears as Piero`s monumental Renaissance compositions, Matisse`s vibrant contours, and the sinuous complexities of jazz. His paintings are surpassingly bold in form and content, filled with entwined figures rutting or fighting with equal abandon. The Golden Ass features a bent-over, speckled woman, a pink horse, and polychromatic demons, all having a blast courtesy of this hell-raising junkie who died way too young. Through fan 7, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, 24 W 57tii,`212-247-0082 BAKER
Film
`Standard Gauge: Film Works by Morgan Fisher` An L.A.-based avant-gardist, Fisher maintained his position in the belly of the beast by emphasizing, with considerable wit and a distinctive mode of deadpan mock-pedantic humor, the material nature of film. (His first movie is titled The Director and His Actor Look at Footage Showing Preparations for- an Unmade Film.) Through Feb 12, Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave, 1 -800-WHITNEY HOBERMAN
Music
Patti Smith Group hi a giant step toward rock repertory, Patti and her current band-including, of course, present-at-the-creation comrade Lenny Kaye-will perform the entirety of her now classic debut album Horses. Needless to say, she wouldn`t have dared do this in 1975. But the forthcoming double CD-Horses reissue plus Iivein-Europe cover version-has the passion. At 7:30, through Thu, BAM Howard Gilman OperaHouse, 30 Lafayette Ave, Bklyn, 7180 -6360 -4100 CHRISTGAU
Photo
Nicholas Nixon Yossi MiIo welcomes Nicholas Nixon to its roster with "Life and Times," which culls together Nixon`s portraits of human life cycle moments-perhaps most successfully in his linear documentary project Brown Sisters, which will be presented in full. Nixon has shot an 8 x 10 inch portrait of four sisters every year since 1975. The women stare at the viewer, and we stare at their aging and their growth. Through Jan 21, Yossi Milo Gallery, 525 W 25th, 212-414-0370 SNOW
`Film THURSDAY 1
`Maysles Films: Five Decades` Albert and David Maysles began making documentaries together in the early `60s and-frequently documenting various types of artists-went on to produce some of the key examples of American cinema v茅rit茅. There`s an element of social history to this retro. Through Dec 31, Museum of Modem Art, 11 W 53rd, 212- 708-9400 HOBERMAN
Music
`Don Byron Plays Junior Walker` "Shotgun" and "How Sweet It Is"? Byron has already reclaimed Mickey Katz and Herb Alpert for jazz, so why not Junior Walker? The clarinetist (who `11 probably be playing more tenor on this gig] is the rare eclectic who doesn`t congratulate himself on being one. He just digs what he digs and inevitably succeeds in making audiences think twice about genres they once dismissed or disdained. At 9:30, Joe`s Pub, 425 Lafayette, 212-239-6200 DAVIS
secret Machinai-f Annie Hypothetically populist nouveau-retro acts secret Machines and Annie join forces to raise money for the poverty-abolishing nonprofit Mercy Corps-it`s like a MySpace version of Live Aid, complete with our own Pink Floyd and Maddy (too bad our Peter Gabriel, TV on the Radio, had to cancel). Be sure to stop by Mercury Lounge between noon and 7 p.m. to avoid accidentally "donating" a $7 service charge to the far less philanthropic TicketWeb website. At 7, WebsterHall, 125 E11th, 212-353-1600 WEINSARTEN
Theater
`The Baby JBIUS One-Act Jubilee` Away in a manger-or was it a former auto body shop?-a new festival was born, all because of some kid in a cradle in a stable in Jerusalem. A dozen playwrights, including Jon Marans and Young Jean Lee, contribute new one-acts about Christmas. Opens tonight, through Dec 17, the Brick, 575 Metropolitan Ave, Bklyn, 718-907-3457 FEINGOLD
`Dog seei 6od` They loved it in last year`s Fringe Festival, so producers think Bert V. Royal`s comedy is ready for prime Off-Broadway time. An unauthorized chronicle of the adolescent traumas of a familiar pre-adolescent cartoon character (initials CB), the show is staged by Trip Cullman; familiar names in the cast include Eddie Kaye Thomas, Logan Marshall Green, and Keith Nobbs. Previews begin tonight, opens Dec 15, Century Center for the Performing Arts, 111 E 15th, 212-239-6200 FBNGOLD
`Three Dollar Bill` Verse-play champion Kirk Wood Bromley takes on the puzzling phenomenon of gay Republicans in his new triple bill of one-acts, addressing such touchy topics as Dick Cheney`s daughter, "ex-gay" conversion therapy, and coming out-which you always know is about to happen when son arrives home with a vagina where his face used to be. Howard Thoresen directs. Opens tonight, Center Stage, 48 W 21st, 212-502-4528 FEINGOLD
FRIDAY 2
Dance
John Jaipana Company The dance world`s thin man returns with a long run of Prone, a new evening-length piece that invites viewers to lie on the floor among the performers (on inflatable mattresses, natch, under a mirrored ceiling) and then to watch from chairs surrounding the space. Luciana Achugar, Levi Gonzalez, and Eleanor HuIlihan execute the work to a live commissioned score by Zeena Parkins. Tonight, Sat & Tues at 8, & Dec 7 through lOe-lSthrough 17, theKitchen, 512 W 19th,212-255-5793,ext.11 ZIMMER
Film
`Paths of Glory` Stanley Kubrick`s evocation of the World War I trenches demonstrates that war`s primary victim is the enlisted man. There`s a cruel logic to the scenario that`s compounded by class-this movie might have inspired Dylan`s "Masters of War." Pams ofGlorywas banned in France until 1975. But everyone in the cast is so American, you have to wonder how it would play in Iraq. Through Dec 8, Film Forum, 209 W Houston, 212-727-8110 HOBERMAN
Music
`An American Tragedy` Tobias Picker, whose first opera, Emmeiine (1996), is one of the best in the last five decades, has a new one, commissioned by the Met and set for its world premiere tonight. Based on Theodore Dreiser`s massive 1925 novel of the same name, it has a Gene Scheer libretto that envelops the saga of social ambition, unlucky sex, ambivalent murder, and execution within a cloud of evangelical religion. Picker`s powerful score is particularly telling when it creates a montage between two contrasting scenes. James Conlon conducts.FrancescaZambello directs, andNathan Gunn, Patricia Racette, and Susan Graham are the charismatic leads. At 8 6-Mon at 7:30, through Dec 28, Metropolitan Opera House, Columbus Ave & 64th, 212-362-6000 KERNER
SATURDAY 3
Art
`Traffic` In a show where 54 artists riff on the title, Matthew Lusk suspends seven aluminum-clad gourds from the ceiling, each bristling with multiple radio antennae-although Old Glory trails behind one.they feel like an invasion of Sputniks. Elsewhere, the aptly named Stefanie Trojan carries a large bag into a train station, crawls inside, zips it shut, and then begins hopping and rolling about. You`d feel apprehensive on a subway platform, but on video, it`s a riot. Through Dec 23, Exit Art, 475 Tenth Ave, 212-966-7745 BAKER
Books
Independent and Small Press Book Fair A two-day event focusing on the world of independent publishing, this fair features representatives from over 100 independent presses, including Seven Stories Press (publisher of Kurt Vonnegut`s latest book, A Man Without a Country), Akashic Books (Richard Hell`s Godlike), and Soft Skull Press (Ly dia Millet`s Oh Pure and Radiant Heart). Also on the agenda are panel discussions on a variety of topics, including "Is Blogging Dead?" which features the bibliophiles responsible for Maud Newton, Beatrice, and Moby Lives. At 10am, Small Press Center, 20 W44th, 212-764-7021 SHAUTA
Music
Chris Lightcap Some jazz has a loquacious vibe-the soloists usually want to tell you all they can about themselves. This bassist`s music works this way; the flexible lines that comprise his pieces open plenty of doors for his cohorts to stroll through and chat y ou up. Known locally as a valuable sideman, Lightcap`s been quietly leading his own outfits over the last few years. And he`s got a design in his head: The two-tenor front line has helped make his freebop distinct. Call him a hidden treasure. At 9, Cornelia Street Caf茅, 29 Cornelia, 212-989-9319 MACNIE
Damian `Jr. Bong` Marley Bob Marley`s youngest son, Damian, spent the last few weeks opening for U2, whipping out special guests (usually his own siblings) forback-to-roots, dancehall-averse reggae fire. With Bono gone, expect more. Maybe raggamuffin Ini Kamoze will surface for "Welcome to Jamrock, " the summer hit that samples his riddim; maybe Nas for Marley`s new single "Road to Zion," possibly the only social-rev anthem to rep pro wrestler Bam Bam Bigelow. Hey, maybe he`ll be there too. With X-Clan. At 9, Nokia Theatre Times Square, 1515Bway,212-930-1950 SYLVESTER
SUNDAY 4
Books
`Kafka: The Decisive Years` "Sometimes the most difficult life is the one that is about nothing," Kierkegaard wrote. It`s an observation that tears at the dilemma of writing a biography of Kafka, a literary giant who led a short, static existence. However, after a decade of sorting through "four thousand pages of journal entries, letters, and literary fragments," ReinerStachhas successfully fleshed out previously unknown influences and dimensions. His Kafka: TheDecisive Years reveals an interior life plagued by emotional imbalance and "blighted by ambivalence." At Jlam, 92ndStreet Y, 1395 Lexington Ave, 212-415-5500 PASCOE
Music
Iron & Wine & Calexico Separately they are a bearded Floridian who plays lo-fi, intimate, acoustic ballads and a Southwestern collective who makes dusty, country-tinged, spaghetti western soundtracks. Together (which they are tonight, as on their recently released collaboration album In the Reigns) they are a perfect match. Sam Beam`s emotional lyricism and delicate voice are natural partners for Calexico "s steel guitar twang and fuller, bluesier orchestration. Through Tue, WebsterHall, 125E 11th,212-353-1600 RABER
MONDAY 5
Books
Peter Guralnick & Jonathan Lethem Dream Boogie, Guralnick`s Sam Cooke bio, takes the form, almost, of an oral history at times, and as each quote shades in information, the singer remains a silhouette at the center. Cooke doesn`t just linger beyond the reach of our understanding-often he loiters, inert and guileless, outside the action entirely. Fortress of Solitude novelist Lethem talks to the author. At 7, Housing Works Used Book Caf茅, 126 Crosby, 212-334-3324 HARRIS
Film
`The Red Orchestra` The largest and longest-lived anti-Nazi resistance group in Germany, the Red Orchestra was documented by Stefan Roloff, son of one of the survivors. He`ll be on hand for this screening to answer questions after the film. At7:30,Goethe-InstitutNewYork, 1014 Fifth Ave, 212-439-8700 HOBERMAN
Music
Ray LaMoRtagne+Brandi Carlile Maine-bred folk-soul crooner LaMontagne`s Trouble is a better Ryan Adams record than any of the three Adams himself released this year, his melodies lovelier and his claims of psychic desperation more believable. Town Hall should be tie ideal place to catch his gentle wave; at Bowery Ballroom back in January, LaMontagne strummed his pain so gingerly that his enthusiasts had to be shushed repeatedly. Opener Carlile plays singersongwriter pop worth showing up early for. At 8, Town Hall, 123 W43rd, 212-840-2824 WOOD
Theater
`CelebratiON+The Room` The Atlantic Theater Company didn`t know they were celebrating Harold Pinter`s ascension to Nobel laureatehood when they put this bill of one-acts on their season. His earliest and latest works, the two fascinating pieces bookend his remarkable career. Artistic director Neil Pepe marshals a strong cast, with Earle Hyman, Peter Maloney, and Mary Beth Peil among its notables. In previews, opens tonight, Atlantic Theater Company, 336 W 20th, 212-239-6200 FEINGOLD
`New Voices: Holiday Sampler` This Christmas-keyed event in Symphony Space`s "Broadway`s Day Off` series features known-quantity Broadway performers like Patti Cohenour, Julia Murney, and Michael Winther, presenting songs by up-and-coming writers like Sam Davis, Steve Marzullo, and Jenny Giering-along with a few, like Jason Robert Brown and Andrew Lippa, who might be described as already up and here. At 8, Symphony Space, Bway & 95th, 212-864-5400 FElNOOLD
`The Roman Actor` Philip Massinger`s stark, intense 1629 tragedy shows you what can happen when the critics of an actor`s behavior include the emperor for whose wife the actor has a fondness. Watch out for those prop swords! The staged reading, part of CSC`s First Look Festival, features Obie winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson in the lead role. At 8, Classic Stage Company, 136 E 13th, 212-279-4200 FEINGOLD
TUESDAY 6
Dance
Sasha Waltz & Guests This award-winning German choreographer, famous for richly theatrical pieces, collaborates with seven dancers on impromptus, a pure dance work to piano and vocal music by Franz Schubert, performed live between passages of silence. The stage is steeply raked, and when they`re not partnering one another the dancers use poster paints on the scenic elements and each other. At 7:30 & Dec 8 through 10, BAM Howard Gilman Opera House: 30 Lafayette Ave, Bklyn, 718-836-4100 ZIMMER
ILLUSTRATIONS
Bob Thompson`s Ascending the Stain, on view at Michael Rosenfeld (see Wednesday)
COPYRIGHT: Copyright Village Voice Nov 30-Dec 6, 2005. Provided by Proquest- CSA, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Only fair use as provided by the United States copyright law is permitted.
PROQUEST-CSA, LLC- MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE LICENSED MATERIALS OR ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
