GOTHAM GOSSIP2

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

IN    HIS   MEMORY

                    G E O R G E  F L O Y D
                    poem by carol ostrow
                    Outrage, sadness, shame for criminal   acts,

Has nothing to do with the actual facts.

Nothing wrong to protest and shout,

But what is all this looting about ??

How can my voice scream to be heard,

When a killing excuses and covers the absurd,

Criminals who use our sorrow to excuse,

To steal, to break, to take, to abuse.

        When is enough enough?

Yes, to punish the guilty few,

On video we see, we could hear and knew,

Evil was done by an officer in blue.

But, no matter how terrible, to take to the 

                          Street

And commit crimes, commit mayhem,

                  Cannot compete,

As evil upon evil makes a shamble of your

                           Rage.

Unless you are punished for commiting such                               wrongs,

We cannot turn to another page,

Or even sing our freedom's songs.

No excuses for committing, yet another

                            Crime.

Yes, we hurt but must look to heal and,  Somehow prepare for a better time.

Right now, this minute, enough is enough.

                                               CORONAVIRUS  IS MAN-MADE

HARVARD PROFESSOR CHARLES LIEBER  HAS BEEN ARRESTED
HE WAS PAID $50,000/MONTH PLUS EXPENSES TO CREATE THIS VIRUS  IN HIS LABORATORY IN WUHAN, CHINA.
THIS VIRUS HAS A U.S. PATENT # 2006257852
********************************************************

Add caption

CORONAVIRUS MASK IN PARK SLOPE

A P A P  Association of Performing  Arts Professionals

APAP, the international performing arts organization develops and supports

the rights  of performing artists offering at their 2020 NY conference  connections to agents, consultants, presenters and venues in theater, circus, world music, jazz, classical  and dance . President Mario Garcia Durham welcomed the 1,000 in

attendance with  its mission of bringing artists together with audiences with meetings, networking, a huge exposition and entertainment venues of  singers, dancers, musicians, magicians and a huge cocktail party serving Korean barbecue and pasta.

This years theme was “Risk and Resiliency”.

The Academy award winner ESTELLE PARSONS spoke about exposure to danger in her life, with her portrayal in “Bonnie and Clyde”.  Lynn Fisher, Co-Chair of the conference and Director of Frontera Arts of Austin, Texas was deeply moved by

the passion of Alice Sheppard’s speech, who risked her disability to learn to dance, and showed a video of performers in wheel chairs hanging on a stage..

From Iran, King Ram showed his movie “Departure” about the struggle his parents had in Iran.  Jamilla Deria from Ecuador spoke about her performance at the Whitney.  And when asked why all the British actors are the best, a London

representative said” it’s all in the water they drink “.

BARBRA STREISAND gave tribute  at the memorial for Metropolitan opera singer JESSYE NORMAN Peter GELB,  GLORIA STEINEM, RENEE FLEMING praised the amazing
vocalist who went to France to sing the Marseillaise at their anniversary for the Bicentenial.
Alvin Ailey  dancers were on stage and a video of Ms. Norman singing from Carmen  was shown. Footage from the 18th and 20th annual Kennedy Center Honors was provided.

A K H N A T E N

This new "must-see" opera at the Metropolitan Opera House is written by the brilliant

composer and great music master,  PHILLIP GLASS, and conducted by Karen Kamensek.

The role of Akhnaten is sung by Anthony  Roth  Costanzo  who  takes us back

to Egypt in 1300 BC  and changes religion from 72 gods to one God, Aten, the Sun God, and builds an entire new city -Armana.

The opening score  starts with low key notes, in a repetitive quiet, hypnotic  and meditative sound

as though we were chanting OMs while mummification was going on. We can feel the deep throat

sadness during this funeral process .  We experience the lamentation by the huge chorus..and dark candlelight quality.The music is exuberant in the coronation ceremonies of the King  his son, King Tut, played by the 12-year old Oscar Rempe-Hiam, poetic in the love duet of the King and Nefertiti, and explosive in the destruction of the regime and city, by the temple priests who wish to regain their power and kill the King., 

The exquisite golden robes match the gigantic golden sun

Mr. Glass incorporates Egyptian, Akkadian, Hebrew languages. 

The unusual staging for this work  which includes nudity and jugglers is created by Phelim McDermott.

Mr. Glass has composed 28 operas, 12 symphonies, piano conceti, film scores.  He has collaborated with DAVID BOWIE,  PAUL SIMON, TWYLA THARP, MARTIN SCORSESE

THE BEST IN NEW YORK

QUEEN, FREDDIE MERCURY TRIBUTE
starring  BRIAN MAY and ADAM LAMBERT 

The sold-out show at MSG was a masterpiece of performance art.  Brian May
and his guitar was accompanied by Adam Lambert  singing the most brilliant
songs  of Freddie and then to top that two holographic videos of Freddie appeared, leading the audience with DaOh..  They are the "champions" all together on stage.  Freddie's brilliant lyrics of Bohemian Rhapsody  thrilled the audience with"Scaramouch" and :"Gallileo".

MEDICAL  MUSICIAN  INITIATIVE

With Freddie's inspiration Andrew Schulman played "Bohemian Rhapsody"   on guitar,using  every conceivable combination of  notes in major and minor bringing out the brilliance of Freddie's writing. coupeling him with Franz Schubert.  . His  concert for  MEDICAL  MUSICIAN INITIATIVE at Carnegie Hall  started with J.S. Bach, a tune that brought him back to life when he was in a coma ,On his recovery he worked with Dr. Marvin McMillen.  Now,  his group goes into intensive care units to play music for ill patients  Andrew's expertise combined classical and modern composers He juxtaposed Bach and George Harrison, Scarlatii Heitor Villa-Lobos, with Scott Joplin,George Gershwin and the Beatles.  Andrew  is the author of "Waking The Spirit: A Musician's Journey Healing Body, Mind, and Soul"...info@medicalmusicianinitiative.org

HERCULES
The Public Theater
at the Delacorte; Theater:
Oskar Eustis-Artistic Director: Music Alan Menken; lyrics - David Zippel
Hundreds took the stage for this magnificent performance in the park The costumes were
shimmering, the songs uplifting this Greek Myth of man and god, hero with two fathers,
earthly, and of Zeus. struggling with his divided nature.Based on the Disney film.