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Concrete Temple Theatre is a multi-disciplinary company that emphasizes the creation of compelling new theatre works, incorporating drama, dance, puppetry, and the visual arts, which focus on the individual's struggle for identity and society's struggle for cohesion. Through touring and presenting workshops in New York City, nationally, and internationally, Concrete Temple Theatre strives to bring myth and ritual back to the center of dialog, while making connections and opportunities for diverse audiences to question and examine their place in the world. Grants and Residencies: Concrete Temple Theatre is a recipient of grants from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Jerome Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts; Arts Alive Westchester, The Jim Henson Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan/EST Project Commission. Residencies include Art at St Ann's Puppet Lab; chashama AREA Award; EST Open House Residency Lexington, NY; the Workspace for Choreographers; Nantucket Historical Association; St Bonaventure College, NY; The Yard and Martha's Vineyard Historical Society.
Schedule of Upcoming Productions
Production History
Bird Machine
| Open: 06/18/09 Close: 07/05/09
Through workshops and support from The Jerome Foundation, The Jim Henson Foundation, St. Ann’s Puppet Lab, Workspace for Choreographers, Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science & Technology Project Commission, DCA, NYSCA, and chashama, Concrete Temple Theatre proudly presents its multimedia, multi-disciplinary allegory: Bird Machine. Using a visceral mixture of object art and puppets -- from the creation of the play's environment/landscape, to flapping birds as rod puppets, to shadow and projection work -- Bird Machine is a play about technology, a contemporary fable that explores the desire to live beyond human limitations. Part one reveals: Leo, the dreamer, obsessed with flying; Vince, the realist, trying to control his world through miniaturization; and the Emperor, destroying Leo and his flying machine, out of fear that others will use the technology to destroy the city walls. In part two, Vince vindicates Leo’s murder by turning his miniature garden into a larger-than-life garden, to lure and trap the Emperor. Audiences of Bird Machine will experience two worlds and two technologies. The beginning of piece depicts a world that is pastoral, the mechanics simple: a bird flaps across stage then soars overhead. As Vince dreams, his desk transforms into the city of the Emperor and the People. Part two, still a puppet- driven environment, uses projections to introduce contemporary technology. Bird Machine is a co-creation of Renee Philippi and Carlo Adinolfi. Carlo Adinolfi designs sets and puppets; Renee Philippi directs. David Pinkard is composer and sound designer for the through-composed piece. | |
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DIVERSE ORIGINAL SHADOW PUPPETRY
| Open: 09/23/18 Close: 09/23/18
DIVERSE ORINGINAL SHADOW PUPPETRY For intergenerational audience -a series of 10 short plays - Dixon Place Theater 161A Chrystie Street; Rivington and Delancey St. FEATURING: "animalRAGEious" written and directed by Jesse Marsh Sunday, 09/23/18 – 2:00 PM FREE ADMISSION -250 seats Refreshments and Reception to follow About the Company: Concrete Temple Theatre Concrete Temple Theatre is a multi-disciplinary company that emphasizes the creation of compelling new theatre works, incorporating drama, dance, puppetry, and the visual arts, which focus on the individual's struggle for identity and society's struggle for cohesion. Through touring and presenting workshops in New York City, nationally, and internationally, Concrete Temple Theatre strives to bring myth and ritual back to the center of dialog, while making connections and opportunities for diverse audiences to question and examine their place in the world. Grants and Residencies: Concrete Temple Theatre is a recipient of grants from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Jerome Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts; Arts Alive Westchester, The Jim Henson Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan/EST Project Commission. Residencies include Art at St Ann's Puppet Lab; chashama AREA Award; EST Open House Residency Lexington, NY; the Workspace for Choreographers; Nantucket Historical Association; St Bonaventure College, NY; The Yard and Martha's Vineyard Historical Society. | |
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I'm not what you think I am: an in-progress showing of the Concrete Temple Theatre Lab
| Open: 02/15/15 Close: 02/16/15
Five emerging artists come together to present an evening of developmental work, in a new play initiative by Concrete Temple Theatre. This premiere Concrete Temple Theatre Lab features 15 minute works-in-progress from each artist, tackling issues from contemporary feminism to being captured in a digital world. This night of fresh, inventive, and brave new work is not to be missed! | |
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MOTHER's LOVE
| Open: 02/24/19 Close: 02/24/19
MOTHER's LOVE A Visual Theater Dramatic Play with shadow pupperty and NO diologue for an intergenerational audiance By, Jesse Marsh This play will be performed along with a series of short plays at: DIXON PLACE 161 A Chrystie Street Between Delancey and Rivington Streets; NYC SUNDAY; FEBRURAY 24th 2019 AT 2:30 PM FREE ADMISSION Reception amd Refreshments to follow Arrive early for a great seat!
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| Ms. Abbey
| Open: 01/19/14 Close: 01/19/14
Ms. ABBEY This is an original unique short play addressing "who you are not what you are." This play is presented in a sequence with additional original plays by other writers hosted on this day in this historic theater. FREE ADMISSION. Arrive early for a good seat; no reservations. Followed by Reception in the Dixon Place Lounge Bar/Lounge is available. Renee Philippi and Carlo Adinolfi, artistic directors. | |
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| My "First" (New Performance Date)
| Open: 06/19/16 Close: 06/19/16
This is a series of original visual theater presentations based on the theme “My First” written by developing playwrights and actors. What is visual theater? Visual theater is the application of unique communication to the audience members via either: musical, physical, projection (movie, slides) or verbal presentation such as; dance, drama, lighting, marionettes, masks, pantomime, puppetry, shadow puppetry, sound effects or toy theater. A Visual Theater presentation may combine applications such as, projection and live drama. SUNDAY; JUNE 19, 2016, 3:00 PM Dixon Place 161 A Chrystie Street Between Rivington and Delancy Streets Reception and Refreshments Will Follow Admission is FREE!
Concrete Temple Theatre is a multi-disciplinary company that emphasizes the creation of compelling new theatre works, incorporating drama, dance, puppetry, and the visual arts, which focus on the individual's struggle for identity and society's struggle for cohesion. Through touring and presenting workshops in New York City, nationally, and internationally, Concrete Temple Theatre strives to bring myth and ritual back to the center of dialog, while making connections and opportunities for diverse audiences to question and examine their place in the world. Grants and Residencies: Concrete Temple Theatre is a recipient of grants from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Jerome Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts; Arts Alive Westchester, The Jim Henson Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan/EST Project Commission. Residencies include Art at St Ann's Puppet Lab; chashama AREA Award; EST Open House Residency Lexington, NY; the Workspace for Choreographers; Nantucket Historical Association; St Bonaventure College, NY; The Yard and Martha's Vineyard Historical Society.
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| Old?
| Open: 02/14/16 Close: 02/14/16
DATE CHANGE DUE TO EXPECTED SNOW STORM In-Process Showings of unique Visual Theater works being created on the theme “OLD?†Dixon Place Concrete Temple Theatre is a multi-disciplinary company that emphasizes the creation of compelling new theatre works, incorporating drama, dance, puppetry, and the visual arts, which focus on the individual's struggle for identity and society's struggle for cohesion. Through touring and presenting workshops in New York City, nationally, and internationally, Concrete Temple Theatre strives to bring myth and ritual back to the center of dialog, while making connections and opportunities for diverse audiences to question and examine their place in the world. Grants and Residencies: Concrete Temple Theatre is a recipient of grants from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Jerome Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts; Arts Alive Westchester, The Jim Henson Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan/EST Project Commission. Residencies include Art at St Ann's Puppet Lab; chashama AREA Award; EST Open House Residency Lexington, NY; the Workspace for Choreographers; Nantucket Historical Association; St Bonaventure College, NY; The Yard and Martha's Vineyard Historical Society. | |
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Remembering
| Open: 02/18/18 Close: 02/18/18
YOU ARE EXCITENTLY INVITED 15 Visual Theatre 10 minute Snippets! Sunday, February 18, 2018 2:00 PM @ Dixon Place Theater 161A Chrystie St. between Rivington and Delancey 212.219.0736 www.dixonplace.org Uniquely Created With the Theme “REMEMBERING” By the Talents and the Special Skills of The Sirovich Visual Theatre and Playwriting Group RECEPTION and REFRESHMENTS TO FOLLOW FREE Admission!!
Concrete Temple Theatre is a multi-disciplinary company that emphasizes the creation of compelling new theatre works, incorporating drama, dance, puppetry, and the visual arts, which focus on the individual's struggle for identity and society's struggle for cohesion. Through touring and presenting workshops in New York City, nationally, and internationally, Concrete Temple Theatre strives to bring myth and ritual back to the center of dialog, while making connections and opportunities for diverse audiences to question and examine their place in the world. Grants and Residencies: Concrete Temple Theatre is a recipient of grants from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Jerome Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts; Arts Alive Westchester, The Jim Henson Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan/EST Project Commission. Residencies include Art at St Ann's Puppet Lab; chashama AREA Award; EST Open House Residency Lexington, NY; the Workspace for Choreographers; Nantucket Historical Association; St Bonaventure College, NY; The Yard and Martha's Vineyard Historical Society.
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Repeat Performance -remembering Part 1
| Open: 05/04/18 Close: 05/04/18
Unique Visual Theater Performances- Sirovich Auditorium Theater331 East 12th Street Between 2nd and 1st Avenues May 4, 2018 1:30 PM Arrive early for FREE ADMISSION SEATS!!!!! About the Company: Concrete Temple TheatreConcrete Temple Theatre is a multi-disciplinary company that emphasizes the creation of compelling new theatre works, incorporating drama, dance, puppetry, and the visual arts, which focus on the individual's struggle for identity and society's struggle for cohesion. Through touring and presenting workshops in New York City, nationally, and internationally, Concrete Temple Theatre strives to bring myth and ritual back to the center of dialog, while making connections and opportunities for diverse audiences to question and examine their place in the world. Grants and Residencies: Concrete Temple Theatre is a recipient of grants from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Jerome Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts; Arts Alive Westchester, The Jim Henson Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan/EST Project Commission. Residencies include Art at St Ann's Puppet Lab; chashama AREA Award; EST Open House Residency Lexington, NY; the Workspace for Choreographers; Nantucket Historical Association; St Bonaventure College, NY; The Yard and Martha's Vineyard Historical Society.
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| THE BELLAGIO FOUNTAIN HAS BEEN KNOWN TO MAKE ME CRY
| Open: 12/10/14 Close: 12/13/14
Scratching lottery tickets and dreaming of fountains in Las Vegas, three Floridians indulge in fantastic plans of escape, while a minor problem unfolds: the ground is sinking beneath them. The Bellagio Fountain has been Known to Make Me Cry, intertwines two divergent narratives through classic visual performance art in an earnest object-theatre examination of relationships, family, and the environment. Pairing women and water as metaphors for one another, the play explores themes of conservation and regeneration, and at its heart, our eternal quest for happiness. This is an In Process Showing. About the Company: Concrete Temple Theatre Concrete Temple Theatre is a multi-disciplinary company that emphasizes the creation of compelling new theatre works, incorporating drama, dance, puppetry, and the visual arts, which focus on the individual's struggle for identity and society's struggle for cohesion. Through touring and presenting workshops in New York City, nationally, and internationally, Concrete Temple Theatre strives to bring myth and ritual back to the center of dialog, while making connections and opportunities for diverse audiences to question and examine their place in the world. Grants and Residencies: Concrete Temple Theatre is a recipient of grants from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Jerome Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts; Arts Alive Westchester, The Jim Henson Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan/EST Project Commission. Residencies include Art at St Ann's Puppet Lab; chashama AREA Award; EST Open House Residency Lexington, NY; the Workspace for Choreographers; Nantucket Historical Association; St Bonaventure College, NY; The Yard and Martha's Vineyard Historical Society. | |
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THIS I BELIEVE THEMED VISUAL THEATRE PLAYS
| Open: 06/16/19 Close: 06/16/19
“This I Believe” Themed Visual Theatre Plays A unique series of short visual theater 10 minute plays. All of our visual theatre plays are a works in progress Each are written by an elderly upcoming playwright FREE ADMISSION! Bring a friend or two or three Dixon Place 161 A Chrystie Street Between Delancy and Rivington Streets (Manhattan) Sunday; June 16 2019; 2:00 PM Reception and Refreshments to Follow About the Company: Concrete Temple Theatre Concrete Temple Theatre is a multi-disciplinary company that emphasizes the creation of compelling new theatre works, incorporating drama, dance, puppetry, and the visual arts, which focus on the individual's struggle for identity and society's struggle for cohesion. Through touring and presenting workshops in New York City, nationally, and internationally, Concrete Temple Theatre strives to bring myth and ritual back to the center of dialog, while making connections and opportunities for diverse audiences to question and examine their place in the world. Grants and Residencies: Concrete Temple Theatre is a recipient of grants from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Jerome Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts; Arts Alive Westchester, The Jim Henson Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan/EST Project Commission. Residencies include Art at St Ann's Puppet Lab; chashama AREA Award; EST Open House Residency Lexington, NY; the Workspace for Choreographers; Nantucket Historical Association; St Bonaventure College, NY; The Yard and Martha's Vineyard Historical Society. | |
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| VISUAL THEATER PLAYS
| Open: 03/08/20 Close: 03/08/20
Visual Theater Plays A series of 10 oringinal and unique 10 minute plays! Dixon Place 161A Chrystie Street Between Rivington and Delancy Streets Sunday, March 08 2020; 2:00 PM FREE ADMISSION Reception and Refreshments to follow! About the Company: Concrete Temple Theatre Concrete Temple Theatre is a multi-disciplinary company that emphasizes the creation of compelling new theatre works, incorporating drama, dance, puppetry, and the visual arts, which focus on the individual's struggle for identity and society's struggle for cohesion. Through touring and presenting workshops in New York City, nationally, and internationally, Concrete Temple Theatre strives to bring myth and ritual back to the center of dialog, while making connections and opportunities for diverse audiences to question and examine their place in the world. Grants and Residencies: Concrete Temple Theatre is a recipient of grants from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Jerome Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts; Arts Alive Westchester, The Jim Henson Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan/EST Project Commission. Residencies include Art at St Ann's Puppet Lab; chashama AREA Award; EST Open House Residency Lexington, NY; the Workspace for Choreographers; Nantucket Historical Association; St Bonaventure College, NY; The Yard and Martha's Vineyard Historical Society. | |
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Visual Theater Presentations
| Open: 02/26/17 Close: 02/26/17
Visual Theatre Presentations! Sunday, February 26, 2016 3:00 PM @ Dixon Place 161A Chrystie Street (Rivington and Delancey) Created With the Theme “A Surprise” By The Sirovich Visual Theatre and Playwriting Group (13 Individualized 6-7 minute plays) Reception and Refreshments to follow FREE ADISSION
Concrete Temple Theatre is a multi-disciplinary company that emphasizes the creation of compelling new theatre works, incorporating drama, dance, puppetry, and the visual arts, which focus on the individual's struggle for identity and society's struggle for cohesion. Through touring and presenting workshops in New York City, nationally, and internationally, Concrete Temple Theatre strives to bring myth and ritual back to the center of dialog, while making connections and opportunities for diverse audiences to question and examine their place in the world. Grants and Residencies: Concrete Temple Theatre is a recipient of grants from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Jerome Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts; Arts Alive Westchester, The Jim Henson Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan/EST Project Commission. Residencies include Art at St Ann's Puppet Lab; chashama AREA Award; EST Open House Residency Lexington, NY; the Workspace for Choreographers; Nantucket Historical Association; St Bonaventure College, NY; The Yard and Martha's Vineyard Historical Society.
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| Visual Theatre
| Open: 06/08/14 Close: 06/08/14
What is "Visual Theatre"? "Visual Theatre" features unique work from performers and companies dedicated to the use of either; physical movement or, puppetry or marinates or digital media or, a combination of thereof with or without voice to tell stories. Upcoming actors created an individualized original 2-3 minute piece which will be presented/performed by visual theatre professionals. You will be uniquely entertained. FREE ADMISSION Reception To follow
Concrete Temple Theatre is a multi-disciplinary company that emphasizes the creation of compelling new theatre works, incorporating drama, dance, puppetry, and the visual arts, which focus on the individual's struggle for identity and society's struggle for cohesion. Through touring and presenting workshops in New York City, nationally, and internationally, Concrete Temple Theatre strives to bring myth and ritual back to the center of dialog, while making connections and opportunities for diverse audiences to question and examine their place in the world. Grants and Residencies: Concrete Temple Theatre is a recipient of grants from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Jerome Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts; Arts Alive Westchester, The Jim Henson Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan/EST Project Commission. Residencies include Art at St Ann's Puppet Lab; chashama AREA Award; EST Open House Residency Lexington, NY; the Workspace for Choreographers; Nantucket Historical Association; St Bonaventure College, NY; The Yard and Martha's Vineyard Historical Society.
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| Water
| Open: 06/07/15 Close: 06/07/15
WATER A Series of Original Short Visual Theater Plays / Readings Written By New Playwrights FREE ADMISSION Reception to Follow June 7, 2015 Time: 3:00 PM Dixon Place 161A Chrystie Street Between Delancey and Rivington Streets; Manhattan
Concrete Temple Theatre is a multi-disciplinary company that emphasizes the creation of compelling new theatre works, incorporating drama, dance, puppetry, and the visual arts, which focus on the individual's struggle for identity and society's struggle for cohesion. Through touring and presenting workshops in New York City, nationally, and internationally, Concrete Temple Theatre strives to bring myth and ritual back to the center of dialog, while making connections and opportunities for diverse audiences to question and examine their place in the world. Grants and Residencies: Concrete Temple Theatre is a recipient of grants from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Jerome Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts; Arts Alive Westchester, The Jim Henson Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan/EST Project Commission. Residencies include Art at St Ann's Puppet Lab; chashama AREA Award; EST Open House Residency Lexington, NY; the Workspace for Choreographers; Nantucket Historical Association; St Bonaventure College, NY; The Yard and Martha's Vineyard Historical Society.
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