WAH Theater
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The WAH Theater has been in existence since 1997 to fulfill the performing arts mission of the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, aka "The WAH Center." The performing arts include dance, theater, music, film, lectures, etc. The WAH Theater is housed on the third floor of the magnificent landmark French Empire building the Kings County Savings Bank building, located at 135 Broadway at Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg Brooklyn, in New York City. It can accommodate 100 seats in its 2400 square foot space. The theater's director is Peter Dizozza.
Past productions have included among others:
[edit] In House Productions
Antifolk musicals: Prepare To Meet Your Maker (The Musical Mystery Play), The Last Dodo[1], Coppelia, The Golf Wars, The Eleventh Hour (A Ghost Story), The Marriage at the Statue of Liberty (A ballet with dialogue) and The Sea Heiress (A Chamber Oratorio). All by Peter Dizozza appeared at the WAH. Performances of these musicals are spectacular events, featuring such Antifolk as John Kessel, Drew Blood[2], Kenny Davidsen, Laurel Hoffman, Jeff Lewis, Kimya Dawson, Cockroach, Toby Goodshank, Steve Espinola, and Tony Hightower. also featuring Emiaj Dance Movement & The OXO Chamber Group. Directors of these productions include John Seroff, Tom Nondorf and Tyr Throne
[edit] From Outside
1) Waiting for Godot by Samuel Becket produced by the Juilliard School 2) Witches Macbeth by Cannon Theater Company 3) Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen directed by Patricia Skarbinski 4) Three short comedies by Betty Smith, author of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." by Spartan Theater Company 5) Noh Opera MacBeth from Japan.
[edit] Other theater productions
1) Williamsburg Chamber Orchestra, a 32 piece directed by Michael Arenella 2) Japanese traditional music Koto and samisen instruments and the international sensation Noh Opera Macbeth [[3]] 3) Balinese percussion music by Gamelon Son of Lion[[4]]4) Keiji Heino, avant garde sound performance 5) Experimental music series directed by Matt Bua 6) Antibalas, Latin Afro beat 7) Air Guitar by Steve Noll 8) Jazz series 9) Classic and world music 10) Annual Musical Meltdown with over 24 bands in one night 11) An ANNUAL WILLIAMSBURG DANCE FESTIVAL and many other dance performances throughout the year 12) "Film Night at the WAH." The WAH Center was the first to have a film festival in Williamsburg; the first two directors were Ari Taub and Marco Ursino. Marco now produces the Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival at the Brooklyn Museum.13) The Williamsburg Symposium, a discussion if current topics including "Has art been redefined at the beginning of the new century"[[5]]or "The future of Man." 14) Lectures and presentations such as "Voices of the Epic", A Reading of Contest in Bethlehem Followed by a Discussion of Epic Poetry presented byANDREW J. PARKS, M.Phil. in English Literature from Drew University 15) COLORFUL FASHION SHOW! OUTRAGEOUSLY CUTTING EDGE! Williamsburg has a different approach to fashion shows being both performance & entertainment as well as fashion with many outrageous & funky concepts and a unique exploratory vision often using unusual materials such as Annie Murdock's dress made out of rubber gloves. Last year in 2003 its fashion show during the surrealist extravaganza[6] produced by Disney Nasa Borg was so successful the crowds could not make it up the stairs to see it. It was covered by MTV and several fashion houses. 16) INTERNATIONAL POETRY SERIES with such poets as: Lili Bita, Greek author and actress, who has published ten books of poetry, a novel, and two collections of short fiction. Her work has been translated into five languages, and has been widely anthologized here and abroad. As an actress, Lili has performed her acclaimed one-woman shows on three continents. Lili will read from her latest work and perform classical monologues from her The Greek Woman Through the Ages. fashion show behind the scenes.
In conjunction with its Surrealist Art Exhibitions, The WAH Center began Williamsburg's International Surrealist Film Festival which is entering its third year in 2006as the foremost surrealist film festival in the world!
