(Le) Poisson Rouge

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(Le) Poisson Rouge
LPR

The façade of (Le) Poisson Rouge
Address 158 Bleecker Street
Location New York, NY 10012 USA
Coordinates 40°43′42″N 74°00′00″W / 40.7284°N 73.999977°W / 40.7284; -73.999977Coordinates: 40°43′42″N 74°00′00″W / 40.7284°N 73.999977°W / 40.7284; -73.999977
Type Nightclub
Opened 2008
Seating type Standing, cabaret seating, or in-the-round
Capacity 700[1]
Website lprnyc.com

(Le) Poisson Rouge (often referred to as LPR) is a music venue and multimedia art cabaret in New York City founded in 2008 by Justin Kantor and David Handler on the former site of The Village Gate.[2] The performance space was designed and engineered by John Storyk/WSDG. It has become a known venue for its focus on artistry, bring contemporary classical music into the club setting, and offering a variety of set ups so that a seated classical performance can be followed by a standing set by a rock band or a DJ.[3] Responding to a performance of Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time featuring pianist Bruce Brubaker at LPR, the Wall Street Journal reported: "The crowd -- many of whom wouldn't even have known who Messiaen was -- sat in rapt silence, and roared their approval at the end."[4][5]

Kantor and Handler, both graduates of Manhattan School of Music, founded LPR[6] with the stated desire of creating a venue that would foster the fusion of "popular and art cultures" in music, film, theater, dance, and fine art.[7]

The venue is home to a myriad variety of genres[8] focusing on classical, new music, avant garde music, indie rock, and jazz, but also playing host to readings, comedy, film, DJs, parties, theater,and burlesque.[9]

The main stage of (le) Poisson Rouge.

Awards

  • Three years running[citation needed] a nominee for Paper Magazine’s best club in New York City[10][11]
  • The Freedom Party at LPR won the 2010 Best Party in NYC from Paper Magazine
  • Listed in Flavorpill’s Best Venues of the 21st Century
  • 2009 Village Voice’s Best Rock Venue
  • 2009 New York Magazine’s Best High Brow Venue
  • 2010 Club Planet Venue of the Week
  • 2011 New York Jazz Record Venue of the Year
  • 2011 Village Award from Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation [12]
  • 2011 Lonely Planet Best of NYC[13]
  • 2011 ASCAP's Victor Herbert Award for excellence in programming [14]
  • 2012 iRockaes Top 50 Live Streaming Sources[15]
  • 2012 Foursquare: New York's Best Music Venues 2012[16]
  • 2012 & 2013 Downbeat Magazine's Great Jazz Rooms of the World [17]
  • 2013 Guest of a Guest's Best NYC Venues to Discover New Musicians [18]
The hanging fishtank at the vestibule of (Le) Poisson Rouge.

References

  1. ↑ "About | (le) poisson rouge". Lepoissonrouge.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03. 
  2. ↑ MARK SWED (2009-07-04). "Critic's Notebook - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03. 
  3. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/12/arts/music/12kronos.html
  4. ↑ Sandow, Greg, "A Young, Hip, Classical Crowd", Wall Street Journal, March 28, 2009
  5. ↑ November 14, 2008 (2008-11-14). "Seeing the future | Sandow". Artsjournal.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03. 
  6. ↑ "(Le) Poisson Rouge - New York City - Shecky's". Sheckysnightlife.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03. 
  7. ↑ "Le Poisson Rouge - New York, NY 10012 - Reviews". InTheMO. Retrieved 2013-12-03. 
  8. ↑ "Live Music | New York Music Events & Concerts | Time Out New York". Newyork.timeout.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03. 
  9. ↑ "About | (le) poisson rouge". Lepoissonrouge.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03. 
  10. ↑ Papermag Editors (2010-09-24). "PAPER's Sixth Annual Nightlife Awards: The Complete Nominees List". Papermag. Retrieved 2013-12-03. 
  11. ↑ http://peoples-choice-awards09.papermag.com/
  12. ↑ Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (2011-06-13). "Detail". GVSHP. Retrieved 2013-12-03. 
  13. ↑ "Press | (le) poisson rouge". Lepoissonrouge.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03. 
  14. ↑ "2011 Concert Music Awards". Ascap.com. 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2013-12-03. 
  15. ↑ "IROCKE’s Top 50 Live Streaming Sources of 2012 |". Blog.irocke.com. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-12-03. 
  16. ↑ "New York's Best Music Venues - 2012 - Best of Foursquare". Foursquare.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03. 
  17. ↑ "212 Great Jazz Rooms | February 2012". DownBeat. Retrieved 2013-12-26. 
  18. ↑ 6:30 pm. "The Best NYC Venues To Discover New Musicians". Guestofaguest.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03. 

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