Chatham Area Business and Arts Blog

FilmColumbia: ‘Lady Bird,’ Greta Gerwig’s autobiographical directorial debut

Berkshire Eagle, Wednesday, November 1, 2017

The highly anticipated sneak preview at the Crandell Theatre Saturday night (October 28) was a smash. “Lady Bird,” written and directed by the gifted Greta Gerwig, was a delicious comedy/drama. The FilmColumbia festival (like present-day politics) was heavily laden with serious topics such as racism, rape, anti-immigrant prejudices, and death and dying. This film had a serious story to tell – mother/daughter conflicts, coming of age affairs, rebellious teenagers – but it struck a hopeful and touching note.

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Dance troupe brings ‘One Night Only’ to Chatham

Times Union, August 16, 2017

What would a dance look like if it was less like a performance and more like a sporting event? That’s the question that Monica Bill Barnes set out to explore when she began working on a new piece with her longtime dance partner, Anna Bass, two years ago. The result is “One Night Only,” which has its world premiere Friday at PS21 in Chatham, in a preview showing before its official opening in New York City in two weeks.

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This Dance Festival is the Best-Kept Secret in New York

Dance Magazine, August 15, 2017

Performance Spaces for the 21st Century (aka PS21) is possibly the best-kept secret on the route from New York City to Jacob’s Pillow. In Chatham, New York, PS21 has quietly built an annual dance festival with a diverse array of excellent groups. A small but adventurous center dedicated to presenting dance, theater, music and film, it is currently in the midst of its 12th annual Chatham Dance Festival.

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