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Jack Goes Boating’s Philip Seymour Hoffman
and John OrtizThe Legacy of Pina Bausch
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COVER STORYJack Goes Boating
DANCE The Legacy of Pina Bausch: BAM'S Next Wave Festival celebrates German choreographer
MUSIC Paid to Play: The music of Taylor Eigsti at the Jazz Standard
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24CoVER ILLUStRAtIoN: Scott Pollackphoto: BAM’s Next Wave Festival [by Jochen Viehoff]
THEATER In Transit: The a capella musical takes center stage
LOCAL CULTURE Late Night Fashion Fun: Fashion's Night out 2010 occurs September 10
DINING Food, Glorious Food!: The 3rd Annual NY Wine and Food Festival held in October
The Legacy of Pina BauschBAM’s Next Wave Festival celebrates German choreographer
By CHRIS EVANGELISTA – It has been over a year
since the theatre community learned about the
shocking death of German choreographer Pina
Bausch, who died suddely after being diagnosed
with cancer. This September, though, her vision
springs to life in the U.S. premiere of Vollmond
(Full Moon) at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s
Next Wave Festival.
The late artistic director of the Wuppertal
Opera Ballet captured the dance and theatre
world by breaking the rules. Before Bausch,
dance productions only featured performers
doing what is expected of them: dancing. But this
modern dance choreographer not only had her
performers dance, but also had them portrayed
in very human situations, like laughing, fighting
and crying.
Bausch also liked to emotionally challenge the
masses. The Julliard School graduate gathered her
inspiration through varying emotions throughout
life, which is why her pieces displayed such
vivid portrayals of everyday life. One of her
finest works showed a number of heterosexual
couples scattered throughout the stage. It was
reminiscent of the different stages of male-female
relationships: one couple is depicted fighting with
each other, while other couples were laughing or
just standing idly beside each other.
“New York is like a jungle,” Bausch once said,
“but at the same time it gives you a feeling of
total freedom. In these two years I have found
myself.” Her repertoire represented life as it was.
She was a woman of amazing passion and her
works reflected that.
Her outlandish style will be one of the highlights
of BAM’s “Dynamic Dance Engagements” at the
Next Wave Festival. Continuing her usage of
amazing props, performers maneuver around on
stage in water with a giant boulder acting as the
earthy background, with the help of set designer
Peter Pabst. > The Next Wave Festival begins September
21 and runs until December 19
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Paid to PlayThe music of Taylor Eigsti at the Jazz Standard
By CHRIS EVANGELISTA – A father takes his
young son to see a respected pianist perform. The
wide-eyed boy looks up at his father and asks,
“How much do they pay to play there?” The man
laughs and says, “Oh, they pay you.” This was
the moment when Taylor Eigsti realized that he
wanted to be a jazz musician—and he’s since won
two Grammy Awards. Encore recently had the
opportunity to speak to the gifted pianist about
his passion for jazz.
Jazz has been in the back burner of the music
industry for decades. And while Eigsti agrees that
jazz isn’t very popular with the younger crowd,
he also believes that now is a great time to move
forward.
“Jazz needs to be incorporated,” Eigsti says,
“to a young crowd and not ostracize people. It’s
nice to see college kids when you play a show.”
In his mid-20s, Eigsti relates, he really loved “the
texture of orchestra, but I preferred the beat of
hip-hop. Mixing jazz with other genres would be
cool. There are musicians out there who want
to find new vocabulary. I feel that we have a
responsibility to be truthful to our generation.”
When asked about their upcoming concert,
Eigsti tells me, “We will be showcasing totally
new music. It’ll be the first show at the Jazz
Standard with this particular band.” Joining
him onstage will be bassist Harish Raghavan,
drummers Kendrick Scott and Clarence Penn
and vocalist Becca Stevens, with special guests
including guitarist Julian Lange, vocalist Gretchen
Parlato and keyboardist Gerald Clayton. Another
surprise guest will also be joining Eigsti on
September 24, his 26th birthday.
The soon-to-be birthday boy couldn’t hide his
excitement: “The Jazz Standard is my favorite
place to play. The vibe is perfect. It has great
environment. It’s always a gig I always look
forward to.” > The Taylor Eigsti Group will be
performing at the Jazz Standard from
September 23–26. For more information,
visit www.tayjazz.com
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Pavement with Jenny & Johnny: At Williamsburg Waterfront. 5:30pm. www.ticketmaster.com/Pavement-tickets/artist/750321
James Earl Jones at TimesTalks: At the TimesCenter. 6:30pm. www.encoremag.com/new-york/articles/5417/james-earl-jones-joins-timestalks-series
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Opening Night for the New York Philharmonic: At Avery Fisher Hall. 7:30pm. www.encoremag.com/new-york/articles/4533/opening-night
Belle & Sebastian with Teenage Fanclub: At Williamsburg Waterfront. 5:30pm. www.ticketmaster.com/Belle-Sebastian-tick-ets/artist/783750
Built to Spill: At Rocks Off Concert Cruise: 7pm. www.rocksoff.com/shows/474
Fashion’s Night Out: Various locations. www.fashionsnightout.com
Dirty Projectors: At Terminal 5. 8pm.www.terminal5nyc.com/event/4562
Taylor Eigsti Group: At the Jazz Standard. Thru September 26. www.jazzstandard.net/red/index.html
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Jack Goes Boating
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s directorial de-
but, Jack Goes Boating, offers a glimpse
into the lives of four non-heroic contempo-
rary working class New Yorkers. The story
of Jack (Hoffman), a gypsy cab driver from
Queens, and his friends Clyde (John Ortiz),
Lucy (Daphne Rubin-Vega) and Connie (Amy
Ryan) is a rare, emotive approach to realism.
For someone who lives in a small railroad
apartment in the outer boroughs, many of the
scenes in this film extend beyond the borders
of the screen and into real life. The sets look
like places you may exist in and the characters
remind you of people you interact with on a
daily basis. The struggle of love happening in
the lives of those with meager means feels like
a second-person narrative of a living reality.
The organic affect of Jack Goes Boat-ing, which opens October 1, is indebted to
the fact that it grew naturally from the un-
derground of New York culture. Originally
an Off-Broadway production by the LABy-
rinth theatre company (co-founded by Or-
tiz), the film draws from local talent. I had
the pleasure of speaking on the phone with
John Ortiz and Philip Seymour Hoffman
about the film, and about life in New York.
Encore: Can you each tell me about
your individual relationship to the city?
John, you grew up in Brooklyn, right?
John Ortiz: Yeah, and I still live in Brook-
lyn. It’s a huge part of who I am, and my his-
tory and my family. We’re Puerto Rican, but
we call ourselves nuyorican. There’s a speci-
ficity to being from here that you don’t re-
ally feel anywhere else. And when it came to
doing theatre, acting and, on a larger scale,
art, I never really saw it out there the way I
experienced it. With all due respect, it wasn’t
Lost in Yonkers New York for me. It was some-
thing different; it was something that wasn’t
that sweet. That was important to me, to
take on that kind of energy and applying the
kind of work that I was interested in doing.
Philip Seymour Hoffman: New York was
like another universe. I grew up outside of
Rochester in a world that had my school bus
passing the farm on the way to high school.
When I realized that theatre was something
that I wanted to be a part of, I went to NYU.
I remember coming to the city to do the au-
dition, and it scared the hell out of me...but
that kind of exciting scared. It was a city that
I definitely wanted to let swallow me up. My
relationship to New York is still as an outsider,
and I like that. I like viewing New York through
people like John and my friends who grew up
here, and knowing that I have a different per-
spective of it. There’s something about New
York that keeps unfolding for you; it’s not
something you ever experience completely.
Encore: I’d like to talk about Clyde and
Lucy’s apartment for a moment. I live in a
railroad apt in Bushwick and when I was
watching the film, for several moments I ac-
tually felt like I was at home. It was very re-
alistic. As actors and a director, how do
you develop this feeling of being at home?
JO: Phil was really generous in terms
of wanting our input with the apartment
and really making it specific not only to
Jack and Clyde, but also me and Daphne
(Rubin-Vega). Just in terms of having that
homey feel because it would be an apart-
ment that when people saw it, it would be
a very lived-in apartment. We brought a lot
of stuff from our personal lives into the set.
PSH: Some part of Clyde and Lucy would
like to move up the scale, but they are still
part of the working class, and that went into
the apartment. And anyone who lives here
a long time knows that apartment very well,
where the front door is in the kitchen, and
the bathroom’s right there. It’s something
that New Yorkers know how to do probably
better than most people, how to take a cer-
tain space and make it as homey as possible.
Encore: The pool scenes in the film are
really gorgeous. What does going to the
pool mean for a lower-income New Yorker?
PSH: That was always really important.
Where is this pool? What kind of pool is it? I re-
member going to the Y when I first came here,
and I knew I wanted to get a vibe like that. A
very New York thing, I think, is that sometimes
a place you go isn’t in your neighborhood, be-
cause your looking for the thing you want and
it might be somewhere else. The idea that they
would go to this pool in Harlem, and it would
be a public place, and it would be for peo-
ple of a lower economic class, and it would
be beautiful, which I think is also New York.
JPB: I found those scenes very relieving be-
cause I love to be by the water, so it was re-
ally satisfying to watch the underwater scenes.
Can you relate to that, John, growing up in
the city and going through the hot summers?
JO: Yeah, big time. Not only an escape from
concrete jungle, but real relief just in terms of
the heat. I grew up in Bed-Stuy and my pool
was McCarren Park in Williamsburg, when it
was a pool and not a hip concert venue. I ac-
tually remember going the day after the ’77
Black Out, and we just needed to get to the
pool and the traffic lights weren’t working but
the water was still there. It’s such a strong and
important thing that New Yorkers have and, for
all intents and purposes, free. I still go to the
pools with my son. It’s like being in the country.
For the full interview, log onto www.encoremag.com
In TransitThe a capella musical opens at Primary Stage
By CHRIS EVANGELISTA – Four friends—Sara
Wordsworth, Russ Kaplan, Kristen Anderson-
Lopez and James-Allen Ford—reunite after a
long week. They share their frustrations about
public transportation and how it literally gets
in the way of their hopes and dreams. This is
how the concept of the new a caplla musi-
cal In Transit, which opens September 21 at
Primary Stages, began.
An all a capella musical may not have hit
the masses yet, but according to Wordsworth,
“college is big on a capella.” In fact, the
group met while attending the Tony-honored
BMI Lehman Engel Musical Workshop. The
root of the musical, originally called Along the
Way, can be traced back to when the crea-
tors were in their twenties. Wordsworth tells
me that it “started as a cabaret” about their
lives. As they matured, they wanted to step
back and see if they could add more material.
As a result, In Transit came to be. The story
follows a cab driver, a rookie stockbroker, an
aspiring actress and a beatboxer as they rush
through New York City’s underground transit
system. It portrays the stress of the urban
citizens.
Since it’s a musical entirely in a capella, I
wondered if this is a production where actors
improvise. “No, there is a set of musical notes
they have to go by,” Kaplan said. Wordsworth
then opens up a huge giant binder and shows
me the music sheets.
In Transit is written beautifully, and it also
emulates what is real. The rest of the world
may know us New Yorkers as glamorous and
ambitious, but little do they know that under-
neath, we literally don’t control the phase in
which we arrive there. The entire musical is
best summarized with two lines in the first
scene:
(MTA Voice comes on)
Voice: Due to train traffic ahead, this train will
be momentarily held.
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The wunderbar authentic
Viennese dishes at chef Thomas Ferlesch’s
charming Fort Greene Austrian bistro are
worth traveling for; it recalls a homely corner
of old Europe, and the location and person-
able service are both perfect for a BAM night.
to really strut. And Domain Michel Tête is making
bangin’ Juliénas.
I do love Rioja, like really,
really love Rioja. Muga’s Prado Enea is aromatically
fascinating.
I think
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only having one lonely bottle, what would fit
reasonably well throughout.
For good quality to price
ratio, I tend toward off the map regions—
Languedoc and Southern France, the regions no one
knows from Spain—Bierzo, Montsant, Alicante, and
of course, Italy!
In Brooklyn, I’ve been
recession-ified! I’m often at Diner or Marlow &
Sons for wine. Roberta’s offers a lean list, but good
wines. The Richardson Bar and Huckleberry Bar
have great wines by the glass, almost unheard of in
a bar.
Cork may always have a place in the very
upper echelons of wine, but Stelvin and increasingly,
boxes, are finding the company of good wine. I’m
saying by 2020, almost all everyday wines will be in
box or screw cap.
I really only give
champagne—it, by its very nature, suggests
celebration. Most people like it and can enjoy it
without being wine-geeks. I’m a fan of Gosset, and
Jean Milan’s Terres de Noel—a too obvious choice
for Christmas, but oh-so-good, and Jacques Selosse,
if you can find it and have a wine geek to impress. In
the words of Joe Strummer, “there’s never a bad
time for champagne.”
I’m partial to Rioja.
When you eat out, what factors do you
consider when ordering a bottle of wine?
Suggestions to finding a great value on a
restaurant’s wine list?
Where can we find you enjoying a glass of
wine around town?
Any idea by what year the cork top will cease
to exist?
Also, with the holidays approaching people
often give wine. Any tips to impressing the in-
laws, a boss or good friend?
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63 Lafayette Ave. • 718.852.1100
Scopello, named after a small village in Sicily, is a
place you can immerse yourself in a spectacular
natural setting, ancient history and delicious
wholesome foods. Our menu features the fresh-
est produce, fish and meats, homemade pastas
and bread, with ingredients imported from Italy...
25 Lafayette Ave.
718.222.5800
The wunderbar authentic
Viennese dishes at chef Thomas Ferlesch’s
charming Fort Greene Austrian bistro are
worth traveling for; it recalls a homely corner
of old Europe, and the location and person-
able service are both perfect for a BAM night.
to really strut. And Domain Michel Tête is making
bangin’ Juliénas.
I do love Rioja, like really,
really love Rioja. Muga’s Prado Enea is aromatically
fascinating.
I think
about the food we’re going to have and if we are
only having one lonely bottle, what would fit
reasonably well throughout.
For good quality to price
ratio, I tend toward off the map regions—
Languedoc and Southern France, the regions no one
knows from Spain—Bierzo, Montsant, Alicante, and
of course, Italy!
In Brooklyn, I’ve been
recession-ified! I’m often at Diner or Marlow &
Sons for wine. Roberta’s offers a lean list, but good
wines. The Richardson Bar and Huckleberry Bar
have great wines by the glass, almost unheard of in
a bar.
Cork may always have a place in the very
upper echelons of wine, but Stelvin and increasingly,
boxes, are finding the company of good wine. I’m
saying by 2020, almost all everyday wines will be in
box or screw cap.
I really only give
champagne—it, by its very nature, suggests
celebration. Most people like it and can enjoy it
without being wine-geeks. I’m a fan of Gosset, and
Jean Milan’s Terres de Noel—a too obvious choice
for Christmas, but oh-so-good, and Jacques Selosse,
if you can find it and have a wine geek to impress. In
the words of Joe Strummer, “there’s never a bad
time for champagne.”
I’m partial to Rioja.
When you eat out, what factors do you
consider when ordering a bottle of wine?
Suggestions to finding a great value on a
restaurant’s wine list?
Where can we find you enjoying a glass of
wine around town?
Any idea by what year the cork top will cease
to exist?
Also, with the holidays approaching people
often give wine. Any tips to impressing the in-
laws, a boss or good friend?
Read more online at www.encoremag.com
10/30/2009 Page 13NYC_Wrap_Nov_2009.pdf
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Late Night Fashion FunFashion’s Night Out 2010 occurs September 10
By JOSH KuRP – Kick off Fashion Week with
Fashion’s Night Out. Hundreds of clothing stores
in New York City will remain open until 11pm.
on September 10, all under the watchful eye of
organizer Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue
(as if you didn’t already know).
Below are just a few of the events worth
checking out that night:
Karen Elson has been a model since she was
a teenager, and has since walked the runway
for Marc Jacobs, Dolce & Gabbana and many
more. She’s also a talented musician who recently
released her first album, The Ghost Who Walks.
Elson will be performing songs from Ghost at
Balenciaga (542 W. 22nd St.).
During Fashion Week, you want to look your
best, hairstyle included. At Henri Bendel (712
5th Ave.), there will be an interactive red carpet
experience complete with hair and make-up
teams and a personal dresser making, all making
you look your best before meeting The City’s
Olivia Palermo, who will give a class on how to
look professional when the paparazzi attack.
You have to give Lord & Taylor (424 5th
Ave.) credit for breaking a fashion taboo: the
department store is holding a Street Truck Face-
Off. There will be deserts from Cupcake Stop,
Street Sweets, and Treats Truck on separate floors.
Bergdorf Goodman (754 5th Ave.) has one of
the night’s odder events. From 7–8pm., they’ll be
hosting “BG’s Best in Show,” in which designers
and their canine companions strut what they’ve
got down the, um, catwalk. Expect dogs wearing
clothing that cost more than your salary for five
years. Less depressing is an appearance by Tom
Ford from 8–8:30pm.
But, as always, Barneys (660 Madison Ave.) is
the place to be. There will be exclusive clothing
and accessories; meet and greets with fashion
icons, like photographer Johnny Rozsa; the
opportunity to mingle with the Olsen Twins,
Daphne Guinness and Simon Doonan. > For a full list of events, please visit
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DININGDINING
Food, Glorious Food!The third annual NY Wine and Food Festival held in October
By JOSH KuRP – New York City is home to some
of the world’s finest foods and most talented
chefs, and once a year, we get to celebrate our
cuisine and its makers. From October 7–10, the
Food Network Wine and Food Festival, presented
by Food & Wine and Travel & Leisure magazine,
will host over 100 events, primarily in the
Meatpacking District and DUMBO, with 100% of
the proceeds going towards Food Bank for New
York City and Share Our Strength.
“Last year,” according to Brooke Johnson,
president of Food Network, “we were able to
affect real change in our city and the nation with
a donation of close to $1 million to the Food
Bank for New York City and Share Our Strength.
This year we hope to do even more to make
hunger a thing of the past. We are so proud to
be associated with these two vital organizations.”
Here are some of the finest affordable events
that haven’t been sold out yet:
Chelsea Market After Dark
October 7, 7-10 p.m.; $105
Come see the old Nabisco factory turned retail
hotbed and food concourse like you’ve never
seen it before during Chelsea Market After Dark,
hosted by Alton Brown. The Iron Chef America
host will use his knowledge and enthusiasm
for the science of cooking to introduce you to
everything delicious available at the Market.
TimesTalks: New York’s Star-Studded Chefs
October 8, 6-7:15 p.m.; $30
Three of the city’s celebrated 3- and 4-star
chefs—Daniel Boulud (Daniel, DB), Jean-Georges
Vongerichten (Jean Georges, Perry St., Mercer
Kitchen, Spice Market) and Michael White
(Convivo, Alto, Marea)—on getting to the top
and staying there. Interviewed by Frank Bruni,
former New York Times restaurant critic.> For a full list of events and locations, visit
www.encoremag.com
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248 Fifth Ave. • 718.783.4565
“Fantastic,” savory cooking at relatively gentle
prices explains why this oh-so-popular Park
Slope Venetian is always packed. ( )Zagat
773 Fulton St. • 718.797.3494
Aqualis Grill is a Mediterranean-inspired sea-
food restaurant that serves a variety of seafood
starters and main courses. In addition, Aqualis
offers a Prix-Fixe menu that includes a three-
course meal with wine for only $25 between
5:00 and 7:30 pm. Closed Monday.
76-78 St. Marks Ave.
718.622.3276
Born from the desire to forge
a pleasant and friendly dining establishment
with fresh, locally grown produce, Flatbush Farm
features an eclectic selection of ales, wines, and
spirits. An endeavor of wonderful simplicity: eat
heartily, drink merrily. Lo, now is come our
joyfullest feast!
386 Flatbush Ave. Ext.
718.852.5257
World-famous restaurant
for over 55 years. Voted No. 1 “The Best
Cheesecake in N.Y.” Overstuffed deli sand-
wiches, skyscraper desserts, blintzes, broiled
steaks and fish, 10 oz. steakburgers and more.
Open daily: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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87 Lafayette Ave. • 718.624.9443
Voted top wine bar in New York City two
years running by Zagat’s Night Life Guide,
the Stonehome Wine Bar is conveniently
located just two blocks from BAM.
Stonehome “gives the culinary as much
attention as the oenonoligal” ( )
with a seasonal new American menu and a
200 bottle list. 35 wines are offered by the
glass. Dinner reservations are recommended
(open daily at 5pm).
New Yorker
278 Fifth Ave. • 718.369.9527
This Park Slope treasure is a favorite for
chicken wings, catfish burgers, beef-on-weck,
pulled pork, microbrews, hot sauces, and
sports games. Tasty vegetarian dishes are also
available. Come enjoy the best burger in town
in a fun, friendly atmosphere. ( )Citysearch
10/30/2009 Page 9NYC_Wrap_Nov_2009.pdf
87 Lafayette Ave. • 718.624.9443
Voted top wine bar in New York City two
years running by Zagat’s Night Life Guide,
the Stonehome Wine Bar is conveniently
located just two blocks from BAM.
Stonehome “gives the culinary as much
attention as the oenonoligal” ( )
with a seasonal new American menu and a
200 bottle list. 35 wines are offered by the
glass. Dinner reservations are recommended
(open daily at 5pm).
New Yorker
278 Fifth Ave. • 718.369.9527
This Park Slope treasure is a favorite for
chicken wings, catfish burgers, beef-on-weck,
pulled pork, microbrews, hot sauces, and
sports games. Tasty vegetarian dishes are also
available. Come enjoy the best burger in town
in a fun, friendly atmosphere. ( )Citysearch
10/30/2009 Page 9NYC_Wrap_Nov_2009.pdf
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