by Neil | May 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
..during the celebratory (and, as it soon transpired, serendipitous) party for the release of the May 2026 issue of The Brooklyn Rail at 15 Orient Gallery, on the third floor of 72 Walker Street in Tribeca. Phong took the occasion to “introduce” me to...
by Neil | Apr 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
11:30 a.m., Friday, April 24, 2026 – in the ninth floor studio of Ballet Hispanico on West 89th Street – bearing witness to a transcendent offering, ODES by Anna Sokolow (Tel Aviv Lyric Theatre 1964, with music by A.U.Boskovich; Juilliard Concert...
by Neil | Apr 19, 2026 | martha graham
What an inspiration! – to witness and applaud the All-City Panorama set by Teens @ Graham Director Amelie Benard – a magnificently energized testimony to the Martha Graham Company’s future-facing legacy on the eve of the Centennial – a pivotal...
by Neil | Feb 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Thursday evening, February 26, 2026, The Black Box Theatre, Columbia High School, Maplewood. I was introducing myself to the audience for my talk on William Carlos Williams, the first in a series called In, Around, About…Essex County 2026, presented by the South...
by Neil | Jan 10, 2026 | news
On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs – by Renee Nicole (Macklin) Good i want back my rocking chairs, solipsist sunsets, & coastal jungle sounds that are tercets from cicadas and pentameter from the hairy legs of cockroaches. i’ve donated bibles to thrift stores...