Three Graces
(2011-Present)
Three Graces (Harmony, Splendor and Strategy), an Op-Art cantastoria (banner show with sung recitation) based on the lives of Grace Lee Boggs, Grace Paley, Grace Kelly written by Jenny Romaine and the company. Created with Xavier Smith and Cassandra Burrows Performed at St. Ann’s Warehouse, Banners and Cranks Festival Detroit Institute of Art and HERE, NYC, and NYC parks.
Sing-a-long Scrolls
(2018)
Created with Mor Ehrlich of Sez Me “Sandwiches are Beautiful,” an homage to the song by Bob King, and “3-6-9 the Goose Drank Wine” based on the clapping song by Shirley Ellis. Sez Me is an LGBT web series for kids, and multidisciplinary educational program for all ages.
The Sukkos Mob
(2018)
This holiday spectacle with music conducted in Yiddish, English, and Spanish in parks, communal spaces and streets, NYC. (2014), Truth in Gay Clothes (2011), Don’t Let the Sheep Get in Your Eyes, immigration sci-fi inspired by Alex Rivera (2010), Awesome is Over, with architectural lighting designer Linnaea Tillet (2009), Postcards from Outer Space (2007), The Haunted House of Now, Funtastic! (2006)
The True Story of Charas
A cantastoria by Great Small Works and Damiano Giambelli about the history and struggle to save The Lower East Side institution CHARAS-El Bohio Community and Cultural Center at 605 East 9th Street sold by then-Mayor Giuliani over widespread community opposition.