Tapping into New York

10/28/2024

The kids in my Cornelia Street productions didn’t realize that I’ve been hopping in the same hobby horse of the death of the city for years. Here’s proof:

City Lore, an urban culture group, unveils an online story map called City of Memory, which allows users to add their own tales about the life and lore of New York.

07/02/2024

Thank you, Mayor Adams, for restoring funding to libraries. It's the right decision!

05/29/2024

As we await the verdict in the Trump trial - you might want to check out the never before told story of my father currently published in The Village Sun::

BY KATHRYN ADISMAN | When the jury in the defamation lawsuit awards E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million, my half-sister comments, “A sweeping victory for all…

04/10/2024

This should have been mandatory reading before the 2016 election. It was listed on his website by journalist Sydney Schanberg., who, along with Wayne Barrett, of the Village Voice, were among the first to warn us about Donald Trump. I laughed so hard I cried. It's not funny.

"A tale of sound and fury, told by an idiot, signifying nothing." The indelible phrase is from Macbeth, Shakespeare's drama of a regicide whose bloody ambition and untethered soul tears apart his country. But it perfectly captures Donald Trump's campaign for president.

03/17/2024

my former yoga teacher is affiliated with ABT, but I'm pretty sure my ballet aficionado high school friend who got me tix to see Nureyev and Fonteyn in "Swan Lake" hung out at nyc ballet, in the 60s, where I believe they performed.

American Ballet Theatre (ABT) and the New York City Ballet (NYCB) are two of the most prominent ballet companies in the world. Both are based in New York City and have been performing for more than 75 years. While they share many similarities, they also have some distinct differences that set them a...

03/17/2024

Did anyone else see Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev perform in NYC ca. 1967?

Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, the perfect partnership, the greatest dance partners of the history of ballet.

01/31/2024

Barbara Duffy lived in my building for many years. She is the one tap dancer I wanted to book for our Cornelia Street Cafe show 2015-16 I couldn’t get. I miss her energy. I used to hear her singing as she ran up the stairs. I was in her apartment once and she showed me where she practiced her routines. She helped me decide in 2004 to buy my studio by recommending I read Dr. Phil. And I did! I’m sharing this old video because she’s such an Up as in Up-lifting. And we all need that. Now more than ever!

Barbara Duffy in Tap & Jazz Show