Brooklyn Nets Adding to "Culture"

by Net Income on Nov 11, 2011 10:45 AM EST in Brooklyn

First there was the musical, then the documentary, the promise of a book and now, Atlantic Yards, the jazz ensemble with mutlimedia! The Wall Street Journal reports that the Brooklyn Academy of Music is presenting "Brooklyn Babylon" this week, an allegorical tale seemingly based on the Bruce Ratner project that includes the Barclays Center.

"'Brooklyn Babylon' presents a new dystopian version of the Tower of Babel fable, wherein the mayor of Brooklyn, in a grand act of hubris, decides to build the tallest building in the world," writes Tad Hendrickson. "The story also follows an Eastern Europe immigrant carpenter, who lives in the neighborhood where the tower is being erected, as he builds a carousel atop the structure and becomes an accomplice to the destruction of his beloved neighborhood."

If you can't make it, you can always enjoy a day in the life of the construction of the arena, shot Monday.

Razing a New Tower of Brooklyn - Tad Hendrickson - Wall Street Journal

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Speaking of musicals

You can now get the famous play, In the Footprint, from the Civillians now on iTunes, so now you can see it if you haven’t already at the price of a download to an iPod, iPhone, or iPad.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/let-me-ascertain-you-the-civilians/id477971690

by Tal Barzilai on Nov 11, 2011 4:26 PM EST reply actions

FAMOUS?

"It's as sweet as it ever was, I'll tell you. Now, hopefully, we started something and we can win some more championships, but we're going to enjoy this one right now. Have a little champagne." --Julius Erving, May 12, 1976, ABA champion Nets locker room.

by Net Income on Nov 11, 2011 4:51 PM EST up reply actions

Living under a rock?

Both the play and documentary you despise so much have gotten very high reviews, so only a hard core supporter would think they were nothing but propaganda like you dear friend Marty when he snubbed the directors of that film.

by Tal Barzilai on Nov 11, 2011 5:12 PM EST up reply actions

i dont despise either

but to call them FAMOUS is a reach. They got mostly good reviews, but “Chorus Line” is “famous”. “Phantom of the Opera” is “famous”. “Book of Mormon” is “famous”. “In the Footprint” hasn’t even made it to Manhattan, let alone Broadway.

I’m sure it will get its share of awards, but it’s not “famous”. And it’s so typical of the critics to exaggerate successes and denigrate defeats. Perhaps “In the Footprint” could get booked at Barclays Center under the BAM program. That might help make if “famous.”

by Net Income on Nov 11, 2011 6:12 PM EST up reply actions

More popular than you think

The Civillians have done a number of plays, and they are considered very popular for being Off-Off Broadway. Just because they are not in the Theater District doesn’t mean that they aren’t popular. The only reason you will here Broadway plays getting more coverage is because they are in Theater District whearas Off Broadway refers to plays in Manhattan, but not in that said area, while Off-Off Broadway is outside of Manhattan but still in NYC. In the end, it’s the level of production. Another reason why Broadway plays get more coverage is because they are done by polific directors. Nevertheless, In the Footprint has been popular, and the download on iTunes is actually free, so you don’t have to pay anything. Who am I kidding here? You wouldn’t want to see it even if it was for free, and that was when I mentioned where you could see the Battle for Brooklyn when you didn’t have to pay, but still passed on it.

by Tal Barzilai on Nov 12, 2011 10:16 PM EST up reply actions