On Saturday, October 31 from Theater for the New City (TNC) presents the Virtual Village Halloween Costume Ball from 2 PM ET to Midnight, with the7:15 PM to 9:30 PM slot designated The Chop Shop Live Theater. The event, guided by Crystal Field, TNC Executive Director, has been presented since 1976 and TNC is unwilling to break the tradition during the pandemic.
This evening of Halloween cabaret theater will be live-streamed on the theater’s website and its Facebook page Attendance is free but donations are gratefully accepted. For further information, click here.
In the past, TNC’s Village Halloween Ball, has always been held on the actual night of Halloween and celebrates the creative fertility of the season. Since its beginning in 1976, it has been a point of origin for many of the City’s most original entertainers. Six full-length plays have grown out of playlets written for the fest and it is probable that the theatrical movement in Performance Art began there. Each year, many acts, skits, sketches, and skadoodles go on to become the basis of larger theater works. It is also interesting to note that TNC originated the Village Halloween Parade as part of its annual Halloween Ball. The procession wound its way through the Village from TNC’s second home at the corner of Jane and West Streets to Washington Square Park. Ordinarily the observance takes up every available inch (both floors) of TNC’s multi-theater complex at 155 First Avenue (the former First Avenue Retail Market building) and adjoining outdoor spaces.
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