/ Performances
A UNIQUE BI-CULTURAL THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE Otodama, translated as ‘Sound and Spirits,’ presents a unique fusion of traditional Japanese drumming and American funk tap dance using Japanese Taiko drums, African Djimbe drums, hand-held wooden clappers, thick wooden drumsticks and a samisen or Japanese banjo. It is a visual and musical thrill for audiences of all ages directed by STOMP five-year veteran Yako Miyamoto. Dec. 2-11, Mon. – Fri. at 8pm, Sat. at 3pm & 8pm and Sun. at 3pm & 7pm. CSV Cultural Center, Flamboyan Theater, 107 Suffolk St. $25 in advance, $30 at the door. 212-352-3101.
Theater Against AIDS “In the Continuum” is a timely dramatization of the problem of AIDS among African and African-American women. Living worlds apart in South Central, Los Angeles and Harare, Zimbabwe, two young women experience a kaleidoscope weekend of darkly comic, life-changing revelations. With the two playwright/actors playing dozens of roles, the play takes the audience on a journey of parallel denials and self-discoveries. The show is currently in previews and will open officially on World AIDS day, Thursday, December 1. Performances will continue through Saturday, January 14. Show times are Monday through Saturday evenings at 8:00pm and Saturday afternoons at 3:00pm. Until December 3, tickets are $45, afterwards tickets are $60 and may be purchased by calling 212-868-4444 or visiting www.SmartTix.com. Performances will take place at The Perry Street Theater, 31 Perry Street, just west of 7th Avenue. A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to a charity involved in the fight against AIDS.
Arcadia, At an English country estate in 1809, Septimus Hodge tutors Thomasina Coverly, the clever young daughter of the lady of the house. A bit of a rouge, he also passes the time dallying with the wife of poet Ezra Chater, a guest of the estate. Meanwhile, in the present day, two scholars attempt to discover what exactly happened nearly 200 years earlier. Thru Nov. 20. Wed. – Fri. at 8pm; Sat. at 2 & 8pm; Sun. at 7pm. GREENWICH STREET THEATER, 547 Greenwich Street. $15. www.qedproductions.org/tickets.
