5 years in the Music Box Village
The Music Box grew from a backyard incarnation into a Roving Village stationed in City Park, landing in its Bywater site in 2016. As the initial Program Director of the Village, I co-curated seven Performance Seasons, appearances at Bonnaroo and Pilgrimage festivals, and a cross-country tour of our musical mini-stage, Porch Life, which I co-designed with a team of 18 artists, builders, tinkerers, engineers and … Continue reading 5 years in the Music Box Village
SPLISH: The Rise and Fall of the Show and Tail
I was excited to produce and costume Splish: a mermaid masque as my first foray in large-scale collaborative art performance in New Orleans… and to get a mention from the Gambit as one of the ten best art events of 2015… Over 50 installation artists, drag performers, musicians, actors, costumers, photographers and more lent their talents to the mega-show. Click through for credits and the show … Continue reading SPLISH: The Rise and Fall of the Show and Tail
IRT: A Tragedy in Three Stations
In 2009, with my favorite co-conspirators, we took a 60-person cast, crew and audience through a 1904, period-appropriate melodrama staged on the 4/5/6 subway line. With quick changes. In January. Click through for photos and video. Continue reading IRT: A Tragedy in Three Stations
The Rematch: A Viewing Party
One of the last events we held at the Egg & Dart Club was a viewing party for my friend Duke Riley’s project in China, the Rematch. He and his assistant had been overseas for months working on it, but as the race approached, we thought it would be fun for New Yorkers to place bets on the outcome from halfway around the world. I … Continue reading The Rematch: A Viewing Party
Mermaids of Many Guises
Florida: flamingos, gators & old folks: 2012 The Flea Circus: 2010 Mermaids of the Dead Sea: 2008 Fakework Sailorettes: 2007 Swimmers: 2005 Continue reading Mermaids of Many Guises
The Sweet Cheat, 2010
In Spring 2010, I worked on costume design with Sarah MacMillan on a play called the Sweet Cheat, adapted from a Rick Moody story and directed by Jeff Stark. It was staged in an abandoned power plant. Continue reading The Sweet Cheat, 2010
An Evening on the Waterpod, & West Indian Day
For several years I organized events to raise funds for the Swimming Cities Ganges trip. One of our first was an evening aboard the Waterpod, an ecological experiment in living on the water, with music by Tianna Kennedy and Chloe, sponsored by Hendricks Gin. Guests were invited to explore this self-sufficient, floating biodome. Another event took place on “West Indian Day” – we set up … Continue reading An Evening on the Waterpod, & West Indian Day
Alita Edgar 