Cirkus Luna!

Appearing in the New York Downtown Clown Monthly Revue
Monday, October 16, 8pm
at "Under St. Marks", 94 St. Mark's Place (1st/A)
$15 Admission

Dzieci/Makbet

Saturday & Sunday, October 14 & 15, 7:30pm
Grand Army Plaza, Park Slope, Brooklyn
Inside the Memorial Arch

$10 Donation

Fools Mass

Sunday, September 24th, 6pm
The Brick Theater
575 Metropolitan Avenue, Williamsburg

 

Part of the New York Clown Theatre Festival
Admission $10

Fools Mass reviewed at NYTheatre.com!

Dzieci/Makbet

A work-in-progress presentaion.

 

Shakespeare as the spirits have willed it. The ritual enactment of Macbeth as a means to purge soul and society of evil and curse.

 

For this condensed, Gypsy version of the classic, the ensemble is learning all the lines, of every part, through a process of oral transmission, so as to create maximum improvisational possibilities.

 

Employing haunting folk songs and chants from Scandinavia and Eastern Europe, along with the poetry of Shakespeare's eternal verse, the company explores, and explodes, the very essence of theatre and storytelling.

 

Sunday, August 13th at 5:00pm

at Fort Tilden Park, Far Rockaway Queens

• Belt Parkway to Flatbush Avenue South (Exit 11S)
• go over the Gil Hodges Bridge ($2.25 toll), stay right
• immediate right after bridge for Breezy Point
• take a Left at the first traffic light
• turn right at the stop sign, by the church
• left into parking lot T-4, past the theatre building
• or, take the Q35 from Flatbush/Brooklyn College to Fort Tilden

Meet in the lot between the Theatre and the Arts & Crafts Building.

Do not be late, the performance location will shift.

 

Sunday, July 9th at 7:00pm

in the Meadowport Arch of Prospect Park

by Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn

2 or 3 trains to Grand Army Plaza, Q to 7th Avenue

Riverklomph! @ Surf Burlesque

Wednesday, May Third, 10pm

at Surf Burlesque on the Bowery: "Lunacy Edition"

 

Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (at East First Street)
New York City
Admission: $10

   

Your Host.: Miss Angel Drake

In House Burlesque by: Jo Boobs

 

This Month's Guests:

• DZIECI
• Mad Happy
• Bunny Love
• Remy Vicious
• Bambi
• Insectavora

The First Annual Gypsy Wedding

Saturday, April First, 7-10pm
St. Jean Baptiste School
173 East 75th Street, NYC

Saint Patrick's Day: Riverklomph!

at Lindy-Loo's Saint Patty-Billy's Hayride

Friday, March 17th, 9pm

Hank's Saloon

46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic Avenue), Brooklyn

- Irish Acapella Song Stylings

- Free Instruments to First 82 Guests

- Recital by Redmond Stadt

- and... The Riverklomph Dancers (aka DZIECI)

Samples of Irish cuisine will be available.

Rockabilly bands from 10 pm to ?

Son of Return of the Full Shmenge

Wednesday, March 1st, 10pm

Dzieci's third ever burlesque act!

 

at Surf Burlesque on the Bowery: "Sin City"

 

Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (at E. 1st St.)
New York City
Admission: $10

 

"The best burlesque is on the Bowery."

 

Your M.C.: Miss Angel Drake

In House Music by: The NY Howl!

In House Burlesque by: Jo Boobs

 

This Month's Guests:

• DZIECI
• World Famous Bob
• The Trailer Park Rangers
• Tigger
• Helen Stratford
• Rose Wood
• Remy Vicious

Theatre as a Way: Grotowski, Brook, and Beyond

An in-depth exploration of Physical Theatre

and Acting as a contemplative practice.

 

Master Classes with Matt Mitler

and Theatre Group Dzieci

Four Sundays:

February 5, 12, 19, 26

10am to 4pm

 

Ripley-Grier Studios
520 Eighth Avenue, 16th floor
Sliding scale payment $150 to $300.

 

Participation by interview only.
Please e-mail: matt@dziecitheatre.org for further information.

Fool's Mass

Three evenings and four performances:

Friday, December 9th, 6:30pm & 8pm
Union Theological Seminary
Lampman Chapel
3041 Broadway at 120th Street

Sunday, December 11th, 7pm
Jan Hus Church
351 East 74th Street at First Avenue

Sunday, December 18th, 7pm
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Saint James Chapel
1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street

An Evening of Devilish Delights

Friday, October 28th, 8pm

The Good Coffeehouse Music Parlour

Brooklyn Society of Ethical Culture

53 Prospect Park West (@ 2nd Street)

Return of the Full Shmenge

Wednesday, October 5th, 9pm

Dzieci's second ever burlesque act!

 

at Surf Burlesque on the Bowery

~ Harvest Moon Edition ~

 

Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (at E. 1st St.)
New York City
Admission: $10

 

"The best burlesque is on the Bowery."

 

Hosted by: Miss Angel Drake!

In House Burlesque by: Jo Boobs

In House Music by: Andrew and Stephon

Starring:

• Helen Stratford
• Harvest Moon
• Ivan Lenin
• Delirium Tremins
• Zero Boy
• Shauna Lane
• Dzieci
• And extra special surprise guests!

The Heart of the Healer International Gathering

September 22-25
Michigan, USA

Interspiritual Ceremony for Peace

Wednesday, September 21, 11am - Noon
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street, New York City

The third annual Interspiritual Ceremony for Peace will be created by theatre group Dzieci for a special service to be held at The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, on World Peace Day, Wednesday, September 21st, at 11am. The hour-long ceremony will be unique, highly participatory, and open to the general public. The theme this year will be "Bless the Children".

We invite co-creators and officiants to join us for this special event. Please feel free to spread the word, and let us know by September 7th if you wish to participate in any way. Collaborators this year include members of InterSpiritual Dialogue.

The Full Shmenge

 

Come catch the premiere of Dzieci's first ever burlesque act:
"The Full Shmenge" at the Howl! Festival.

 

Sarabella, Moonshine, Jo Boobs and Surf Reality Present:
SURF BURLESQUE ON THE BOWERY (The HOWL! Edition)
"The Best in Burlesque is on the Bowery!"

 

Wednesday, August 24th, 10pm
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (at Bleecker)
New York City
$10, $8 FEVA Members

 

Hosted by: World Famous Bob

 

In-House Burlesque by Jo Boobs
In-House Music by Andrew Katz

With performances by:

• Dzieci
• Zeroboy
• Helen Stratford
• The Trailer Park Rangers
• Moonshine
• Delirium Tremins
• Matt Mitler
• A Brief View Of The Hudson

A Gypsy Family Stoop Sale

Sunday, June 19th, 12-5pm
241 Garfield Place (bet. 7th & 8th Aves)
Park Slope, Brooklyn

 

Rare and unusual items!
Fortune telling!
Music!
Curse removal (or bestowal)!
Monkey paws!
And more!

 

View pictures from the stoop sale here.

For the month of June, Dzieci is offering public presentations of their current work in progress: Macbeth.

Exploring the text in true Dzieci form, the group welcomes your presence as they continue to dig deeper into the ritual nature of one of Shakespeare's darkest tales.

Wednesdays, June 8th, 15th, and 22nd in Union Square Park, 6:00 to 8:00 PM, in the southwest section, by the statue of Gandhi. Weather permitting.

The Door

Para-Theatrical Workshop
Sunday, May 8th, 12-4pm
Ripley-Grier Studios
520 8th Avenue (36/37), 16th Floor
$15-$25 Suggested Donation

Dzieci is offering a special presentation of Fool's Mass for the Twentieth Anniversary of Small Christian Communities of Hartford Archdiocese.

Sunday, April 17th, 2pm
Saint Thomas Seminary and Archdiocesan Center
467 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield, CT
in the Gothic Chapel
Reception and special program to follow the performance.
Tickets available at the door.
$10 suggested donation.

The Sixth and Final Feast of Fools

Friday, April First, 7-10pm
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
351 East 74th Street at First Avenue, NYC

Featuring the music of Luminescent Orchestrii!

Dzieci is currently raising funds to particpate in the International Gathering of the Heart of the Healer Foundation in September 2005.
Click here for details.

Work on One's Self
a note on the processes and principles of Dzieci

by Matt Mitler

Pandemonium

Para-Theatrical Workshop
Sunday, January 16th, 12-4pm
Ripley-Grier Studios
520 8th Avenue (36/37), 16th Floor
$15-$25 Suggested Donation

Fool's Mass

Sunday, December 5th
The Abbey of Regina Laudis
Bethlehem, Connecticut
(invitation only)

Friday, December 10th, 7pm
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
351 East 74th Street at First Avenue

Sunday, December 19th, 7pm
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Saint James Chapel
1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street

Busker's Banquet
Saturday, November 27th, 9pm
An indoor festival of street performance art. The event will be hosted by hip downtown magician Magic Brian, and in addition to the antics of Dzieci, will feature vocal acrobat Zero Boy, vibraphone virtuoso Sean McCaul, the Suitcase Players doing a15-minute version of "Our Town", violinist Jim Grassik, and video by Anna Holtzman: "Music Underground".

Performance Space122
150 First Avenue (@ east 9th street), NYC
Admission Ten Dollars (212-477-5288)
a presentation of Schoolhouse Roxx

"I have been forced by the Supreme Court to allow a group of fools called Dzieci, who run on the Tziganie party platform for President, to be present at the debate. I apologize for bypassing my two party system but the Supreme Court has chosen this president and there is little I can do to stop these fools from being part of my debate. If it were up to me they would be excluded. But alas there is little I can do."
--- Zero Boy

Zero Boy's Halloween Spectacular
Friday October 29th, 10pm

Want really ridiculous answers to the surreal questions of politics in the 2004 Erection? This year Satan sponsors:

THE GREAT DEBATE

It's funny, bizarre, and sexier than television.
Republican or Democrat we offer you a hell of a good time.

On the Left:
Salvador Dali, William Shakespeare, The Spector of Death, and Zero Boy

On the Right:
Kindasleazy Rice, Moocho Geralimo, John Stodge, and The Red Bastard

The Third Way:
DZIECI

Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery @ Bleecker, across from CBGB's
$10 Cover

World Peace Day - September 21st, 2004

2nd Annual Interspiritual Ceremony for Peace
Tuesday, September 21st
11:45am-12:30pm

Union Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway at 121st Street
in the James Chapel

The ceremony will encompass a multitude of paths and practices, crossing borders and boundaries, to embrace the essential human spirit. As an act of service, this event will include elements of song and ritual performance, allowing for a creative and energetic exchange among all participants.

Click here for a beautiful description of the ceremony by a participant.

Click here for a report on the Parliament of World's Religions by company director Matt Mitler, and also an essay by Matt on a profound collective work of service.

On Wednesday, August 18th at 7pm, Dzieci will be performing in front of PS 122 for "The Wide World of Surf Reality", part of the 2nd Annual HOWL! Festival in the East Village. The show opens with Dzieci's Fools in the street at 7pm, followed inside by performances of some of city's top performance artists, and concluding with an "East Village Safari" ending up at Two Boots Restaurant on Avenue A.

The Wide Wide World Of Surf Reality
Surf Reality resurfaces HOWLING!
(an unreality-check show)
Wednesday, August 18th, 2004, 7pm to 11 pm

Performance Space122
150 First Avenue (@ east 9th street), NYC
Admission Ten Dollars (212-477-5288)

Parliament of the World's Religions
Barcelona, Spain
July 7-13

• Report on the Parliament
• The Word Made Flesh

Fool's Mass Benefit Performances

To support the company's participation in
The Parliament of the World's Religions

Friday, June 25th, 6:30pm & 8pm
The Church of the Transfiguration
1 East 29th Street (between Fifth and Madison Avenues)

Night Vigil

Para-Theatrical Workshop
Saturday, May 22nd, 7-11pm
(continuing until sunrise optional)
St. Jean Baptiste School
173 E. 75th St. (door nearest 3rd Ave.)
$15-$35 Suggested Donation

a note on the Night Vigil workshop

Help Dzieci get to the 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions in Barcelona.

Feast of Fools

Thursday, April First, 7-10pm
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
351 East 74th Street at First Avenue, NYC

Feast of Fools Followup

Movement and Repose

Para-Theatrical Workshop
Sunday, February 1st, 12-4pm
Ripley-Grier Studios
520 8th Avenue (36/37), 16th Floor
$15-$25 Suggested Donation

Festival of Fools
First Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum
Saturday, January 3rd, 6-7:30pm
FREE!!

Dzieci transforms the museum's Beaux Arts court into a medieval village festival with processions, dances, songs, and games.

With special musical guests Luminescent Orchestrii!

Stay afterwards for dance lessons, classic European avante-garde films, a discussion of the museum's Rodin sculptures, and the BMA Winter Ball, with the Vienna Festival Orchestra. And it's all free!

Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn New York
Take the 2 train the Eastern Parkway.

Fool's Mass

Sunday, December 14th, 11am
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
351 East 74th Street at First Avenue
(as the morning service)

Saturday, Decmber 20th, 1pm & 5pm
Grace Church Chantry
Broadway & East Tenth Street

Sunday, December 21st, 7:30pm
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Saint James Chapel
1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street

Fool's Mass will be in the 2004 edition of The Encyclopedia of Religion.

Global Party for a Human Planet
Tokyo - Addis Ababa - Paris - New York

Supporting Defense of Human Rights in Ethiopia

Friday, Dec 12th, 8pm-4am
Spirit NYC, 530 west 27th st (bet 10 & 11 aves)
Concert/Party/Performance
$20/$30 tickets + donation

Dzieci will meet and greet from 8:00 to 8:30 and perform on stage at 9:15.

• photos from the Gypsy Stoop Sale in June
• a new links page