Act 4
New York City Opera and The L Magazine have joined forces to bring you ACT 4, a fourth ring cocktail bar and lounge serving signature libations and featuring special guest performances from all cultural corners of the city. Each event is programmed to tie-in to a production during the season, providing a scintillating experience to keep the night going for culture seekers who want to keep the party going after the curtain falls. Admission is free with your opera ticket purchase. Check back for the latest details and lineup.
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Events
March 24, 2011Beach Fossils Following the performance of The Elixir of Love
The hauntingly catchy tunes of Brooklyn’s own Beach Fossils blend the energy of an impulsive road trip with the melodious wandering of a lucid dream. Sun drenched riffs, kaleidoscopic rhythms, and hazy lyrics saturate their first release, an album with a carefree vibe perfectly summed up through song titles such as "Daydream," "Vacation," and "Lazy Day."
March 31, 2011
FUGUE STATE E, with artists Jen Liu and Maria Chavez
Curated by the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA).
Following the performance of Monodramas
Visual artist Jen Liu and DJ/noise artist Maria Chavez collaborate on FUGUE STATE E, a site-specific audio/visual performance. This collaboration began in conversations about using fragments of discarded sound and image to create new stories. Over the years, both artists have accumulated vast archives of discarded sound and image fragments. Jen (on laptop and projector) and Maria (on turntables) create parallel aural and visual narratives from their respective archives, based on a story of their choosing, which changes with each performance.
April 20, 2011
Small Black
Following the performance of Séance on a Wet Afternoon
The sounds of chillwave indie band Small Black are full of pulsing patchwork synths and addictive, stay-gold hooks. The Brooklyn band deliriously smudges of the lines between melancholy and nostalgia, tension and celebration, and unabashed pop music with experimentation.
April 28, 2011
The Secret Science Club
Following the performance of Séance on a Wet Afternoon
Featuring mind-bending lectures, volatile experiments, chemical libations, and star-gazing sounds, the braniacs of The Secret Science Club head uptown to host a fun and informative lecture about the supernatural. A mainstay at Brooklyn's Bell House, this eclectic group is one you won't want to miss.
Past Events
November 4, 2010Blue Ribbon Glee Club
Following the performance of A Quiet Place
Chicago’s own punk rock–style choir, covers the rock gamut from the Pixies’ “Where Is My Mind?” to Bowie’s “Life on Mars?” to the Clash’s “Spanish Bombs” to Fugazi’s “Waiting Room,” turning them into a cappella anthems with their roughly 30-member group.
November 18, 2010
Active Child
Following the performance of Intermezzo
Active Child is the new project from choirboy-turned-indie pop musician Pat Grossi. Active Child’s songs are an intriguing study in contrast. The organic elements of Grossi’s angelic vocals and the occasional delicate strumming of a harp cast light on the eerie darkness created by the haunting synths and cavernous reverberating of percussion.