The Lounge at Dixon Place

"The bar is so nice and cozy, it would be great even if it didn't have a theater attached to it." --Weston Clay, Theatre is Easy

The Lounge at Dixon Place is open to the public Monday-Thursday, 6pm to midnight; Fridays and Saturdays, 6pm - 1am. For our theater patrons, make sure you give yourself some time for a pre-show cocktail and then hang out afterward with the artists for a nightcap (but, of course, you can also take your drink into the theater!).

The cozy custom-designed lounge features recycled wood wainscotting on the walls (floorboards rescued from the space, formerly a light fixture factory), custom stained-glass foyer artwork by Joseph Cavalieri, antique Persian rugs, and a custom-designed bar by Michael Howett, Dixon Place board member and former owner of Marion's Continental restaurant. Original art by neighborhood artists will decorate the Lounge walls in rotating exhibitions.

Have YOUR Party in The Lounge

What better way to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, or any of life's other milestones than by throwing a party in your friendly, neighborhood LES bar? If it's legal in New York, you can celebrate it here! The Lounge is a great place to spend an evening with your closest friends--plus, all proceeds support our mission to nurture emerging artists and the presentation of their works-in-progress. We've got special party packages available for groups of 10 or more so drop us a line at contact@dixonplace.org and let us help you with the arrangements.

Coming up:

Lounge, Theater Thursday, May 17 at 7:30pm
& Saturday, May 19 at 7:30pm Joseph Mauricio rattlethecage Tickets: $5 cash only at the door A one person performance in one senseless act with Joseph Mauricio, directed by Robert Prichard with a special appearance by Caroline Contillo. rattlethecage is an interactive performance that spins observational comedy, philosophy, science and spirituality into a whirlwind of sound, texture and insight. It's a guided tour of the circles of hell, rings of heaven and condom strewn parking lots of purgatory by way of the New Jersey Turnpike. Performance, Lounge Thursday, May 17 at 9:30pm Eleni A simple masturbating matter Tickets: FREE Written and performed by Eleni. Sometimes you don't just need to get into the head of your shrink to get off, you need to climb on top of it and scream. Music, Lounge Friday, May 18 at 9:30pm Jerold H. and Aimee Norwich Rarefaction and Dark Number Tickets: FREE Two soloists on bass.

Jerold H / Rarefaction (the opposite of compression) is a reference to sparseness & minimalism. With a strong focus on texture, timbre and impact, many of the often hypnotic "emotionally athletic" instrumental pieces are easily reminiscent of film soundtracks.

Aimee Norwich: The dark number in statistical data is the figure more closely representing the true figure of a statistical analysis. It is the figure that goes unpublished. The concept of this piece is derived from the idea of bringing truth to light, through internal reflection and analysis. Film, Theater, Performance, Lounge Friday, May 18 at 7:30pm Danielle Winston Sense Memory Tickets: FREE Written and directed by Danielle Winston. Featuring *Samantha Karlin, Alex Davis, *Nic Grelli, *Alyssa Simon, *Patricia Norris, Elizabeth Dilley and Nicholas J. Coleman. A haunted actress, seduced by a ghost, fears her first role may be her last! Lounge, Music, Performance Thursday, May 24 at 7:30pm Butters Papi MaDHatTers CabArEt's: MAYHEM Tickets: $5 cash only at the door MaDHaTters CabArEt prides itself in bringing audiences performance art that subverts, enlightens and questions notions of gender, race and sexuality.

Founded in 2009 by Cristina "Cris" Izaguirre and Zakiyyah Shabazz, Butters Papi is a queer and trans people of color production company, that develops performances in theater, visual arts, film and other new media. Our goal is to promote, support and increase the visibility of queer artists of color. Lounge, Queer, Literature Thursday, May 31 at 9:30pm Max Steele, Christopher Stoddard, SAHEED JONES FAG CITY Tickets: FREE A multidisciplinary reading and performance series organized by Max Steele, featuring Christopher Stoddard and Saheed Jones. FAG CITY introduces NYC audiences to new and upcoming talent and provides an opportunity for established writers and artists to present new work,The series celebrates and reflects the diversity of New York's queer and trans communities by fostering an inclusive space for new, experimental voices and work. Lounge, Cabaret, Music, Theatre/Performance, Comedy Fridays, June 1 and 8 at 9:30pm Raquel Cion Gilding the Lonely Tickets: FREE Written & Performed by Raquel Cion, directed by Hillary Spector, musical direction by Lance Cruce, drums & percussion Bill Gerstel, costumes by David Quinn. Performer/Chanteuse Cion returns to The Lounge, bringing all the glitter-ball performance, wry humor, pathos, passion and song she’s known for. Lounge, Music Friday, June 8 at 7:30pm THE FAMOUS ACCORDION ORCHESTRA Tickets: $5 cash only at the door The Famous Accordion Orchestra, led by Bob Goldberg (of the late Washboard Jungle), is a group of flexible size that bridges the traditional and the post-modern, ranging from Rossini to Duke Ellington to Paolo Conte to Kraftwerk. They have performed in clubs, gardens, cemeteries and parades throughout the city. Dance, Short Film, Lounge Saturday, June 9 at 7:30pm Charles Dennis
with Elise Knudson and Kayoko Nishima Dance Films Tickets: $5 cash only at the door Choreographer/videographer and P.S. 122 co-founder, Charles Dennis, will screen a collection of his dance/video/art short films. Included are The Ride Home (2012), February (2011), Squibnocket Tides (2012), After Rush Hour (2010), Shoot Out at Betacam Canyon (2000), New York 1985, and Feet With The Beat - created in collaboration with Alain LeRazer (1986), plus a new live dance/video work by Dennis featuring guest dancers Elise Knudson and Kayoko Nakajima. Literature, Lounge Tuesday, June 12 at 7:30pm Sarah Maxfield, Heidi Schreck and Jeff Ragsdale Tickets: $6 Sarah Maxfield investigates contemporary performance and its history through practice discussion and critical theory. Among numerous other projects, she currently curates two ongoing performance series One Shot (online) and Throw (Chocolate Factory), and she is conducting an oral history of experimental dance and performance in New York, which will be compiled into a book titled Nonlinear Lineage.

Heidi Schreck is a playwright as well as a Drama Desk and Obie-winning actor whose plays include Creature, Backwards Into China, Stray, Mister Universe, Memorial Day and Spirit Lake.

Jeff Ragsdale is the author of Jeff, One Lonely Guy. He has worked as a stand up comedian, actor and home builder. He lives in New York City.

Get more info on these guests on the E&D page. Music, Lounge Thursday, June 14 at 7:30pm and 9:30pm Salieu Suso, Tripp Dudley, Joshn Ragusa & Kevin Nathaniel KALEIDHAPHONIC Tickets: $5 suggested donation A dynamic musical quartet breaking new ground in the fusion of world, trance, ancient and modern musical genres. In Kaleidhaphonic, African, Indian and Western instruments combine, weaving a colorful and mesmerizing soundscape of deep grooves, dancing rhythms, and simply beautiful sounds. Performance, Queer, Lounge Saturday, June 16 at 9:30pm Raquel Almazan PORNING THE PLANET: The De-Sensitiz Nation of a Generation Tickets: $5 cash only at the door Written and performed by Raquel Almazan, directed by Penny Arcade, choreography by Vangeline, mutli-media by Sandra Powers, art direction and costumes by Sindy Butz, muse/consultant: Brittany Andrews, sound design by Adam Mansell. Porning the Planet challenges our notion of how pornography has altered our social communication.

Photos (top to bottom): Justin Barbin (Zamin), Mellody Mudd (Eleni), Andrew Bridge (Aimee Norwich), Susan Potoroka (Rarefaction), Ed Kaz (Sense Memory).