February 20th, 2025 – BRAZILIAN PRESS // O maior jornal brasileiro fora do Brasil

By Roger Costa
@The Joyce Theater
The theatrical tango experience “Tango After Dark” brings superstars and World Champions Germán Cornejo and Gisela Galeassi for a vibrant, richly choreographed show that will take audiences to the sensual streets of Buenos Aires and its startling dance rhythms. Authentic and sophisticated, artistic director and choreographer Germán Cornejo blends traditional tango and contemporary styles, delivering an inventive and passionate new work.

Featuring live music and set to the revolutionary compositions of Astor Piazzolla. February 25 thru March 9. Tickets start at $10. INFO: https://www.joyce.org/performances/150//tango-after-dark

@Museum of the Moving Image
Now in its 14th edition, First Look Festival brings to the Museum of Moving Image in Astoria, Queens, a diverse line-up of adventurous world cinema, highlighting new talents and promising directorial debuts. From March 12 thru 16, audiences will have a chance to experience bold and inventive narrative styles, highly anticipated films such as Iva Radivojevic’s “When the Phone Rang” from Serbia, “Windless” (pictured) a Bulgarian thriller directed by Pavel G. Vesnakov, “Elementary” the latest from documentary master Claire Simon, and Cuban director Miguel Coyula’s dystopian “Chronicles of the Absurd” and others. Tickets $18. INFO: https://movingimage.org/series/firstlook2025/

@Miller Theater
Hailed as one of today’s eminent jazz voices, alto-saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa returns to Miller Theater (2960 Broadway at 116th Street, Columbia University) with longtime collaborators François Moutin on bass and Rudy Royston on drums, with music that pays tribute to his greatest influences such as Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Stevie Wonder and Johnny Cash. The show will conclude the theater’s 2024-2025 Jazz series on Saturday, March 1 at 7:30pm. Photo by David Crow. Tickets start at $25. INFO: https://www.millertheatre.com/events/rudresh-mahanthappa-hero-trio

@MoMA
Showcasing the best in contemporary documentary and experimental, Doc Fortnight Festival 2025 is in full swing at the Museum of Modern Arts, 11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan. Among the highlights screening in the next days, Alexander Horwath’s “Henry Fonda for President”, Julian Castronovo’s harrowing “Debut”, the Chinese economic drama “So Close, So Far”, the incredibly sensitive Belgian doc “Who Cares”, Peruvian filmmaker Paolo Tizon’s insightful and provocative look at military training “Night Has Come” (pictured) and Errol Morris’ highly anticipated “Chaos: The Mason Murders”. Directors will be in attendance to discuss their projects. Now thru March 7. Tickets $14. INFO: https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/5792

@NJPAC
Comedian Aida Rodriguez returns to Newark’s NJPAC (1 Center Street) on Saturday, March 1st at 8pm with a show that will make you laugh hard and think over social and political issues. Known for her additions on shows such as Fighting Words (Max), Last Comic Standing (NBC), They Ready (Netflix), Entre Nos (HBO), and This Week at the Comedy Cellar (Comedy Central), Aida covers the week’s hottest topics from an inclusive and progressive POV with her podcast and will bring some hilarious takes on cultural identity, childhood and motherhood. Tickets $40.-$50. INFO: https://www.njpac.org/event/aida-rodriguez/