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📺COMING SOON (this Friday and Saturday!)… it’s The Ayana & Tsedaye Variety Show!📺 Join us for our final program of the season, a sizzling live taping of “Giving You the Best That We Got” (with Tsedaye on Video) featuring an all-star line-up of guests: 💥 Candice Hoyes ! 💥 Kamikaze Jones with Geo Blake ! 💥 Autumn Knight ! 💥 Alicia Grullón ! 💥 Kat Sotelo ! 💥 Martha Wilson ! Taped before a live studio audience over two unique episodes this talk show-style performance art extravaganza is like Oprah meets Miami Vice… but more neon! Get ready for commercial and yawn breaks, shag carpeting, and emotional sit-and-talks with everyone’s favorite performance artists. 💎 The Premier American Performance Art Museum (PAPAM), founded by Esther Neff in 2024, will also be on view in CPR’s Storefront Gallery with relics and ephemera by Marcelline Mandeng Nken, Dominique Duroseau, and more. 👀 💚💚💚 OPEN STAGE: SPRING MOVEMENT Giving You the Best That We Got: The Ayana & Tsedaye Variety Show (with Tsedaye on Video) Episode 1: Fri, June 14 at 7 P.M. feat. Candice Hoyes, Kamikaze Jones with Geo Blake, and Autumn Knight Episode 2: Sat, June 15 at 7 P.M. feat. Alicia Grullón, Kat Sotelo, and Martha Wilson 📍 CPR, 361 Manhattan Ave, Williamsburg 🎟 Tickets $0-$25, pay what you can, 🔗 in bio @ayana.m.evans @tsedaye @autkni @kamikazejones_ @reverbcowgirl @katsoteloh @aliciagrullon @candicehoyes @marthawilsonartist @thefenserf @marcellinemandeng @domduro 💚💚💚 📸: 1. Ayana Evans and Tsedaye Makonnen. Image courtesy the artists. 2. Candice Hoyes. Photo courtesy the artist. 3. Kamikaze Jones. Photo by Luis Felipe Lopez. 4. Autumn Knight. Photo courtesy the artist. 5. Alicia Grullón. Video still from A Worker Dies and Goes to Heaven (2023), courtesy the artist. 6. Kat Sotelo. Photo by Rachel Keane. 7. Martha Wilson. Photo by Sarah Kaplan. [Image descriptions in alt text.]

🎟️ LAST CHANCE TO ENTER THE RAFFLE! 🎟️ Enter the Spring Benefit raffle ⏳ by 2pm tomorrow ⏳ to win one of five sublime artworks donated by CPR artists and friends, with works by Maria Baranova, Jibz Cameron/Dynasty Handbag, Barnett Cohen, Raymond Pinto, and Danh Vo (donated by an anonymous benevolent witch)! Raffle tix are $25 a piece and the drawing takes place live during the Spring Benefit. (Buy 4 tix and get a coveted CPR tote bag!) *ANYONE CAN ENTER* – even if you are not attending! Enter as many times as your heart desires! Raffle tickets can be purchased via Eventbrite as an 'add-on' -OR- send payment via Zelle to alexandra@cprnyc.org (to avoid processing fees). Attendees can also purchase raffle tickets on-site during cocktail hour from 7-8pm. Your raffle tickets directly support CPR’s artists and programs – and the divine act of experimentation and embodied practice. 💚💚💚 🕯️🕯️🕯️ MEET US TOMORROW AT THE APPOINTED HOUR. CPR 2023 Spring Benefit: RITUAL Weds, June 5 at 7 P.M. 📍 CPR, 361 Manhattan Ave, Williamsburg 🎟 Tickets $150-$750, 🔗 in bio 🎟 Raffle $25 🕯️🕯️🕯️ Hosted by River L. Ramirez with performances, ceremonies, interludes, and divinations by Antonio Ramos, Beth Gill, Ethan Philbrick and Anh Vo, Ayano Elson w/ Matt Evans, Amelia Heintzelman, and Jade Manns, Johann Diedrick w/ Temar France, Caleb Giles, and Alex Smith, Sibyl Kempson, Kamikaze Jones, Martita Abril, and pure xtra (aka Raymond Pinto) Food, drink, and florals by Cozy Royale, Fortunato Bros., Zev Rovine Selections, EBBS, Solid Wiggles, Madre Mezcal, and Rosehip Social 🕯️🕯️🕯️ @pileoftears @arandthegbangers @johanndiedrick @kamikazejones_ @hellobethgill @ethanphilbrick @anhqvo @picchurris @raymondpinto @ayanoelson @7daughters @cozyroyalebk @fortunatobrosnyc @zevrovineselections @drinkebbs @solidwiggles @madremezcal @rosehipfloral 1. CPR flyer 2. Maria Baranova: Fifth Ave, New York City 3. Jibz Cameron/Dynasty Handbag: Cops, Coyotes, Cars, Crows 4. Barnett Cohen: 43.6568605, -73.9766392 5. Raymond Pinto: the zebra goes wild, where the sidewalk ends 6. Danh Vo: 2.2.1861 All images courtesy the artists.

🔮JUNE AT CPR🔮 Join us for a month of ritual, performance art, film, and shag carpeting with work exploring post-erotic meditation and ASMR, new obsessions and old fantasies, political performance, and the power of disco. 🥀👄🪩 💚 2024 SPRING BENEFIT: RITUAL Weds, June 5 at 7 PM Tickets $150–$750 💚 OPEN STAGE: SPRING MOVEMENT Giving You the Best That We Got: The Ayana & Tsedaye Variety Show (with Tsedaye on Video) Fri, June 14 at 7 P.M. Episode 1: feat. Candice Hoyes, Kamikaze Jones with Geo Blake, and Autumn Knight Sat, June 15 at 7 P.M. Episode 2: feat. Alicia Grullón, Kat Sotelo, and Martha Wilson Tickets $0-$25, pay what you can 💚 OPEN CALL: FALL MOVEMENT 2024 Application Deadline: Tues, June 18 at 5 PM EST 📍 CPR, 361 Manhattan Ave, Williamsburg 🎟 Visit 🔗’s in bio or for tickets and more info @pileoftears @arandthegbangers @johanndiedrick @kamikazejones_ @hellobethgill @ethanphilbrick @anhqvo @picchurris @raymondpinto @ayanoelson @7daughters @ayana.m.evans @tsedaye @autkni @kamikazejones_ @reverbcowgirl @katsoteloh @aliciagrullon @candicehoyes @marthawilsonartist @thefenserf @marcellinemandeng @domduro 💚💚💚 📸: 1. Text slide. 2. 2024 Spring Benefit Flyer. Courtesy CPR. 3. Ayana Evans and Tsedaye Makonnen. Photo courtesy the artists. 4. Fall Movement 2024 Open Call Flyer. Courtesy CPR. 5. Text slide. 6. Text slide. [Image descriptions in alt text.] 💚💚💚

🥀Dust off your cloaks and coffers…🥀 CPR’s Spring Benefit is in just 2 weeks’ time! Gather with sacred artists, friends, and supporters at our hallowed Williamsburg home on Weds, June 5 for an evening of RITUAL to celebrate CPR. 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🪩 We rejoice in the announcement of two additional artists joining our divine celebration – all hail Ayano Elson and Sibyl Kempson! 🥃 We also welcome (more) libations sponsored by Solid Wiggles and Madre Mezcal! 🎟 Tickets at /events/2024SpringBenefit or link in bio, with $150 COVEN tix for our fellow artists and arts workers (in limited supply!). Don’t forget to buy your $25 raffle tickets – anyone can enter! 🎟️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ PROGRAM 7pm | Libations, Victuals, Interludes 8pm | Performances, Ceremonies, Divinations 9pm | Dessert, Music, Revelry Friendly Ghost (your host)| River L. Ramirez Ritos de primavera | Antonio Ramos Repotting | Beth Gill Performance | Ethan Philbrick and Anh Vo Research | Ayano Elson Valley of the Wind | Johann Diedrick w/ Temar France, Caleb Giles, and Alex Smith Uh Toast-Prayer | Sibyl Kempson Void Hymnal | Kamikaze Jones Al Centro Pa Dentro | Martita Abril DJ | pure xtra (aka Raymond Pinto) Food, drink, & decor | Cozy Royale, Fortunato Bros., Zev Rovine Selections, Solid Wiggles, Madre Mezcal, and Rosehip Social Dress Code | Ascetic Aesthetics, Witch Haus, Devotional Drag, etc. 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ WE SUMMON YOU! CPR 2023 Spring Benefit: RITUAL Weds, June 5 at 7:00 P.M. 📍 CPR, 361 Manhattan Ave, Williamsburg 🎟 Tickets $150-$750, 🔗 in bio 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 📸 Slideshow of artist images: 1. @pileoftears / 📸: Mike Bryk 2. @arandthegbangers / 📸: Lyle Kash 3. @hellobethgill / 📸: Maria Baranova 4. @ethanphilbrick and @anhqvo / 📸: Rachel Keane 5. @ayanoelson / 📸: Julie McMahon Knowles 6. @johanndiedrick / 📸: Maria Baranova 7. #sibylkempson / 📸: Maria Baranova 8. @kamikazejones_ / 📸: V Gaddy 9. @picchurris / 📸: Kyla Gordon 10. @raymondpinto / 📸: Todd Johnson 11. Flyer design by Anna Muselmann. [Image Description in alt text]

📺LIVE from CPR… it’s The Ayana & Tsedaye Variety Show!📺 Join us June 14-15 for a live taping of “Giving You the Best That We Got” (with Tsedaye on Video) featuring an all-star line-up of guests: 🌟 Candice Hoyes ! 🌟 Kamikaze Jones with Geo Blake ! 🌟 Autumn Knight ! 🌟 Alicia Grullón ! 🌟 Kat Sotelo ! 🌟 Martha Wilson ! Taped before a live studio audience over two unique episodes this talk show-style performance art extravaganza is like Oprah meets Miami Vice… but more neon! Get ready for commercial and yawn breaks, shag carpeting, and emotional sit-and-talks with everyone’s favorite performance artists. 👑 The Premier American Performance Art Museum (PAPAM), founded by Esther Neff in 2024, will also be on view in CPR’s Storefront Gallery with relics and ephemera by Marcelline Mandeng Nken, Dominique Duroseau, and more. 👀 💚💚💚 OPEN STAGE: SPRING MOVEMENT Giving You the Best That We Got: The Ayana & Tsedaye Variety Show (with Tsedaye on Video) Episode 1: Fri, June 14 at 7 P.M. feat. Candice Hoyes, Kamikaze Jones with Geo Blake, and Autumn Knight Episode 2: Sat, June 15 at 7 P.M. feat. Alicia Grullón, Kat Sotelo, and Martha Wilson 📍 CPR, 361 Manhattan Ave, Williamsburg 🎟 Tickets $0-$25, pay what you can, 🔗 in bio @ayana.m.evans @tsedaye @autkni @kamikazejones_ @reverbcowgirl @katsoteloh @aliciagrullon @candicehoyes @marthawilsonartist @thefenserf @marcellinemandeng @domduro 💚💚💚 📸: 1. Ayana Evans and Tsedaye Makonnen. Image courtesy the artists. 2. Candice Hoyes. Photo courtesy the artist. 3. Kamikaze Jones. Photo by Luis Felipe Lopez. 4. Autumn Knight. Photo courtesy the artist. 5. Alicia Grullón. Video still from A Worker Dies and Goes to Heaven (2023), courtesy the artist. 6. Kat Sotelo. Photo by Rachel Keane. 7. Martha Wilson. Photo by Sarah Kaplan. [Image Descriptions in alt text.]

🪷NEXT WEDNESDAY🪷 Join us for OPEN STUDIOS organized by guest curator Sarah Michelson, with new works in development by Oren Barnoy, Dominica Greene, Seta Morton, and Stevfni.XYZ, who explore loss, intergenerational alchemy, and the markings and memories of love. 🤲 💚💚💚 ❤️‍🩹 Oren Barnoy: (Radio Edit) A meditation on inspiration from those who are no longer with us. ❤️‍🩹 Dominica Greene: lover to be inflicted with pain and marked forever what does the body remember of those it has loved while being inflicted with pain and marked forever while remembering those it has loved while remembering love to be inflicted with pain and marked forever love to be forever ❤️‍🩹 Seta Morton: madzoon A hero on my grandmother’s table, madzoon (or yogurt) was the only word I learned in Armenian before English. Madzoon is a fermentation of milk made by mothers and grandmothers, an ancient cure-all, a vessel for live active culture(s). A transmutation of individual, collective, and ancestral grief and love—madzoon is a dance and movement research project about intergenerational alchemy. ❤️‍🩹 Stevfni.XYZ: A Portrait for Sailor Since the loss of my cat, Sailor, I disallowed myself the space to mourn and grieve her passing, due to heartbreak. I choose to offer myself my own condolences to her and I through this portraiture of my belated familiar. I offer this piece to Center as a moment of solace and as a reckoning of difficult emotions. 💚💚💚 OPEN STUDIOS Oren Barnoy, Dominica Greene, Seta Morton, and Stevfni.XYZ, Curated by Sarah Michelson Wed, May 22 at 7:30 P.M. 📍 CPR, 361 Manhattan Ave, Williamsburg 🎟 Tickets $0-$25, pay what you can, 🔗 in bio @michelson_sarah @orenbarnoonoo @draminica @seta_c_m @stevfni 💚💚💚 📸: 1. Dominica Greene. Video still by Laura Carella. 2. Seta Morton. Photo by Everett Ravens. 3. Oren Barnoy. Courtesy the artist. 4. Stevfni.XYZ. Courtesy the artist. [Image descriptions in alt text.]

🔥BLESS THESE PATRON SAINTS 🔥 Our sacred Benefit Committee shall congregate at the appointed hour for an evening of RITUAL – will you join them? CPR’s Spring Benefit is 3 WEEKS AWAY! Commune with these angels and many other artists and friends at our Williamsburg sanctuary on Weds, June 5 at 7PM. 👼 Tickets at /events/2024SpringBenefit or link in bio, with $150 COVEN tix for our fellow artists and arts workers (in limited supply!). Don’t forget your $25 raffle tickets – anyone can enter! 🎟️ 🕯️🕯️🕯️ 2024 SPRING BENEFIT COMMITTEE (in formation) 💚Salome Asega 💚Maria Baranova 💚Sidra Bell * 💚Randall Bourscheidt * 💚Taja Cheek 💚Barnett Cohen 💚Alison Cuzzolino 💚Moriah Evans 💚Jonathan Gardenhire 💚Pati Hertling 💚Nick Hockens * 💚Ishmael Houston-Jones 💚John Jasperse * 💚Tommy Kriegsmann & Shanta Thake 💚Jessica Massart 💚Juliana May 💚Tamara McCaw 💚Sarah Michelson 💚Azikiwe Mohammed 💚Kathleen O’Connell * 💚Annie-B Parson & Paul Lazar 💚Brian Rogers 💚Ali Rosa-Salas 💚Amber Sasse * 💚Amanda Singer & Severin Sorel 💚Martha Sherman * 💚Alex Sloane & Carlos Vela-Prado 💚Anna Sperber 💚Megan V. Sprenger * 💚Meiyin Wang 💚Emily Wexler * CPR Board of Directors 🕯️🕯️🕯️ 2024 Spring Benefit: RITUAL Weds, June 5 at 7:00 P.M. 📍 CPR, 361 Manhattan Ave, Williamsburg 🎟 Tickets $150-$750, 🔗 in bio 🎟 Raffle Tickets $25 to win one of 5 incredible artworks Hosted by River L. Ramirez with Antonio Ramos, Beth Gill, Ethan Philbrick & Anh Vo, Kamikaze Jones, Johann Diedrick, Martita Abril, and pure xtra (aka Raymond Pinto) ✨ /events/2024springbenefit for schedule, tix, and more info! 🕯️🕯️🕯️ @computers_puting @photo_by_baranova @sidrabelldancenewyork #randallbourscheidt @turrelljames @barnettcohen @alisoncuzzolino @mosnave @jonathangardenhire @patihertling #nickhockens @ishmaelhoustonjones @johnjasperse @arktype @shantourage #jessicamassart @julianafmay @tlady77 @michelson_sarah @misterace12 @kroconnell.nyc @anniebparson @mr.paul.lazar @brianjamesrogers @prdiva09 @vitoiconci @avant_hard @s_everi_n @marthasherman22 @alexsloane1 @velaprado @annavsperber @mvsprenger @meiyinwang @emloganwex [Image Description in alt text]

💡NEXT TUESDAY💡 2024 AiR Malcolm-x Betts shares an improvisational duet on Blackness, abstraction, love, and grief in his OPEN AiR performance, “what happens when things become undone?” 💚💚💚 Performed by Malcolm-x Betts and Ella Dawn W-S. 💚💚💚 OPEN AiR Malcolm-x Betts: what happens when things become undone? Tues, May 21 at 7:30pm 🎟 Tickets $0-$25, pay what you can, 🔗 in bio 📍 CPR, 361 Manhattan Ave, Williamsburg @malcolmxbetts @dancews 💚💚💚 📸: Malcolm-x Betts. Photo courtesy the artist. [Image description in alt text.]

🔨NEXT THURSDAY🔨 2024 AiR Rebecca Patek guides us into a space of receptivity in her OPEN AiR performance, “Tough Titties.” 💚💚💚 We will be together but apart. The experience will be time and space specific yet also will shirk those boundaries. It may cause you to say something like "I saw a show, and it was a show that was for me." That is the goal and the aim. 💚💚💚 OPEN AiR Rebecca Patek: Tough Titties Thurs, May 16 at 7:30pm 🎟 Tickets $0-$25, pay what you can, 🔗 in bio 📍 CPR, 361 Manhattan Ave, Williamsburg 💚💚💚 📸: Rebecca Patek. Photo by Vincent Lafrance. [Image description in alt text.]

🔥PROCURE THINE TICKETS!🔥 CPR’s Spring Benefit is only 1 MONTH AWAY!! ⏳ Join us Weds, June 5 at CPR for a spectral and spiritual program of RITUAL hosted by River L. Ramirez👻, feat. Antonio Ramos✨, Johann Diedrick🐚 , Kamikaze Jones🕳️ , Beth Gill🌿, Ethan Philbrick & Anh Vo🎻, Martita Abril🍊, and DJ pure xtra (aka Raymond Pinto)🎧. 🕯️🕯️🕯️ The magical evening is a ceremonious sanctuary for experimentation and embodied practice, gathering CPR’s community of artists, friends, and supporters to enjoy sacred celebrations, sacraments, and divine rites and rituals by our enchanted artists. PLUS your ticket includes flowing libations and festive fare from our North Brooklyn friends and neighbors at @cozyroyalebk , @zevrovineselections , @fortunatobrosnyc , and @madremezcal ! 🍴🍷 👅 "COVEN" tickets for artists and arts workers are available for $150, and anyone (even non-ticket-holders!) can enter the raffle to win an original artwork by Maria Baranova, Barnett Cohen, Jibz Cameron / Dynasty Handbag, Raymond Pinto, or Danh Vo. Raffle tix are $25! 🎟 🔥WE SUMMON YOU🔥 CPR 2024 Spring Benefit: RITUAL Weds, June 5 at 7:00 P.M. 📍 CPR, 361 Manhattan Ave, Williamsburg 🎟 Tickets $150-$750, 🔗 in bio /events/2024springbenefit Benefit Committee: Salome Asega, Maria Baranova, Sidra Bell*, Randall Bourscheidt*, Taja Cheek, Barnett Cohen, Alison Cuzzolino, Moriah Evans, Jonathan Gardenhire, Pati Hertling, Nick Hockens*, Ishmael Houston-Jones, John Jasperse*, Tommy Kriegsmann & Shanta Thake, Jessica Massart, Juliana May, Tamara McCaw, Sarah Michelson, Azikiwe Mohammed, Kathleen O’Connell*, Annie-B Parson & Paul Lazar, Brian Rogers, Ali Rosa-Salas, Amber Sasse*, Amanda Singer & Severin Sorel, Martha Sherman*, Alex Sloane & Carlos Vela-Prado, Anna Sperber, Megan V. Sprenger*, Meiyin Wang, Emily Wexler. (* CPR Board of Directors) 🕯️🕯️🕯️ 📸 : 1. @pileoftears / 📸Mike Bryk 2. @arandthegbangers / 📸Lyle Kash 3. @johanndiedrick / 📸Maria Baranova 4. @kamikazejones_ / 📸V Gaddy 5. @hellobethgill / 📸Maria Baranova 6. @ethanphilbrick and @anhqvo / 📸Rachel Keane 7. @picchurris / 📸Kyla Gordon 8. @raymondpinto / 📸Todd Johnson [ID in alt text]

💐MAY AT CPR💐 Join us for a month of performances exploring receptivity and boundaries, the transmutation of individual, collective, and ancestral grief, and the markings and memories of love. ❤️‍🩹 💚 OPEN AiR Rebecca Patek: Tough Titties Thurs, May 16 at 7:30 PM Tickets $0–$25, pay what you can 💚 OPEN AiR Malcolm-x Betts: what happens when things become undone? Tues, May 21 at 7:30 PM Tickets $0–$25, pay what you can 💚 OPEN STUDIOS Oren Barnoy, Dominica Greene, Seta Morton, and Stevfni.XYZ, curated by Sarah Michelson Wed, May 22 at 7:30 PM Tickets $0–$25, pay what you can 📍 CPR, 361 Manhattan Ave, Williamsburg 🎟 Visit 🔗’s in bio or for tickets @rebpatek @malcolmxbetts @orenbarnoonoo @draminica @seta_c_m @stevfni @michelson_sarah 💚💚💚 📸: 1. Text slide. 2. Rebecca Patek. Photo by Vincent Lafrance. 3. Malcolm-x Betts. Photo courtesy the artist. 4. Dominica Greene. Image by Laura Carella. 5. Text slide. 6. Text slide. [Image descriptions in alt text.] 💚💚💚