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Stefanie Nelson Dancegroup presents the 2nd Edition of The Moving Memory project: Only Now on Thursday, April 20 at 7:30pm at The Broadway Presbyterian Church, 601 W. 114th Street New York, NYC. Tickets are free, though donations are encouraged. Advance reservations are requested at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-now-the-moving-memory-project-2nd-edition-tickets-567184854167.

Launched in 2019, The Moving Memory Project embodies its founders’ vision of bringing together artists, caregivers, and seniors to create a community of care surrounding issues connected to memory loss and destigmatizing the diagnosis of dementia, with the ultimate goal of raising awareness to increase funding until a cure is found. “Works like this can help the world think and talk about Alzheimer’s in important new ways” says co-producer David Shenk, whose writings on Alzheimer’s and dementia garnered him international acclaim as an authority on the subject.

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Dancers for a Variable Population

2 teaching artists lead a 20-minute dance...

The Bridge Season 2, Episodes 9 & 10 “Rakshasa”/”Eidolon”

Written by Marisha Mukerjee/Patrick Somerville

Directed by Guillermo Navarro/Colin Bucksey

Airs Wednesdays at 10pm Et on FX

For all the talk around the internet of how The Bridge solved “the David Tate” problem of season one by removing the whole Serial Killer with a Personal Vendetta crap from the proceedings, “Rakshasa” and “Eidolon” both prove – as the entire season has, really – that the show hasn’t really ‘solved’ this issue at all, even after killing off David Tate a few weeks ago. They’ve merely replaced it, morphing a scorned employee of a main character’s wife into a one-off villain whose personality and characteristics are as random as the motivations David Tate seemed to have throughout season one’s episodes. I’m obviously talking about Eleanor Nacht – and while the performance and dramatic storytelling around it continue to be entertaining, her...

Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul return in their Emmy-winning roles of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. With Gus Fring dead, Walt’s transformation from a well-meaning family man to ruthless drug kingpin is nearly complete. When he begins to make a killing in the meth business, his murderous schemes are threatened by a new investigation led by his relentless brother-in-law Hank (Dean Norris). Executive produced by Vince Gilligan and Mark Johnson, the fifth season charts the murderous rise of Walter White as he reaches new highs…and new lows.

5×01 “Live Free or Die”

Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris, Rj Mitte | Written by Vince Gilligan | Directed by Michael Slovis

“I won.”

And with those words, uttered with a grotesque smugness, shows us just how far Walter White has come. Those words, so simple and yet, full of weight, tell us everything about this man. A man who...

Breaking Bad, Season 5, Episode 6: “Buyout”

Written by Gennifer Hutchison

Directed by Colin Bucksey

Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on AMC

Due to life constraints, the recap’s a little late and a little brief. Apologies; expect a beefier take next week for the penultimate episode.

Season Five hits a bit of a pacing snag with “Buyout,” which takes a long time to reach a crisis point that felt like it could have come a lot sooner.

The episode, directed by 35-year TV veterean Colin Bucksey, opens with its best sequence: Mike, Walk, Jesse and Todd silently disposing of the poor kid shot in last week’s incredible finqal sequence. They dig up the surrounding area, dismantle his dirtbike piece by piece, and, of course, must make the body itself vanish without a trace. It’s presented as methodically as any other chemical process on the show, but communicated with the weight it deserves,...

Breaking Bad 5×05 “Buyout”

Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris, Rj Mitte | Written by Vince Gilligan, Gennifer Hutchison | Directed by Colin Bucksey

**Spoilers Lie Beyond Here**

I previously discussed very briefly that Vince Gilligan mentioned that the log line of the series was taking Walter White from Mister Chips to Scarface. While I cannot deny that this is a plain and simple truth, I think that in the midst of this slow-burn transition, Walter White is slowly gliding past another phase: The Daniel Plainview phase. I was instantly reminded of Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2007 classic film, “There Will Be Blood.” Of course, that was a film about an oilman driven by greed and slowly goes insane because he doesn’t want anyone to succeed. He was a creature who learned to stop crawling about in the muck and rise up. The thing about Walter White is, he’s...

Somalia, Horn of Africa. Tony (Michael Weatherly) is tied up and being held hostage by Saleem (Omid Abthai). He demands Tony tell him everything. Tony..."because I'm gonna tell you anything." Well, yes Tony, don't think you won't. Saleem has concocted his own formula of sodium pentothal and other agents to get the truth. Tony comments Saleem will die soon, "Truth or not?" Saleem has studied America, as well as studying in America. He's a great believer in knowing his enemy. As he hadn't heard of NCIS until now, so where's he been then, that's a bit ignorant coming from someone who studied in the Us. In Tony's questioning, we get a rundown of the premise of the show and introduction to the team, just so we don't forget, ha! Into season 7, it was more a potted history for new viewers. I hate we're a year behind in the UK!