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JOHN KELLY: DARGELOS
May 4 - 18 at Bar 13

Two-time Obie Award winning performance artist JOHN KELLY will workshop new material for his latest solo piece DARGELOS beginning May 4. This rare opportunity to see Kelly in an intimate setting will take place for 3 consecutive Sundays at Bar 13.

Best known for his portrayals of historic and mythic characters including Joni Mitchell, Egon Schiele, Orpheus, and transvestite trapeze artist Barbette, JOHN KELLY introduces his latest creation: DARGELOS. This unique informal workshop presentation will feature and array of songs, stories and poetry. Kelly fans will be thrilled to learn that DARGELOS is the brother of chanteuse Dagmar, an East Village icon who made a splash in the 1980s performance scene -- including a legendary concert series at Carnegie Hall.

John Kelly is an author, choreographer, director, and performer. He has received numerous awards including two Bessies, two Obies, the American Choreographer Award,and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Last year he was a Rome Prize Fellow in Visual Art at The American Academy in Rome. In a career that spans over two decades decade Kelly’s works have been staged at numerous venues worldwide, including BAM, Lincoln Center, PS 1, The Warhol Museum, Fez, PS 122, The Kitchen, Dance Theater Workshop and Carnegie Hall. In 2004, he appeared as the opening act for Natalie Merchant’s Ophelia tour. Kelly was also an original cast member of James Joyce’s The Dead on Broadway. John Kelly, an autobiography was published in 2001 by 2wice Foundation/Aperture Books. For more info visit www.johnkellyperformance.org

JOHN KELLY: DARGELOS runs May 4 -18, Sundays at 8:00pm. Doors open at 7pm and seating is strictly limited. Bar 13 is located at 35 East 13th Street at University -- accessible from the F,D,B,N,R trains at 14th Street. Tickets are $8, available online or by calling at 212-352-3101.