Close Quarters IV
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
The Slipper Room
167 Orchard St, New York City

It’s spring again, and the Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble is getting ready for our favorite annual event: Close Quarters at the fabulous Slipper Room on the Lower East Side in New York City.

This year’s program journeys into the realm of dreams, ranging from the nightmarish to the giddily joyful. Artistic Director Samantha Géracht and Associate Artistic Director Lauren Naslund have dug into the archives to find intriguing works by Anna Sokolow that have not been performed in decades. And every company member will have a featured role new to them. There are plenty of new challenges to go around, which should make for an exciting and surprising program.

Newly unearthed works include “Everything Must Go,” “Adventure 2” from Opus Jazz 1958, and an early version of “The Pond and The Cage” from Scenes from the Music of Charles Ives. Also on the program, highlighting the theatrical side of Sokolow’s work, are excerpts from From the Diaries of Franz Kafka, featuring actor Gabe Girson in Sokolow’s dramatization of the existentialist writer’s life and stories, and dramatic solos from Lyric Suite and Homage to Edgar Allan Poe.

“Samantha Géracht constantly seeks new ways to remind us of the genius of Anna Sokolow … Exceptional performances all around, I eagerly await Close Quarters IV.

Christine Jowers
Review of Close Quarters III
The Dance Enthusiast, June 3, 2025

CLOSE QUARTERS

Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Doors open at 7:30 pm
Show starts at 8 pm
Admission: $25

The Slipper Room
167 Orchard St (enter on Stanton Street)
New York, NY 10002

As the Slipper Room serves alcohol, this is an adults-only event.