This year, Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble joins forces with award-winning a capella quartet Smoke Ring for a third season of Close Quarters at the Slipper Room.

ST/DE will perform sections from Anna Sokolow’s incisive Kurt Weill and her portrait of urban longing, Rooms, along with the supremely silly “Threatened Assassin” from Magritte, Magritte with guest artist Clarence Brooks. As a special treat, company member Krista Jansen will perform her own choreography in the show-stopping “Off the Cuff.”

And we’re excited to include live music for the first time in a Close Quarters program, with the fresh artistry and amazing close harmonies of our special guests, Smoke Ring.

About Smoke Ring

Smoke Ring is a mixed voice, queer barbershop and contemporary a cappella quartet based in New York City. Since their start in January 2023, they have taken the barbershop world by storm. They won the 2024 Mid-Atlantic District championship on their first go, becoming the first-ever mixed voice quartet to earn the championship title! And more recently, they placed 9th in the world at their debut at the Barbershop Harmony Society’s International quartet contest. They’re currently the highest-ranked mixed voice quartet in the world. They’ve wowed audiences at venues such as the US Open and NYC’s Terminal 5, where they opened for Sammy Rae and the Friends. No matter the venue or the size of the audience, Smoke Ring always aims to inspire singers and othered voices within the barbershop community.

CLOSE QUARTERS

May 20, 2025
Doors open at 7:30 pm
Show starts at 8 pm

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

Admission: $25

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