i realize i said me and the boys but that's not quite right. jane scarpantoni, a fantastic cellist, will be joining us. it will be great to see jane again. she played on a few songs on my first ep years ago. we will be led by doug wieselman on guitar, who is on tour with antony right now. brad albetta of course, holding down the low end (i have a little crush him!). the beautiful thomas bartlett aka doveman on piano. cj camerieri blowing his horn (in a really good way) max moston lulling us into a trance on strings and a couple of other geniuses yet to be determined. the shows are gonna be at dixon place on chrystie street on the 14th and 15th of june.

all of this was hal willner's idea and i'm so glad he's as brilliant as he is!

we're also going to be filming the show. jamie catto from the band faithless and director of a film called "one giant leap" will be directing this and making projections (not about the future but onto the wall).

my job now is to try and learn the words. i don't know if i can learn them all,there are so many, but i'm trying for half the songs. the words are mind bending and beautiful and i find myself in tears a lot of the time while reading them.

i'll stop talking now but i hope that you will join us for these shows. we are doing 1 show on the 14th and 2 shows on the 15th so please come along. the tickets are cheap and i really like the space.

love to all,

martha w.

A very special evening of dance and music that will feature a world premiere by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, set to new music by Martha Wainwright, both commissioned by City Parks Foundation.

Two exceptional evenings of dance are on hand as the critically acclaimed ballet company Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company premieres a new work commissioned by City Parks Foundation. Performing alongside the dancers will be popular singer/songwriter Martha Wainwright, who has written an original, fifteen minute score for these two special performances at Central Park SummerStage.

Internationally acclaimed choreographer Christopher Wheeldon is Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company. A former dancer with The Royal Ballet and soloist with New York City Ballet (where he served as Resident Choreographer from 2001 to 2008), Wheeldon founded Morphoses in 2007 with the goal of introducing a new spirit of innovation to classical ballet by fostering collaboration among choreographers, dancers, visual artists, designers, composers, and others who can bring new life and perspective to the dance. The company has since gone on to receive rave reviews, making Christopher Wheeldon one of the most in-demand choreographers working in dance today.

Since Martha Wainwright’s eponymous debut, the sharp-witted songbird has been keeping busy through international touring, earning numerous accolades and awards. She has made music with Pete Townshend, Damon Albarn’s Africa Express, Antony Hegarty, and Snow Patrol, with whom she scored a Top 20 hit. She’s covered Leonard Cohen songs for the film I’m Your Man, performed Bertold Brecht and Kurt Weill’s “Seven Deadly Sins” with the Royal Ballet Company, and sang Pink Floyd’s “See Emily Play,” with her mother at a Syd Barrett tribute.

please join us at dixon place in new york city (dixonplace.org) on the 14th (@ 8pm) and 15th of june (@ 8pm and 10pm) for an evening of french song.

martha wainwright and hal willner are pairing together to make a live record of rare piaf songs featuring doug weiselman, brad albetta and thomas bartlett.

you can buy tickets here!!