June 3, 2009
Live Gershwin Hotel restroom telecast, for a love story
 Starting Friday, the Gershwin Hotel will start telecasting a live feed of its lobby bathroom into closed-circuit TVs in guest’s hotel rooms.
And although a “love story” is promised, it’s not what you think.
The restroom will be home to a site-specific dance performance called “Dark Horse/Black Forest.” Standing-room only tickets will be sold to allow a live audience in the bathroom, but hotel guests can watch the performance in the privacy of their rooms upstairs.
The work by Yanira Castro is described as “an emotional and private exchange between a couple that evolves into a formal, sensual dance.” Performances are scheduled through June 28.
The bathroom tickets are $45, according to the Post.
There are also $10 tickets available for Friday’s opening night “screening party” in the lobby.
The Gershwin is located at 7 E. 27th St., map.
The restroom performance isn’t unique to New York. Last year, a site-specific noir thriller “Ladies And Gents” was staged in the toilets at Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain.
Other performances in unusual places include “A Mysterious Way” which will be performed for free starting today “on the uptown C train platform on 81st Street and the downtown J/M train platform at Chambers Street, subject to change due to the inconsistent environment of the MTA.”
Image source: A Canary Torsi.
June 3, 2009 6:57 AM in Cheap Stuff, Downtown, Hotelology, Sightsology, Techology
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