Generally speaking, when we see ballet stars or Broadway-caliber shows in New York, we're some distance away. But blogger Susan Yung recently saw two performances at arm's length proximity to the performers, to predictably powerful effect.

St. Ann’s Warehouse, located in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, is a venue that does consistently superlative work, especially of the sui generis type. Over the years it’s presented everything from Lou Reed’s live re-creation of his Berlin album to Les Freres Corbusier’s spooky Hell House, from the Wooster Group‘s multimedia extravaganzas to puppet [...]