________________________________________________________________ NEWS SUMMER 2010 FESTIVAL D'AVIGNON LE OFF - JULY 16-30, 2010 Avignon, FRANCE Solo show, "Songs of an Immigrant: Tales from Paris" written and performed by Marni Rice playing every nite July 16-30th The show is presented by De Joux Musique et produced by The Garage International Please see sites for additional information : http://www.dejouxmusique.com http://www.thegarageinternational.com http://www.avignonleoff.com ________________________________________________________________ NEWS SPRING 2010: MAD JUANA PLAYS IN HELSINKI, FINLAND - MAY 2010 WORLD VILLAGE FESTIVAL http://www.maailmakylassa.fi/english/home MAD JUANA PLAYS SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST MUSIC FESIVAL MARCH 2010 http://www.myspace.com/madjuana ________________________________________________________________ NEWS JAN/FEB 2010 - January 15, 2010 Performance of original music for voice & accordion with the Labyrinth Dance Theater at The White Wave Dance festival on Jan 28th & 31st at The John Ryan Theater and at The St. Marks Chamber Music Series presented by Downtown Music Productions on February 14th. _________________________________________________________________ NEWS AT THE CLOSE OF 2009 - December 1, 2009 In 2009 De Joux Musique presented work in Japan at the Tokyo & Kyoto International Fringe Festivals, in France at The Festival D'Avignon-OFF and in Cameroun, Africa at The Rencontres Theatrales Internationales du Cameroun. _________________________________________________________________ NEWS FALL 2009 See "now playing" for details about local shows in NYC Solo Show - Songs of an Immigrant: Tales from Paris The French adaptaion of the script was performed in Cameroun Africa - November 2009 Review from The Festival D'Avignon: http://www.dejouxmusique.com _______________________________________________________________ NEWS SPRING/SUMMER 2009 Solo Play with Music: "Songs of an Immigrant: Tales from Paris" Written & Performed by Marni Rice Tours this spring to Japan, and the French adaptation of the script will be premiered this summer at the Festival D'Avignon, France. Details on show dates and festival locations to follow. For more information and reviews about the show please visit: http://www.dejouxmusique.com ________________________________________________________________ NEWS WINTER 2009 Mad Juana tours to South by Southwest in March Details here: http://www.myspace.com/madjuana ______________________________________________________________ NEWS FALL 2008 Saturday, November 1st & Sunday, November 2nd @ 7:30pm Songs of an Immigrant: Tales from Paris (solo play with music) Written & performed by Marni Rice Directed by Sandie Luna Mabou Mines/SUITE @ TORONADA 150 First Ave New York NY 10009 Reservations: (212) 473-1991 Price: FREE An excerpt of this show in development will be presented with a discussion/talk back. Mabou Mines/SUITE is an annual laboratory for artists to experiment with performance ideas. Resident Artists are appointed to the Suite by the Co-Artistic Directors of Mabou Mines to work on particular ideas. Work is shown at whatever level the artist feels will be most beneficial to its development. Audiences are invited, at no charge, to readings, works-in-progress or small-scale productions. All works shown have been developed in part during the Residency at Mabou Mines studio (ToRoNaDa). During the Residency, artists meet regularly with the Co-Artistic Directors of Mabou Mines to discuss, develop and show ideas. The Residency provides artists with mentoring, rehearsal space, administrative assistance, use of equipment and advice. Mabou Mines/SUITE is supported with funds generously provided by the Jerome Foundation and the Foundation for Contemporary Art and with Public support from the City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs. ________________________________________________________________ Mad Juana is on Tour on the West Coast - October 2008!! Details here: http://www.myspace.com/madjuana ________________________________________________________________ NEWS SUMMER 2008 MAD JUANA UPDATE: Mad Juana goes on tour to the west coast Aug/Sept and the new CD "Bruja on the corner" has been released on ACETATE records 08/08/08 and is available on ITUNES. Our video for the song "Valhalla" which we shot in Zagreb,Croatia and Tijuana River Valley with Fernando Apodaca & Jason Mueller will be up in every possible place we can get it up this coming week. We are hitting the road Aug. 27th in the US West Coast in support of the album with the full 8 piece band!! MAD JUANA WEST COAST TOUR DATES August 27 Alex's Bar Long Beach, CA August 28 The Cat Club Hollywood, CA August 29 Marilyn's on K Sacramento, CA August 30 East End Portland, OR August 31 El Corazon Seattle, WA September 1 N/A September 2 Elbo Room San Francisco, CA September 3 Starline Fresno, CA September 4 The Scene Glendale, CA September 5 Divebar Las Vegas, NV September 6 Rogue Phoenix, AZ September 7 Bar Pink Elephant San Diego, CA Details here: http://www.myspace.com/madjuana _________________________________________________________________ MARNI RICE SOLO PERFORMANCE SUMMER 2008: Solo Play with Music Songs of an Immigrant: Tales from Paris Reviews from The Montreal International Fringe Festival June 2008 - Details Here: http://www.dejouxmusique.com _________________________________________________________________ NEWS SPRING 2008 Solo Shows: Recent reveiws from NYC blogs: Lucid Culture: http://lucidculture.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/marni-rice-bliss-blood-and-dreambox-live-at-liala-lounge-brooklyn-ny-12008/ Jezebel Music: http://www.jezebelmusic.com/weblog/pivot/entry.php?id=479 "Songs of an Immigrant: Tales from Paris" will be presented in NYC in April 23rd @ Jimmy's no.43 and at The Montreal Fringe Festival in June 2008. Sample on YOU TUBE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvitCXjGWYo Mad Juana on West Coast Tour in April: details here: http://www.myspace.com/madjuana _________________________________________________________________ NEWS WINTER 2007 SOLO CABARET PERFORMANCE: Solo show "Songs of an Immigrant:Tales from Paris" will be presented 3 dates in December by MUD/BONE, a Theater Company and Print Making Studio in The South Bronx in conjunction with their Holiday Print Show and exhibition. Performances: Dec 2nd & 9th @ 2pm, and Dec. 3rd Fundraiser @ 6:30pm. http://www.mudbone.org/Events.html Press release: http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=22716 Performing Live on The Joey Reynolds Show (WOR) Midnite, Wednesday, November 21st: http://www.wor710.com/pages/46370.php MARNI RICE & LE GARAGE CABARET: Return to Cave Canem at Lucky Cheng's Downstairs FRANK WOOD PRESENTS: Thursday, Dec. 6th @ 8:30pm. http://www.myspace.com/marniricelegaragecabaret We'll be sharing the bill our friends THE BOWERY BOYS at 9:30pm http://www.myspace.com/theboweryboys MADJUANA: We'll be playing a show in NYC on Thursday Dec 27th @ 11pm @ Club Midway, Ave B. NYC. Check out footage from the new video and Halloween Party at a ranch on the border of Mexico. Rock & Roll TV: http://www.rocknrolltv.net/2007/11/rnrtv-75-mad-ju.html http://www.myspace.com/madjuana ______________________________________________________________ NEWS FALL 2007 Interview in French Magazine "Accordeon & Accordeonistes" September, 2007 Issue: http://www.marnirice.com/de joux musique.html SOLO CABARET PERFORMANCE: Shows at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2007 received great reviews See articles here on "The Cave of The Golden Calf": http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/edinburgh/article.html?in_article_id=61832 http://www.edinburghguide.com/festival/2007/caveofgoldencalf THEATER: Marni Rice performs live vocal & accordion music with MUD/BONE Theater company at The Public Theater as part of 365 Days/365 Plays, Sunday, September 9th, 2007. See "Now Playing" for details. http://www.publictheater.org/365/ MARNI RICE & LE GARAGE CABARET New video on YOUTUBE, you can see it here on our myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/marniricelegaragecabaret We're playing again Thursday, October 25th @ 8:30pm: on FRANK WOOD PRESENTS @ CAVE CANEM - Lucky Chengs (downstairs) with our friends THE BOWERY BOYS - .. see "now playing" for details ________________________________________________________________ NEWS SUMMER 2007 SOLO SHOWS in the UK! - (voice & accordion) CABARET SHOW - THE CAVE OF THE GOLDEN CALF Featuring some of London's best underground cabaret, and special guests Received a Critics Choice in TIME OUT/LONDON**** Details here: http://www.timeout.com/london/clubs/events/453438/the_cave_of_the_golden_calf.html Playing in August at THE EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL*** Details here: http://www.assemblyfestival.com/webpages/whatson_moreinfobooknow.php?id=1181426749&date=all&#title ********************************************** NEWS FROM MARNI RICE & LE GARAGE CABARET (Full Band Project) http://www.myspace.com/marniricelegaragecabaret June 21st, 2007 - We played a show in the Community Garden - 6th St/Ave B, NYC. Hosted by local hero, Joff Wilson We're finishing up our first record, and will be playing more shows in the Fall, 2007. Details to follow. ************************************************** NEWS FROM MAD JUANA **see new videos, photos and other news here: http://www.myspace.com/madjuana ______________________________________________________________ NEWS SPRING 2007 Mad Juana goes on Tour to the West Coast!! Details here: http://www.myspace.com/madjuana Marni Rice & Le Garage Cabaret Finishing up their first record. Listen to some trax here: http://www.myspace.com/marniricelegaragecabaret Galllery Performance April 14th, 2007 at The Beacon Artists Union: "Encounters with Neruda" Performance inspired by the Poetry of Pablo Neruda, and directed by Michael Wiggins. Music by Marni Rice. Video by Råul Aguirre Antonetty. Featuring actors/dancers Armando Batista and Sarah Douglas. Exhibition of graphic prints by Artists from The Mudbone 889 Studio. Details here: http://www.mudbone.org/Events.html Sunday, April 29th - solo show voice & accordion featuring original songs & stories by Marni Rice @ Rocky Sullivan's 7pm - Marni Rice 8pm - Peter Chance & The Reincarnation http://www.rockysullivans.com _________________________________________________________________ NEWS WINTER 2006/2007 MARNI RICE & LE GARAGE CABARET: http://www.myspace.com/marniricelegaragecabaret Thanks to all who came out to our last band show of 2006 at The Lakeside Lounge on December 6th!! We played with our special guest Dave Rave!! http://www.dave-rave.com The band is in the studio finishing up our record with producer Daniel Rey including co-compositions by Marni Rice & Dave Rave..new tracks soon to be up on the myspace page. We'll be playing again at The Lakeside Lounge on Wednesday, March 14th, 2007 @ 9pm http://www.lakesidelounge.com MARNI RICE solo shows: vocals/accordion Solo electric shows every Saturday in February at Rocky Sullivan's and solo acoustic shows every Thursday at Quercy..see "now playing" for details.. MAD JUANA: Sami Yaffa is back from The NY Dolls Tour (Fall 2006) MAD JUANA opened for 'Joe Hurley and The Gents' http://www.roguesmarch.com on January 14th @ JOE'S PUB to a SOLD OUT HOUSE!! http://www.madjuana.com with: Karmen Guy: vocals, melodica, percussion Sami Yaffa: acoustic guitar Danny Rey: saxaphone Jimmy Vespa: trumpet Paul Garisto: drums Marni Rice: accordion,vocals ________________________________________________________________ NEWS FALL 2006 Back from The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, I performed solo (vocals/accordion) in a cabaret show called "Cave of the Golden Calf" sharing the bill with some amazing performers from London, UK including La Celine, Ryan Styles, Empress Stah, and New York's legendary singer/pianist Steve Ross. Known for his Noel Coward, Gershwin, Cole Porter, & Fred Astaire (among other) interpretations. Solo acoustic performances resume every Thursday at Quercy in Brooklyn, starting September 7th. see "now playing" for details. Marni Rice & Le Garage Cabaret http://www.myspace.com/marniricelegaragecabaret We played our first show at CBGB's in June 2006 opening for THE SHIRTS. In August 2006 we played an open door Rock Festival in upstate New York http://www.canalconcerts.com/2006schedule.asp with our friend and Canadian native, Dave Rave. http://www.dave-rave.com We're currently in the studio recording, with Daniel Rey producing. Our Next Band Show: Tuesday, November 14th @ 9pm Lakeside Lounge 162 Ave B NYC I've been playing accordion and singing back up vocals in a great NY Rock Band: 'Mad Juana' http://www.madjuana.com with: Karmen Guy: vocals Sami Yaffa: acoustic guitar Danny Rey: saxaphone Jimmy Vespa: trumpet Paul Garisto: drums Marni Rice: accordion,vocals Sami is currently on tour with the New York Dolls: http://www.nydolls.org We'll be playing again in December 2006. Show details to follow.