As an American teenager it’s not easy to escape high school without suffering through countless cheesy metaphors maintaining the relevance of sports to life. For this reason I generally eschew sports themed anything, be it movies, art, or theater. This week, I’m truly glad I made an exception. Wednesday I attended the opening of “Horatio”, a new multimedia performance piece playing until the 18th at Here in Tribeca. “Horatio” is the theatrical counterpart to a documentary of the same name which is scheduled for release next year. Both pieces focus on the Corporal John A. Seravelli Playground, also known as Horatio, perhaps New York’s most famous public basketball court.
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Horatio: a Tale of Gentrification and Basketball
by Howard Hurst on September 18th, 2010