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Photos: What A "Christmas Spectacular" Looks Like In East Williamsburg
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John Del Signore
Published Dec 13, 2012
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Wearing a cable knit sweater and skating in orderly circles under a giant murdered Norway Spruce in midtown is for squares. If you want to experience the authentic, anti-corporate artisanal holiday spirit you've got to take the L train to Grand Street and simply walk two blocks to the House of Yes, where the real meaning of Christmas awaits... wearing pasties and sequined spandex:
The fourth annual House of Yes Xmas Spectacular is a theatrical extravaganza of non-stop holiday joy featuring ravishing dance numbers, astounding aerial acrobatics, circus spectacles, breathtaking burlesque and ridiculous production numbers that will have you loving the holidays like never before.
This year’s Xmas Spectacular 2012 explores “Christmas Through the Ages”, from the dawn of Christmastime and ancient cultures, through the future and beyond! Be prepared to witness the most festive entertainment of the season that promises to be delightfully inspiring and historically inaccurate!
It's the Spectacular's final weekend, so if you haven't yet seen a burlesque dancer do a handstand with Santa's head nestled like an ornament between her bare thighs, consider this your final warning. Actually, you can consider this a warning either way. Here's the preview video:
Now let's yell at each other in the comments about whether House of Yes is in East Williamsburg or Bushwick!
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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