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St. Ann's Warehouse (SAW) is a performing arts institution in Brooklyn, New York City. Formerly the Church of St. Ann and the Holy Trinity on Montague Street, in 1980 the site was converted into a venue for classical music.〔(Alliance for the Arts )〕 Initially known as ''Arts at St. Ann's'', proceeds from the stage's performances were used to aid in renovating the building.〔(New York Magazine )〕 In 2000 it relocated to a former spice milling factory in Dumbo, Brooklyn,〔(NYM )〕 where it has served as a stage for musicians such as David Bowie, Lou Reed, Joe Strummer, Aimee Mann, Nick Cave, Rufus Wainwright and John Cale.〔(AFTA )〕 Theatrical shows have included the Bertholt Brecht/Kurt Weill musical The Seven Deadly Sins, starring Marianne Faithfull.〔(AFTA )〕 The current building can accommodate audiences of up to 1500 people.〔(NYM )〕 St. Ann's Warehouse will be moving permanently to the historic Tobacco Warehouse in Brooklyn Bridge Park starting with their 2015-2016 season.〔http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/designs-unveiled-theater-tobacco-warehouse-brooklyn-2013-04-20-100000〕 ==1980s== The original home of Arts at St. Ann's (now St. Ann's Warehouse) was the National Historic Landmark Church of St. Ann and the Holy Trinity on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. For 21 years, St. Ann's presented a broad array of concert and theater performances in the church's Gothic Revival sanctuary. In addition, the organization raised approximately $4 million for the building's restoration, including its historic stained glass windows by William Jay Bolton, which were the first made in America. From its inception, St. Ann's earning a reputation as a consistent innovator, forging multi-disciplinary theatrical collaborations, thematic multi-artist concert presentations, and new works for puppet theater. Beginning in 1980, much of St. Ann's early programming was based on classical music — choral and opera programs, noonday organ recitals, performances by Tashi, The Academy of Ancient Music, and others. St. Ann's had a surprising and defining early success with its staging of the first American puppet opera, Amy Trompetter's production of Rossini's ''The Barber of Seville'', with the Brooklyn Opera Society in 1983. Trompetter's production was revived on its 20th anniversary at St. Ann's Warehouse in 2003. In 2007, it played again to sold-out houses in a new German version at the Festspielhaus St. Polten just outside of Vienna, Austria. The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, under Artistic Director Charles Wadsworth, offered preview concerts at St. Ann's from 1981–1983, which then led to Bach Cantata Sundays under the direction of the Society's cellist, Fred Sherry. The seven-year cantata series proved instrumental in forming St. Ann's genre-defying approach to music programming and helped build the reputation of The Orchestra of St. Luke's, then a new band. In 1985, Bread and Puppet Theater was invited to stage Bach's ''Cantata #4'' ("Christ lag in Todesbanden") as part of the series. By 1988, the program included the American Premiere of John Cale's ''The Falklands Suite''. The following year, St. Ann's and the Brooklyn Academy of Music instigated the reunion of Cale and Lou Reed by commissioning Songs for Drella, their celebrated song cycle in remembrance of Andy Warhol. Intrigued by the range and ambition of St. Ann's performances, artists began to take increasing interest and helped to further St. Ann's international reputation under the leadership of founding Artistic Director Susan Feldman and Program Director Janine Nichols. In 1989, record producer Hal Willner brought Marianne Faithfull to St. Ann's for a pair of concerts: a retrospective released by Island Records as "Blazing Away" and "definitive" performances as Anna in the Brecht/Weill masterwork, ''The Seven Deadly Sins'' (NY Times). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Ann's Warehouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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