Bennett Media Studio

Manifesto Moda Fashion Show at Bennett Media Studio

Yina — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:35:47 +0000

A talented group of Parsons New School of Fashion Design students had their graduation show here at Bennett Media Studio’s 1st floor space for live events. The designers configured the gallery space into a curved fashion runway, at the same time utilizing the stage as a raised platform for VIPs. The event was a blast for both designers and audience. Check out the slide show to see all the outfits! Enjoy.

BMS launched Fat Eddy’s Comedy Joint!

Yina — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:15:36 +0000

Bennett Media Studio launched its own comedy series – Fat Eddy’s Comedy Joint!

We had a successful opening night on July 16, with a lively audience who were engaged and who laughed with us throughout the evening!

Thank you again to our sponsors: IZZE sparkling juice and TERRA FOSSIL wine for making Fat Eddy’s Comedy Joint a successful and enjoyable event for all.

Here are some pictures from the event:

For a full album, go to Fat Eddy’s website here!

If you missed our first show, be sure not to miss it the second time! The show date and poster will be coming up on BMS’s blog and on Fat Eddy’s Comedy Joint website (www.fateddyscomedyjoint.com) soon. So come back for more!

The Elegant Guide – Episode 7

Yina — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:58:33 +0000

The Elegant Guide, Episode 7: One-Night Stands from Dusty Wright on Vimeo.

The Elegant Guide with Ella Morton. Ms. Morton shares her advice on how to discretely handle the morning after. Produced and directed by Dusty Wright at Bennett Media Studios, NYC.

A full-house at BMS

Yina — Mon, 24 May 2010 22:24:29 +0000

Esther Chae performed her one-woman show, So the Arrow Flies, here at Bennett Media Studio on May 14, 15, 16. She performed four different characters,and miraculously went in and out of four monologues, which thread seamlessly and intertwined into a wholesome story of love, identity, betrayal, and war. Her timely representation of racial identities and conflicts aroused such emotional response among the audience.
To me, she was riveting and enjoyable to watch for 1 hour and 10 minutes, on all three events.
As the story unfolded, her intensity and range of emotions was wonderful to watch and experience.
And after each performance, we had a different “Artist Talkback” discussion on 3 different main topics.
I hosted the first evening discussion, and enjoyed the conversational ” give-and-take” in what proved to be an intimate setting.

Here are some of the photos taken on the first evening’s performance.
All photos by Evan Cohen.

So the Arrow Flies at Bennett Media Studio from Bennett Media Studio on Vimeo.

“So the Arrow Flies” is a one-woman play written and performed by Esther Chae
Slideshow created by Yina Ng
Produced with Aperture 3
All photos by Evan Cohen

“So the Arrow Flies” at Bennett Media Studio May 14-16

Yina — Thu, 06 May 2010 21:38:10 +0000

Bennett Media Studio

Presents

Esther Chae’s SOLO PERFORMANCE “SO THE ARROW FLIES”

A North Korean spy. The Korean-American FBI agent that chases her down. Who will get hit first?

WHAT: Award winning actress Esther K. Chae presents SO THE ARROW FLIES for three nights May 14- 16^th, 2010 at Bennett Media Studio in the West Village. SO THE ARROW FLIES is a solo performance piece about four characters whose lives intertwine: the North Korean spy, the Korean-American FBI agent that brings her down, a grandmother who is a survivor of the Korean War and the spy’s young daughter who is half Korean-half Caucasian. With only a turn on a chair, Esther K. Chae plays the following four dynamic roles. This show was previously presented at the TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference, Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the World Women’s Forum (Seoul). Each night is presented by a special guest host and will be followed by an additional 30 minute talkback with the host and creator/performer Esther K. Chae.

Fri 5/14 @ 7pm Hosted by Ed Bennett (President of Bennett Media Studios; Former CEO of MTV Networks’ VH-1)

Sat 5/15 @ 7pm Hosted by Maria Di Dia (Vice President at Theatre Management Associates; Award winning production company of STOMP)

Sun 5/16 @ 3pm Hosted by Jeannie Park (Former Executive Editor, People Magazine; Founding President, Asian American Journalists Association-New York)

Each night’s post discussion will explore post-9/11 themes of conflicting political and social ideologies between North Korea, South Korea and the US, how we see ourselves as immigrants and/or Americans, government sanctioned torture, and how changing political tides affect 4 intergenerational mother-daughter relationships and ultimately love for one another. “Amazing and beautiful show”- David Henry Hwang (Tony Award winning author of M Butterfly)

“Chae skillfully absorbs the audience into a world of espionage and deception …fascinatingly gripping” – Edinburgh ThreeWeeks festival e-magazine.

WHERE: Cultural hotbed Bennett Media Studio 723 Washington Street NYC http://www.bennettmediastudios.com

WHEN: Friday, May 14 – Sunday, May 16. Each evening opens 30 min. prior to show-cash bar for Friday and Saturday evening performance, tea for Sunday matinee. A brief audience Q&A with the guest host and creator Esther K. Chae following the show. (Press interviews will be arranged upon request).

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: To RSVP for the event, attendees should email rsvp.saf@gmail.com

ABOUT ESTHER K. CHAE

Esther K. Chae is an international award-winning actor/writer based in Los Angeles and New York. Her artistic work has been seen and heard in the US, Korea, Ireland, Australia, Canada and Russia. Her numerous credits as a performer include TV shows NCIS, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, The West Wing, The Shield, ER; and theatre stages such as Yale Repertory Theater, La Mama, Mark Taper Forum/ Kirk Douglas Theater, P.S. 122 and Harvard/A.R.T. Chae’s performances have been lauded as “talented” (Variety), “engaging” (Hollywood Reporter) – and may just “break your heart” (Asia Pacific Arts). Her life in Hollywood has been featured in a Korean Broadcasting Station (KBS) documentary.

Her most recent solo performance So the Arrow Flies, about a North Korean spy and the Korean-American FBI Agent who pursues her, was featured at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (“a powerful and compelling script… fascinatingly gripping-ThreeWeeks Magazine), Ars Nova Theater Festival (NY) and the World Women’s Forum (Seoul). In 2009, it was invited to TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference of which she is an inaugural fellow, CUNY’s Martin Segal Theater and NYU’s Performance Studies. Chae graduated from the Yale School of Drama with an MFA in Acting, the University of Michigan with an MA in Theater Studies, and Korea University. This fall, she is excited to be honored with the Emerging Artist Alumni Award by University of Michigan. She is hot off the airport runway from Abuja, Nigeria where she helped establish the nation’s first film academy and was teaching Acting for Film and Leadership. www.estherchae.com

JoyNoelle Fashion Show at BMS

ed bennett — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:30:27 +0000

This fashion show was held at the Gallery Space at BMS and had 12 models with 3 looks each.

Joynoelle also had a trunk show at the gallery.

Take a look at Joynoelle’s website:

http://www.joynoelle.com

To view a full album by Ed Bennett, click HERE.

Melissa d’Arabian at Bennett Media Studio

Yina — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:18:05 +0000

Melissa d’Arabian of the Food Network was here at Bennett Media Studio in Ed Bennett’s kitchen.

Melissa d’Arabian at Bennett Media Studio from Bennett Media Studio on Vimeo.

In August 2009, Melissa d’Arabian won season five of The Next Food Network Star, beating out thousands of hopefuls for the ultimate dream job: her own Food Network show. As a wife and a stay-at-home mother to her four preschool-aged daughters, Melissa embodies family home cooking at its finest. On her daytime cooking series, Ten Dollar Dinners with Melissa d’Arabian, she shares her tasty recipes and $10 promise: four people, ten bucks, infinite possibilities.
Click here for full bio and her personal site

The Elegant Guide – Episode 6

Yina — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:51:00 +0000

The Elegant Guide, Episode 6: Make-Up from Dusty Wright on Vimeo.

The Elegant Guide with Ella Morton. In this episode Ms. Morton shares her farding tips. Produced and directed by Dusty Wright at Bennett Media Studios.

The Elegant Guide – Episode 5

Yina — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:43:40 +0000

The Elegent Guide, Episode 5: American Cuisine from Dusty Wright on Vimeo.

3rd Annual Taste of Southeast Asia a SUCCESS.

Yina — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:11:29 +0000

The 3rd Annual Taste of Southeast Asia, hosted by Khmer Legacies, had yet again a successful fundraiser at Bennett Media Studio. This year, about 20 VIPS have signed up for a recipe demonstration in Ed’s kitchen by chef Jay Weinstein (author of Ethical Gourmet: How to Enjoy Great Food that is Humanely Raised, Sustainable, Nonendangered, and That Replenishes the Earth).

Jay demonstrated cooking vietnamese pancake and explained his passion for Southeast Asian cuisine.

After the kitchen gathering, guests moved down to the event gallery space and joined other guests for an evening of Southeast Asian gourmet.

3rd Annual Taste of Southeast Asia 2010 from Bennett Media Studio on Vimeo.