This Petrushka replaces the original scenario of the puppet booth at Butter Week Fair with a barefoot ballet blanc in which glimmers of the old story remain.
Different than their Armory Week fair, this project by SPRING/BREAK founders Andrew Gori and Ambre Kelly focused more on creating large experiential zones rather than booth-style showcases divided by walls.
A winnowing has already occurred: at least three of last year's Armory-week fairs have opted out of the festivities.
OF ALL the criticisms that Mitt Romney has lobbed Barack Obama's way in the past few weeks, fair and unfair, one is particularly striking.
By the time the two-week fair closed on Oct. 1, several dealers reported that more than 60percentt of their sales were heading for the United States, including a $1 million Chinese bronze lamp bought from the Brussels dealer Gisele Croes.
There's a whole day during the seven-week fair that's dedicated to men showing off their pectoral muscles.
The scoreboards were still up, but that somehow felt right in this packed week of fairs, shows and events.
Planning goes on year-round, she said, with monthly meetings increasing to once a week as fair weekend draws near.
In its first week the fair reportedly drew 650,000 visitors.The Milanese, with the Boston Consulting Group at hand, hope this heralds a longer-term revival.
We expect the event will attract as many as 20,000 people over the week – a fair number are expected to be women.
