The Weekend: 4.22-4.24

Friday, April 15

Carroll Gardens: Company XI's latest sexy show, "Lover. Muse. Mockingbird. Whore.," features dancer Laura Careless exploring the women of Charles Bukowski.

Saturday, April 16

DUMBO: The National Theatre of Scotland's much heralded play, "Black Watch," returns to St. Ann's Warehouse, running tonight through May 8.

Manhattan Beach: Borough President Marty Markowitz lends his powerful voice to the "Thalia Follies: A Political Cabaret," tonight at the Kingsborough Performing Arts Center.

Sunday, April 17

Flatbush: "Black Swan" fans can see the real thing — ballet-wise, we mean — when "Swan Lake" comes to Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts.

Fort Greene: It's the last day to see Cheek by Jowl's sparse but effective production of "Macbeth" at BAM.