Photo by Maggie Hall Cry to the world/That all might understand:/I was once a black clown/But now—/I’m a man! Fusing vaudeville, gospel, opera, jazz, and spirituals, The Black Clown brings Langston Hughes’s famed 1931 poem to life in a stunning new music-theater piece. Powerful and prescient, the experience of a black man’s resilience against a legacy of [...]
Photo by Maggie Hall Cry to the world/That all might understand:/I was once a black clown/But now—/I’m a man! Fusing vaudeville, gospel, opera, jazz, and spirituals, The Black Clown brings Langston Hughes’s famed 1931 poem to life in a stunning new music-theater piece. Powerful and prescient, the experience of a black man’s resilience against a legacy of [...]
Photo by Carl Fox Blak Whyte Gray, the electrifying dance-theater work from Olivier Award-winning East London company Boy Blue, returns to New York after a sensational sold-out U.S. premiere at Lincoln Center's 2018 White Light Festival. With bold hip-hop choreography and a multilayered score that moves from driving electronics to African-influenced beats, Blak Whyte Gray pulses [...]
Photo by Richard Termine Blak Whyte Gray, the electrifying dance-theater work from Olivier Award-winning East London company Boy Blue, returns to New York after a sensational sold-out U.S. premiere at Lincoln Center's 2018 White Light Festival. With bold hip-hop choreography and a multilayered score that moves from driving electronics to African-influenced beats, Blak Whyte Gray pulses [...]
Photo by Carl Fox Blak Whyte Gray, the electrifying dance-theater work from Olivier Award-winning East London company Boy Blue, returns to New York after a sensational sold-out U.S. premiere at Lincoln Center's 2018 White Light Festival. With bold hip-hop choreography and a multilayered score that moves from driving electronics to African-influenced beats, Blak Whyte Gray pulses [...]
John Jay College & CUNY Dance Initiative in collaboration with Mari Meade Dance Collective presents The World Premiere of Immigration Stories Photo By Jan Bennette Immigration stories, a series of dances based on true experiences about relocating to the United States, opens up the vastly different paths people take to come to this country. What [...]
Café Mocha Radio Show presents SALUTE HER: Beauty of Diversity Cocktail Reception & Awards 2019 is a defining year and ‘moment’ in history for women. September 16th the nationally syndicated radio show Café Mocha and WBLS-FM is hosting the 9th annual Salute Her Awards honoring women who have accomplished unprecedented heights on Broadway. From on [...]
A SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE BENEFITING THE POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE’S TEEN ACTING PROGRAM
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the Center for American Progress, and the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation present SMART ON CRIME INNOVATIONS CONFERENCE Since 2017, the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the Center for American Progress, and the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation have co-hosted the SMART ON CRIME INNOVATIONS CONFERENCE to showcase the progress [...]
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the Center for American Progress, and the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation present SMART ON CRIME INNOVATIONS CONFERENCE Since 2017, the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the Center for American Progress, and the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation have co-hosted the SMART ON CRIME INNOVATIONS CONFERENCE to showcase the progress [...]
Teatro Grattacielo presents IN THE GARDENS OF VERISMO Join us for our 25th Anniversary Gala with a triptych of scenes from three Italian operas that will stir three seasons of your imagination: Comedy -- Tragedy -- Fantasy. Conducted by Maestro Israel Gursky.
THE 20TH NEW YORKER FESTIVAL presents Friday, October 11 at 7:00 pm Dua Lipa talks with Amanda Petrusich and performs live. Dua Lipa is a singer-songwriter, released her self-titled début studio album in 2017. Her power anthem “New Rules” reached No. 1 on the Top Forty chart and broke the long-standing record for consecutive weeks [...]
THE 20TH NEW YORKER FESTIVAL presents Saturday, October 12 10:00 am Bill Nye talks with Elizabeth Kolbert The Science Guy, Bill Nye talks with Elizabeth Kolbert. Bill Nye is a science educator, television host, author, and inventor. He hosted the Emmy-nominated Netflix show “Bill Nye Saves the World” and the Emmy Award-winning children’s series [...]
THE 20TH NEW YORKER FESTIVAL presents Sunday, October 13 11:00 am Trump: The Judgment of History Historians look back to the future. With Annette Gordon-Reed, Patricia Limerick, Sean Wilentz, and Bob Woodward. Moderated by Jeffrey Toobin. 2:00 pm Julián and Joaquin Castro talk with Jonathan Blitzer American sons. 5:00 pm Bon Iver and Friends talk with Amanda Petrusich [...]
Young People’s Chorus of New York City presents YPC BIG SING Photo by Jennifer Taylor Join Artistic Director Francisco J. Núñez and Associate Director Elizabeth Núñez, along with special guests a cappella quartet Midtown and musical renegade Nick Demeris, in the second YPC Big Sing! Raise your voice in shared harmony with hundreds of other [...]
Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival presents the U.S. Premiere of EN MASSE Photo by Damien Bredberg Australia’s Circa ensemble embodies electrifying explosions of physicality and power in this stunning work that blurs the boundaries of dance, theater, music, and circus arts. Known for their “stratospheric skill” (Australian), the troupe melds circus acrobatics with contemporary dance [...]
Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival presents the U.S. Premiere of EN MASSE Photo by Damien Bredberg Australia’s Circa ensemble embodies electrifying explosions of physicality and power in this stunning work that blurs the boundaries of dance, theater, music, and circus arts. Known for their “stratospheric skill” (Australian), the troupe melds circus acrobatics with contemporary dance [...]
Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival presents the U.S. Premiere of EN MASSE Photo by Damien Bredberg Australia’s Circa ensemble embodies electrifying explosions of physicality and power in this stunning work that blurs the boundaries of dance, theater, music, and circus arts. Known for their “stratospheric skill” (Australian), the troupe melds circus acrobatics with contemporary dance [...]
Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival presents the New York Premiere of ZAUBERLAND (Magic Land) Photo by Patrick Berger As violence blazes, a young woman waits at the border of Zauberland—a magical world of security and peace. But while asleep, her dreams are haunted by images of the burnt-out city she was forced to abandon. Composer [...]
Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival presents the New York Premiere of ZAUBERLAND (Magic Land) Photo by Patrick Berger As violence blazes, a young woman waits at the border of Zauberland—a magical world of security and peace. But while asleep, her dreams are haunted by images of the burnt-out city she was forced to abandon. Composer [...]