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Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment Announces JanArtsNYC 2026
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2025

The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment has announced programming for JanArtsNYC, the annual collection of world-class public performances and innovative industry gatherings taking place throughout the month of January in NYC.

GlobalFEST 2025 Announced At Lincoln Center; Tickets On Sale Now
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 24, 2024

Experience globalFEST 2025 at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall with performances by 10 artists across three stages in one night. Discover a diverse lineup and secure your tickets now.

NYU Abu Dhabi Announces 10th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 22, 2024

NYU Abu Dhabi celebrates its 10th anniversary season with 55 performances featuring over 30 global and local artists, showcasing a diverse array of talent and cultural experiences.

JanArtsNYC 2024 to Feature Under the Radar Festival, Winter Jazz Fest & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 14, 2023

Discover the must-see performances and events at JanArtsNYC 2024, including the highly anticipated Under the Radar Festival and Winter Jazz Fest. Get all the details on this exciting showcase of talent and creativity in the entertainment industry.

globalFEST Announces Lineup for 21st Edition at Lincoln Center
by Stephi Wild - Oct 19, 2023

New York’s globalFEST makes its highly anticipated return for its 21st year to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) with a full day of music and performances on Sunday, January 14, 2024, as part of Lincoln Center Presents.

The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi Reveals 2023-2024 Season Under the Theme 'Arts at the Center'
by Stephi Wild - Aug 17, 2023

The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has announced its ninth season. Under the theme Arts at the Center, an eclectic array of global and local talent is showcased through shows, talks, and workshops. The aim is to invite audiences to experience something new, unfamiliar, and exciting.

NYU Abu Dhabi Arts Center Announces 2022-23 Season
by Stephi Wild - Aug 18, 2022

The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has announced its eighth season's lineup of performances, talks, and workshops centered around the theme 'Stories'. The events will showcase local, regional, and global artists whose works build on inspiring storytelling, inviting audiences to participate in the process of creative expression on and off the stage.

THEATRE FOR ONE: WE ARE HERE (NAIROBI EDITION) to Make its World Premiere at The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 1, 2021

Theatre For One: We are Here (Nairobi Edition) will make its world premiere at The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) on September 15, running online on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays until September 26.

NYU Abu Dhabi Arts Center Announces 2021-22 Season
by Stephi Wild - Aug 25, 2021

Echoing the UAE's 50th Anniversary Jubilee and the future orientation of EXPO 2020, the theme for the season is Now and into the Future. The planned events speak to this theme, showcasing music, theater, dance, film, poetry, and interdisciplinary performances which take stock of our current moment, as well as lay the groundwork for future artistic development.

THEY STILL WANT TO KILL US to Have Online World Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 10, 2021

On May 25, 2021 at 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern in a free virtual stream, a group of arts institutions across the nation will premiere the short film 'They Still Want To Kill Us', an aria by composer and activist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), performed by mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, and directed by filmmaker Yoram Savion.

Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage Anywhere Announces World Premiere of 'They Still Want to Kill Us'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 10, 2021

The program will include the premiere of the piece by Savion, a discussion with DBR and Bridges, moderated by Jamilla Deria and a statement by Damario Solomon-Simmons of the Justice for Greenwood Foundation. 

NYU Abu Dhabi Arts Center Presents THEATER FOR ONE: HERE WE ARE
by Stephi Wild - Mar 31, 2021

​​​​​​​Theater For One: Here We Are will make its Middle East premiere at The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) on April 7 at 8pm, running online for five nights until April 11.

The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi Announces the Launch of the Fifth Annual Barzakh Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 26, 2021

The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi has announced the return of Barzakh Festival for its fifth edition; the event will be streamed online for three nights on February 1, 3, and 6. The cross-cultural lineup features three globally renowned groups who encapsulate The Arts Center’s theme for the season.

The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi Continues its Season Six Program With New Artists Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 14, 2021

The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has announced a diverse schedule of performances, talks, and workshops for January and February. Centered around the season’s continuing theme, ‘A Bridge’, the events will feature artists from across the world who will present work and engage in conversation with the UAE and the wider global community.

Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST Releases Daily Schedule
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jan 7, 2021

Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST, a collaboration between long-running New York music festival globalFEST and NPR Music’s Tiny Desk concerts, set for January 11 – 14, 2021, has announced its full schedule of performances: 

Tiny Desk Meets GlobalFEST Announces Alumni Performers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 11, 2020

New York music festival, globalFEST, set for January 11 –14, 2021 has announced additional performances by alumni artists for its 17th edition. The newly announced artists include Ukrainian avant-folk group Dakhabrakha (2014), Tunisian born experimentalist Emel Mathlouthi (2015), visionary Malian singer Rokia Traore (2005) and more.

globalFEST Announces 2021 Edition in Collaboration with NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Nov 19, 2020

Long-running and widely influential New York music festival, globalFEST, has announced dates for its 17th edition set for January 11 – 14, 2021.

The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi Re-Invents Sixth Season Fall Program
by Stephi Wild - Aug 25, 2020

Amidst global uncertainty and change, The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has sought to make one thing constant a?" making contemporary performing arts more accessible.  

Joe's Pub Names Alex Knowlton New Director
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 14, 2018

This September, Joe's Pub at The Public kicks off its 20th Anniversary year, celebrating two decades of presenting the best in live music and performance nightly with a commitment to diversity, production values, community, and artistic freedom. The fall season is comprised of Joe's Pub debuts like Max Vernon and The Tiger Lillies; familiar faces like Justin Vivian Bond, John Kelly, and Shaina Taub; and two New York Voices commissions: Refrigerated Dreams, a collaboration from Nona Hendryx and Carrie Mae Weems, and Murray Hill's About To Break, directed by Scott Wittman. There will also be a change in leadership at Joe's Pub - Alex Knowlton will become Director of Joe's Pub, as Shanta Thake will inaugurate a new role at The Public Theater as Senior Director of Artistic Programs.

Sundance Institute Announces 2018 Theatre Lab Acting Company And Creative Advisors
by A.A. Cristi - May 1, 2018

Sundance Institute's Theatre Lab kicks off on May 6th, and today announced this year's participating acting company and creative advisors. The Lab, which runs through May 27 at the Fellah Hotel outside Marrakech, Morocco, is supervised by Artistic Director Philip Himberg and Producing Director Christopher Hibma, and is the centerpiece of the Institute's year-round work with the theatre community, alternating locations between Sundance Resort in Utah and a venue in the Middle East/North African region, as part of a multi-year commitment to international work and a means of facilitating cultural exchange between artists writing in English and Arabic.