Florence Gould News

Ballet School NY, the official training school of New York Theatre Ballet, is pleased to announce its 2015-16 training program, beginning Monday, September 21, 2015 at NYTB's home studio, located at St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery, 131 E. 10th Street, 2nd Floor, New York City. Classes will be offered Monday through Saturday. Cost ranges from $1,075 to $3,940 per year, depending on the age and level of the student. An annual recital on June 11, 2016 will conclude the 2015-16 training program. For registration and more information, visit www.nytb.org/ballet-school-ny.

New York City's Ensemble for the Romantic Century (ERC) returns to the Berkshires for the third consecutive summer with the regional premiere of the theatrical concert Van Gogh's Ear. In partnership with the American Institute for Economic Research and the Clark Art Institute, the 10-day, 12-performance series of Van Gogh's Ear complements Clark's art exhibition Van Gogh and Nature and features a special pre-performance discussion August 25th led by the Clark's curator at large, Richard Kendall.

The French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF) and the Hermes Foundation's New Settings program are thrilled to launch FIAF's 2015 Crossing the Line festival with the U.S. premiere of Suite n°2 from French director Joris Lacoste. In Suite n°2, an uproarious and poignant performance emerges from the simplest of sources-the spoken word.

Hailed recently by The New York Times as "ingenious," New York City's Ensemble for the Romantic Century (ERC) returns to the Berkshires for the third consecutive summer with the regional premiere of the theatrical concert Van Gogh's Ear. In partnership with the American Institute for Economic Research and the Clark Art Institute, the 10-day, 12-performance series of Van Gogh's Ear complements Clark's art exhibition Van Gogh and Nature and features a special pre-performance discussion August 25th led by the Clark's curator at large, Richard Kendall.

American Lyric Theater (ALT), in partnership with the Prototype Festival, announced today that an orchestral concert performance of La Reina, a work in development at ALT, will be part of the 2016 Prototype Festival in New York City.

New York City's Ensemble for the Romantic Century (ERC) returns to the Berkshires for the third consecutive summer with the regional premiere of the theatrical concert Van Gogh's Ear. In partnership with the American Institute for Economic Research and the Clark Art Institute, the 10-day, 12-performance series of Van Gogh's Ear complements Clark's art exhibition Van Gogh and Nature and features a special pre-performance discussion August 25th led by the Clark's curator at large, Richard Kendall.

New York City, NY (FOR RELEASE 7.20.15) --- Hailed recently by The New York Times as “ingenious,” New York City's Ensemble for the Romantic Century (ERC) returns to the Berkshires for the third consecutive summer with the regional premiere of the theatrical concert Van Gogh's Ear. In partnership with the American Institute for Economic Research and the Clark Art Institute, the 10-day, 12-performance series of Van Gogh's Ear complements Clark's art exhibition Van Gogh and Nature and features a special pre-performance discussion August 25th led by the Clark's curator at large, Richard Kendall.

It didn't have a ten-ton set, a fake diva flying from a parapet, or a star-studded cast, but Opera Lafayette's L'EPREUVE VILLAGEOISE (THE VILLAGE TRIAL) had one thing noticeably absent from the opera stage in New York this season: charm aplenty, charm galore.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) has just announced that  Keira Knightley (Therese) will be joined by Gabriel Ebert (Camille), Matt Ryan (Laurent) and Judith Light (Madame Raquin) in a striking new adaptation of Therese Raquin by Helen Edmundson, based upon the novel by Emile Zola, directed by Evan Cabnet. 

New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) presents Carnival of the Animals from this weekend, June 6-7, 2015 as part of the Company's Once Upon A Ballet series for children at Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street, NYC.

Tonight, April 22nd and tomorrow, April 23rd at 7:30 in FIAF's Florence Gould Hall (55 East 59th Street), Marquis de Lafayette will be reborn in the world-premiere of Lafayette.

On Wednesday, April 22nd and Thursday, April 23rd at 7:30 in FIAF's Florence Gould Hall (55 East 59th Street), Marquis de Lafayette will be reborn in the world-premiere of Lafayette. Inspired by the letters between the young Lafayette and his wife, the play tells the story of the 19-year-old man who sailed to America as a volunteer soldier and became the youngest general in George Washington's army. The story follows the young French couple's life of adventures, and their political brinkmanship in securing support for the American cause from a reluctant king.

New York City Ballet will open its 2015-16 Season at Lincoln Center on Tuesday, September 22 with eight performances of Peter Martins' production of Tschaikovsky's Swan Lake, through Tuesday, September 29, to launch the Company's 2015 Fall Season, which will continue for four weeks through Sunday, October 18.

New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) presents Keith Michael's GOOSE! from this weekend, March 7-8, 2015 as part of the Company's Once Upon A Ballet series for children at Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street, NYC. Performances: Today and Sunday at 11am, 1pm and 3:30pm. Tickets are $35 for children, $40 for adults. Single tickets are available through ticketmaster.com, and subscriptions can be purchased by submitting an order form to admin@nytb.org. For more information, visit http://www.nytb.org/calendar-and-tickets/view/Keith-Michaels-Goose/.

New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) presents Carnival of the Animals from June 6-7, 2015 as part of the Company's Once Upon A Ballet series for children at Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street, NYC. Performances: Saturday and Sunday at 11am, 1pm and 3:30pm. Tickets are $35 for children, $40 for adults. Single tickets are available through ticketmaster.com, and subscriptions can be purchased by submitting an order form to admin@nytb.org. For more information, visit http://www.nytb.org/calendar-and-tickets/view/Carnival-of-the-Animals.

The French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, will present the US premiere of The Night Will be Calm (La nuit sera calme), the celebrated performance of Romain Gary's eponymous autobiographical work by acclaimed French actor Jacques Gamblin, tonight, February 18 at FIAF's Florence Gould Hall.

New York Theater Ballet (NTYB) presented Cinderella on February 8, 2015 as one of their innovative one-hour ballets for children. Although NYTB's production moved swiftly along to keep the children's attention, the timeless story of Cinderella still effortlessly shined through.

New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) presents Cinderella this weekend, February 7-8, 2014 as part of the Company's Once Upon A Ballet series for children at Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street, NYC.

The French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, will present the US premiere of The Night Will be Calm (La nuit sera calme), the celebrated performance of Romain Gary's eponymous autobiographical work by acclaimed French actor Jacques Gamblin, on Wednesday, February 18 at FIAF's Florence Gould Hall.