VIDEO: NY Philharmonic Performs Julius Eastman's Symphony No. IIFebruary 11, 2022This is a story about love lost. During Black History Month we highlight Julius Eastman, who wrote his last known large-scale work, Symphony No. II — “The Faithful Friend: The Lover Friend’s Love for the Beloved,” during the process of a breakup. After he finished the piece, he presented the handwritten score to his beloved, who tucked it away in a drawer for decades.
VIDEO: Dallas Summer Musical's Black Art Matters: Stormi DemersonFebruary 11, 2022This week on Black Art Matters we meet, Stormi Demerson (She/Her). Stormi is an actress, poet, spoken word artist, singer and visual artist whose interests span a broad range of spiritual, motivational, social, economic and justice issues. Stormi has been able to successfully use her eclectic talents to reach numerous audiences on varying levels.
VIDEO: Get A First Look At The Joyce Theater's BODYTRAFFICFebruary 11, 2022The Joyce Theater Foundation will bring dance innovation informed by a West Coast urban edge to New York with the return of BODYTRAFFIC. The company’s peerless dancers, presenting a captivating program in a blend of styles, will play The Joyce Theater from March 1-6.
VIDEO: Director's Talk For THE BLUEST EYE At HuntingtonFebruary 10, 2022Watch as the directors discuss The Bluest Eye based on the American classic novel by Toni Morrison. Written by Lydia R. Diamond (Stick Fly on Broadway and The Huntington, Smart People at The Huntington), the play reimagines Morrison's haunting and powerful first book for the stage. The production begins January 28 and has been extended to March 13, 2022 at The Huntington's Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, with digital access to the filmed performance available through March 27, 2022.
VIDEO: Royal Opera's RIGOLETTO Comes To UK Cinemas In MarchFebruary 9, 2022The Season opens with a new production of Verdi’s Rigoletto, directed by Oliver Mears – his first as Director of The Royal Opera. This production sees Verdi’s masterpiece as a modern morality play that pits power against innocence, beauty against ugliness, in a pitiless world of luxurious decadence, corruption and social decay.
VIDEO: Tiller Peck Comes To City Center With Curated EveningFebruary 8, 2022Award-winning New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck tackles a new role as the inaugural artist curator in our Artists at the Center series. With complete freedom to design her own evening, Peck has assembled some of today’s most exciting dance artists for a virtuosic, deeply personal program.
VIDEOS: Get A First Look At Met Opera's TOSCAFebruary 4, 2022Puccini's thrilling masterpiece Tosca returns to the Metropolitan Opera for 15 performances December 2, 2021-March 12, 2022. Check out video from the final dress rehearsal!