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Barbara Bullard to Host Conversation With Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury On World Healing Day
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
President of the iconic Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute, Producer and Inclusion Strategist, Barbara Bullard, has debuted as author inviting readers on an exploration of the human spirit during COVID-19. 
Brave New World Rep Presents GO DOWN MOSES
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
Wrapping up its fourth annual new play reading series Brave New Works 2021: Zoom, Brooklyn’s Brave New World Repertory Theatre announces its third and last offering, Go Down Moses by Dana Leslie Goldstein, set for March 28 at 7pm.
Playwrights Realm Announces INK'D FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2021
As the Playwrights Realm continues its pandemic pivot to being a full-time playwrights service organization, the company announces the 2021 edition of one of the Realm's long-standing programs: the INK'D Festival of New Plays, the culminating event of its Writing Fellowship Program, annually awarding four early-career playwrights nine months of financial and professional resources.
The Parsnip Ship Announces Parsnip Play Club Spring Line Up
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2021
The Parsnip Ship has announced the Spring line up for Parsnip Play Club, an event series to discover new works by some of today's most exciting and dynamic playwrights and engage with them in conversation!
Calamity Chang and Thirsty Girl Present THE NEW YORK ASIAN BURLESQUE EXTRAVAGANZA
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2021
In lieu of the lingering Covid-19 Pandemic, the 8th Annual Asian Burlesque LIVE Festival has been postponed until the fall, in the meantime Calamity Chang & Thirsty Girl Productions bring you The New York Asian Burlesque Extravaganza, virtual show on Wednesday April 21st (Calamity Chang's Birthday!) at 8pm EST on zoom!
Exquisite Corpse Company to Present ZOETROPE Live in Brooklyn This Summer
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2021
Exquisite Corpse Company will present the World Premiere of Zoetrope, written by ECC writers-in-residence Elinor T Vanderburg, Leah Barker, and Emily Krause, directed by Porcia Lewis and Tess Howsam. 
22nd Annual FESTIVALJAZZ: A MUSIC OF THE SPIRIT Announced in Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2021
April 16 through April 30 plan to experience NYC's longest continuously running music series dedicated to Jazz, created by the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium (CBJC).
National Sawdust Announces New Masterclass Livestreams Through May 18
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2021
Mentorship, education, and community building are hallmarks of the National Sawdust ethos. This Spring, building on our previous sessions with luminaries of new music, National Sawdust presents seven masterclasses from March 9 to May 18.
The American Opera Project's Composers and The Voice Awarded NEA Grant
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2021
 The American Opera Project (AOP) has been awarded a $25,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support Composers & the Voice (C&V). AOP's training program is among 1,073 projects across America totaling nearly $25 million that were selected during this first round of fiscal year 2021 funding in the Grants for Arts Projects funding category.
BAM Announces Spring 2021 In-Person and Virtual Programming
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2021
BAM today announced a new season—an ambitious mix of outdoor in-person programming and new virtual events—that is all about bringing live arts back to Brooklyn, and bringing Brooklyn’s creative spirit to the world. The season spans theater, dance, music, talks, visual arts, community events, and its annual gala.
Edwidge Danticat, Donna Hill, And Liza Jessie Peterson Headline NBWC2021 Symposium Spotlighting Unsung Literary Voices
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2021
The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY (CBL) will celebrate and  honor the lives and works of legendary writers Paule Marshall and John A. Williams at the 2021 National Black Writers Conference Biennial Symposium (NBWC2021). The one-day virtual event is titled They Cried  I Am: The Life and Work of Paule Marshall and John A. Williams, Unsung Black Literary Voices. Esteemed  authors such as Edwidge Danticat, Donna Hill, and Liza Jessie Peterson will headline the day.
On Board, A Collection Of Virtual Reality Performances Brings Indie Xr Artists Together In One Evening
by BWW News Desk - March 06, 2021
For only three performances in March 2021, arguably the most fervent month for virtual theater and spatial computing in history, a group of indie virtual theater makers have brought their respective webXR performance pieces together for a seamless, web-based theater experience in virtual reality, accessible from any computer, phone, tablet, or VR headset with a web browser.
DACAMERA Presents Jazz Pianist Aaron Diehl On March 23
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2021
DACAMERA continues its spring series of virtual programming with jazz pianist Aaron Diehl in a solo performance, available beginning Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at 7 p.m.  The critically acclaimed pianist will perform works composed in jazz style, featuring Zodiac Suite, a major solo work by American pianist, arranger and composer Mary Lou Williams. Zodiac Suite consists of portraits of musical friends from each sign of the zodiac—for example, “Aries” for Ben Webster and Billie Holiday, “Taurus” for Duke Ellington.
BAM Announces Interim Leadership
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2021
BAM’s Board of Trustees has appointed a team of internal executives—Jennifer Anglade (CFO and Vice President of Finance, and Treasurer of BAM Endowment Trust), Coco Killingsworth (Vice President, Creative Social Impact, and Interim Head, Virtual Programming), and Elizabeth Moreau (Associate Vice President and Senior Producer).
The Love Show Extends BEYOND THE GLASS Through April 24
by BWW News Desk - March 02, 2021
Thanks to a space grant from Chashama, TLS has transformed the storefront at 320 West 23rd Street into a month-long pop-up theater, with the stage inside and the audience on the sidewalk, viewing the performances from behind the glass.
The Love Show Presents BEYOND THE GLASS
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2021
Thanks to a space grant from Chashama, TLS has transformed the storefront at 320 West 23rd Street into a month-long pop-up theater, with the stage inside and the audience on the sidewalk, viewing the performances from behind the glass.
M-34's LETTER TO MY FATHER Opens Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2021
M-34's production of Franz Kafka's Letter To My Father opens tonight. Letter To My Father is translated by Hannah Stokes and Richard Stokes, developed by James Rutherford and Michael Guagno, directed by James Rutherford, and performed by Michael Guagno.
Performance Installation NEGATIVE LIBERTY/POSITIVE LIBERTY Premieres in March
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2021
The american vicarious and The Invisible Dog Arts Center will present the world premiere of Negative Liberty / Positive Liberty, a socially distanced performance installation exploring famed British philosopher Isaiah Berlin's historic 1958 lecture/essay: Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative & Positive.
Blueprint Fellowship Concert Streams Free At Live@National Sawdust On March 25
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2021
The Blueprint Fellowship is an annual National Sawdust mentorship and commissioning initiative that connects Juilliard student-composers with career and project mentorship, culminating in a concert of their commissioned projects.
A LITTLE DEVIL IN AMERICA Author Hanif Abdurraqib Takes Part in UNBOUND on March 31 
by BWW News Desk - February 22, 2021
A Little Devil in America is out March 30, 2021 from Random House.
Immersive Theater Company Future Proof Releases Video Game In Response To Pandemic Limitations
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2021
Future Proof, an immersive interactive theater and digital media production company based in Williamsburg, has released their new video game, PSweet, on the itch.io platform for Windows and OSX.
National Sawdust Announces The Hildegard Commission Concert
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2021
Featuring the world premieres of three commissioned composers, Flannery Cunningham, Jimena Maldonado, and Sonja Mutić, this concert celebrates the composers of the Hildegard Commission; National Sawdust’s competition to support women, trans, and non-binary composers in the early stages of their careers.
Brave New World Rep Presents THE KILLING OF KINGS
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2021
As part of its fourth annual new play reading series Brave New Works 2021: Zoom, Brooklyn's Brave New World Repertory Theatre announces its second offering, The Killing of Kings by Nadira Simone, set for February 28 at 7pm.
Performance Space New York Announces Spring 2021 Programming
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2021
Performance Space New York announces its Spring 2021 programming, with collaborative, connective processes and hybrid projects—embracing virtual and audio forms necessitated by the pandemic while safely welcoming the public back into the building.
CPR – Center For Performance Research Announces 2021 Spring Season
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2021
Center for Performance Research has announced its 2021 Spring Season. The season features virtual and socially-distant performances; discussion; participatory dance party; film; physical and digital exhibitions; residencies; and new local and international partnerships.

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