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NATIONAL SAWDUST

80 N 6th St
Brooklyn, NY 11249


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National Sawdust Welcomes 7 New Board Members On Eve Of 10th Anniversary


by A.A. Cristi - February 26, 2024

National Sawdust welcomes seven new board members on the eve of its 10th anniversary, expanding to meet the evolving needs of 21st-century artists. The Brooklyn-based cultural institution adds professionals from finance, law, communications, and more to its Board of Directors....

Maya Beiser Releases 'TERRY RILEY: IN C'; Performs at National Sawdust in April


by Blair Ingenthron - February 11, 2024

Cellist and producer Maya Beiser will release her newest solo album, Maya Beiser x Terry Riley: In C, on her Islandia Music Records label. Learn more about the album and release concert at National Sawdust here!...

Bridget Kibbey Celebrates Album CROSSING THE OCEAN At National Sawdust, November 30


by A.A. Cristi - November 17, 2023

Harpist Bridget Kibbey celebrates the release of her latest album Crossing the Ocean with a performance at National Sawdust on November 30 at 7:30 p.m....

National Sawdust Presents a Trilogy of Collaborative Live Music and Dance-Theater Pieces From Tiffany Mills Company and Ensemble Ipse


by A.A. Cristi - November 09, 2023

National Sawdust (Paola Prestini, Artistic Director; Ana De Archuleta, Managing Director) presents a program of three collaborative pieces from Tiffany Mills Company and Ensemble Ipse conceived for seven violas and seven dancers, including the world premiere of Vapor/Blood, on December 2 and 3....

World Music Institute to Present El Khat in the Counterpoint Series at National Sawdust


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 24, 2023

El Khat, a homemade found-sounds band led by multi-instrumentalist Eyal El Wahab, performs original compositions inspired by the music of the Golden Age in Aden, Yemen. Don't miss their unique sound at National Sawdust on November 18th....

Mike Tyus, Paula Matthusen, Kate Ladenheim, and More Join MAXlive 2023 festival


by Stephi Wild - October 10, 2023

Media Art Xploration (MAX) presents MAXlive 2023: Where Is My Body?, a festival of premiere and new performances grappling with some of the most pressing questions opened up by scientific and technological advancements, and how they’ve reshaped our relationship to our bodies and minds. Learn more ab...

National Sawdust And The Center For Ballet And The Arts Announce 2023-2024 Toulmin Fellows


by A.A. Cristi - October 02, 2023

The Center for Ballet and the Arts at New York University (CBA) and National Sawdust, with continued support from the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation, announce the 2023-24 Fellows: composers Erica “Twelve45” Blunt and Wang Lu and choreographers Ausia Jones and Tiler Peck....

MAXlive 2023: WHERE IS MY BODY? Set For November


by Stephi Wild - August 30, 2023

Media Art Xploration (MAX) presents MAXlive 2023: Where Is My Body?, a festival of premiere and new performances grappling with some of the most pressing questions opened up by scientific and technological advancements, and how they've reshaped our relationship to our bodies and minds. ...

The Bushwick Starr Breaks Ground On Their New Theater


by A.A. Cristi - June 07, 2023

​On Friday, June 2nd, 2023 The Bushwick Starr held its Groundbreaking ceremony to mark the major moment of the start of construction on its permanent new home in Bushwick. Friends and supporters came out to celebrate, including city and state representatives and community leaders who delivered heart...

The Bushwick Starr Breaks Ground On Their New Theater June 2, 2023


by A.A. Cristi - May 19, 2023

The Bushwick Starr has announced its Groundbreaking event to celebrate the start of construction on its permanent new home in Bushwick. ...

Past Shows

Variant 6 'New Suns' Album Release: Presented by Chris Grymes' Open G Series


Variant 6 celebrates the release of their first full-length album, New Suns. They explore myriad universes of a cappella vocal music featuring works by Jeremy ...


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 ...

Karen Wong
11/12


Karen Wong, Deputy Director of the New Museum will present on the Future of Culture. As cultural production expands and innovates, how will musicians absorb ...


Pamela Z, composer, performer, and Frederic A. Juilliard/Walter Damrosch Rome Prize Fellow 2019/2020 will present a lecture on the topic of Crossing Disciplines (working as ...


Chris Grymes, clarinetist with the NS Ensemble and curator of Open G Series will present on the topic of Musical Citizenship and Collaboration....


String quartet, JACK Quartet members, violinists Christopher Otto and Austin Wulliman, violist John Pickford Richards, and cellist Jay Campbell, will participate in this lecture on ...


Andy Bart, trial lawyer and Billboard list of Top Music Lawyers, will discuss intellectual property in music. All creative works are "born" into a legal ...


Jeffrey Zeigler, cellist and Music Director for the National Sawdust Ensemble, will present on the topic of Survival and Evolution: Finding your voice as a ...

ETHEL String Quartet Premieres HomeBaked Works


Described as indefatigable and eclectic (New York Times), the string quartet ETHEL return to National Sawdust with the fourth chapter of their HomeBaked Project, an ...

Pianist Lara Downes Celebrates Women in Music


The dreams and ambitions of women and girls can make holes in the sky. This vision,inspired by a quote from Georgia OKeeffe, serves as the ...

Composer Portrait Jeremy Gill at National Sawdust


Adventurous clarinettist and new music aficionado Chris Grymes brings his Open G podcast and performance series to National Sawdust in a continuing exploration of the ...

Port Mande at National Sawdust


The duo Port Mande clarinetist Mark Dover and pianist Jeremy Jordan - performs at National Sawdust on Saturday, April 6 at 7 pm. The program ...

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