2013 River To River Festival Kicks Off Saturday with Music, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts and More!

By: Jun. 10, 2013
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The 2013 River To River Festival opens this Saturday and runs through July 14, featuring music, dance, theater, visual arts, literature, family events... Plus, for the first time, a series of evenings guest-curated by none other than Laurie Anderson.
Scroll down for the full chronological schedule, or you can always check out www.RiverToRiverNYC.com for more information.

RIVER TO RIVER 2013 FULL SCHEDULE:
Dates, times and locations subject to change--be sure to check www.RiverToRiverNYC.com for up-to-date information. Please note that all events are free, but due to limited capacity some require advance RSVPs.

CARABALLO-FARMAN
THE SIGNS OF PARADISE

Jun 15-Jul 14, 8am-8pm daily
The Battery
Tags: Visual Art, Public Installation

FLUID: CONSTRUCT
Jun 15-Jul 14, Weekdays, 8am-6pm
One Liberty Plaza, Lobby
Commissioned by Arts Brookfield
Tags: Visual Art, Public Installation

NEW YORK ELECTRONIC ART FESTIVAL
SUZANNE THORPE
PHLOQ

Jun 15-Jul 14, Saturdays & Sundays, 12-6pm
Governors Island, St. Cornelius Chapel
Co-presented with Harvestworks as part of WaveForm
Tags: Music, Public Installation

Enrico D. Wey
OPEN, END

Jun 15 at 3pm
LMCC Project Space, 125 Maiden Lane
Tags: Dance

BANG ON A CAN
MARATHON

Jun 16, 1-10pm
Michael SchimMel Center for the Arts, 3 Spruce Street
Co-presented with Pace University
Tags: Music

THIRD RAIL PROJECTS
ROADSIDE ATTRACTION

Open Rehearsals: Jun 16-22, 6:30-8:30pm
Brookfield Place Plaza, 220 Vesey Street
Performances: Jun 23-26 at 12pm & 1pm (15 min.), Jun 27 at 1pm & 7pm (60 min.)
Brookfield Place Plaza, 220 Vesey Street
Performances: Jul 1 & 2 at 12:30pm (60 min.)
One New York Plaza
Commissioned by Arts Brookfield
Tags: Dance, Theater

JoAnne Akalaitis
BAD NEWS!

Jun 17 at 6:30pm
Poets House, 10 River Terrace
Co-presented with Poets House
Tags: Literature/Spoken Word, Theater

DANA LEONG TRIO
Jun 18 at 5:30pm
Brookfield Place Plaza, 220 Vesey Street
Co-presented with Arts Brookfield
Tags: Music

Laurie Anderson
THE LANGUAGE OF THE FUTURE

Jun 18 & 19 at 7pm
Rockefeller Park
Co-presented by LMCC and Battery Park City Authority
Tags: Music, Literature/Spoken Word

Jun 18 at 7pm: STORIES
Laurie Anderson with Gerry Leonard (guitar), Doug Wieselman (horns) and Eyvind Kang (viola), with more guests to be announced.

Jun 19 at 7pm: SONGS
Laurie Anderson with Richard Devine (electronics), Doug Wieselman (horns), Eyvind Kang (viola), Jacob Garchik (horns) and Yuka Honda (keyboards), with more guests to be announced.

SO PERCUSSION
WHERE (WE) LIVE

Jun 18, 20, 21 & 23, see below for schedule
South Street Seaport, storefront end of Pier 17
Presented as part of LMCC Open Studios
Tags: Music

So Percussion opens up their creative process to the public as they develop their new piece Where (we) Live. Directed by Ain Gordon, Where (we) Live invites artistic colleagues working in various mediums to participate as both co-collaborators and muses in the creative process and performance.

Jun 18:
Open Rehearsal with Kaoru Watanabe, 1pm-4pm
Work-in-Process showing with Kaoru Watanabe, 5pm-6pm

Jun 20:
Open Rehearsal with Cenk Ergun, 3pm-6pm
Work-in-Process showing with Cenk Ergun, 7pm-8pm

Jun 21:
Make Music New York, schedule TBD

Jun 23:
Open Rehearsal with Angelica Negron, 1pm-4pm
Work-in-Process showing with Angelica Negron, 5pm-6pm

ROBERT POLITO
AN EVENING WITH ROBERT POLITO

Jun 19 at 6pm
Fiterman Hall, 245 Greenwich Street
Co-presented with Poets House
Tags: Film, Poetry

ADÉLIA PRADIO & ELLEN DORÉ WATSON
AN EVENING WITH ADÉLIA PRADIO & ELLEN DORÉ WATSON

Jun 19 at 7pm
Poets House, 10 River Terrace
Co-presented with Poets House
Tags: Poetry

LIUBO BORISSOV AND KONRAD KACZMAREK
PERIPATETIC AUDIO VISUAL ENSEMBLE

Open Rehearsal: Jun 20 at 7pm
Jun 21 at 2pm & 7pm as part of Make Music New York
Jun 22 at 2pm & 7pm
Join in at the northern entrance to River Terrace, Rockefeller Park
Presented by LMCC as part of R2R's Laurie Anderson-curated track
Tags: Music, Technology, Interactive
Curated by Laurie Anderson

Sam Green + THE QUAVERS + yMUSIC
AN EVENING OF LIVE MUSIC AND CINEMA

Jun 20 at 9pm
East River Esplanade, Pier 15
Presented by LMCC as part of R2R's Laurie Anderson-curated track in partnership with Rooftop Films
Tags: Film, Music
Curated by Laurie Anderson

MANTRA PERCUSSION
CORNELIUS CARDEW'S THE GREAT LEARNING

Jun 21, 12-9pm, check website for locations
Presented as part of Make Music New York
Tags: Music

THE JAZZ SAXOPHONE
Jun 21 at 12pm, 12:30pm & 1pm
15-min. performances simultaneously at three locations:
Brookfield Place Plaza, One New York Plaza, Zuccotti Park
Co-presented with Arts Brookfield as part of Make Music New York
Tags: Music

CHASSOL
INDIAMORE

Jun 21 at 9pm
Pier 15
Presented by LMCC as part of R2R's Laurie Anderson-curated track in partnership with Rooftop Films
Tags: Film/Mixed Media, Music
Curated by Laurie Anderson

REGGIE WILSON
MOSES(ES)

Jun 22 at 2pm
Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island
Tags: Dance

ANDREW SCHNEIDER
TIDAL

Jun 22 at 9pm
East River Esplanade, Pier 15
Presented by LMCC as part of R2R's Laurie Anderson-curated track
Tags: Film/Mixed Media, Theater
Curated by Laurie Anderson

LOVID
U R QR

Workshops: Jun 22-23, 1-6pm at South Street Seaport, Cannon's Walk
Installation: Jul 6-14, 8am-10pm daily, location TBC, see website for details
Tags: Family-Friendly, Public Installation, Interactive, Technology

VANESSA ANSPAUGH
OPEN STUDIO SHOWING

Jun 23 at 3pm
Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island
Tags: Dance

NEW YORK ELECTRONIC ART FESTIVAL:
JG THIRLWELL WITH THE MANOREXIA PROJECT
PAULINE OLIVEROS
SUSIE IBARRA & ROBERTO RODRIGUEZ

Jun 23 at 7:30pm
Michael SchimMel Center for the Arts, 3 Spruce Street
Co-presented with Pace University and Harvestworks
Tags: Music, Technology

Program:
JG Thirlwell with the Manorexia Project: Dinoflagellate Blooms & Plastic Island in the Pacific
Pauline Oliveros: Along the Way
Susie Ibarra & Roberto Rodriguez

JAMES MADDOCK
Jun 25 at 5:30pm
Brookfield Place Plaza, 220 Vesey Street
Jun 27 at 12:30pm
One New York Plaza
Co-presented with Arts Brookfield
Tags: Music

Angelique Kidjo
Jun 25 at 7pm
Rockefeller Park
Co-presented with Battery Park City Authority
Tags: Music

CAPTURE/RELEASE: A CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF Lar Lubovitch
Jun 25 at 7:30pm
Michael SchimMel Center for the Arts, 3 Spruce Street
Co-presented with Pace University
Produced by VisionIntoArt
Tags: Dance, Music

1959
TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON, Valerie Simpson AND GUESTS

Jun 26 at 7pm
Rockefeller Park
Co-presented with Battery Park City Authority
Tags: Music, Poetry/Spoken Word

POETS HOUSE
ANNUAL SHOWCASE OPENING RECEPTION

Jun 27 at 6pm
Poets House, 10 River Terrace
Co-presented with Poets House
Tags: Exhibition, Literature, Poetry

SEKOU SUNDIATA / RHODESSA JONES
BLESSING THE BOATS: THE REMIX

Jun 27-29 at 8pm, Jun 30 at 3pm
Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Theater Two, 199 Chambers Street
Co-commissioned by LMCC and BMCC, presented as part of BLINK YOUR EYES: Sekou Sundiata Revisited
Tags: Theater

Stephen Petronio COMPANY
LIKE LAZARUS DID (LLD 6/29)

Jun 29 at 7:30pm
St. Paul's Chapel, 209 Broadway
Co-presented with The Joyce Theater with additional project support from Trinity Wall Street
Tags: Dance

ECSTATIC SUMMER
Jun 29 & 30 at 5pm
Brookfield Place Plaza, 220 Vesey Street
Co-presented with Arts Brookfield
Tags: Music

NEW YORK ELECTRONIC ART FESTIVAL:
MARCO DONNARUMMA
JURAJ KOJS & CARLOTA PRADERA
MARI KIMURA WITH TOMOYUKI KATO

Jun 30 at 7:30pm
Michael SchimMel Center for the Arts, 3 Spruce Street
Co-presented with Pace University and Harvestworks
Tags: Music, Technology

Program:
Marco Donnarumma: Ominous
Juraj Kojs & Carlota Pradera: Touch Me Hear
Mari Kimura with Tomoyuki Kato, Kyoko Kitamura & the Cassatt String Quartet: One

NEW YORK CITY PLAYERS
ISOLDE

Jun 30 3pm, RSVP Required
One Liberty Plaza
Presented as part of LMCC's Open Studios
Tags: Theater

TWO-HEADED CALF AND YARN/WIRE
YOU, MY MOTHER: A CHAMBER OPERA IN TWO PARTS

Jun 30 at 3pm & 8:30pm
Jul 2 at 8:30pm
Jul 3 at 3pm
RSVP Required
South Street Seaport, Pier 17 Storefront
Tags: Music, Theater

JEFFERY BROUSSARD AND THE CREOLE COWBOYS
Jul 2 at 5:30pm
Brookfield Place Plaza, 220 Vesey Street
Co-presented with Arts Brookfield
Tags: Music

PEDRITO MARTINEZ
Jul 2 at 7pm
Rockefeller Park
Co-presented with Battery Park City Authority
Tags: Music

luciana achugar
FEELING IS BELIEVING

Jul 2, 9-11 at 7pm
Walk begins at 100 Wall St. 21st Floor
RSVP Required
Co-presented with Elastic City
Tags: Interactive, Dance

RASHAUN MITCHELL + SILAS REINER
r e v e a l

Jul 3, 5 & 6 at 1:30pm
77 Water Street
Tags: Dance

CONTROL VOLTAGE
Jul 6
Fair: 3-8pm
Performances: 8pm-12am
South Street Seaport, Cannon's Walk
Co-presented with Harvestworks
Tags: Interactive, Music, Technology

PAOLA PRESTINI
ORIGINAL MUSIC WORKSHOP'S EX-SITU SERIES

Jul 7, 9, 10
Various Locations (see individual listings, below, for details)
Co-presented with Original Music Workshop in partnership with Arup
Tags: Film/Mixed Media, Music, Interactive, Literature/Spoken Word

MAJA S.K. RATKJE
EX-SITU SERIES CONCERT

Jul 7 & 10, times TBC, see website for details
South Street Seaport, Cannon's Walk
Co-presented with Original Music Workshop in partnership with Arup. Curated by Paola Prestini
Tags: Music

WALLY CARDONA & JENNIFER LACEY
THE SET UP: JEAN-CHRISTOPHE PARÉ

July 9-11, times TBA
Pier 15
Tags: Dance

CLYNE, DUFALLO, KAUFFMAN AND DORMAN
EX-SITU SERIES: THE VIOLIN

Jul 9, time TBC, see website for details
Federal Hall
RSVP Required
Co-presented with Original Music Workshop in partnership with Arup. Curated by Paola Prestini
Tags: Music, Mixed Media

ORQUESTA SALSA CON CONCIENCIA
[FORMERLY KNOWN AS LA EXCELENCIA]

Jul 9 at 7pm
Rockefeller Park
Co-presented with Battery Park City Authority
Tags: Music

600 HIGHWAYMEN
THIS GREAT COUNTRY

July 10-13 at 8pm
RSVP Required
South Street Seaport, storefront end of Pier 17
Tags: Theater

POETS HOUSE
PROUST BIRTHDAY POETRY READING

Jul 10 at 7pm
Poets House, 10 River Terrace
Co-presented with Poets House
Tags: Poetry, Literature

LEON RUSSELL
Jul 10 at 7pm
Rockefeller Park
Co-presented with Battery Park City Authority
Tags: Music

HUNGRY MARCH BAND
Jul 11 at 12:30pm
One New York Plaza
Co-presented with Arts Brookfield
Tags: Music

HAUSCHKA, KOSMINEN AND ZEIGLER
EX-SITU SERIES CONCERT

Jul 11 at 7:45pm
East River Esplanade, Pier 15
Co-presented with Original Music Workshop in partnership with Arup. Curated by Paola Prestini
Tags: Music

JG THIRLWELL
CINEMA FOR THE EAR: MANOREXIA

Jul 11 at 10pm
Tribeca Cinemas, RSVP Required, check website for details
Co-presented with ((audience))
Tags: Music

COME OUT & PLAY
AFTER DARK

Jul 12, 7pm-12am
South Street Seaport, Cannon's Walk
Co-presented with Come Out & Play
Tags: Interactive, Technology

SOULEYMANE BADOLO
BARACK

July 13-14, 2pm & 4pm
77 Water Street
Tags: Dance

COME OUT & PLAY
FIELD DAY AND FAMILY DAY

Jul 13, 11am-5pm
Governors Island, Parade Ground
Co-presented with Come Out & Play
Tags: Interactive, Family-Friendly

ANDREW ONDREJCAK
Jul 13-14, 2-6pm
Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island
Presented by LMCC as part of Open Studios
Tags: Theater

BRASSLANDS
Jul 13 at 6:30pm
Brookfield Place Plaza, 220 Vesey Street
Co-presented with Arts Brookfield
Tags: Film, Music

LMCC ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE
OPEN STUDIOS

Jul 13-14, RSVP required, see website for details
Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island
Tags: Visual Arts, Mixed Media

SO PERCUSSION AND THE Joshua Light Show
AMID THE NOISE, IMAGINARY CITY AND WHERE (WE) LIVE

Jul 13 at 7:30pm
Michael SchimMel Center for the Arts, 3 Spruce Street
Co-presented with Pace University
Tags: Music, Mixed Media

IMPROV EVERYWHERE
THE MP3 EXPERIMENT TEN

Jul 14 at 3pm & 7pm
Location to be announced week of July 7
Co-presented with Improv Everywhere
Tags: Interactive, Technology

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