Amir ElSaffar News
Submissions Now Open for Red Bull Theater's SHORT NEW PLAY FESTIVAL 2023
Red Bull Theater is now accepting submissions for their ANNUAL SHORT NEW PLAY FESTIVAL.
Amir ElSaffar Returns to The Soraya With His Rivers of Sound Orchestra
Revered Iraqi-American trumpeter, santur player, vocalist, and composer Amir ElSaffar fuses elements of traditional Middle Eastern modal music and American jazz to create a mesmerizing sonic hybrid that moves into a free state of uninhibited musical exploration.
Virtuoso Violinist L. Shankar Comes To Roulette Next Month
Robert Browning Associates, Lotus Music & Dance, and Roulette present virtuoso violinist returns to New York L.
Ragamala's FIRED VARANASI: DANCE OF THE ETERNAL PILGRIM Announced at The Soraya, April 9
One of the foremost classical Indian dance companies returns to The Soraya with the world premiere production of Fires of Varanasi: Dance of the Eternal Pilgrim co-commissioned by The Soraya and The Kennedy Center.
Baryshnikov Arts Center Presents The New York Premiere Of Ashwini Ramaswamy's LET THE CROWS COME, April 13-15
Baryshnikov Arts Center will present the New York premiere of Minneapolis-based choreographer and dancer Ashwini Ramaswamy’s Let the Crows Come, an experimental Bharatanatyam work, and a “Best of Dance 2021” selection by The Washington Post.
Baryshnikov Arts Center Presents The New York Premiere Of Ashwini Ramaswamy's LET THE CROWS COME, April 13-15
Baryshnikov Arts Center presents the New York premiere of Minneapolis-based choreographer and dancer Ashwini Ramaswamy's Let the Crows Come, an experimental Bharatanatyam work, and a “Best of Dance 2021” selection by The Washington Post.
The Wooster Group's THE MOTHER to Play Return Engagement February 2022
Following a sold-out run this fall, The Wooster Group’s new production of Bertolt Brecht’s The Mother, directed by Elizabeth LeCompte, will return to New York for a special limited engagement.
The Hopkins Center Announces Winter & Spring Season
The Hopkins Center for the Arts (the Hop) today announced an updated lineup of winter and spring arts experiences, from music concerts by Brentano String Quartet, Anaïs Mitchell and Amir ElSaffar; an immersive audio-visual installation by Ash Fure and Adam Fure and theatrical works by SITI Company,
Drummer/Composer Tomas Fujiwara's Triple Double 'March' Out This March
Look at it one way and you might see two horn/guitar/drum trios; turn slightly and suddenly it becomes three paired artists taking their shared instruments in radically different directions.
The Wooster Group's THE MOTHER Announces Two-Week Extension
The Wooster Group’s new production of Bertolt Brecht’s The Mother, directed by Elizabeth LeCompte, has been extended by two weeks.
RBA Season Opens With the New York Debut Of Nibal Malshi
Robert Browning Associates, Lotus Music & Dance, and Roulette in association with Brooklyn Maqam present the opening concert of Robert Browning Associates’ 2021/22 season, with the NY debut of soulful vocalist Nibal Malshi.
Amir ElSaffar Announces New Album 'Rivers Of Sound - The Other Shore'
Amir ElSaffar – who leads five ensembles and has released seven albums over the past 16 years – has earned acclaim for being, in the words of All About Jazz, “a virtuoso on the horn, but also an imaginative bandleader, expanding the vocabulary of the trumpet and, at the same time, the modern j
The Wooster Group's THE MOTHER to Make US Debut at The Performing Garage in October 2021
Following its world premiere at Vienna’s prestigious Wiener Festwochen, The Wooster Group’s new production of Bertolt Brecht’s The Mother, directed by Elizabeth LeCompte, will open in New York at The Performing Garage (33 Wooster Street).
Brian Stokes Mitchell, The New York Philharmonic & More to Headline July Programming for Restart Stages
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts today announced new multidisciplinary artistic commissions, performances, workshops and more this coming July to Restart Stages—the outdoor performing arts center constructed on the Lincoln Center campus.
HueArts NYC Launches, Comprehensive Online Platform For NYC's POC Arts Entities
Museum Hue, The Laundromat Project, and Hester Street, three People of Color-led and centered organizations in NYC, have announced their collaboration on a comprehensive online platform for New York City arts entities.
The Wooster Group's Production of THE MOTHER to Premiere at Wiener Festwochen in June
The Wooster Group will premiere its new production of Bertolt Brecht’s The Mother at Vienna’s international Wiener Festwochen from June 8-17, 2021.
Virtual Theatre This Weekend: February 20-21- with Santino Fontana, Jessie Mueller and More!
Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, February 20-21, 2020.
Hourly Schedule Announced for Bang on a Can Marathon
On its first four live online Marathons in 2020 (May 3, June 14, August 1, and October 18) Bang on a Can presented a total of 95 performances, including 31 world premieres of new commissions and over 130 composers and performers.
Bang on a Can Announces Fifth Bang on a Can Marathon Live Online
Bang on a Can teams up with WNYC's New Sounds, hosted by John Schaefer to present its fifth Bang on a Can Marathon – Live Online – on Sunday, February 21, 2021 from 1-5pm ET.
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