Elizabeth Streb News

The sold-out TEDxMet event to be held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art this Saturday, October 19, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., will be streamed live on the Museum's website at www.metmuseum.org/tedxmet. The theme of the program is Icons.

The sold-out TEDxMet event to be held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art this Saturday, October 19, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., will be streamed live on the Museum's website atwww.metmuseum.org/tedxmet.

Acclaimed for presenting hundreds of exciting, world-class cultural experiences for free to hundreds of thousands of people each year worldwide, Arts Brookfield is celebrating its 25th Anniversary by launching Art Set Free, an unprecedented global art showcase that offers the opportunity for established, emerging and amateur artists anywhere to have their work presented to an international audience on ArtsBrookfield25.com and at Brookfield's premier office properties in New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Houston, Toronto, Perth and Sydney.

What do you get when you put urban activist Majora Carter, action architect Elizabeth Streb and legendary choreographer Bill T. Jones in the same room as broadcaster/ interviewer Laura Flanders? I'm not sure either but I know I want to be in that room. And I know there will definitely be some Risky Talking. The conversation begins on Friday November 1st from 7 to 9 pm at SLAM, 51 North 1st St. Admission is $10 or $20-you decide.

STREB, New York's Own Action Heroes spring into action with latest edition of their acclaimed, crowd-pleasing, Forces at SLAM (Streb Lab for Action Mechanics), their Williamsburg playground in FORCES, the story of action by the people who live it. Big ideas. Big Hardware. Big Hearts. Big Muscles. All in a big show for the whole family, just in time for the holidays -- November 8th through December 22nd at SLAM, 51 North 1st St. Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Dance returns to the Delacorte in a preview of City Center's Fall For Dance Festival.

Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced today the list of speakers and performers who will participate in the all-day TEDxMet event scheduled for Saturday, October 19, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. in the Museum's Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium. The theme of the program is Icons. The Metropolitan Museum is the first art museum to receive a TEDx license to hold a conference in the style of the globally known TED talks.

Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced today the list of speakers and performers who will participate in the all-day TEDxMet event scheduled for Saturday, October 19, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. in the Museum's Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium. The theme of the program is Icons. The Metropolitan Museum is the first art museum to receive a TEDx license to hold a conference in the style of the globally known TED talks.

New York City Center will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of its Fall for Dance Festival with two FREE evenings of dance at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, hosted by The Public Theater, on September 16 and 17 at 8 p.m.(rain date, September 18).

New York City Center is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Fall for Dance Festival with a very special season, beginning with two free evenings of dance at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, hosted by The Public Theater, on September 16 and 17 (rain date, September 18). The Festival will continue at City Center from September 25 - October 5 with performances by 20 acclaimed dance companies and artists from around the world, including three new works from today's most exciting young choreographers, commissioned by New York City Center in celebration of the tenth anniversary.

Flyaway Productions is proud to announce the world premiere of GIVE A WOMAN A LIFT, a visually arresting aerial dance created by choreographer Jo Kreiter and visual designer Sean Riley. In an exploration of the meanings inherent in the idea of 'going up,' especially as seen through a feminist lens, GIVE A WOMAN A LIFT affirms the necessity of rising on one's own steam, rather than waiting for others to push or pull us up. GIVE A WOMAN A LIFT opens Friday, November 8, 2013 at the Joe Goode Annex in San Francisco, and runs through Saturday, November 16.

Yesterday, at an event hosted at The Ailey Studios, Dance/NYC launched a new visibility campaign, New Yorkers for Dance. By moving the dance community and those who care about the future of the art form to offer personal video messages ('I am a New Yorker for Dance because...'), the campaign strengthens the collective voice for dance, draws attention and resources to dance artists and companies (1,200+), and lifts the field as whole.

Northrop at the University of Minnesota announces the recipients of the 2013 McKnight Artist Fellowships for Choreographers and the McKnight Artist Fellowships for Dancers. Each Fellow receives a $25,000 fellowship award.

STREB, New York's Own Action Heroes spring into action with latest edition of their acclaimed, crowd-pleasing show Forces! at SLAM (Streb Lab for Action Mechanics), their Williamsburg playground, tonight, April 4-28, 2013. SLAM is located at 51 North 1st St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Made Here is a unique documentary series and interactive website focusing on the lives of performing artists based in New York City. A collage of intimate interviews, performances and behind-the-scenes footage, the project mirrors the rich diversity of the city's artists, those who support them, and the communities they serve. By featuring artists and arts professionals in their own words, the series aims to increase the visibility of performing artists, fill a void of television programming about the field, and inspire the next generation of artists. The success of the series thus far has made it possible to attract even more established names for the upcoming seasons. Since its launch in 2010, the official website has garnered approximately 36,000 visitors, 20,000 of whom are unique visitors, from more than 77 countries. In May 2011, NYC Life (the official public television station of the City of New York) began to broadcast episodes. As of June 2012, Made Here is distributed on Hulu (http://www.hulu.com/made-here) and other aggregators by TenduTV.

STREB, New York's Own Action Heroes spring into action with latest edition of their acclaimed, crowd-pleasing show Forces! at SLAM (Streb Lab for Action Mechanics), their Williamsburg playground, April 4-28, 2013. SLAM is located at 51 North 1st St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University and Northrop Dance at the University of Minnesota present Bebe Miller Company tonight, Feb 12 at 7:30 pm at The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University.

The Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series presents the Philadelphia premiere of Behold Bold Sam Dog and the world premiere of 208 East Broadway Part 5, part of Susan Rethorst: Inquiring Mind/Choreographic Mind, an exploration into the artistic process of acclaimed New York choreographer and dancer Susan Rethorst, a recent Philadelphia transplant. Rethorst's work has been called "meticulously made, sensually satisfying and thrumming with possibilities" by The New York Times. Performances take place February 22-24, 2013.

Can we practice goodness and create a world to sustain it? This question, posed by Shen Tei, the good-hearted, penniless and cross-dressing prostitute of Bertolt Brecht's Good Person of Szechwan, is central to the work of The Foundry Theatre. The play's concerns, and the earmarks of the Foundry's new production, make it an ideal offering from the company, which is celebrated for creating memorable theatrical events while pursuing civic inquiry and social justice. The show, starring the singular Taylor Mac as Shen Tei, is directed by Lear deBessonet and features original live music by 'indie rock vaudevillians' (SPIN) Cesar Alvarez and The Lisps.

The Gish Prize Trust today announced that playwright, actress, author and educator Anna Deavere Smith has been selected to receive the 19th annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, given annually as a legacy from the legendary film and stage actresses. Established in 1994, it is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious awards in the arts and is also one of the largest, currently bearing a cash value of approximately $300,000. Throughout the years, the Prize's mission has helped to support artists who have pushed the boundaries of their art forms and contributed to social change, therefore paving the way for future generations of artistic innovators.