Florence Gould News

Tickets are on sale now for Art Lab’s The Muse Sessions, the premiere of a unique concert series about inspiration and the creative process and the role of the muse in some of the world’s most beloved works of art.

Art Lab has announced a new performance date and venue for The Muse Sessions, the premiere of a unique concert series about inspiration and the creative process and the role of the muse in some of the world’s most beloved works of art. 

The New York Philharmonic has announced details of Authentic Selves: The Beauty Within, a festival exploring the complexities of identity through orchestral and small-ensemble concerts, panel discussions, educational initiatives, and additional events.

This November and December, the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) brings back its beloved HD Screening series with the Paris Opera and Ballet's, acclaimed new production of Faust, welcomes a timely conversation on climate change and cities, exhibits the work of rising NY-based French artist, celebrates the career of artist Françoise Gilot and continues its series of screenings dedicated to French star Léa Seydoux.

The French Institute Alliance Française celebrates the final week of its 2021 Crossing The Line Festival with Kaneza Schaal's KLII, a work-in-progress performance at FIAF's Florence Gould Hall (55 East 59th Street) in New York City.

New York Theatre Ballet returns to Florence Gould Hall after a two-year absence with seven performances of its enchanting production of The Nutcracker, December 10-12.  

The Acting Company has announced a staged concert reading of award-winning playwright  Marcus Gardley's A Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes: Or The Gospel of Tartuffe on Monday, November  8th at 7:00pm at Florence Gould Hall (55 East 59th Street). Gardley returns to The Acting Company  after his critically acclaimed play X: or, Betty Shabazz v. The Nation had an extended run off  Broadway in 2017. 

The Acting Company has announced a staged concert reading of award-winning playwright Marcus Gardley's A Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes: Or The Gospel of Tartuffe on Monday, November 8th at 7:00pm at Florence Gould Hall (55 East 59th Street). Gardley returns to The Acting Company after his critically acclaimed play X: or, Betty Shabazz v. The Nation had an extended run off Broadway in 2017.

The world premiere concert presentation of Trump L'oeil, a musical experience blending the elements of the Trompe-l'œil art form with the dizzying narratives to have come out of the previous administration, begins performances tonight, Friday, September 24 at 8pm, at Florence Gould Hall at the French Institute-Alliance Française.

The world premiere concert presentation of Trump L’oeil, a musical experience blending the elements of the Trompe-l'œil art form with the dizzying narratives to have come out of the previous administration, begins performances tomorrow, Friday, September 24 at 8pm, at Florence Gould Hall at the French Institute-Alliance Française.

Announced today is the world premiere concert presentation of Trump L’oeil, a musical experience blending the elements of the Trompe-l'œil art form with the dizzying narratives to have come out of the previous administration.

As part of its return to in-person programming, Tom Gold Dance will present the World Premiere of Tom Gold Dance Founder and Director Tom Gold's Borrowed Time, set to music of Dave Maric, Friday, July 23 at TurnPark Art Space in West Stockbridge, MA with an encore performance, Saturday, July 24.

This June, the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) celebrates the life and work of Serge Gainsbourg with a virtual talk with Jane Birkin and Charlotte Gainsbourg and a special musical presentation by Comédie-Française.

New York City-based classical dance company Tom Gold Dance will perform at TurnPark Art Space, a sculpture garden and cultural center in West Stockbridge, MA, Friday, July 23 and Saturday, July 24; and in the amphitheater at Untermyer Park and Gardens in Yonkers, NY, Saturday, July 31, with a Sunday, August 1 rain date.

As the final concert of three, Melissa Errico and Adam Gopnik premier their evening for the French Institute; Alliance Française, IL PARLE, ELLE CHANTE, PART 3: MYSTERY. It is a treat for the music lover, the knowledge lover, and the francophile.

Over the past several months, Broadway star Melissa Errico and writer Adam Gopnik have taken FIAF on a three-part journey, Il Parle, Elle Chante—Love, Desire & Mystery. The program explores the French idea of amour fou, through songs and conversation. This spring marks the culmination of that voyage, with the concert Mystery on May 6 at 7:30pm.

Heralded composer, teacher and guitarist, STEPHANE WREMBEL, will release Django L'Impressionniste, a book of music transcriptions of 17 compositions for solo guitar by legendary musician Django Reinhardt on Thursday, April 22, 2021.

Award-winning guitarist, Stephane Wrembel, and his world-class band— Thor Jensen on guitar, Ari Folman-Cohen on bass, and Nick Anderson on drums—will stream live from French Institute Alliance Francaise’s Florence Gould Hall in New York City on Thursday, March 18th at 7:30 p.m. EST.

The International Theatermakers Award program, part of The Playwrights Realm’s commitment to centering and lifting up underrepresented voices, seeks to bring clarity and comfort to the people caught up in the American immigration system, and to contribute to expanding the plurality of voices in American theater.

Any time Melissa Errico and Adam Gopnik get together one can expect a stimulating exchange of ideas and dialogue... but when Tedd Firth joins them, you can add musical entertainment supreme to the equation.