Florence Gould News

A number of artists and events have been added to Lincoln Center's White Light Festival, the new fall festival recently announced by Jane Moss, Festival Director and Lincoln Center's Vice President for Programming.

The Invisible Dog & Crossing The Line invite you to Farm City, a festival of urban agriculture. Bergen Street and the whole building will be transformed into an actual farm. That day, we will also proudly host Open Studios, whereas our artists will share their art along with culinary delights to create a truly multi-sensorial experience. This tasty day for both mouth and mind cannot be missed. We hope you can please join us Sunday September 12th from 11am to 7pm.

Chamber Music America (CMA) announces two jazz grant opportunities with October application deadlines:

FIAF and Japan Society Co-present the NY Premiere of Ryoji Ikeda's Hyper Visual Live Sound Experience, datamatics [ver. 2.0], on Friday, September 10th and Saturday, September 11th at 8PM. It will be at the French Institute Alliance Française's Florence Gould Hall which is located at 55 East 59th Street (between Park and Madison Avenues). He will also present transcendental (2010). Tickets are $18 for the public and $12 for Japan Society and FIAF members. Call Ticketmaster at 212-307-4100 for tickets. For more information, visit www.crossingtheline.org or www.japansociety.org.

The Japan Society (333 East 47th Street) announces its Performing Arts Season spanning Fall 2010 through Spring 2011. The upcoming season features a variety of arts disciplines, from the spellbinding audiovisual concert datamatics [ver. 2.0] by Ryoji Ikeda, to the work of renowned actor Yoshi Oida in his comic one-man play Interrogations: Words of the Zen Masters, to the always-anticipated annual Contemporary Dance Showcase. The centerpiece of the season is the New York debut of Kyoto-based Kashu-Juku Noh Theater, offering audiences the opportunity to experience the 600 year-old tradition of noh and kyogen performed back-to-back. The upcoming season also offers a staged reading of the hit Japanese comedy Trance by Shoji Kokami, in an English translation directed by OBIE-winner Ken Rus Schmoll.

Meet the Artist Screening and Talk held with Bill T. Jones Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 7pm at Florence Gould Hall

Meet the Artist Screening and Talk held with Bill T. Jones Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 7pm at Florence Gould Hall

Jacob's Pillow announces its 2010 full season calendar, including more than 200 free performances, talks, photography exhibits, tours, and events. Free event highlights include the Blake's Barn exhibit Lois Greenfield: Imagined Moments, featuring Greenfield's signature dance photography, and 'Let's Dance!' a new community event on July 4 with free dance classes and workshops for teens and adults. PillowTalks, held Thursdays at 5pm and Saturdays at 4pm, include Virginia Johnson, recently named Artistic Director of Dance Theatre of Harlem (June 24), choreographer/director Bill T. Jones (July 22), and the return of Pulitzer Prize winner Jules Feiffer (July 31). Inside/Out performance highlights include the all-female hip-hop group Decadancetheatre (July 7), the dancers of The School at Jacob's Pillow's first ever Tap Program (July 10), alumnus of The School at Jacob's Pillow and Artistic Director of his own ensemble, Avi Scher (July 23), and ¡Flamenco Revolución! (August 27).

Jane Moss, Vice President for Programming at Lincoln Center, today announced the launch of the first White Light Festival, a new fall festival at Lincoln Center, which this year takes place from October 28 through November 18, 2010.

In a revelatory two-night showcase this spring, REDCAT celebrates the long-lasting legacy of French iconoclast, Gérard Grisey. Performed by CalArts New Century Players and the CalArts Orcheastra under the direction of Mark Menzies, Les Espaces Acoustiques and Beyond: New Music after Grisey is presented on Friday April 30, 2010 and May 1, 2010 at the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater. Curtain for the performances is 8:30pm.

In a revelatory two-night showcase this spring, REDCAT celebrates the long-lasting legacy of French iconoclast, Gérard Grisey. Performed by CalArts New Century Players and the CalArts Orcheastra under the direction of Mark Menzies, Les Espaces Acoustiques and Beyond: New Music after Grisey is presented on Friday April 30, 2010 and May 1, 2010 at the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater. Curtain for the performances is 8:30pm.

The Joyce Theater will welcome an impressive roster of the world's most acclaimed dance companies for its 2010-2011 Fall/Winter Season, which will include several debuts and four international companies, all presenting U.S. premieres.

AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP) will present an evening of new music from two New York composers, Georgia Shreve and Alvin Singleton, including new works that explore the global and local ramifications of significant moments in history.

AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP) will present an evening of new music from two New York composers, Georgia Shreve and Alvin Singleton, including new works that explore the global and local ramifications of significant moments in history.

New York Theatre Ballet recreates classic ballets by legendary choreographers at Signatures 10, April 23 & 24 @ 7:00 pm at intimate Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street, NYC. Tickets are $25; student tickets are $15 (plus a $1 facility fee).

New York Theatre Ballet recreates classic ballets by legendary choreographers at Signatures 10, April 23 & 24 @ 7:00 pm at intimate Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street, NYC. Tickets are $25; student tickets are $15 (plus a $1 facility fee).

AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP) will present an evening of new music from two New York composers, Georgia Shreve and Alvin Singleton, including new works that explore the global and local ramifications of significant moments in history.

After a successful nine week run at Florida Studio Theatre, Shear Madness will close on Sunday, April 18, 2010. Shear Madness opened to audiences raving on February 18, 2010. 'That was hysterical,' 'That was tremendous fun,' and 'Dynamite' are a few of the exiting comments. The critics have agreed 'Crazy fun,' reviewed the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 'Great fun,' remarked Sarasota Magazine and 'Howling with Laughter,' exclaimed the Pelican Press. Shear Madness, by Paul Portner; Adapted by Marilyn Abrams and Bruce Jordan; Original Director: Bruce Jordan is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running play in the history of American Theatre and is hailed as America's Favorite Comedy

The Drama Desk, Lortel and Obie Award-winning Mint Theater Company is pleased to announce a new lineup of EnrichMINT Events, an exciting series of post and pre-show discussions throughout the Mint's upcoming rare revival of Jules Romains' Dr. Knock, Or The Triumph Of Medicine. All of the EnrichMINT Events are free and open to the public.

New York Theatre Ballet recreates classic ballets by legendary choreographers at Signatures 10, April 23 & 24 @ 7:00 pm at intimate Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street, NYC. Tickets are $25; student tickets are $15 (plus a $1 facility fee).