John Cage News

The Incubator Arts Project presents Other Forces, an annual festival of work from some of independent theater's most innovative artists.

The acclaimed Art of Time Ensemble presents Shakespeare: If Music BeŠ, an evening of music, dance and ideas inspired by Shakespeare that brings together some of Canada's most outstanding artistic talents for this one-of-a-kind event that runs Thursday, December 9 to Saturday, December 11 at 8 pm at Harbourfront Centre's Enwave Theatre, sponsored by BMO Financial.

A major highlight of Lincoln Center's inaugural White Light Festival this fall is the U.S. premiere of 'Sutra', a modern dance work by acclaimed Belgian/Moroccan choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui featuring 17 monks from the original Shaolin Temple in three performances November 2-4 in the Rose Theater. In the first true collaboration between Western artists and the revered Buddhist institution, Sutra combines the graceful, gravity-defying athleticism of the Shaolin monks with Cherkaoui's signature blend of modern ballet, African dance, and hip-hop.

BAM presents the music-theater work Persephone, a collaboration between New York's trailblazing Ridge Theater ensemble and three exceptional contributors from across various disciplines.

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.

BAM presents the music-theater work Persephone, a collaboration between New York's trailblazing Ridge Theater ensemble and three exceptional contributors from across various disciplines.

For the 39th year, Peter Schumann's Bread and Puppet Theater (www.breadandpuppet.org.) will return to Theater for the New City December 2-19, 2010 with two new works, one for adults and one for family audiences.

A major highlight of Lincoln Center's inaugural White Light Festival this fall is the U.S. premiere of 'Sutra', a modern dance work by acclaimed Belgian/Moroccan choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui featuring 17 monks from the original Shaolin Temple in three performances November 2-4 in the Rose Theater. In the first true collaboration between Western artists and the revered Buddhist institution, Sutra combines the graceful, gravity-defying athleticism of the Shaolin monks with Cherkaoui's signature blend of modern ballet, African dance, and hip-hop.

In conjunction with its new exhibition, Houdini: Art and Magic, The Jewish Museum is presenting two related programs.

As part of a 15-city tour, hitting both coasts of the United States, Canada, Turkey, and Eastern Europe, pianist Michelle Schumann will be performing a solo recital on Friday, October 8, 2010 at 8:00 pm in New York City at the Ukrainian Institute of America. Winner of the 2006 Hodges Contemporary Piano Competition, Schumann will present traditional Fantasies by Bach, Mozart, and Chopin interspersed with Fantasies and ‘almost-fantasies' by John Corigliano, Philip Glass, John Adams, Fazil Say, and David McIntyre- contemporary works written since 1975. Schumann's pianistic ‘stylings' morph one piece into the next creating a seamless thread from beginning to end.

Mikhail Baryshnikov will perform at an October 4 benefit beginning 'a new collaboration between the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and the Baryshnikov Arts Center,' The New York Times reports. Baryshnikov and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company will perform 'Occasion Piece2,' accompanied by Joan La Barbara and John Kelly performing music from John Cage's 'Song Books.' The film 'With Merce,' created by Charles Atlas, will also be shown.

Park Avenue Armory announced its first full season of cultural programming, comprising productions of visual art, dance, theater and music that are conceived and performed 'outside the box' of conventional theaters and museums. Dedicated to presenting works that cannot be realized in traditional institutions, Park Avenue Armory's season will include monumental, immersive installations by visual artists Peter Greenaway and Ryoji Ikeda; Tune-In, a contemporary music festival featuring new music ensembles curated by and including eighth blackbird, the New York premier of Inuksuit by John Luther Adams and a new site-specific commission by Sympho; a six-week residency by the Royal Shakespeare Company in a full-scale Shakespearean theater built inside the Drill Hall; and free-form performances by Shen Wei Dance Arts, Streb, and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. With its soaring 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall and array of dramatic period rooms, the Armory's unique spaces enable artists to create-and the public to experience- unconventional work in all genres that could not be realized elsewhere in New York City.

New York City Center's seventh annual Fall for Dance Festival, running September 28 - October 9, will showcase 20 national and international companies and choreographers. With ticket prices remaining at $10 for all seats, a night of dance is more affordable than a night at the movies. The festival will include world and U.S. premieres, and will feature several companies making their first U.S. appearances.

The acclaimed Art of Time Ensemble presents Shakespeare: If Music BeŠ, an evening of music, dance and ideas inspired by Shakespeare that brings together some of Canada's most outstanding artistic talents for this one-of-a-kind event that runs Thursday, December 9 to Saturday, December 11 at 8 pm at Harbourfront Centre's Enwave Theatre, sponsored by BMO Financial.

As part of a 15-city tour, hitting both coasts of the United States, Canada, Turkey, and Eastern Europe, pianist Michelle Schumann will be performing a solo recital on Friday, October 8, 2010 at 8:00 pm in New York City at the Ukrainian Institute of America. Winner of the 2006 Hodges Contemporary Piano Competition, Schumann will present traditional Fantasies by Bach, Mozart, and Chopin interspersed with Fantasies and ‘almost-fantasies' by John Corigliano, Philip Glass, John Adams, Fazil Say, and David McIntyre- contemporary works written since 1975. Schumann's pianistic ‘stylings' morph one piece into the next creating a seamless thread from beginning to end.

National Jazz Museum in Harlem September 20 - September 26, 2010

LA LUNA NUEVA - A festival of Hispanic arts and culture from around the world in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Sponsored by PGE Foundation

BAM presents the music-theater work Persephone, a collaboration between New York's trailblazing Ridge Theater ensemble and three exceptional contributors from across various disciplines.

ComposersCollaborative, inc's 'subversive night club series' Serial Underground launches its 2010/11 season with a special program, Wednesday September 15, 6:00 PM at the Cornelia Street Café, NYC

The 14th annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, which runs from September 3 - 18, 2010, will showcase 18 cutting-edge programs featuring over 35 original dance, theater, and music works by acclaimed U.S. artists from Philadelphia and New York, along with internationally recognized artists from France, China, and Ireland.