New York State Council on the Arts News

In just a few days, the NYC Marathon kicks off at its traditional starting point; the Verrazano Bridge on beautiful Staten Island.  

Pan American Musical Art Research (PAMAR), founded in 1984 and directed by Polly Ferman, presents the 11th Annual Latin American Cultural Week (www.lacw.net), November 5 through 13.

Continuing its success of presenting programs that celebrate the popular genres in Latin music, including Boogaloo and Mambo, the Hostos Center presents a nostalgic look back at the Charanga era, based on lively Cuban dances, with 'Charanga-Fest' featuring three of the top Charanga bands in New York, and special guest artists today, November 5, at 7:30 PM in the Center's Main Theater.

A world-premiere play, Among the Dead by Hansol Jung; a world-premiere musical by Michi Barall, Paul Lieber, and Matt Park, PEER GYNT & the Norwegian Hapa Band; and the special presentation of the hit play The Wong Kids in the Secret of the Space Chupacabra Go! by Lloyd Suh in Manila comprise the season to be produced by Ma-Yi Theater Company during their 2016-2017 season, it is announced by the company's Producing Artistic Director Ralph B. Peña and Executive Director Jorge Z. Ortoll. 

Commissioned and produced by DANCE NOW, National Intimacy Month is a collaboration between performance duo Chelsea and Magda, choreographer/dancers Bryan Strimpel and Shaina Branfman of B.S. Movement, and choreographer Raja Feather Kelly and his troupe, the feath3r theory. Combining choreography, improvisation, text, live podcasting, and sketch comedy, the work explores the role of intimacy in the creative process and in performance. The cute and the aggressive, the familiar and unknown, the popular and the underrated-all come into play in dynamic, surprising, and humorous ways, complete with commercial breaks and apple pie.

The Artists in Residence (AIR) Open Studio Series begins a shared journey into the creative process of each artist. Audiences will have an opportunity to engage with AIR artists as they open the doors to their rehearsal practice and artistic process.

The Sylvan Winds announce the opening concert of the 2016-17 Season celebrating music, art, culture, and history.

Pan American Musical Art Research (PAMAR), founded in 1984 and directed by Polly Ferman, presents the 11th Annual Latin American Cultural Week, November 5 through 13.

As previously announced, Queens Theatre will present the award winning play In the Car with Blossom and Len written by Joni Fritz and directed by Tony Award nominee Lynne Taylor-Corbett (Broadway's SWING!) at the Queens Theatre's Shulman Theatre, located at 14 United Nations Avenue South in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Queens Theatre (Taryn Sacramone, Executive Director) will present the award winning play In the Car with Blossom and Len written by Joni Fritz and directed by Tony Award nominee Lynne Taylor- Corbett (Broadway's SWING!) at the Queens Theatre's Shulman Theatre located at 14 United Nations Avenue South in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Performances will begin on November 11 and run through November 20, 2016. Tickets from $25 (free parking and free shuttle bus from Mets - Willets Point subway stop) and can be purchased by visiting QueensTheatre.org or by calling 718.760.0064. 

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2016-17 season on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 3pm with the beloved star of stage and screen turned song-and-dance man Tony Danza performing his new hit show, Standards & Stories. Accompanied by his talented four-piece band, Brooklyn-born Danza will perform a selection of his favorite standards from the Great American Songbook, along with selections from the hit Broadway musical Honeymoon in Vegas (in which Danza starred), while interweaving stories about his life and personal connection to the music. Tickets are $36-$55 and can be purchased at BrooklynCenter.org or by calling the box office at 718-951-4500 (Tue-Sat, 1pm-6pm).

On Saturday, December 3, the award-winning multidisciplinary music ensemble CreArtBox, will perform a show entitled Visuality at Queens Theatre. Directed by CreArtBox's Guillermo Laporta and Josefina Urraca, the remarkable production fuses together a variety of art forms to create a wholly authentic, visually and aurally compelling experience.

Tickets are now on sale for the 2016 TRU Love Benefit, Embracing the Unlimited: A Celebration of Inclusion in the Arts, now being co-hosted by film/TV/theater star Joe Morton, Emmy Award winner for Scandal, fondly remembered for TV's Eureka and the acclaimed off-Broadway's Turn Me Loose. He joins Tony nominated Valisia LeKae (Motown the Musical) and previously announced performers, including Jay Armstrong Johnson and Tony winner Tonya Pinkins.

In partnership with the Cuban Artists Fund, Times Square Arts will take the public on an abstract, visual road trip in Emilio Perez's Dream Season on Times Square's electronic billboards from 11:57 p.m. to midnight every night in November.

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) begins accepting entries today, Monday, October 31, for the LIVEforFIVE online lottery for $5 tickets to their world premiere production of RANCHO VIEJO.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) and The Playroom Theatre present the November panel Live Streaming and Digital Capture: Bringing Theater into the 21st Century, on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at The Playroom Theater, 151 W. 46th Street, 8th floor, NYC 10036. Doors open at 7 p.m. for networking and refreshments; roundtable introductions of everyone in the room will start at 7:30 p.m.. For more details visit http://truonline.org/events/an-introduction-to-tru/. 

The Riverside Opera Company 's(ROC) PoPera returns featuring award winning singers from recent ROC auditions with the Richmond County Orchestra, plus special guests from the Curtis High School Chorus and Brighton Heights Youth Ensemble.

Pan American Musical Art Research (PAMAR), founded in 1984 and directed by Polly Ferman, presents the 11th Annual Latin American Cultural Week (www.lacw.net), November 5 through 13.

Next up, Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) will present 1983 Pulitzer Prize-finalist for Drama, Sam Shepard's True West, October 28 - November 20 at the Road Less Traveled Theater.

CANADA'S ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET appears for the first time at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts performing DRACULA on Sunday, November 13th, 2016 at 6pm. Produced by Lehman Center.