FOCUS DANCE is a part of FOCUS 2014, the National Platform to promote American dance both abroad and nationally. The week-long platform presents performances of U.S. based dance companies during the annual Arts Presenters Conference in New York City, and one of the largest gatherings of artists, dancers and dance professionals in the U.S. In January 2014, two venues partner with Gotham Arts Exchange to present the artistic visions of the curators gathered to shape the 2014 edition of FOCUS.
Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the November panel Negotiation, Collaboration, Mediation: Minimizing the Off-Stage Drama on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 7:30pm at The Playroom Theater, 151 W. 46th Street, 8th floor, NYC. Doors open at 7pm for networking and refreshments, presentations and roundtable introductions start at 7:30pm.
New York Live Arts will present Ellen Robbins' Dances by Very Young Choreographers in the New York Live Arts Theater on December 7 at 2:00pm and December 8 and 1:00pm and 4:00pm. The evening will feature a mélange of witty and intriguing original dances, created and performed by Robbins' students ages 8 - 18.
FIDMarseille, which takes place in early July in Southern France, is one of the world's most adventurous film festivals. Under the artistic direction of Jean-Pierre Rehm, it is a showcase for a myriad of groundbreaking documentaries and fiction films that showcase new approaches to reality. Museum of the Moving Image presents FIDMarseille Carte Blanche: A Weekend with Programmer Jean-Pierre Rehm, on November 23 and 24, 2013. The program features more than a dozen films from established stars of world cinema such as Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Tsai Ming-liang, as well an emerging talents Mati Diop, Miguel Gomes, Marie Voignier, Salomé Lamas, and others.
The Gateway's 2013 Holiday Season begins with the colorful, magical and whimsical children's musical, 'Moosletoe,' playing at Bellport's Gateway Playhouse, Nov. 23-30.
Ballet Hispanico, recognized as the nation's leading Latino dance organization since 1970, continues their Performances for Young People series with shows at 10am and 11:30am on Friday, November 22, 2013. Tickets are $8 and are available by contacting Siomara Bridges at (212) 362-6710 x17 or sbridges@ballethispanico.org. DOE Vouchers accepted (NYC Department of Education Vendor ID: BAL06500). The Apollo Theater is located at 253 W. 125th Street, NYC.
This week's THEATER TALK focuses on British dramatist Sir Terence Rattigan (1911-1977) and his popular drama, The Winslow Boy, currently being revived on Broadway by The Roundabout Theatre Company. First the show welcomes actors Roger Rees, Charlotte Parry and Alessandro Nivola, now starring in this acclaimed production, followed by a conversation about its playwright with critics John Simon, John Heilpern and actor Edward Hibbert.
Before the clones attacked, before the Na'vi Hometree was destroyed, before Buzz Lightyear went to infinity and beyond, avant-garde film and video pioneers were expanding the bounds of the moving image by harnessing computer technology to create radical new ways of seeing. Museum of the Moving Image will present a weekend program devoted to exploring early works of computer animation, organized by guest curators Leo Goldsmith and Gregory Zinman. This series of screenings and conversations, Computer Age: Early Computer Movies, 1952-1987, will take place today, November 15 through 17, 2013. Screenings include avant-garde works ranging from oscilloscope experiments to computer-assisted psychedelia; formative digital advertising and music videos; as well as feature films that incorporated these techniques into the mainstream.
New York, NY, November 14, 2013 - New York Live Arts today announced the addition of a seventh performance of Jerome Bel and Theater Hora's Disabled Theater on Sunday, November 17 at 7:00pm. The additional performance has been added to the original schedule - including shows November 12 - 16 at 7:30pmand November 17 at 3:00pm - due to high demand.
Previews begin this Friday, November 15 at 8PM for the Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) World Premiere production of THE (curious case of the) WATSON INTELLIGENCE, a new play by Madeleine George (The Zero Hour).
Met Museum Presents offers a unique series of chamber operas this season, including an early Baroque set piece, two world premieres, and A Pig Tale presented in settings around the Museum.
This week's THEATER TALK focuses on British dramatist Sir Terence Rattigan (1911-1977) and his popular drama, The Winslow Boy, currently being revived on Broadway by The Roundabout Theatre Company. First the show welcomes actors Roger Rees, Charlotte Parry and Alessandro Nivola, now starring in this acclaimed production, followed by a conversation about its playwright with critics John Simon, John Heilpern and actor Edward Hibbert.
New York Live Arts, in partnership with Performa for Performa 13, will present the U.S. premiere of French choreographer Jérôme Bel and Zurich-based Theater Hora's critically acclaimed Disabled Theater, tonight, November 12 - 16 at 7:30pm and November 17 at 3:00pm.
Critically acclaimed singer, guitarist, and composer Howard Fishman and his childhood friend, New York Times travel journalist, author, and photographer Michael Benanav will chronicle their travels through rural Romania and Hungary in the multimedia song cycle No Further Instructions at The Jewish Museum on Thursday, November 21 at 7:00pm. Fishman, appearing with his 'Romanian Orchestra,' will play original music blending bluegrass, experimental rock, and Balkan brass while Benanav recites from Joshua and Isadora, his memoir about the remarkable story of his grandparents, Holocaust survivors who met in that part of the world. Projections of photos taken by Benanav during their trip complement the music and the story. This dramatic music performance, a New York premiere, is a unique blend of song, historical memoir, photography and storytelling.
On Her Shoulders will present a staged reading of The Years Between by Daphne Du Maurier, directed by Mary McGinley and edited by Susan Jonas. The Play in Context, a special component contextualizing the script in its historical time and place, will be delivered by Dr. Jonas at the top of the evening. Doors open at 6:30pm for a 6:45pm curtain; tickets are free to the public. The performance is at the New School, Wollman Hall, 65 West 11th Street. R.S.V.P to OnHerShouldersReservations@gmail.com
Museum of the Moving Image will present a trio of films by director James Toback, on the occasion of his latest film Seduced and Abandoned (2013), a quasi-documentary made with Alec Baldwin and shot at the Cannes Film Festival in the hopes of raising money for a film project. The Museum will screen Seduced and Abandoned, with personal appearances by Toback and Alec Baldwin, on November 13. Toback will also appear in person to present screenings of Black and White (1999) and his rarely shown documentary The Big Bang (1989) on November 10.
Joe's Pub at The Public will welcome conceptual artist, musician and educator Nora York in Water Water Everywhere / Nay Any Drop To Drink, a new work presented by Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Ballroom Marfa and the Public Concern Foundation as part of the city-wideMarfa Dialogue NY symposium on climate change. This one-night-only performance takes place at Joe's Pub tonight, November 10 at 7:00 PM and is FREE and open to the public.
New York Live Arts will present The Barnard Project, now in its ninth year, November 21 - 23 at 7:30pm and November 23 at 2:00pm. This year's performance will showcase works by 2013-14 Barnard Project artists Boyzie Cekwana, Lance Gries, Annie-B Parson and Donna Uchizono.
Before the clones attacked, before the Na'vi Hometree was destroyed, before Buzz Lightyear went to infinity and beyond, avant-garde film and video pioneers were expanding the bounds of the moving image by harnessing computer technology to create radical new ways of seeing. Museum of the Moving Image will present a weekend program devoted to exploring early works of computer animation, organized by guest curators Leo Goldsmith and Gregory Zinman. This series of screenings and conversations, Computer Age: Early Computer Movies, 1952-1987, will take place November 15 through 17, 2013. Screenings include avant-garde works ranging from oscilloscope experiments to computer-assisted psychedelia; formative digital advertising and music videos; as well as feature films that incorporated these techniques into the mainstream.
Museum of the Moving Image's ongoing series See It Big! presents classic and contemporary films on the big screen in the beautiful Sumner M. Redstone Theater. In November and December, the Museum will showcase 22 films photographed by some of the world's greatest cinematographers, including Gordon Willis, Vittorio Storaro, Vilmos Zsigmond, Nestor Almendros, Raoul Coutard, James Wong Howe, and more. The series, See It Big!: Great Cinematographers, runs from November 8 through December 29, 2013.
