New York State Council on the Arts News

World Music Institute presents Dakh Daughters with Balaklava Blues at (le) poisson rouge, Thursday, April 20, 2023 at (le) poisson rouge.

The little OPERA theatre of ny (LOTNY) will present American One Acts, a double bill, conducted by Gregory Hopkins and directed by Philip Shneidman, from May 31 - June 4, 2023 at Baruch Performing Arts Center.

The award-winning Bridge Street Theatre has announced casting for the first two productions in its upcoming 2023 Mainstage Season.

Playwrights Horizons and MCC Theater will present the world premiere of John J. Caswell, Jr.'s Wet Brain, directed by Dustin Wills. A terrifyingly inventive look at addiction's ability to transform one's existence and relationships, Wet Brain offers an American family drama that is not only freed from realism, but also, perhaps unmoored from Earth itself.

Maestro Harold Rosenbaum and The New York Virtuoso Singers will present the sixth concert of their 2022-23 New York City season on Saturday, April 15 @ 7:30 PM at Merkin Hall of The Kaufman Music Center in Manhattan.

La MaMa will present the first-ever revival of Evelyn Brown (A Diary), a lost work by the celebrated playwright María Irene Fornés (1930–2018).

New Georges and The Movement Theatre Company will present The Harriet Holland Social Club Presents The 84th Annual Star-Burst Cotillion in the Grand Ballroom of The Renaissance Hotel written and directed by Colette Robert.

The North/South Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Max Lifchitz performed five recent works by living composers from the US and around the world on February 23, 2023. The performance is now available for streaming on YouTube.

Hoff-Barthelson Music School will host an online Open House for the School's Festival Orchestra on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at 7:30 pm on Zoom.

Parents of children ages 3-6 are invited to join Hoff-Barthelson Music School Dean Christopher Kenniff and Associate Dean Kathy Jones on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at 8:00 pm for an informative online discussion via Zoom about starting their child in private music lessons.

The Intrepid Museum's Free Fridays are back with fun-filled activities and educational experiences! The 2022 series will kick off on Friday, April 28, at the Intrepid Museum located at Pier 86 (46th Street and 12th Avenue). Events begin at 5:00pm, with free general admission for all visitors through 9:00pm. 

The track features arrangements by trombone player Steve Davis, and follows the first single and video, “Come On, Aphrodite”—featuring Abena Koomson-Davis—from Merchant’s forthcoming album Keep Your Courage. Produced by Merchant, Keep Your Courage is the artist’s ninth solo studio album, and the latest new material since 2014’s self-titled record.

The World Music Institute's annual Dancing the Gods festival celebrates its 12th year, for the first time at the Ailey Citigroup Theater.

The Harlem Chamber Players  will mark its 15th Anniversary and Black Music Month with a musical extravaganza Harlem Songfest II, celebrating Black opera singers and the music of Black composers, including women, on Friday, June 9, at 7 p.m. at Miller Theatre at Columbia University.

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) will close its 99th season with one of the greatest symphonies of all time – Mahler's  “Resurrection” – on Thursday, June 1 at 7:30 PM and Saturday, June 3 at 8 PM in Kodak Hall.

The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust will present New York's Annual Gathering of Remembrance on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at 2:00 PM ET. The program will be held in person, for the first time since 2019, and the Museum is glad to be returning to Temple Emanu-El of New York City after the hiatus.

Molière in the Park, in partnership with Prospect Park Alliance and LeFrak Center at Lakeside, will present the English language world premiere of Molière’s TARTUFFE OR THE HYPOCRITE, reconstructed by Georges Forestier, translated by Maya Slater, and directed by Molière in the Park’s Founding Artistic Director Lucie Tiberghien.

Road Less Traveled Productions will welcome back its third annual, Screen to Stage fundraiser, featuring a staged reading of Major League written by David Ward on Saturday, April 1 at 8:00pm.  

Meredith Lynsey Schade has joined Barrington Stage Company as its Managing Director.

Just two weeks remains for Venue-Show submissions to the 2023 Rochester Fringe Festival. Now in its twelfth year, the festival begins on Tuesday, September 12 and runs daily through Saturday, September 23, 2023.