Symphony Space News

The World Music Institute announces its 29th season with an incredibly diverse array of artists spread over 4 concert series and 3 weekend festivals.

Symphony Space will open its 2013-14 Music season with 'Kurt Weill on Broadway,' Monday, October 7 (8 pm) at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre. The show takes place on the 70th anniversary of the Broadway opening of Weill's One Touch of Venus. Ted Chapin hosts a stellar cast featuring Melissa Errico, Brent Barrett, Judy Blazer, and Ron Raines, plus winners of the international Lotte Lenya Competition.

The distinguished American pianist Ursula Oppens will perform Faure's Piano Quintet No. 1 in D Minor with the Cassatt Quartet at Music Mountain this afternoon, August 25th, at 3:00 p.m. at Gordon Hall, 225 Music Mountain Rd., Falls Village, CT. The program will also include works by Shostakovich and Beethoven.

Songs for a Traveler, the new album from The Looking, turns American folk classics and old country songs such as like 'Wayfaring Stranger,' '900 Miles,' 'River in the Pines,' and 'Blue River' into solid alt-pop rock. This third album from The Looking were released on June 11, 2013, with a release show at The Rockwood on July 7th. The Looking will be playing Joe's Pub this month tonight, August 23.

Tonight, August 22, 2013 at 8:00 p.m., Maria Muldaur and The Campbell Brothers perform together for the first time at the Skirball Cultural Center as part of this year's Sunset Concerts. Best known for her Grammy-winning mega-hit 'Midnight at the Oasis,' Muldaur teams up with guitarists Chuck and Darick Campbell, as well as a dynamic rhythm section led by Phil and Carlton Campbell, for a world premiere collaboration combining traditional blues, African-American gospel, and The Campbell Brothers' signature steel guitars.

Jersey Tap Fest, NJ's sole dance festival featuring world-class tap faculty and extravaganza, celebrates four years today, August 22-25, 2013 in Bloomfield, NJ. The four-day festival will offer more than 30 tap dance classes and a main stage celebration event TAP 'N TIME. The Garden State tap dance festival also provides the public various opportunities to participate and interact with tap dancing through a jam session, student showcase and faculty meet and greet.

The 2013 New York International Fringe Festival has its first break-out hit with Ted Cubbin's new comedy The Rufus Equation, a world premiere production directed by Tom Ridgely, the Drama Desk-nominated director and co-founder of Waterwell. The Rufus Equation continues at The Connelly Theater (220 East 4th Street, NYC), tonight, August 21 at 2:00 p.m., and Friday, August 23 at 2:00 p.m. Check out a first look at the cast in action below!

Symphony Space announces its 2013-2014 season of film under the helm of Symphony Space Artistic Director, Laura Kaminsky and Director of Film Programming, Ed Budz. Throughout the season, the Leonard Nimoy Thalia houses the staple series Thalia Docs and Thalia Film Club and the recent co-presented additions, National Theatre Live and the Iron Mule Short Comedy Screening Series.

The 2013 New York International Fringe Festival has its first break-out hit with Ted Cubbin's new comedy The Rufus Equation, a world premiere production directed by Tom Ridgely, the Drama Desk-nominated director and co-founder of Waterwell. The Rufus Equation played to a sold out house this past Tuesday evening at The Connelly Theater (220 East 4th Street, NYC), the Fringe Festival's largest venue. In addition, this Saturday's performance (August 17 at 6:15 p.m.) is also sold-out.

The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, America's preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory company, launches its G&S Fest 2013-14, presenting iconic classic productions of The Pirates of Penzance and Patience when the company returns to Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street) on December 27th for a strictly limited engagement through January 5th! Special performances include 'Bring Your Grandparents Day' and the annual New Year's Eve Gala! Tickets go on sale August 20th at 1PM.

La Réunion is an island where the dead speak to the living. Where the barrier between this world and the next is very thin. And that's the space Christine Salem's music inhabits, 'where I can talk to the ancestors,' she explains. To listen to her new album, Salem Tradition, is to understand: it is music from another place, hypnotic and transcendent, yet still grounded. It doesn't just move the audience - in concert the spirit of a piece can take her over in the middle of a song.

Songs for a Traveler, the new album from The Looking, turns American folk classics and old country songs such as like 'Wayfaring Stranger,' '900 Miles,' 'River in the Pines,' and 'Blue River' into solid alt-pop rock. This third album from The Looking were released on June 11, 2013, with a release show at The Rockwood on July 7th. The Looking will be playing Joe's Pub this month on August 23.

Aux Dog Theatre Nob Hill presents The Regional Premiere of Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, a new version by Brian Friel. Directed by Jessica Osbourne. Opens today, August 9th - September 1st, 2013. Today & Saturday's at 8pm, Sunday's at 6pm. Advanced Purchase Tickets $18/ $16 online ($22 at door). Call (505) 254-7716. Buy your tickets today at www.auxdog.com

The Arts Initiative and Miller Theatre at Columbia University have announced the 2nd annual MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS, which kicks off Saturday, September 14 with a week of daily free participatory arts workshops (through Friday, September 20), and culminates in a procession on Saturday, September 21. This event is produced in partnership with Friends of Morningside Park and their annual Common Ground festival. Complete details and sign-up forms are available at www.morningside-lights.com.

The Arts Initiative and Miller Theatre at Columbia University are delighted to announce the 2nd annual MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS, which kicks off Saturday, September 14 with a week of daily free participatory arts workshops (through Friday, September 20), and culminates in a procession on Saturday, September 21. This event is produced in partnership with Friends of Morningside Park and their annual Common Ground festival. Complete details and sign-up forms are available atwww.morningside-lights.com.

On Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 8:00 p.m., Maria Muldaur and The Campbell Brothers perform together for the first time at the Skirball Cultural Center as part of this year's Sunset Concerts. Best known for her Grammy-winning mega-hit "Midnight at the Oasis," Muldaur teams up with guitarists Chuck and Darick Campbell, as well as a dynamic rhythm section led by Phil and Carlton Campbell, for a world premiere collaboration combining traditional blues, African-American gospel, and The Campbell Brothers' signature steel guitars.

TAKE Dance, the New York City-based contemporary dance troupe led by Artistic Director/Founder Takehiro Ueyama, presents DARK MOURNING - two nights of world premiere works on Friday, September 27th& Saturday, September 28th at NYC's Peter Norton Symphony Space. The program will include: the world premieres of the eponymous Dark Mourning by Take Ueyama, and a specially choreographed new work by renowned choreographer/master teacher Kazuko Hirabayashi; along with the fan favorite and critically acclaimed Flight.

Aux Dog Theatre Nob Hill presents The Regional Premiere of Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, a new version by Brian Friel. Directed by Jessica Osbourne. Opens August 9th - September 1st, 2013. Friday & Saturday's at 8pm, Sunday's at 6pm. Advanced Purchase Tickets $18/ $16 online ($22 at door). Call (505) 254-7716. Buy your tickets today at www.auxdog.com.

On Sunday 15th September, as part of the St James' Studio Cabaret Weekends, Jonathan Reid Gealt will be in concert showcasing his new album "Here For You - Ballads for Broadway Impact". Produced by ILIADebuts in association with Theatre Bench, the concert will include songs from his new album as well as "Thirteen Stories Down" and exclusives from his new musical "Dust and Shadow".

Louis Armstrong House Museum welcomes Peter & Will Anderson Sextet, one of NYC's hottest jazz bands, to Louis's house on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at 2pm. This is the final concert in the museum's Hot Jazz / Cool Garden Summer Concert Series and it's a must-have ticket this summer. To top off the irresistible sounds of this sextet, the concert includes a complimentary sample of red beans n' rice (Louis's favorite recipe) & sweet tea all served up in Louis's garden. Advance tickets are $18 and include a historic house tour pass (good for six months). Tickets can be purchased online at LouisArmstrongHouse.org. Advance purchase is suggested; only limited tickets available at the door for $20.