Falu is a Grammy-nominated, internationally recognized artist known for her rare ability to seamlessly blend a signature modern inventive style with a formidable Indian classically-shaped vocal talent. In her early years in Bombay, Falu was trained rigorously in the Jaipur musical tradition and in the Benares style of Thumrie under the legendary Kaumudi Munshi and…
Monologue Monday is a virtual monologue performance series, in collaboration with Borough of Manhattan Community College and North Carolina A&T State University. We were very honored and excited to have these wonderful theater departments participate in our very first monologue competition! We are thankful that both institutions have contributed talented and dedicated artists; to help…
Jon Hendricks was one of the great geniuses of jazz singing. Not only did he perform with surely the greatest jazz vocal group of all time, Lambert, Hendricks and Ross; he wrote brilliant lyrics based on recorded improvisations by jazz instrumentalists. We celebrate the 100th birthday of Jon Hendricks along with several other great entertainers…
Purchase it anytime between NOW and April 7, 2021 "Best Winter Shows for NYC Kids...[an] eye-popping spectacle for all ages" - MOMMY POPPINS Enjoy dazzling cirque, breathtaking acrobatic dance, and incredible specialty circus acts performed by Jack Frost, the North Wind, the Snow Queen and the ever-changing Azura of the Sky. This snow show for…
The Rejuvenary River Circus is an allegorical tale that follows Malakai the water carrier and messenger as he travels between Mountain Peaks and the Deep Blue Sea. Along his journeys Malakai encounters a host of creatures, including a lyrical sea turtle, a fast-talking crow, a pair of industrious beavers, filter-feeding oysters, and schools of migrating…
Person Place Thing is an interview show based on this idea: people are particularly engaging when they speak not directly about themselves but about something they care about. Guests talk about one person, one place, and one thing that are important to them. The result? Surprising stories from great speakers. Host Randy Cohen interviewed sculptor Vinnie Bagwell.…
Surveillance2.0 is a voyeuristic experience unpacking the tension around privacy issues highlighted by pandemic life. BARE Dance Company’s completely live production brings new meaning to immersive performance, creatively using multiple feeds -- and even a drone camera-- in the theater at Tribeca Performing Arts Center. Cinematic in scope, with free-moving cameras wielded by the performers, Surveillance2.0 is inspired…
Person Place Thing is an interview show based on this idea: people are particularly engaging when they speak not directly about themselves but about something they care about. Guests talk about one person, one place, and one thing that are important to them. The result? Surprising stories from great speakers. Host Randy Cohen interviewed poet Patricia Spears Jones.…
This event may move to another date. “Scenes Through the Cinema Lens” is a film retrospective focusing on the performing arts such as jazz, dance or musical theatre, curated by Krin Gabbard, followed by an informal Q&A. Krin Gabbard teaches courses on jazz and American culture at Columbia University. In 2014, he retired from Stony…
The Writers in Performance workshop is designed to give writers the opportunity to explore performing their written pieces. Whether they are playwrights, poets, monologists, writers of prose, or spoken word artists, this workshop gives the writers an opportunity to create a performance piece out of their writings. Workshop participants are chosen on the strength of…