Filmed just six years before Duke Ellington’s passing and at the height of his creative power, the documentary film On the Road with Duke Ellington offers a rare and intimate portrait of one of America’s most influential artists. The film captures Ellington not only as a legendary composer and bandleader, but as a working artist […]
Three masterpieces coalesce for a breathtaking journey through George Balanchine’s astonishingly diverse oeuvre. A vital part of NYCB’s repertory since the company’s inaugural performance in 1948, the brilliant classical showpiece Symphony in C was choreographed in only two weeks; redesigned in 2012, earrings, headpieces, and costumes adorned in Swarovski elements bring new radiance to this […]
Ballet thrives on forward momentum, and this program exemplifies how the company has continued to support choreographers moving dance toward new horizons. Alexei Ratmansky’s Concerto DSCH remains one of the most zestful and intoxicating ballets he has created for NYCB. In the esteemed choreographer Lar Lubovitch’s Each In Their Own Time, two male dancers evoke a mood of […]
The first major museum exhibition spotlighting the artist’s singular vision, Dana Barnes: Untamed Gestures features monumental hand-formed fiber works alongside a fully immersive recreation of Barnes’s Lower East Side studio in New York City. Barnes’s sculptural landscapes composed of fibers such as merino, yak, alpaca, and silk create a compelling tactile environment in which motion […]
Expanding the voices represented in MAD’s permanent collection, OUT of the Jewelry Box considers the importance of queer perspectives in the world of studio and contemporary art jewelry. The exhibition showcases an extraordinary gift from Ron Porter and Joe Price, who have collected and worn art jewelry throughout their forty-one-year relationship, nine of those legally married. On […]
Although the common nickname for Broadway, “the Great White Way,” refers, historically, to its dazzling lights, the phrase also suggests the ways in which many histories of New York theater center white artists. Black artists, though, have been important shapers of musical theater in the United States before the electric light was ever used on […]
The New York Society for Ethical Culture is delighted to introduce a new weekly wellness program at the Society: Chair Yoga led by experienced instructor Sara Jane Wellock. Trained in India in 2009, Sara brings a deep, compassionate approach to teaching and a gift for meeting students exactly where they are. Her classes are gentle, […]
Mounted during the celebration of the United States semi quincentennial, Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States draws from the American Folk Art Museum’s rich collections to explore links between vernacular art and the construction of an American sense of self. Introducing visitors to the concept of “folk” as a category developed in conjunction […]
Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists takes a critical look at the historical definition of the “self-taught artist” in the United States from the early twentieth century to today. The exhibition examines how artists without academic training have depicted, conceptualized, and identified themselves on their own terms. In doing so, it aims at challenging reductive, […]
The Richard Tucker Park Greenmarket offers locally grown produce just across the street from Lincoln Center. Seasonal vegetables range from fresh staples like corn and greens to delicacies like squash blossoms and fairtytale eggplant. Orchards boast sweet berries, stone fruit, and over 80 varieties of apples. Knowledgeable growers are at market to explain just how […]