For this month’s Dance Historian Is In, Kurt Albert, Klaus Bleis and Max Pollak present on the life and legacy of tap dancer Carnell Lyons. Born in 1917 in Kansas City, Missouri, Lyons was famous for his “Paddle & Roll” tap style, and is the dancer that brought Rhythm Tap to Germany. Becoming known during […]
We're always in our Creative Era at Color Me Mine UWS 🎨 Join us for an April 29th exclusive Pop Star Night! This pop-inspired pottery painting night is dedicated to glitter, friendship, and all your favorite feel-good anthems! 🎤✨ Spend the evening painting ceramics while enjoying a playlist full of iconic chart-toppers that celebrate every […]
A program that illustrates the breadth of the company’s repertory opens with a Balanchine classic, Divertimento No. 15, a scintillating dance set to a Mozart composition that features eight leading dancers in a series of variations that illuminate classical technique with captivating clarity. It is joined by Peter Martins’ Zakouski, a ballet for two dancers that takes […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]