1)American Museum of Natural History Ongoing Exhibitions
2) BAM/Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1/17
3) Centenary Stage Co. Auditions for Meteor Shower by Appointment Only 1/20
4) Centenary Stage Co. Welcome Back Artist, The Blue Dhalia for Thaw Music Festival
5) George Street Playhouse Postpones Her Portmanteau
6) Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes Applications Open
7) The Gift Self Guided Immersive Installation aT NYPL 1/12
8) HERE Announces New Dates for The Hang
9) The Honorable Herbert Peabody Makes Off-Broadway Premiere 1/12
10) Irish Rep Announces Winter Season
11) NJPAC Welcomes Comedian Tom Papa
12) Pan Asian Repertory's The Emperor's Nightingale Return's 1/15
13) The Queen's Six Releases New Single "Stand by Me"
14) Scar Tissue to Make Debut at the Player's Theater
15) Sparks & Wiry Cries Presents All-Star Free 2022 SongSLAM Festival
16) Works & Process at the Guggenheim 2022 Season
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1) American Museum of Natural History's
Ongoing Exhibits
Sharks
Sharks offers visitors a unique look at prehistoric and modern shark species, their habitats and hunting styles, and the conservation threats these magnificent animals are facing today. Fixed in the public imagination as fearsome predators, sharks are more complex than their depiction in popular culture. This new exhibition features fossils, touch-free media, and a spectacular “parade” of sharks with more than 30 lifelike models that range from 33 feet to 5 inches long, including the megalodon, an ancient megapredator known as the "Tyrannosaurus rex of the seas.” Sharks brings visitors face to face with the incredible diversity of this ancient group of fishes and demonstrates that while sharks pose few threats to people, we represent a serious danger to their future on this planet.
Worlds Beyond Earth Hayden Planetarium Space Show
Worlds Beyond Earth, the Museum’s Space Show, is currently screening in the Hayden Planetarium Space Theater. Viewers can journey beyond our own blue planet to marvel at the latest discoveries from our cosmic neighbors. Narrated by Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o, Worlds Beyond Earth takes viewers on an exhilarating journey that reveals the dynamic nature of the worlds that orbit our Sun and features immersive visualizations of space missions and breathtaking scenes depicting the evolution of our solar system.
Sea Lions: Life by a Whisker Giant-Screen Film
Now showing in the Museum’s LeFrak Theater, which features a 40-foot-high, 66-foot-wide screen with a state-of-the-art digital sound system, Sea Lions: Life by a Whisker follows the journey of an endangered Australian sea lion pup named Otto as she learns to navigate her beautiful but harsh coastal environment with the help of her mother and others in her colony.
NOW ON VIEW
Okavango Blue Diamond
The dazzling and nearly flawless Okavango Blue Diamond is on public exhibition for the very first time, in the Melissa and Keith Meister Gallery within the Museum’s new Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals. The Okavango Blue Diamond, a “fancy deep blue” diamond in an oval brilliant-cut weighing 20.46 carats, is the centerpiece of a presentation featuring natural diamonds from Botswana.
Thoroughly redesigned and reinstalled, the 11,000-square-foot Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals offers an engaging guide to our dynamic planet, sharing the fascinating story of how the vast diversity of mineral species arose on Earth, how scientists classify and study them, and how we use them for personal adornment, tools, and technology.
The American Museum of Natural History is located 79th Street & Central Park West, New York
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2) BAM hosts the 36th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Featuring a keynote address by Dr. Imani Perry, musical performances by Nona Hendryx with Craig Harris & Tailgaters Tales and Sing Harlem, and a special video tribute by dancer Kyle Marshall
Free Tribute event to be held Monday, January 17 at 10:30am in the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
The 36th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Imani Perry, Nona Hendryx with Craig Harris & Tailgaters Tales, and Sing Harlem
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave)
Jan 17, 2022 at 10:30am
Free (RSVP at BAM.org for more information and updates. RSVP does not guarantee entry which is on a first-come, first-seated basis first-come, starting at 8am)
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PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE FROM 1/ 18 TO 1/20
3) CENTENARY STAGE COMPANY
TO HOLD AUDITIONS FOR
“METEOR SHOWER” BY STEVE MARTIN
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Centenary Stage Company will be having auditions for the upcoming production of Steve Martin’s Meteor Shower. Auditions will be held by appointment only on Thursday, January 20 from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm. To schedule an appointment, call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900. The auditions will be held in the Kutz Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ on the campus of Centenary University. If you are unable to attend, send resumes, headshots, and reels to boxoffice@centenarystageco.org Att: Casting. Performers may prepare a monologue appropriate to the material or read from sides. Sides can be found online at centenarystageco.org and will also be provided the day of auditions. Performances will run February 18 through March 6. For more information, go to centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company’s box office at (908) 979-0900.
Meteor Shower by Steve Martin. Corky and Norm are excited to host Gerald and Laura at their home in the valley outside Los Angeles to watch a once-in-a-lifetime meteor shower. But as the stars come out and the conversation gets rolling, it becomes clear that Gerald and Laura might not be all that they appear to be. Over the course of a crazy, starlit dinner party, the wildly unexpected occurs.
Seeking:
Corky: 25-50, wife of Norm. Quirky, funny in her anxiety. People pleaser.
Norm: 25-50, husband of Corky. An average working husband. Friends call him “Normal Norm”. Smart, supportive, honest.
Laura: 25-50, wife of Gerald. Manipulative with an enjoyment for causing trouble with and for Gerald. Flirts outrageously.
Gerald: 25-50, husband of Laura. “Bad Boy” type. Enjoys causing trouble with Laura. An expert on everything.
For more information, to download sides or the full text visit centenarystageco.org org. To schedule an audition, call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979 – 0900. The Centenary Stage Company box office is open Monday through Friday from 1 – 5 PM and two hours prior to all performances. Those unable to attend, send resumes, headshots, and reels to boxoffice@centenarystageco.org Att: Casting. The box office is located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ. Centenary Stage Company can also be found across social media platforms; Facebook, Tik Tok, Twitter and Instagram. Like and follow to receive the latest in CSC news and special offers.
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4) CENTENARY STAGE COMPANY WELCOMES BACK RETURNING ARTIST THE BLUE DAHLIA FOR JANUARY THAW MUSIC FESTIVAL
Centenary Stage Company is kicking off the New Year and their January Thaw Music Festival with returning artist The Blue Dahlia on January 15 at 8:00 pm. The performance will take place in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ on the campus of Centenary University. Tickets for The Blue Dahlia range from $15.00 to $22.50, and ticket prices increase $5.00 the day of the performances. This event will also be live streamed, and links are available for $10.00 each. For more information, go to centenarystageco.org or call Centenary Stage Company’s box office at (908) 979-0900.
Brooklyn-girl, but a nomad at heart, Dahlia Dumont traveled the work from an early age, always absorbing the cultural and musical influences in her path. Her Eastern European heritage and her years as an anthropology student and teacher in France and Senegal shaped her musical palette, and in 2012 she created her project The Blue Dahlia.
The Blue Dahlia: Lyrics in English and French, French and Mexican accordion, klezmer violin, warm and joyous rhythms of reggae, ska and Latin America, the sensual voice of jazz and French chanson. The music can be heard as an acoustic trio in the intimate bistros of New York and Paris, as well as the electric big band in venues and festivals around the world. Dahlia’s debut ablum “The Blue Dahlia” was released in 2015, the second, “La Tradition Américaine” released in August of 2018.
The Blue Dahlia will perform on January 15 at 8:00 pm in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ on the campus of Centenary University. Tickets for The Blue Dahlia range from $15.00 to $22.50, and ticket prices increase $5.00 the day of the performances. Live stream links are also available for $10.00 each. For more information, go to centenarystageco.org or call Centenary Stage Company’s box office at (908) 979-0900. *********************************************************************
5) George Street Playhouse Announces
Postponement of
HER PORTMANTEAU
by Mfoniso Udofia
Production Will Now Open In Fall 2022
George Street Playhouse (GSP)-- In the interest of safety for artists, staff and audiences, George Street Playhouse has made the decision to postpone its production of Her Portmanteau, originally scheduled to open this January, to the fall of 2022.
Her Portmanteau, a story about Nigerian American immigrants, opens our eyes to the Nigerian culture, especially as it becomes assimilated in America. Mfoniso Udofia’s moving work, which The New York Times called “extraordinary,” touches on universal themes of mother-daughter relationships, forgiveness, reconciliation, and the struggle associated with leaving our countries of origin behind, while still holding on to the rich cultural heritage.
Tickets for Her Portmanteau will be automatically transferred into a performance and seat of equal value in fall 2022. There will be no additional cost to transfer Her Portmanteau tickets for subscription holders who renew next season. Contact the Patron Services team at (732) 246-7717 with any questions.
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2022 Gloria Barron Prize
for Young Heroes
The Barron Prize celebrates inspiring, public-spirited young people from across the U.S. and Canada. Established in 2001 by author T. A. Barron, the Barron Prize annually honors 25 outstanding young leaders ages 8 to 18 who have made a significant positive difference to people and the environment. Fifteen top winners each receive $10,000 to support their service work or higher education.
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7) The Gift
Art Event at NYPL
With Lincoln Center
for the Performing Arts
January 12
The Gift, a self-guided immersive installation that opens space for all-ages conversations and exploration of grief, care, and renewal at the New York Public Library on January 12 from 3.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. Admission is free. For more information visit NYPL.org.
The Gift, presented in collaboration with Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, tells the tender and playful story of two stars that are so close to one another yet so far from us that they appear as a single point of light in the sky. Through a specially illustrated book and original score, the reader learns their fates are intertwined. An intimate social performance and playful experience, the installation invites both tactile and emotional responses.
The installation has participants gather in a reading room where they encounter an all-ages illustrated book about two companion stars whose fates are intertwined. Accompanied by an instrumental score, this tender story creates a playful experience that invites both tactile and emotional responses.
January 12, 2022 from 3.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, New York Public Library
Presented by Lincoln Center and the New York Public Library
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8)
NNOUNCES NEW DATES FOR
THE HANG
BOOK AND LYRICS BY TAYLOR MAC
MUSIC BY MATT RAY
DIRECTED BY NIEGEL SMITH
CHOREOGRAPHED BY CHANON JUDSON
SCENIC & COSTUME DESIGN BY MACHINE DAZZLE
PERFORMANCES WILL NOW BEGIN JANUARY 20, 2022
ALL PROTOTYPE FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES OF
THE HANG AND CANNABIS! A VIPER VAUDEVILLE
HAVE BEEN CANCELLED
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT HERE.ORG
The Obie Award-winning HERE (Founding Artistic Director Kristin Marting) has announced that the upcoming run of The Hang, featuring book and lyrics by Taylor Mac, music by Matt Ray and direction by Niegel Smith, has been postponed. Originally set to begin performances on January 7, 2022 as part of the PROTOTYPE Festival, The Hang will now begin performances on Thursday January 20, 2022 at HERE (145 Sixth Avenue, NY, NY 10013), and run through Sunday February 20, 2022.
The PROTOTYPE Festival announced yesterday the decision to postpone this year’s tenth anniversary season to January of 2023, due to the surge in COVID cases driven by the Omicron variant, and the resulting safety risks, as well as logistical challenges including artist and staff illnesses, travel complications, cartage delays, and more. The Festival was scheduled to run January 7-16, 2022. All performances of The Hang that were to take place as part of the Festival, as well as the entire run of Grace Galu and Baba Israel’s Cannabis! A Viper Vaudeville, co-presented by PROTOTYPE, HERE & La MaMa, have been cancelled. Ticketholders for those performances will receive an email with more information on obtaining a refund or rescheduling.
The Hang is a ritual celebration of queerness, questions, and the eternity of a moment. Rooted in the jazz tradition and operatic form, it imagines the final hours of the life of Socrates, as he asks his friends to use every moment left to think on virtue. What transpires is a centuries-long communal consideration, full of jazz, dance, debates, and queer romps. Through this foray into the calamities of our past intelligentsia, Taylor Mac, Matt Ray and their collaborators invite the audience to their party and create a performance, which advocates for a more inclusive and joyous world.
The Hang is a ritual celebration of queerness, questions, and the eternity of a moment. Rooted in the jazz tradition and operatic form, it imagines the final hours of the life of Socrates, as he asks his friends to use every moment left to think on virtue. What transpires is a centuries-long communal consideration, full of jazz, dance, debates, and queer romps. Through this foray into the calamities of our past intelligentsia, Taylor Mac, Matt Ray and their collaborators invite the audience to their party and create a performance, which advocates for a more inclusive and joyous world.
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9) OFF-BROADWAY PREMIERE!
THE HONORABLE HERBERT PEABODY
A NEW TIMELY SOLO COMEDY
WRITTEN AND PERFORMED
BY KIRK McGEE
DEVELOPED WITH AND DIRECTED
BY COREY ATKINS
AT CHAIN THEATRE
(312 WEST 36TH STREET)
JANUARY 12 -15, 2022
Off-Broadway premiere! How does a hapless tour guide juggle a Senator’s lofty legacy with his litany of sex scandals? That’s the question at the heart of the seriously funny one-man show, The Honorable Herbert Peabody, written and performed by Kirk McGee (Chasing Taste, “The Path,” “Sesame Street”), and developed with and directed by Corey Atkins (Lincoln Center Theatre, Cleveland Play House, The Acting Company). The limited engagement is set to begin Wednesday, January 12, 2002 at 7:00PM through Saturday evening, January 15, 2022 at Chain Theatre (312 West 36th Street, 4th Floor).
The Honorable Herbert Peabody is a very funny show about a very serious issue. It’s opening day of the Honorable Herbert Peabody Library and Legacy Center, and a well-intentioned tour guide named Joe finds himself stuck juggling the narrative of the Senator’s lofty legacy with a recently revealed litany of sex scandals. Faced with an increasingly disgruntled tour group—and a new understanding of his own actions—Joe must decide if he’s going to continue to stand idly by, or finally stand on the right side of history.
ON SALE NOW: Tickets for The Honorable Herbert Peabody are priced at $20 and may be purchased online at www.ThePeabodyPlay.com. If you are unable to purchase online with a credit/debit card, please e-mail herbertpeabody@gmail.com for additional purchase options. Chain Theatre is a wheelchair accessible venue. Run time is approximately 70 minutes, with no intermission.
COVID POLICY: All guests must present proof of full vaccination and photo ID to enter the venue. Masks must be worn at all times inside the building.
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ANNOUNCES ITS NEW ’22 SEASON A TOUCH OF THE POET BY EUGENE O’NEILL DIRECTED BY CIARÁN O’REILLY ON THE FRANCIS J. GREENBURGER MAINSTAGE PREVIEWS BEGIN FEBRUARY 26, 2022 OPENING NIGHT SET FOR MARCH 8, 2022 LIMITED RUN THROUGH APRIL 17, 2022 THE WORLD PREMIERE OF MADE BY GOD BY CIARA NÍ CHUÍRC DIRECTED BY OLIVIA SONGER ON THE W. SCOTT McLUCAS STUDIO STAGE PREVIEWS BEGIN FEBRUARY 11, 2022 OPENING NIGHT SET FOR FEBRUARY 17, 2022 LIMITED RUN THROUGH MARCH 20, 2022 PART OF THE ORIGIN FIRST IRISH THEATRE FESTIVAL A GIRL IS A HALF-FORMED THING BY EIMEAR McBRIDE ADAPTED BY ANNIE RYAN DIRECTED BY NICOLA MURPHY FEATURING JENN MURRAY STREAMING ON DEMAND JANUARY 14-30, 2022 PART OF THE ORIGIN FIRST IRISH THEATRE FESTIVAL TRANSATLANTIC LIVING WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY CLARE O’MALLEY TUESDAY JANUARY 18, 2022 LOVE SONGS FOR THE HOPELESS ROMANTIC AN EVENING OF MUSIC BY GREGORY HARRINGTON TUESDAY JANUARY 25, 2022 DOWNLOAD HEADSHOTS AND BIOS HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT IRISHREP.ORG |
Irish Repertory Theatre (Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director and Ciarán O’Reilly, Producing Director) announced today two productions, two special one-night-only performances and one streaming event for their upcoming winter 2022 season.
After a pause due to the shutdown and a digital production in summer 2020, Irish Rep will present A Touch of the Poet by Eugene O’Neill and directed by Ciarán O’Reilly. A Touch of the Poet will run February 26-April 17, 2022 on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage, with an opening night set for March 8, 2022. The World Premiere of Made by God, by Ciara Ní Chuírc and directed by Olivia Songer, will run February 11-March 20, 2022 on the W. Scott McLucas Studio Stage, with an opening night set for February 17, 2022.
A Girl is A Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride, adapted by Annie Ryan and directed by Nicola Murphy, will stream on demand on Irish Rep @ Home from January 14-30, 2022 as part of the Origin First Irish Theatre Festival. Also part of the festival will be a special one-night-only performance of Transatlantic Living, written and performed by Clare O’Malley, on January 18, 2022.
On January 25, 2022, Irish Rep will present a special one-night-only performance of Love Songs for the Hopeless Romantic, by renowned violinist Gregory Harrington.
Currently in performances on the Irish Rep Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage is The Streets of New York by Dion Boucicault, featuring adaptation, songs & direction by Charlotte Moore. The Streets of New York is running through January 30, 2022.
As guidelines continue to change, Irish Rep will constantly monitor the rules and regulations put forth by the CDC, the New York State Department of Health, the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and New York City’s “Restart NYC” guidance for businesses as well as the new Key to NYC program instituted on August 3. As a result of these requirements, and in order to ensure the safety of all staff and company members, only individuals who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be allowed to enter Irish Repertory Theatre. Unfortunately, this does not include any attendees under the age of 5, and any other individuals who have not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at that time.
Guests may present proof of vaccination via their CDC Vaccination card (on paper or a photo), the NYC Covid Safe app, Excelsior Pass (those vaccinated in New York State), the Docket App (New Jersey residents), or their NYC Vaccination Record. Additional information on the vaccination requirement and increased safety protocols can be found at irishrep.org/explore/reopening-roadmap.
All guests must wear a properly fitting mask over their nose and mouth at all times in the theatre, even while seated. Masks must not have vents or exhalation valves and gaiters, scarves, and bandanas are not considered acceptable face coverings. Guests ages 18 and older must present a valid government-issued photo ID. Guests under 18 may also show a school photo ID.
For more information, visit IrishRep.org
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11) NJ NATIVE, TOM PAPA,
ONE OF THE TOP COMEDIC VOICES
IN THE COUNTRY COMES HOME
TO NEW JERSEY
FOR TWO PERFORMANCES AT NJPAC
Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 7PM and 9:30PM
Victoria Theater
Lizzie & Jonathan Tisch Stage
1 Center Street
Newark, New Jersey
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Laugh at NJPAC! New Jersey Performing Arts Center, known for bringing world-class entertainment close to home, presents New Jersey's own Tom Papa for two performances on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 7PM and 9:30 PM. Tickets are $42.50 and on-sale now at NJPAC.org or calling 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722) or by visiting the NJPAC Box Office at 1 Center Street, Newark, New Jersey. *********************************************************************
12) PAN ASIAN REPERTORY THEATRE
PRESENTS
THE ANNUAL RETURN ENGAGEMENT OF
THE EMPEROR’S NIGHTINGALE
BY DAMON CHUA
PERFORMANCES BEGIN
JANUARY 15, 2022
FOR A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT THROUGH
JANUARY 30, 2022
AT THEATRE ROW
A Lunar New Year Special: Pan Asian Repertory Theatre (Tisa Chang, Founding Artistic Producing Director) ) launches its 45th Milestone Season of recovery and healing with the return to LIVE theater beginning after the new year and celebrating the Lunar New Year with the annual return engagement of the acclaimed 2018 production of The Emperor’s Nightingale by Damon Chua (Incident at Hidden Temple). The limited return engagement that includes public and student matinee performances is set to begin Saturday afternoon, January 15, 2022 and will conclude Sunday afternoon, January 30, 2022 at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street).
The Emperor’s Nightingale is a family-friendly staged adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s story “The Nightingale,” set in 18th century China, and brings to light the youthful exploits of the future Emperor Qianlong. This production employs traditional Chinese puppetry, folk songs and new illustrations teaching the art of Chinese calligraphy. Nominated by the Off-Broadway Alliance for “Best Family Show”, this TYA production emphasizes the importance of leadership guided by a moral compass, through the story about two rival teen brothers competing for the throne. The Emperor’s Nightingale by Damon Chua is produced by special arrangement with Plays for New Audiences.
The Emperor’s Nightingale will play select public performances and student matinees.
ON SALE BEGINNING DECEMBER 27: Tickets for Public Performances are priced at $40.50 (includes $2.50 restoration fee). Premium seating is available in Row A only at $52.50 (includes $2.50 restoration fee).
Public Performances will play the following schedule: Saturday & Sunday afternoons, January 15 & 16 at 2:30 p.m.; Thursday – Saturday evenings, January 20 -22 at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday afternoons, January 22 & 23 at 2:30 p.m.; Thursday – Saturday evenings, January 27 -29 at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday afternoons, January 29 & 30 at 2:30 p.m.
Tickets for Public Performances may be purchased online at https://bfany.org/theatre-row/, or by calling the Box Office at (212) 714-2442, ext 45 (phone hours are 12:00PM – 5:00PM daily), or by visiting the Box Office. When ordering ticket, please use the CODE: EN22.
Tickets for School Matinees are priced at $15 per student (minimum of 20 per class; one free chaperone ticket for every 10 students.)
School Matinees will play the following performance schedule: Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday: January 18 – 20 at 11:00 a.m. and Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday: January 25 - 27 at 11:00 a.m.
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13) THE QUEEN’S SIX
THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED
VOCAL SEXTET HAS JUST RELEASED
STAND BY ME
THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THEIR UPCOMING ALBUM
“FROM WINDSOR WITH LOVE”
FIRST EVER MAJOR NEW YORK CONCERT
TO TAKE PLACE
AT TOWN HALL
ON JULY 19 & JULY 20
TICKETS ON SALE
NOW ON
TICKETMASTER.COM
Direct from Windsor Castle, The Queen’s Six, the internationally acclaimed vocal sextet has released their brand-new single, “Stand By Me,” from their highly anticipated upcoming album, From Windsor With Love. They will be traveling to America for their first-ever major New York City concert debut at the iconic Town Hall for an exclusive two-night-only engagement on Tuesday, July 19 and Wednesday, July 20.
To listen to the single, please visit: lnk.to/FromWindsorwithLove
Tickets to The Queen’s Six Town Hall Concert on July 19th available HERE.
Tickets to The Queen’s Six Town Hall Concert on July 20th available HERE.
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14) SCAR TISSUE
A NEW PLAY BY VICTORIA FRAGNITO
TO MAKE NYC DEBUT
AT THE PLAYERS THEATER
PERFORMANCES BEGIN JANUARY 13
Scar Tissue, a bold new play by Victoria Fragnito, who makes her NYC playwrighting debut. Featuring direction by Jenn Susi and music by Kristin Sgarro, Scar Tissue is set to premiere on the Steve and Marie Sgouros Theatre at The Players Theatre (115 MacDougal Street) with performances beginning Thursday, January 13, and set to run through Sunday, January 30, 2022.
Time does not heal all wounds. Best friends, Jessica and Sam, each have scars from their pasts that have not healed. Jessica has never been able to get past an extremely damaging romantic relationship from her formative years in college, while Sam has been ignoring a painfully fractured relationship with her sister. After years of denial, an impromptu lunch date and a surprise overnight guest forces them both to confront these wounds and face what they didn't want to see head on.
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15) Sparks & Wiry Cries Presents All-Virtual, Free
2022 songSLAM Festival
Previously Scheduled Events at The Blue Building
on January 14th and 15th, Now Accessible Online
Festival Includes World Premieres by Composers Rachel DeVore Fogarty and John Glover, and Performances by Maria Brea, Martha Guth, Myra Huang, Michael Kelly, LaToya Lain, jessica Care moore, Erika Switzer, and Howard Watkins
Composer/Performer Teams To Compete in Virtual songSLAM on January 15
www.sparksandwirycries.org
Sparks & Wiry Cries (Sparks), led by Co-Founders and Directors Martha Guth and Erika Switzer, will now present its 2022 songSLAM Festival from January 13 to 15, 2022, entirely virtually, due to rising Covid case numbers in the area. The Festival includes the presentation of four emerging artist duos, fifteen world premieres, and the popular songSLAM competition.
The Festival kicks off on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 7pm EST with Songs of Identity. Four singer and pianist duos present works that reflect the fullness and complexities of their diverse identities and lived experiences. Featured performers include tenor Bo Shimmin and pianist Natalie Sherer, soprano Shana Oshiro and pianist Brian Bartoldus, mezzo-soprano Hailey McAvoy and pianist Bethany Pietroniro, and soprano Paulina Swierczek and pianist Ania Vu. The recital will be available on the Sparks & Wiry Cries website and Youtube channel where it will remain available.
The following evening, Friday, January 14, 2022 at 7pm EST, Sparks premieres At the Crossroads, a virtual concert featuring four commissioned works that focus on stories advancing the critical dialogues around the issues of our time. The program includes two world premieres commissioned for the 2022 songSLAM Festival, After Him by John Glover, performed by baritone and poet Michael Kelly and pianist Howard Watkins, and From the Woolworth Tower by 2021 songSLAM Commission Prize winner Rachel DeVore Fogarty, to be performed by sopranos Maria Brea, Martha Guth, and LaToya Lain, with pianist Myra Huang, and a reprise of two 2021 songSLAM Festival commissions, Ciudad perdida (The Lost City) by Reinaldo Moya, which will be performed by soprano Maria Brea and pianist Howard Watkins; Ramadan 20 vs COVID 19 by Andrew Staniland, performed by soprano LaToya Lain, poet jessica Care moore, and pianist Erika Switzer. The concert will be available on the Sparks & Wiry Cries website and Youtube channel where it will remain available.
The songSLAM Festival concludes on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 7pm EST with the NYC songSLAM, a unique community event for composer/performer teams to premiere new art songs and compete for cash prizes, determined by audience voting. songSLAM prizes include First Place ($1,000), Second Place ($600), and Third Place ($400). Additionally, one team will be selected by Sparks & Wiry Cries for a paid commission in a future season.
Recordings will be shared virtually on the Sparks & Wiry Cries website and YouTube channel between January 7 to 15, 2022. Teams will compete via a text-to-vote function through Give Lively and audiences can vote for as little as $1 starting January 7, 2022 through the Sparks & Wiry Cries website. Teams that raise the most funds will win songSLAM awards. Funds raised during the event are reinvested into larger commissions, future competitions, and new art song initiatives.
Sparks will host a Watch Party on January 15th at 7pm EST on its Youtube channel. The Watch Party features songSLAM songs, plus the announcement of the winners and the 2023 commission recipient.
Festival Information
Songs of Identity
Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 7pm EST
Link: http://www.sparksandwirycries.org/songslam22
Brian Bartoldus, pianist
Hailey McAvoy, mezzo-soprano
Shana Oshiro, soprano
Bethany Pietroniro, pianist
Natalie Sherer, pianist
Bo Shimmin, tenor
Paulina Swierczek, soprano
Ania Vu, pianist
At the Crossroads
Friday, January 14, 2022 at 7pm EST
Link: http://www.sparksandwirycries.org/songslam22
JOHN GLOVER: After Him [World Premiere]
Michael Kelly, Howard Watkins
REINALDA MOYA: Ciudad perdida
Maria Brea, Howard Watkins
ANDREW STANILAND: Ramadan 20 vs COVID 19
LaToya Lain, jessica Care moore, Erika Switzer
RACHEL DEVORE FOGARTY: From the Woolworth Tower [World Premiere]
Maria Brea, LaToya Lain, Martha Guth, Myra Huang
Maria Brea, soprano
Martha Guth, soprano
Myra Huang, pianist
Michael Kelly, baritone
LaToya Lain, soprano
jessica Care moore, poet
Erika Switzer, pianist
Howard Watkins, pianist
6th Annual NYC songSLAM
Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 7pm EST
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16) Works & Process at the Guggenheim Announces Spring 2022
Featuring Commissions Celebrating New York’s Modern, Street, and Vernacular Dance and Beatbox artists, and World Premiere of
Third Bird by Isaac Mizrahi, Nico Muhly, and John Heginbotham
Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, is proud to announce its spring 2022 season. Throughout the pandemic, Works & Process continued to provide opportunities for artists and pioneered the bubble residency to support their work safely. The spring 2022 season will feature the official world premieres of works created by New York artists – many representing historically marginalized performing art cultures - and incubated during the peak of the pandemic inside 2020–21 Works & Process bubble residencies. Alongside the commissions, Works & Process will present performance excerpts and artists discussions of new works prior to their premieres at leading organizations including BAAD!, BAM, Boston Ballet, Federal Hall, Glimmerglass Festival, The Metropolitan Opera, and New York City Ballet. Taking place in the Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Peter B. Lewis Theater at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, all programs invite audiences to embrace artistic process and uniquely blend performance highlights with insightful artists discussions.
Season at a Glance
- Commissions and World Premieres
- A Chronicle of a Pivot at a Point in Time by Jamar Roberts
- Ladies of Hip-Hop
- Les Ballet Afrik: New York Is Burning by Omari Wiles
- The Missing Element
- Music from the Sole: I Didn’t Come to Stay
- Rose: You Are Who You Eat by John Jarboe
- Third Bird, libretto by Isaac Mizrahi, music by Nico Muhly, and choreography by John Heginbotham
- Highlights and Discussions
- Boston Ballet: Mikko Nissinen, Lia Cirio, Shantell Martin, and Melissa Toogood
- Federal Hall: The Democracy Project with Larissa FastHorse, Michael R. Jackson, and Bruce Norris
- Glimmerglass Festival New Works
- The Metropolitan Opera: Hamlet by Brett Dean, libretto by Matthew Jocelyn
- New York City Ballet: Silas Farley
- Alethea Pace and Yin Yue
- Washington National Opera: Written in Stone with Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang and Kamala Sankaram and A.M. Homes
SPRING 2022 SEASON
WORKS & PROCESS DANCE COMMISSION
Ladies of Hip-Hop – World Premiere
Wednesday, January 12, and Thursday, January 13, 7:30 pm
The Ladies of Hip-Hop look beyond the traditional lens of exposure for Black bodies in dance, which has overwhelmingly focused on Eurocentric dance aesthetics including modern, contemporary, and ballet. As part of their residency in January 2022, which was made possible by Works & Process and Bethany Arts Community, the Ladies of Hip-Hop will create a concert dance piece for premiere at the Peter B. Lewis Theater at the Guggenheim Museum on January 12 and 13. This commission will preserve and celebrate the beauty, strength, and lived experiences of Black women in street dance. Alongside the premiere, Linda Murray, Curator, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, moderates a discussion with Ladies of Hip-Hop Executive Director Michele Byrd-McPhee, who along with Barnes are artists-in-residence currently working on the Dance Division's long-standing Dance Oral History Project.
In January 2021 within the safety of a Works & Process bubble residency at Bethany Arts Community, the Ladies of Hip-Hop gathered a group of eleven major practitioners including dance elders (ages 50–60), innovators (ages 33–49), and young celebrants (ages 20–32) to support and facilitate the much-needed exchange of inspiration and the transference of knowledge between generations. Led by Byrd-McPhee and Trustee LaTasha Barnes, this intersectional project incubated and captured the knowledge, beauty, and power of Black female street dancers and resulted in a rare indoor video performance, commissioned by Works & Process at the Guggenheim, and coproduced by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
As part of their upcoming Works & Process LaunchPAD “Process as Destination” residency at Bethany Arts Community, the Ladies of Hip Hop will offer a community show-and-tell at 3 pm on Sunday, January 9, as well as an educational program for schools in Ossining, New York.
This world premiere is co-commissioned by Works & Process at the Guggenheim and Bethany Arts Community. The Ladies of Hip-Hop’s Works & Process bubble residency and Works & Process LaunchPAD residency is hosted by Bethany Arts Community. Works & Process bubble residencies were made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
WORKS & PROCESS DANCE COMMISSION
Les Ballet Afrik: New York Is Burning by Omari Wiles – World Premiere
Saturday, January 15, 7:30 pm, and Sunday, January 16, 2 pm
The documentary Paris Is Burning has received critical acclaim for its depiction of the New York drag ball scene and of voguing as a powerful expression of personal pride in the face of racism, homophobia, and the stigma of the AIDS crisis, since its release in 1990. To honor the film’s thirtieth anniversary, prior to the pandemic, Works & Process commissioned Omari Wiles, founding father of the House of Oricci and a legend within the ballroom community, to produce New York Is Burning, which will premiere at the Guggenheim on January 15 and 16. Just as Paris Is Burning did for New York in the 1980s, New York Is Burning reflects the aspirations, desires, and yearnings of a diverse group of dancers in a city beset by health, racial, and financial crises. Wiles’s new work centers on the artists for whom the dance company serves as a surrogate family, including Kya Azeen, Eva Bust A’ Move, Algin Ford-Sterling, Alora Martinez, Shireen Rahimi, Milerka Rodriguez, Kameron N. Saunders, Karma Stylz, Yuki Sukezane, and Yuhee Yang.
Wiles developed the commission for his company, Les Ballet Afrik, in a summer 2020 Works & Process bubble residency at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park and in a spring 2021 Works & Process bubble residency at Catskill Mountain Foundation. Throughout this time, in some of New York State’s first permitted performances during the pandemic, Works & Process coproduced Les Ballet Afrik’s outdoor, filmed, and preview performances at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and the Guggenheim Museum rotunda. These performances served as an affirmation of love, acceptance, joy, and resilience.
New York Is Burning will be supported with a Works & Process LaunchPAD “Process as Destination” residency at The Church, Sag Harbor, New York, in partnership with Guild Hall in January 2022, with opportunities for public engagement and in-process showings for the local community. In its long-awaited world premiere on January 15 and 16 in the Peter B. Lewis Theater, this commission will bring ballroom to the Guggenheim in a work featuring Wiles’s AfrikFusion, a style that combines traditional African dances and Afrobeat with house dance and vogue.
Additional Events during the Works & Process LaunchPAD “Process as Destination” at The Church, Sag Harbor, New York, January 3–13, 2022
Saturday, January 8, 11 am–5 pm – Open rehearsal, public is invited to observe
Wednesday, January 12, 3:30 pm – Vogue dance class
Thursday, January 13, 6:30 pm – Show-and-tell for the public
New York Is Burning is commissioned by Works & Process at the Guggenheim and has been supported by Works & Process bubble residencies at Catskill Mountain Foundation and Kaatsbaan Cultural Park and a Works & Process LaunchPAD residency at The Church, Sag Harbor, New York. Works & Process bubble residencies were made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
OPERA
Washington National Opera: Written in Stone
With Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang, and Kamala Sankaram and A.M. Homes
Sunday, February 6, 7:30 pm
Inspired by iconic monuments in Washington, D.C., and the ideals embodied by President Kennedy, Written in Stone is a series of intimate short works interwoven into a single evening celebrating the Kennedy Center’s fiftieth anniversary. For one night only, prior to the March world premiere, select creators of Written in Stone, including Huang Ruo, David Henry Hwang, Kamala Sankaram, and A.M. Homes, discuss their creative process with Artistic Director Francesca Zambello. Cast member also perform highlights illuminating the intimate stories that celebrate diversity and acknowledging the struggles of today’s America.
Fully realized, the production featuring creative teams Alicia Hall Moran and Jason Moran, Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang, Kamala Sankaram and A.M. Homes, and Carlos Simon and Marc Bamuthi Joseph considers: What stories do our monuments tell? What legacies do they embody? What memories do they cement?
DANCE
Boston Ballet: Mikko Nissinen, Lia Cirio, Shantell Martin, and Melissa Toogood
Sunday, February 13, 3pm and 7:30 pm
Boston Ballet’s ChoreograpHER program celebrates innovative women across creative fields. Prior to the March premiere in Boston, company dancers perform excerpts from the program’s new commissions by Lia Cirio, Shantell Martin, Tiler Peck, Claudia Schreier, and Melissa Toogood. Dance writer Marina Harss moderates the discussion with Cirio, Martin, and Toogood illuminating their creative process, and Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen shares insights on Boston Ballet’s ChoreograpHER initiative.
DANCE
Alethea Pace and Yin Yue
Sunday, March 13, 7:30 pm
Supported by a partnership between Works & Process and Dance Magazine Awards, choreographers Alethea Pace and Yin Yue, recipients of the 2021 Harkness Promise Awards, discuss their creative process with Joan Finkelstein, Executive Director of the Harkness Foundation for Dance.
Prior to its May 2022 premiere at BAAD! The Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance, Alethea Pace shares highlights from Here goes the neighborhood . . ., a multimedia performance installation created in collaboration with Bronx community members. Anchored in the history of the Bronx, the work conjures memories born from both turmoil and resilience and reminds us of the wealth of knowledge we hold in our bodies, memories, and histories. It is an offering to the Bronx and an incitement to dream of radical visions for the future.
In preparation for her May 19 world premiere at BAM Fisher, Yin Yue opens her rehearsal space to an audience. Working with a newly formed group of seven dancers, she shares her narrative research and phrase-building process, offering an intimate look at the experience of making a dance on the first day of rehearsal.
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