New Programs Added to White Light Festival

The U.S. premiere of Duality of Light, an interactive art installation by Australian Lynette Wallworth in AlIce Tully Hall with free admission; a free concert by Malian ngoni virtuoso Bassekou Kouyate and musicians; a screening of Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1928 classic film, The Passion of Joan of Arc, with an original score by renowned musicians Adrian Utley and Will Gregory of the downtempo groups Portishead and Goldfrapp; an encore performance of Four Quartets performed by Stephen Dillane and the Miró Quartet, directed by Katie Mitchell; and two conversations moderated by New York Public Radio's John Schaefer, The Self including biographer Edmund Morris and Soul Music including composer Philip Glass, have been added to the 2011 White Light Festival schedule, it was announced today by Jane Moss, Ehrenkranz Artistic Director at Lincoln Center.

This year's Festival takes place from October 20 through November 19, 2011. In addition, two new artists have been added to the schedule: New York-based actress Tina Benko will perform the title role in the New York premiere of the Toni Morrison, Rokia Traoré and Peter Sellars production of Desdemona (November 2 and 3) and the American Boychoir joins the roster for Britten's War Requiem, with the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Gianandrea Noseda (October 23).

Tickets
Tickets for the White Light Festival are on sale online at WhiteLightFestival.org, by calling CenterCharge, 212-721-6500, or at the Avery Fisher or AlIce Tully Hall box offices, Broadway and 65th Street. Note: Programs, artists, and ticket prices are subject to change.