NYC-Arts Top Five Picks this Week
By: BWW News Desk Dec. 19, 2016
Your cheat sheet to what's happening this week in New York City and beyond!
THE DEAD, 1904 Thu, Dec 08, 2016 - Sat, Jan 07, 2017
This immersive adaptation of this James Joyce story will be staged in the c. 1900 townhouse of The American Irish Historical Society (991 Fifth Avenue, New York) on the Upper East Side for an audience of just 42 people per night. The production will travel over three floors of the building, which has been restored to period decoration. Rooms used will include the lobby, parlor, music room, dining room and upstairs library. A holiday meal, ...
HANDEL'S "MESSIAH" SING-IN Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Tue, Dec 20, 2016, 7:30 pm
Under the Artistic Direction of Everett McCorvey, National Chorale continues its 2016-2017 season. Join an audience-chorus of almost 3,000 voices for Handel's Messiah, a sing-in featuring Eric Brenner, Roderick George, Kevin Maynor and Jessica Sandidge.
THIS IS AMERICAJoAnne Artman Gallery Thu, Dec 15, 2016 - Fri, Dec 30, 2016
Raw textures and polished forms - the familiar made new again through approach and context. In breadth and scope this exhibition represents the current stage of Martin's artistic practice - an exploration of structure, form and medium with a focus on the human figure.
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2VIJAY IYER + WADADA Leo SmitH A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke Mon, Dec 19, 2016, 7:30 pm
Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith join forces once again to present an intimate live performance. Celebrating the work of Indian artist Nasreen Mohamedi with a seven-part suite, Iyer and Smith offer adventurous explorations on "mortality, impermanence and divinity."
INVENTED LANDSCAPES Forum Gallery Thu, Nov 10, 2016 - Sat, Dec 31, 2016
Tula Telfair's exhibition includes eleven landscape paintings that are at once awe-inspiring and extremely personal. Although vividly detailed, the scenes she depicts are not found in nature; they are conjured from memory and imagination. Each painting recalls a real time and place in our memories, giving the viewer the opportunity to relive meaningful moments, experienced in the natural world. These landscapes are lush and romantic. The paintings show us the sublime grandeur of these fantastical ...
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