The 2013 River To River Festival opens this Saturday and runs through July 14, featuring music, dance, theater, visual arts, literature, family events... Plus, for the first time, a series of evenings guest-curated by none other than
Laurie Anderson.
Scroll down for the full chronological schedule, or you can always check out
www.RiverToRiverNYC.com for more information.
RIVER TO RIVER 2013 FULL SCHEDULE:
Dates, times and locations subject to change--be sure to check
www.RiverToRiverNYC.com for up-to-date information. Please note that all events are free, but due to limited capacity some require advance RSVPs.
CARABALLO-FARMAN
THE SIGNS OF PARADISE
Jun 15-Jul 14, 8am-8pm daily
The Battery
Tags: Visual Art, Public InstallationFLUID: CONSTRUCT
Jun 15-Jul 14, Weekdays, 8am-6pm
One Liberty Plaza, Lobby
Commissioned by Arts Brookfield
Tags: Visual Art, Public InstallationNEW YORK ELECTRONIC ART FESTIVAL
SUZANNE THORPE
PHLOQ
Jun 15-Jul 14, Saturdays & Sundays, 12-6pm
Governors Island, St. Cornelius Chapel
Co-presented with Harvestworks as part of WaveForm
Tags: Music, Public Installation
Enrico D. Wey
OPEN, END
Jun 15 at 3pm
LMCC Project Space, 125 Maiden Lane
Tags: DanceBANG ON A CAN
MARATHON
Jun 16, 1-10pm
Michael Schim
Mel Center for the Arts, 3 Spruce Street
Co-presented with Pace University
Tags: MusicTHIRD RAIL PROJECTS
ROADSIDE ATTRACTION
Open Rehearsals: Jun 16-22, 6:30-8:30pm
Brookfield Place Plaza, 220 Vesey Street
Performances: Jun 23-26 at 12pm & 1pm (15 min.), Jun 27 at 1pm & 7pm (60 min.)
Brookfield Place Plaza, 220 Vesey Street
Performances: Jul 1 & 2 at 12:30pm (60 min.)
One New York Plaza
Commissioned by Arts Brookfield
Tags: Dance, TheaterJoAnne Akalaitis
BAD NEWS!
Jun 17 at 6:30pm
Poets House, 10 River Terrace
Co-presented with Poets House
Tags: Literature/Spoken Word, TheaterDANA LEONG TRIO
Jun 18 at 5:30pm
Brookfield Place Plaza, 220 Vesey Street
Co-presented with Arts Brookfield
Tags: MusicLaurie Anderson
THE LANGUAGE OF THE FUTURE
Jun 18 & 19 at 7pm
Rockefeller Park
Co-presented by LMCC and Battery Park City Authority
Tags: Music, Literature/Spoken Word
Jun 18 at 7pm: STORIES
Laurie Anderson with Gerry Leonard (guitar),
Doug Wieselman (horns) and Eyvind Kang (viola), with more guests to be announced.
Jun 19 at 7pm: SONGS
Laurie Anderson with
Richard Devine (electronics),
Doug Wieselman (horns), Eyvind Kang (viola), Jacob Garchik (horns) and Yuka Honda (keyboards), with more guests to be announced.
SO PERCUSSION
WHERE (WE) LIVE
Jun 18, 20, 21 & 23, see below for schedule
South Street Seaport, storefront end of Pier 17
Presented as part of LMCC Open Studios
Tags: Music
So Percussion opens up their creative process to the public as they develop their new piece Where (we) Live. Directed by
Ain Gordon, Where (we) Live invites artistic colleagues working in various mediums to participate as both co-collaborators and muses in the creative process and performance.
Jun 18:
Open Rehearsal with Kaoru Watanabe, 1pm-4pm
Work-in-Process showing with Kaoru Watanabe, 5pm-6pm
Jun 20:
Open Rehearsal with Cenk Ergun, 3pm-6pm
Work-in-Process showing with Cenk Ergun, 7pm-8pm
Jun 21:
Make Music New York, schedule TBD
Jun 23:
Open Rehearsal with Angelica Negron, 1pm-4pm
Work-in-Process showing with Angelica Negron, 5pm-6pm
ROBERT POLITO
AN EVENING WITH ROBERT POLITO
Jun 19 at 6pm
Fiterman Hall, 245 Greenwich Street
Co-presented with Poets House
Tags: Film, PoetryADÉLIA PRADIO & ELLEN DORÉ WATSON
AN EVENING WITH ADÉLIA PRADIO & ELLEN DORÉ WATSON
Jun 19 at 7pm
Poets House, 10 River Terrace
Co-presented with Poets House
Tags: PoetryLIUBO BORISSOV AND KONRAD KACZMAREK
PERIPATETIC AUDIO VISUAL ENSEMBLE
Open Rehearsal: Jun 20 at 7pm
Jun 21 at 2pm & 7pm as part of Make Music New York
Jun 22 at 2pm & 7pm
Join in at the northern entrance to River Terrace, Rockefeller Park
Presented by LMCC as part of R2R's
Laurie Anderson-curated track
Tags: Music, Technology, Interactive
Curated by Laurie AndersonSam Green + THE QUAVERS + yMUSIC
AN EVENING OF LIVE MUSIC AND CINEMA
Jun 20 at 9pm
East River Esplanade, Pier 15
Presented by LMCC as part of R2R's
Laurie Anderson-curated track in partnership with Rooftop Films
Tags: Film, Music
Curated by Laurie Anderson
MANTRA PERCUSSION
CORNELIUS CARDEW'S THE GREAT LEARNING
Jun 21, 12-9pm, check website for locations
Presented as part of Make Music New York
Tags: MusicTHE JAZZ SAXOPHONE
Jun 21 at 12pm, 12:30pm & 1pm
15-min. performances simultaneously at three locations:
Brookfield Place Plaza, One New York Plaza, Zuccotti Park
Co-presented with Arts Brookfield as part of Make Music New York
Tags: MusicCHASSOL
INDIAMORE
Jun 21 at 9pm
Pier 15
Presented by LMCC as part of R2R's
Laurie Anderson-curated track in partnership with Rooftop Films
Tags: Film/Mixed Media, Music
Curated by Laurie AndersonREGGIE WILSON
MOSES(ES)
Jun 22 at 2pm
Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island
Tags: DanceANDREW SCHNEIDER
TIDAL
Jun 22 at 9pm
East River Esplanade, Pier 15
Presented by LMCC as part of R2R's
Laurie Anderson-curated track
Tags: Film/Mixed Media, Theater
Curated by Laurie AndersonLOVID
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Workshops: Jun 22-23, 1-6pm at South Street Seaport, Cannon's Walk
Installation: Jul 6-14, 8am-10pm daily, location TBC, see website for details
Tags: Family-Friendly, Public Installation, Interactive, Technology
VANESSA ANSPAUGH
OPEN STUDIO SHOWING
Jun 23 at 3pm
Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island
Tags: DanceNEW YORK ELECTRONIC ART FESTIVAL:
JG THIRLWELL WITH THE MANOREXIA PROJECT
PAULINE OLIVEROS
SUSIE IBARRA & ROBERTO RODRIGUEZ
Jun 23 at 7:30pm
Michael Schim
Mel Center for the Arts, 3 Spruce Street
Co-presented with Pace University and Harvestworks
Tags: Music, Technology
Program:
JG Thirlwell with the Manorexia Project: Dinoflagellate Blooms & Plastic Island in the Pacific
Pauline Oliveros: Along the Way
Susie Ibarra & Roberto Rodriguez
JAMES MADDOCK
Jun 25 at 5:30pm
Brookfield Place Plaza, 220 Vesey Street
Jun 27 at 12:30pm
One New York Plaza
Co-presented with Arts Brookfield
Tags: MusicAngelique Kidjo
Jun 25 at 7pm
Rockefeller Park
Co-presented with Battery Park City Authority
Tags: MusicCAPTURE/RELEASE: A CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF Lar Lubovitch
Jun 25 at 7:30pm
Michael Schim
Mel Center for the Arts, 3 Spruce Street
Co-presented with Pace University
Produced by VisionIntoArt
Tags: Dance, Music
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TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON, Valerie Simpson AND GUESTS
Jun 26 at 7pm
Rockefeller Park
Co-presented with Battery Park City Authority
Tags: Music, Poetry/Spoken WordPOETS HOUSE
ANNUAL SHOWCASE OPENING RECEPTION
Jun 27 at 6pm
Poets House, 10 River Terrace
Co-presented with Poets House
Tags: Exhibition, Literature, PoetrySEKOU SUNDIATA / RHODESSA JONES
BLESSING THE BOATS: THE REMIX
Jun 27-29 at 8pm, Jun 30 at 3pm
Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Theater Two, 199 Chambers Street
Co-commissioned by LMCC and BMCC, presented as part of BLINK YOUR EYES: Sekou Sundiata Revisited
Tags: TheaterStephen Petronio COMPANY
LIKE LAZARUS DID (LLD 6/29)
Jun 29 at 7:30pm
St. Paul's Chapel, 209 Broadway
Co-presented with
The Joyce Theater with additional project support from Trinity Wall Street
Tags: DanceECSTATIC SUMMER
Jun 29 & 30 at 5pm
Brookfield Place Plaza, 220 Vesey Street
Co-presented with Arts Brookfield
Tags: MusicNEW YORK ELECTRONIC ART FESTIVAL:
MARCO DONNARUMMA
JURAJ KOJS & CARLOTA PRADERA
MARI KIMURA WITH TOMOYUKI KATO
Jun 30 at 7:30pm
Michael Schim
Mel Center for the Arts, 3 Spruce Street
Co-presented with Pace University and Harvestworks
Tags: Music, Technology
Program:
Marco Donnarumma: Ominous
Juraj Kojs & Carlota Pradera: Touch Me Hear
Mari Kimura with Tomoyuki Kato, Kyoko Kitamura & the Cassatt String Quartet: One
NEW YORK CITY PLAYERS
ISOLDE
Jun 30 3pm, RSVP Required
One Liberty Plaza
Presented as part of LMCC's Open Studios
Tags: TheaterTWO-HEADED CALF AND YARN/WIRE
YOU, MY MOTHER: A CHAMBER OPERA IN TWO PARTS
Jun 30 at 3pm & 8:30pm
Jul 2 at 8:30pm
Jul 3 at 3pm
RSVP Required
South Street Seaport, Pier 17 Storefront
Tags: Music, TheaterJEFFERY BROUSSARD AND THE CREOLE COWBOYS
Jul 2 at 5:30pm
Brookfield Place Plaza, 220 Vesey Street
Co-presented with Arts Brookfield
Tags: MusicPEDRITO MARTINEZ
Jul 2 at 7pm
Rockefeller Park
Co-presented with Battery Park City Authority
Tags: Musicluciana achugar
FEELING IS BELIEVING
Jul 2, 9-11 at 7pm
Walk begins at 100 Wall St. 21st Floor
RSVP Required
Co-presented with Elastic City
Tags: Interactive, DanceRASHAUN MITCHELL + SILAS REINER
r e v e a l
Jul 3, 5 & 6 at 1:30pm
CONTROL VOLTAGE
Jul 6
Fair: 3-8pm
Performances: 8pm-12am
South Street Seaport, Cannon's Walk
Co-presented with Harvestworks
Tags: Interactive, Music, Technology
PAOLA PRESTINI
ORIGINAL MUSIC WORKSHOP'S EX-SITU SERIES
Jul 7, 9, 10
Various Locations (see individual listings, below, for details)
Co-presented with Original Music Workshop in partnership with Arup
Tags: Film/Mixed Media, Music, Interactive, Literature/Spoken WordMAJA S.K. RATKJE
EX-SITU SERIES CONCERT
Jul 7 & 10, times TBC, see website for details
South Street Seaport, Cannon's Walk
Co-presented with Original Music Workshop in partnership with Arup. Curated by Paola Prestini
Tags: MusicWALLY CARDONA & JENNIFER LACEY
THE SET UP: JEAN-CHRISTOPHE PARÉ
July 9-11, times TBA
Pier 15
Tags: DanceCLYNE, DUFALLO, KAUFFMAN AND DORMAN
EX-SITU SERIES: THE VIOLIN
Jul 9, time TBC, see website for details
Federal Hall
RSVP Required
Co-presented with Original Music Workshop in partnership with Arup. Curated by Paola Prestini
Tags: Music, Mixed MediaORQUESTA SALSA CON CONCIENCIA
[FORMERLY KNOWN AS LA EXCELENCIA]
Jul 9 at 7pm
Rockefeller Park
Co-presented with Battery Park City Authority
Tags: Music
600 HIGHWAYMEN
THIS GREAT COUNTRY
July 10-13 at 8pm
RSVP Required
South Street Seaport, storefront end of Pier 17
Tags: TheaterPOETS HOUSE
PROUST BIRTHDAY POETRY READING
Jul 10 at 7pm
Poets House, 10 River Terrace
Co-presented with Poets House
Tags: Poetry, LiteratureLEON RUSSELL
Jul 10 at 7pm
Rockefeller Park
Co-presented with Battery Park City Authority
Tags: MusicHUNGRY MARCH BAND
Jul 11 at 12:30pm
One New York Plaza
Co-presented with Arts Brookfield
Tags: MusicHAUSCHKA, KOSMINEN AND ZEIGLER
EX-SITU SERIES CONCERT
Jul 11 at 7:45pm
East River Esplanade, Pier 15
Co-presented with Original Music Workshop in partnership with Arup. Curated by Paola Prestini
Tags: MusicJG THIRLWELL
CINEMA FOR THE EAR: MANOREXIA
Jul 11 at 10pm
Tribeca Cinemas, RSVP Required, check website for details
Co-presented with ((audience))
Tags: MusicCOME OUT & PLAY
AFTER DARK
Jul 12, 7pm-12am
South Street Seaport, Cannon's Walk
Co-presented with Come Out & Play
Tags: Interactive, Technology
SOULEYMANE BADOLO
BARACK
July 13-14, 2pm & 4pm
77 Water Street
Tags: DanceCOME OUT & PLAY
FIELD DAY AND FAMILY DAY
Jul 13, 11am-5pm
Governors Island, Parade Ground
Co-presented with Come Out & Play
Tags: Interactive, Family-FriendlyANDREW ONDREJCAK
Jul 13-14, 2-6pm
Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island
Presented by LMCC as part of Open Studios
Tags: TheaterBRASSLANDS
Jul 13 at 6:30pm
Brookfield Place Plaza, 220 Vesey Street
Co-presented with Arts Brookfield
Tags: Film, MusicLMCC ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE
OPEN STUDIOS
Jul 13-14, RSVP required, see website for details
Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island
Tags: Visual Arts, Mixed MediaSO PERCUSSION AND THE Joshua Light Show
AMID THE NOISE, IMAGINARY CITY AND WHERE (WE) LIVE
Jul 13 at 7:30pm
Michael Schim
Mel Center for the Arts, 3 Spruce Street
Co-presented with Pace University
Tags: Music, Mixed MediaIMPROV EVERYWHERE
THE MP3 EXPERIMENT TEN
Jul 14 at 3pm & 7pm
Location to be announced week of July 7
Co-presented with Improv Everywhere
Tags: Interactive, Technology