STATE OF PLAY Festival Programming Revealed at ODC Theater
ODC Theater has announced the complete program for its 12th annual summer dance festival, August 1 - 4. STATE OF PLAY invites audiences to join the creative process through a curated artistic exchange, presenting premieres alongside works-in-progress.
Report Says Regenerating Streatham Hill Theatre Can Kickstart Local High Street Revival
An independent study published today says that restoring the dormant historic building as a centre for arts and culture “could play a major role in leading the post-Covid high-street recovery, developing the 15-minute neighbourhood, increasing localised co-working opportunities and ultimately making a significant economic contribution to the regeneration of this part of London”.
Alonzo King LINES Ballet Will Broadcast CONSTELLATION
Alonzo King LINES Ballet is pleased to announce it will broadcast Constellation, a collaboration between renowned choreographer Alonzo King, visual electronic artist Jim Campbell, and mezzo-soprano Maya Layhani, bringing the artistry of LINES Ballet to homes around the world.
Tom Weinberger's FAMILIAR FOREIGN BODY to Have World Premiere At Velocity
Velocity and Studio Kate Wallich are excited to announce former Batsheva dancer and internationally acclaimed dancer, choreographer, and teacher Tom Weinberger's first evening-length show in Seattle at Velocity May 31 - June 3. Weinberger re-located to Seattle from Israel in Fall 2017, and began creating Familiar Foreign Body while a creative resident of Velocity and a member of Studio Kate Wallich. For this world premiere he is joined by outstanding Seattle dance artists (and frequent Kate Wallich/YC and Velocity collaborators) Lavinia Vago and David Harvey; alongside Bay Area dance artist Courtney Mazeika (recently seen in Chop Shop). Weinberger is known for his complex musicality and striking physicality. He works with subtle nuances celebrating "the dancers' body as an instrument played to its fullest expressive potential". His dances are coherent worlds where dynamics, textures and structures are ever changing.
Butterfly Exhibit To Return To American Museum Of Natural History For Nineteenth Year
The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter, an annual favorite visited by millions of children and adults, returns to the American Museum of Natural History on Saturday, December 10. Celebrating its 19th year at the Museum, this popular attraction transforms the coolest day into a summer escape, inviting visitors to mingle with up to 500 fluttering, iridescent butterflies among blooming tropical flowers and lush green vegetation in 80-degree temperatures. The Butterfly Conservatory will be on view through May 29, 2017.
NYC Premiere of Bobbi Jene Smith's HARROWING Set for 3/17-18
The American dancer and choreographer Bobbi Jene Smith, having returned to New York City after a decade in Israel performing with Batsheva Dance Company, will offer the NYC premiere of her stirring work Harrowing, as part of Chez Bushwick's 2Night Show March, curated by Celia Rowlson-Hall. She will perform the duet with David Harvey, March 17 & 18, 7:30pm, at Center for Performance Research (aka CPR, 361 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211). Tickets can be purchased in advance for $12 at http://chezbushwick.net/, or at the door for $15.
AMNH to Present BUTTERFLY CONSERVATORY Exhibit, Today
The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter, an annual favorite visited by millions of children and adults, returns to the American Museum of Natural History on Today, September 5. Celebrating its 18th year at the Museum, this popular attraction transforms the coolest day into a summer escape, inviting visitors to mingle with up to 500 fluttering, iridescent butterflies among blooming tropical flowers and lush green vegetation in 80-degree temperatures. The Butterfly Conservatory will be on view through May 29, 2016.
AMNH to Present BUTTERFLY CONSERVATORY Exhibit, 9/5
The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter, an annual favorite visited by millions of children and adults, returns to the American Museum of Natural History on Saturday, September 5. Celebrating its 18th year at the Museum, this popular attraction transforms the coolest day into a summer escape, inviting visitors to mingle with up to 500 fluttering, iridescent butterflies among blooming tropical flowers and lush green vegetation in 80-degree temperatures. The Butterfly Conservatory will be on view through May 29, 2016.
MoMA Opens 'UNEVEN GROWTH' Megacities Exhibition Today
Uneven Growth: Tactical Urbanisms for Expanding Megacities, a 14-month initiative to examine new architectural possibilities that address the rapid and uneven growth of six global metropolises -- Hong Kong, Istanbul, Lagos, Mumbai, New York, and Rio de Janeiro -- culminates in an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art from today, November 22, 2014, through May 10, 2015.
The American Museum of Natural History Presents THE BUTTERFLY CONSERVATORY, 11/1-5/25
The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter, an annual favorite visited by millions of children and adults, returns to the American Museum of Natural History on Saturday, November 1. Celebrating its 17th year at the Museum, this popular winter attraction transforms the iciest day into a summer escape, inviting visitors to mingle with up to 500 fluttering, iridescent butterflies among blooming tropical flowers and lush green vegetation in 80-degree temperatures. The Butterfly Conservatory will be on view through May 25, 2015.
MoMA to Open 'UNEVEN GROWTH' Megacities Exhibition, 11/22
Uneven Growth: Tactical Urbanisms for Expanding Megacities, a 14-month initiative to examine new architectural possibilities that address the rapid and uneven growth of six global metropolises -- Hong Kong, Istanbul, Lagos, Mumbai, New York, and Rio de Janeiro -- culminates in an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art from November 22, 2014, through May 10, 2015.
THE POWER OF POISON Opens 11/16 at American Museum of Natural History
For as long as people have created myths, they've told stories about the mysterious powers of poison. But in the natural world, poisons are simply part of the daily struggle to survive. The astonishing variety of evolutionary adaptations among toxic plants and animals is at the heart of this intriguing exhibition, which also examines humans' attempts to understand poisons' potency, how the science of detecting poison developed, and how researchers today use venoms and other natural toxins to develop new medical treatments. Visitors will encounter some of history's most puzzling poisoning cases, use clues to solve poisoning mysteries, and take part in a live theater presentation to help unravel a real-world case of poisoning.
MoMA to Present UNEVEN GROWTH, Begin. 11/22
The Museum of Modern Art announces a 14-month initiative to examine new architectural possibilities that address the rapid and uneven growth of six global metropolises: New York, Rio de Janeiro, Mumbai, Lagos, Hong Kong, and Istanbul. Organized by Pedro Gadanho, Curator, Department of Architecture and Design, Uneven Growth: Tactical Urbanisms for Expanding Megacities enlists six interdisciplinary teams of international architecture and urbanism scholars, experts, and practitioners to participate in a series of workshops that begin on October 26, 2013, with each team focusing on a specific city. The resulting proposals will be exhibited at MoMA from November 22, 2014, to May 10, 2015. Uneven Growth is organized by MoMA in collaboration with the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna.