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Past Programs at New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center

  • Silent Clowns Film Series

    June 29

    More Rarities from the Library of Congress

    Graduates of Fred Karno University

    The Missing Link (1927)

    with Syd Chaplin

     Love and Surgery (1914)

    with Billie Ritchie

    Total program running time 90 

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  • The Rehearsal Club

    June 27

    The Rehearsal Club (RC) was a professional boarding house for aspiring young actresses who arrived in New York with just a few dollars and a lot of big dreams. In this program, Lee Kelley, the RC Chair, will host a panel discussion on the current status 

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  • The Dance Historian Is In: Screening #10

    June 26

    David Vaughan, archivist of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and author of Merce Cunningham/65 Years, will screen two works by Richard Alston, the artistic director of The Place in London, where the Richard Alston Dance Company is based:

    1) Soda Lake, a solo 

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  • American Sabor on Film: Zoot Suit (1981)

    June 25

    Zoot Suit (1981)
    Directed by Luis Valdez. 103 minutes

    With Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos, and Tyne Daly.

    American Sabor series is curated by John Calhoun, Librarian, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

     

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  • Toe-Tappin' Tuesdays - Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen

    June 25

    The Gotham Jazzmen provide your weekly dose of Dixieland favorites. Please enter by 111 Amsterdam Avenue. Doors open at 11:45 a.m. just for the show. Plaza entrance opens at 12:00 p.m.

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  • 80s Altman: Fool for Love (1985)

    June 24

    A screening of Fool for Love (1985)

    Written by Sam Shepard

    With Sam Shepard, Kim Basinger

    80s Altman series is curated by David Callahan, Principal 

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  • NEW YORK OPERA FORUM presents "Alcina"

    June 22

    New York Opera Forum will present a concert version of Alcina by George Frideric Handel.

     



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  • 80s Altman: Secret Honor (1984)

    June 20

    A screening of Secret Honor (1984)

    written by Donald Freed and Arnold M. Stone

    with Philip Baker Hall

    Program made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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  • American Sabor on Film: Chulas Fronteras (1976)

    June 18

    Chulas Fronteras (1976)
    Directed by Les Blank. 58 minutes

    Screening with: Del Mero Corazón (1979)
    Directed by Les Blank. 28 minutes

    American Sabor series is curated by John Calhoun, Librarian, Billy Rose Theatre 

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  • Toe-Tappin' Tuesdays - Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen

    June 18

    The Gotham Jazzmen provide your weekly dose of Dixieland favorites. Please enter by 111 Amsterdam Avenue. Doors open at 11:45 a.m. just for the show. Plaza entrance opens at 12:00 p.m.

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  • Jacqueline Jonée: Video Verité

    June 17

    A video presentation featuring musical highlights and memorable comic numbers from the past five years by the world’s première concert pianist drag diva  Jacqueline Jonée. The program will feature a special live encore performance by Ms. 

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  • Jacqueline Jonée: Video Verité

    June 17

    A video presentation featuring musical highlights and memorable comic numbers from the past five years by the world’s première concert pianist drag diva  Jacqueline Jonée. The program will feature a special live encore performance by Ms. 

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  • Norman Dee, flute and Josephine Chan Yung, piano

    June 15

    A concert to include Jacques Ibert's Jeux and Ch. M. Widor's Suite for Flute and Piano, two quintessential works of the French School of Flute Music of the early 20th Century.  The duo will feature Hymn and Fuguing Tune by American composer and the Library’s Music Division Chief 

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  • ¡Wikipedia con Sabor Latino! An edit-a-thon devoted to Latin-American music

    June 15

    In conjunction with the exhibit "American Sabor: Latinos in US Popular Music," the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts invites all and especially the Latino community to an edit‑a‑thon devoted to Latin‑American music. Come and help us improve documentation and access 

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  • 80s Altman: Streamers (1983)

    June 13

    A screening of Streamers (1983).
    Written by David Rabe. 118 minutes
    With Matthew Modine, Michael Wright.

    80s Altman series is curated by David Callahan, Principal Librarian, Reserve Film and Video Collection.

    Program made possible 

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  • American Sabor on Film: Aventurera (1950)

    June 11

    Aventurera (1950)
    Directed by Alberto Gout. 101 minutes

    With Ninón Sevilla, Tito Junco, and Andrea Palma.

    American Sabor series is curated by John Calhoun, Librarian, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

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  • Toe-Tappin' Tuesdays - Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen

    June 11

    The Gotham Jazzmen provide your weekly dose of Dixieland favorites. Please enter by 111 Amsterdam Avenue. Doors open at 11:45 a.m. just for the show. Plaza entrance opens at 12:00 p.m.

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  • Lillian, Kate, and Uta: Powerful Women, Great Actors, Amazing Archives

    June 10

    A presentation by Alan Pally, focusing on the series he produced, celebrating the donation of the Lillian Gish, Katharine Hepburn, and Uta Hagen Papers to the Library's Billy Rose Theatre Division. Video excerpts from the programs will feature Barbara Barrie, Julie 

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  • Charles Jones, Piano

    June 8

    A concert of works by Beethoven, Ravel, and Chopin.

     



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  • The Fabulous Sabicas

    June 6

    A screening of the documentary The Fabulous Sabicas (2012).

    Directed by Pablo Calatayud. 82 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles.

    The Fabulous Sabicas documents the vital professional 

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