The New York Public Library for the Performing
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| Carroll Baker and Eli Wallach in the 1956 film Baby
Doll, directed by Elia Kazan. Ms. Baker will appear at the Library on September 21, Mr. Wallach on October 5. |
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| Beethoven's "Archduke" Trio will
be performed on October 29 as part of the Lincoln
Center 50 Years celebratory series. A sketch of the piece in Beethoven's
hand is one of the great treasures of the Library's Music Division. |
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Calendar of Public Programs
2009-2010 Season
Programs take place in the Bruno
Walter Auditorium, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
at Lincoln Center. Admission to all
programs is free and generally first come, first served, although tickets
are occasionally
required. For information, please call (212) 642-0142 or e-mail lpaprog@nypl.org.
Monday, September 21, 2009, 6:00 PM
Lincoln Center 50 Years
"A Trip to the Library": An Evening of Songs and Readings
Starring Steve Ross and special guests Carroll Baker, Richard Easton, and Dana Ivey. The program will feature readings of correspondence from the Library's collections, and songs based on the Library's special collections, such as "A Trip to the Library" from
She Loves Me by Bock and Harnick, the manuscript for which is housed in the Music Division's Jerry Bock Papers.
Guest artists: Frank Basile, Harry Crossfield, Carole Demas, Gregory Moore, Gretchen Reinhagen
Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 7:30 PM
Duke Jazz Series and Talks
Brian Lynch and Spheres of Influence
Selections from the album
Spheres of Influence.
Saturday, September 26, 2009, 3:00 PM
New York Miniaturist Ensemble
Performance of works composed of 100 notes or fewer.
Thursday, October 1, 2009, 6:00 PM
How Conflict in Northern Ireland Has Inspired a Generation of Theater Artists
Panel discussion presented as part of the 1st Irish Festival 2009.
Saturday, October 3, 2009, 5:00 PM
Lincoln Center 50 Years
Constance Green, Ellen Lang, Irwin Reese, John Shelhart, singers; Robert Rogers, piano
Metropolitan Opera Chorus members celebrate their many years of performing at the Library.
Monday, October 5, 2009, 6:00 PM
Lincoln Center 50 Years
Clurman and Kazan: Two Giants of the Theater
Stathis Giallelis, Linda Marsh, Lois Smith, and Eli Wallach talk about the two directors. Moderated by Foster Hirsch. The program will include a brief reading from the Theatre Division's Kazan and Clurman correspondence.
Thursday, October 8, 2009, 6:00 PM
Lincoln Center 50 Years
Imagination First: An Imagination Conversation
With Scott Noppe Brandon, Eric Liu, and special guests.
Saturday, October 10, 2009, 3:00 PM
Rights to Move: Choreographing the Human Rights Struggle
Mark Franko, Naomi Jackson, Thomas Keenan, and Kendall Thomas discuss the role of dance in human rights struggles and issues as seen through the work of William Forsythe, Bill T. Jones, and others.
Thursday, October 15, 2009, 6:00 PM
Lincoln Center 50 Years
Lincoln Center: Culture New York Style
Lecture by Thomas Mellins.
Saturday, October 17, 2009, 12:30 PM
Ballets Russes Movie Marathon
Screenings with introduction by Lynn Garafola.
Monday, October 19, 2009, 3:00 PM
The Sound of Broadway Music: The Craft and Art of Theatrical Orchestration
Broadway Orchestration
Panel discussion. Panelists include Larry Blank, Elliot Lawrence, Sid Ramin, Jonathan Tunick. Steven Suskin, moderator.
Monday, October 19, 2009, 6:00 PM
The Sound of Broadway Music: The Craft and Art of Theatrical Orchestration
The Composer and the Creators
Panel discussion. Panelists include Sheldon Harnick, John Kander, Hal Prince, Sid Ramin, and Jonathan Tunick. Steven Suskin, moderator.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 2:30 PM
Lincoln Center 50 Years
Lincoln Center films
Dance on a May Day, color, 11 min. (Directed by John G. Avildsen, 1978)
Dancing for Mr. B: Six Ballanchine Ballerinas, color, 86 min. (Directed by Anne Belle and Deborah Dickson, 1989)
Thursday, October 22, 2009, 6:00 PM
15 Days of Dance: The Making of "Ghost Light"
Premiere screening of selections from Elliot Caplan's 18 hour film. The filmmaker, choreographer Brian Reeder, and ABT dancers will be present to discuss the excerpts. This is the first of four programs, each of which will feature different selections from the film.
Friday, October 23, 2009, 2:30 PM
Lincoln Center 50 Years
Lincoln Center films
Library and Museum at Lincoln Center, color, 16 min. (Directed By Robert M. Henderson, 1968)
How to Live in a City, b&w, 30 min. (Directed By George C. Stoney, 1964)
Pavarotti at Juilliard, color, 60 min. (Directed By Nathan Kroll, 1979)
Thursday, October 29, 2009, 3:00 PM
Lincoln Center 50 Years
Bruno Eicher, violin; Gerald Kagan, cello; Susan Kagan, piano
Concert featuring Beethoven's "Archduke" Trio, performed by Mr. Eicher, Assistant Concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Mr. Kagan, cellist (retired) with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; and Ms. Kagan.
Monday, November 2, 2009, 3:00 PM
The Sound of Broadway Music: The Craft and Art of Theatrical Orchestration
Arrangers and Music Directors
Panel discussion. Panelists include Paul Gemignani, Donald Pippin, and Bruce Pomahac. Steven Suskin, moderator.
Monday, November 2, 2009, 6:00 PM
The Sound of Broadway Music: The Craft and Art of Theatrical Orchestration
Orchestration Today
Panel discussion. Panelists include Larry Blank, Bruce Coughlin, Michael Starobin, and Daniel Troob. Steven Suskin, moderator.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 2:30 PM
LPA Cinema Series
Hamsun on Film
Growth of the Soil, b&w, 107 min. (Directed by Gunnar Sommerfeldt, 1921). Norwegian silent film with English intertitles.
Thursday, November 5, 2009, 6:00 PM
Lincoln Center 50 Years
Vincent Persichetti: The Man and His Music
Lecture-performance by Larry Alan Smith based on Persichetti's manuscripts in the Music Division.<
Monday, November 9, 2009, 6:00 PM
Lincoln Center 50 Years
Anthony de Mare, Piano
Performance based on the Music Division's manuscript collection, including the works of Antheil and Cage.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 2:30 PM
LPA Cinema Series
Hamsun on Film
Hunger, b&w, 111 min. (Directed by Henning Carlson, 1966). With Per Oscarsson. Gunnel Lindblom. In Danish with English subtitles.
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 6:00 PM
Lincoln Center 50 Years
Some Enchanted Evenings: The Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT) at 40
Lecture by TOFT Director Patrick Hoffman with video highlights.
Friday, November 13, 2009, 7:30 PM
Duke Jazz Series and Talks
Peter Apfelbaum and New York Hieroglyphics
Selections from the commissioned work "Aural Histories."
Saturday, November 14, 2009, 3:00 PM
Lincoln Center 50 Years
North/South Consonance Performance
Max Lifchitz, pianist, and other artists perform works by Carlos Chavez, based on the Music Division's Carlos Chavez Music Manuscript Collection.
Monday, November 16, 2009, 6:00 PM
Sattriya: Classical Dance of Assam
Lecture-performance by Madhusmita Bora and Prerona Bhuyan.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 2:30 PM
LPA Cinema Series
Hamsun on Film
Two Green Feathers, color, 111 min. (Directed by Henning Carlsen, 1995).
With Lasse Kolsrud, Sofie Gråbøl, Bjørn Sundquist. In Norwegian with English subtitles. Based on the novel
Pan.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 6:30 PM
An Evening of Polypoetry
Presentation by Enzo Minarelli, Sound Poet, Performer, and Scholar.
Please use the Library's entrance at 111 Amsterdam Avenue near 65th Street for access to this program.
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 6:00 PM
The Velvet Oratorio
Libretto by Edward Einhorn, music and staging by Henry Akona. Produced by Untitled Theater Company #61.
Monday, November 23, 2009, 6:00 PM
NY Thru an Immigrant I or (r)evolution (Flagstories and other personal histories)
Performative lecture by Saviana Stanescu. Produced in collaboration with the Romanian Cultural Institute, New York.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 2:30 PM
LPA Cinema Series
Hamsun on Film
The Telegraphist, color, 102 min. (Directed by Erik Gustavson, 1993). With Bjorn Floberg, Marie Richardson.
Saturday, November 28, 2009, 3:00 PM
Performing Arts of Asia and the Middle East
Music from China: Wang Guowei and Friends
Works composed by Wang Guowei for erhu and other Chinese and Western instruments.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 2:30 PM
LPA Cinema Series
Hamsun on Film
Wayfarers, color, 138 min. (Directed by Ola Solum, 1989). With Trond Peter Stamsø Munch and Helge Jordal. In Norwegian with English subtitles.
Thursday, December 3, 2009, 6:00 PM
Lincoln Center 50 Years
A Very Lively Art: Producing Public Programs at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Lecture by Alan Pally with video selections from the Library's programs featuring Alan Bennett, Barbara Cook, Katherine Dunham, Christine Ebersole, Bobby Short, and others.
Saturday, December 5, 2009, 3:00 PM
Lincoln Center 50 Years
Darynn Zimmer, soprano; Jazimina MacNeil, mezzo-soprano; Douglas Webster, baritone
Songs by Debussy, Poulenc, and others, based on the Music Division's manuscript collections.
Monday, December 7, 2009, 6:00 PM
The Allure of Refinement: Music and Dance of Indonesia
Art in Indonesia: Continuities and Change
Lecture by Kaja McGowan exploring the arts of Indonesia through the Library's Claire Holt Collection.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 2:30 PM
LPA Cinema Series
Hamsun on Film
Hamsun, color, 160 min. (Directed by Jan Troell, 1996). With Max von Sydow, Ghita Nerby, Anette Hoff. In Swedish, Danish and Norwegian, with English subtitles.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 3:00 PM
The Allure of Refinement: Music and Dance of Indonesia
Invitation To A Dance
Jumay Chu and Byron Suber, senior lecturers in Cornell’s Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, offer an American perspective on the dance of Indonesia and its significance for Western aesthetics of the body in performance. Chu and Suber will choreograph modern dances in combination with and counterpoint to traditional and contemporary music from Indonesia.
Thursday, December 10, 2009, 6:00 PM
The Allure of Refinement: Music and Dance of Indonesia
The Sound of Movement: Gamelan and Vocal Accompaniment to Javanese Dance
Lecture by Christopher J. Miller, Director of Cornell University's Gamelan Ensemble.
From the drumming patterns that animate displays of feminine grace and knightly courage to the soaring vocal lines that accompany sacred court dances, music is an essential component of Javanese dance. This lecture provides an overview of the different categories of dance in Java, with special attention to how gamelan music reinforces their various characters.
Saturday, December 12, 2009, 3:00 PM
The Allure of Refinement: Music and Dance of Indonesia
Gamelan Kusuma Laras with Guest Artists from Cornell University's Gamelan Ensemble
Concert of traditional Javanese music.
Monday, December 14, 2009, 6:00 PM
New York Knight: A Centennial Tribute to Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (1909-2000)
Jane Alexander, Vera Fairbanks, Leatrice Gilbert Fountain, Jamie Niven, and others remember Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. in a program moderated by Foster Hirsch. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. was an American actor and a highly decorated officer in World War II. He was made a Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE) in 1949.
Thursday, December 17, 2009, 6:00 PM
15 Days of Dance: The Making of "Ghost Light"
Second evening of screening of selections from Elliot Caplan's 18 hour film. The filmmaker, choreographer Brian Reeder, and ABT dancers will be present to discuss the excerpts. Later programs in this series will take place on February 11 and March 8, 2010.
