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The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Calendar of Programs: 2008Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Programs take place in the Bruno Walter Auditorium,
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Admission to all
programs is free and generally first come, first served, although tickets
are occasionally
required. For information, call (212) 642-0142 or e-mail lpaprog@nypl.org.
Joy In Singing Finals: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry Master class
Ben Franklin and the Armonica Lecture-demonstration by Cecilia Brauer.
An Evening with Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty The Tony-Award winning composer/lyricist team (Ragtime) talk about their work and perform excerpts, aided by Marin Mazzie and Brian Stokes Mitchell. Ira Weitzman will moderate the program.
Remembering Kate Remembering Aunt Kat: Katharine Houghton and Charlotte Moore Reminiscences and readings. Admission to this programs is free but tickets are required. Tickets will be distributed, one per person, from 1:00 p.m. on the day of the program at the Library's entrance at 111 Amsterdam Avenue/65th Street.
Treasures of the Music Division Gregory Zuber, percussion The Metropolitan Opera's Principal Percussionist performs a program based on the Library John Cage Music Manuscript Collection.
Edward Albee in Conversation with Marian Seldes The American playwright reflects on his career.
Barbara Carroll, piano/vocals The jazz performer sings her arrangements of songs from Tony Award-winning musicals.
Natalia Paruz, "The Saw Lady"; Margrit Zimmerman, piano Lecture-demonstration about the musical saw.
Remembering Kate Remembering Kate: Dick Cavett and Marian Seldes Readings and reminiscences by two of Katharine Hepburn's friends. Admission to this programs is free but tickets are required. Tickets will be distributed, one per person, from 4:00 p.m. on the day of the program at the Library's entrance at 111 Amsterdam Avenue/65th Street.
Treasures of the Music Division Guy Livingston, piano Performance based on the Henry Cowell Papers, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Music Division.
Mary Rodgers Interviewed by Jesse Green Sponsored by the League of Professional Theatre Women.
An Afternoon with Charles Strouse Lecture-performance by the composer of Annie, Applause, Bye Bye Birdie, and other shows. Tickets, which are free, are required and will be distributed, one per person, from 1 p.m. at the Library's entrance at 111 Amsterdam Avenue/65th Street.
Lincoln Center Artists Elmira Darvarova, violin; Samuel Magill, cello; Scott Dunn, piano Works by Alfano.
Treasures of the Music Division Laura Hamilton, violin; Cullan Bryant, piano Works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Ross Lee Finney, Manuel de Falla, and Pablo de Sarasate. Ms. Hamilton is Associate Concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera. The concert will include a performance of Sarasate's "Zigeunerweisen," the manuscript of which will be on display.
Danse/Dance -- Paris/New York: Screenings to inaugurate a cultural exchange program between Cinémathèque de la Danse and the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Introduced by Patrick Bensard, the Cinémathèque's director.
Treasures of the Music Division Sorceress of the New Piano: The Artistry of Margaret Leng Tan Screening of a documentary (2004) by Evans Chan, preceded by a live performance by Margaret Leng Tan of John Cage's Suite for Toy Piano and other toy instrumental works. Q&A with Ms. Tan and Mr. Chan following the screening.
A Tribute to Floria Lasky (1923-2007) Floria Lasky was a specialist in entertainment law and friend and lawyer to Jerome Robbins. Today's program will feature a screening of "An Interview with Floria Lasky," in which Ms. Lasky is interviewed by Liz Smith. Videotaped on February 11, 2003, by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, with the financial assistance of the League of Professional Theatre Women. The screening will be introduced by remarks from Dr. Paul LeClerc, President, The New York Public Library; and Jacqueline Z. Davis, Executive Director, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Christine Conrad and Daniel Stern in Conversation Ms. Conrad is the author of Jerome Robbins: That Broadway Man. Mr. Stern, a longtime friend of Jerome Robbins, is a Trustee of the Jerome Robbins Trust and Director of the Jerome Robbins Foundation.
Lecture by Amanda Vaill Ms. Vaill is the author of Somewhere: The Life of Jerome Robbins.
Drag Show Video Verite: The Ultimate NYC Drag Show on Video Tape Screenings featuring rare footage. Films selected by Joe E. Jeffreys. Presented as part of the Library's celebration of LGBT Pride Month.
Making Theater and New Communities: A Talk by Michael Boyd The Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, fresh from his epic London staging of Shakespeare's History cycle with a single company of 34 actors playing all 264 roles, talks about the principles of ensemble theater making and their relevance to contemporary life and politics -- exploring creativity and development over time over immediate exploitation of talent.
Liberte--Egalite-- Jacqueline Jonee in Concert Performance by the world's premiere concert pianist drag diva, with The JouJou Jacquettes: Jason Tobias Di Matteo, bass; John Bollinger, percussion; Josh Sarpen, cello; Michael Vannone, viola; and the JouJou Jacquettes Chorus. Presented as part of the Library's celebration of LGBT Pride month. |
