Events

This event will take place online via Zoom as well as in person at The Library for the Performing Arts. Register This event will take place online via Zoom as well as in person at The Library for the Performing Arts. In this episode of the Dance Historian Is In, dance writer Marina Harss showing rarities from the Baryshnikov collection, with a focus on his “Russian” period. She will show and discuss recordings from the Jerome Robbins Dance Division from his Soviet performances and fro…

The Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT), the first and foremost collection of videorecorded live theatre performances in the world, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an exhibition at the Library for the Performing Arts. Janice C. Simpson, theatre journalist, critic, and professor, interviews Patrick Hoffman, director and curator of TOFT about the exhibition and the history of the archive over the years with exciting video excerpts from the exhibition and its vast collection to be incl…

Music lovers: come listen to music selected from the archives of the Library for the Performing Arts' collection! Sound Bites is a monthly outdoor listening event presented by the Music and Recorded Sound Division, on select Fridays on our terrace throughout the summer. Each event will feature staff or community DJs who will spin from the library's vast collection, and then talk about their digging process. In this iteration, we hear from DJ Ben Boogz who will play breakbeats.

This event will take place in person at The Library for the Performing Arts. Register Noël Coward fellow Arianne Johnson Quinn will present her work to inventory the work of Noël Coward preserved in collections both here at the Library for the Performing Arts and around the world. The outcome of the fellowship will be a research guide publication of Coward holdings at the Library for the Performing Arts, digitization of significant holdings, a publication related to her research, and s…

This event is online only. 53rd Street Library is continuing our successful remote music series in collaboration with the Library for the Performing Arts. This disc discussion will focus on The Pretenders: Pretenders **How to Register: Please click HERE** We are offering a monthly music club (1PM & 5PM options) via Google Hangouts/Meetup selecting and focusing on a classic album with a distinct cultural impact. To give the club an intimate feel--Like a book club for music. An LP Club!--an…

This event is online only. 53rd Street Library is continuing our successful remote music series in collaboration with the Library for the Performing Arts. This disc discussion will focus on The Pretenders: Pretenders **How to Register: Please click HERE** We are offering a monthly music club (1PM & 5PM options) via Google Hangouts/Meetup selecting and focusing on a classic album with a distinct cultural impact. To give the club an intimate feel--Like a book club for music. An LP Club!--an…

This event will take place in person at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/border-crossings-breaking-boundaries-with-performing-arts-in-the-classroom-tickets-625947775647 There are many kinds of borders. Some are drawn, like borders of a country. Some are created naturally by bodies of water, mountains, or uninhabitable landscapes. Still others can hold us back, hold us in place, or hold us together—such as…

Based on the classic Noël Coward play of the same name, Hay Fever is a new musical about the bohemian Bliss family. Judith Bliss, once a famous stage actress, has retired to the country to live a simple life with her husband David and adult children Sorel and Simon. But the Blisses can’t stop performing—especially for a quartet of unsuspecting weekend guests. Register The book and lyrics of the new play were written by A.J. Freeman, music composed by Joshua Cerdenia and Sam Balzac, and was…

At the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Reading is Fundamental. The Reading Rainbow Kiki Ball celebrates LGBTQIA+ Pride and honors the skills and style that have made ballroom the cultural force it is today while also honoring contemporary dancers of the form. Courtney “Balenciaga” Washington’s MasterZ at Work Dance Family kicks off the festivities performing Works & Process commissioned dances in the library’s Bruno Walter Auditorium. Immediately following, bling out your…

Register Silent Clowns, New York’s longest-running regularly scheduled silent film showcase, examines one of the most endearing (not to mention enduring) comedy series ever, Our Gang, which ran theatrically from 1922 to 1944, and then started a whole new lease on life as The Little Rascals on television in the 1950s. The catalyst for the series was Ernie Morrison, a talented child comedian who’s the subject of this tribute program. A special guest Ina Archer, artist and media conservator, join…

REGISTER This is a virtual symposium of the International Association of Libraries, Museums, Archives and Documentation Centres of the Performing Arts. Performing Arts collections in general, and Theatre Collections in particular, pose distinctive challenges for archives and museums. A book, painting, or musical score exists as a final product that can be studied years after the event. Theatre, on the other hand, is an ephemeral event that is captured only partially in the collections of th…

Musical Storytime with Laura: Outdoor Storytimes with Lincoln Center Lincoln Center’s Family Programming takes center stage at Summer for the City with this outdoor series of family-friendly weekday morning Storytime sessions, intended to energize families and foster an early love for the arts. Curated by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, each Storytime event features narratives all ages will enjoy. This Musical Storytime is hosted by Laura Ziegler, Director and Lead Teacher…

This event is canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience. The What's Happening? Series: This monthly program features films on issues of public concern and notable topics. The series aims to provide information on and stimulate conversation through the screening of new and historic works in the Reserve Film and Video Collection and discussion with special guests. Series Dates 2023: January 19 Feb 16 March 23 April 27 May 25 June 15

Music lovers: come listen to music selected from the archives of the Library for the Performing Arts' collection! Sound Bites is a monthly outdoor listening event presented by the Music and Recorded Sound Division, on select Fridays on our terrace throughout the summer. Each event will feature staff or community DJs who will spin from the library's vast collection, and then talk about their digging process. In this iteration, we hear from Sean Smalley who will play a celebration of the synthes…

Register The Jerome Robbins Dance Division welcomes dancer and choreographer Maria Torres to a two-week residency to gather community history about the Hustle. The Hustle was a dance developed in the 70s discos first by Puerto Rican teens, but has since expanded across the U.S. Today, the Hustle scene in New York City is still particularly vibrant. While has extensive experience directing choreography in theater, film, and television, she got her start performing the Hustle in the Bronx as a te…

My Paati’s Saris: Dance Storytime with Preeti Vasudevan Presented in collaboration with Lincoln Center A little boy spends time with his Paati, Tamil grandmother. One of the things that bring them closer are Paati’s saris. They spend their day together, and the colorful, swirling fabric surrounds their adventures as they cook, shop, and dance. Choreographer and Cultural Storyteller Preeti Vasudevan brings My Paati's Saris by Jyoti Rajan Gopal alive in a special storytime event. Bring your fam…

Musical Theatre Storytime with A.J. Freeman: Outdoor Storytimes with Lincoln Center Lincoln Center’s Family Programming takes center stage at Summer for the City with this outdoor series of family-friendly weekday morning Storytime sessions, intended to energize families and foster an early love for the arts. Curated by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, each Storytime event features narratives all ages will enjoy. This Musical Theater Storytime is hosted by theatre writer…

Music lovers: come listen to music selected from the archives of the Library for the Performing Arts' collection! Sound Bites is a monthly outdoor listening event presented by the Music and Recorded Sound Division, on select Fridays on our terrace throughout the summer. Each event will feature staff or community DJs who will spin from the library's vast collection, and then talk about their digging process. In this iteration, we hear from Julius Tanner who will play soundscapes.

Note schedule change: This formerly was scheduled for noon, it has been moved to 3 - 5pm. Music lovers: come listen to music selected from the archives of the Library for the Performing Arts' collection! Sound Bites is a monthly outdoor listening event presented by the Music and Recorded Sound Division, on select Fridays on our terrace throughout the summer. Each event will feature staff or community DJs who will spin from the library's vast collection, and then talk about their digging proces…

Note schedule change: This formerly was scheduled for noon, it has been moved to 3 - 5pm. Music lovers: come listen to music selected from the archives of the Library for the Performing Arts' collection! Sound Bites is a monthly outdoor listening event presented by the Music and Recorded Sound Division, on select Fridays on our terrace throughout the summer. Each event will feature staff or community DJs who will spin from the library's vast collection, and then talk about their digging proces…

Note schedule change: This formerly was scheduled for noon, it has been moved to 3 - 5pm. Music lovers: come listen to music selected from the archives of the Library for the Performing Arts' collection! Sound Bites is a monthly outdoor listening event presented by the Music and Recorded Sound Division, on select Fridays on our terrace throughout the summer. Each event will feature staff or community DJs who will spin from the library's vast collection, and then talk about their digging proces…

Note schedule change: This formerly was scheduled for noon, it has been moved to 3 - 5pm. Music lovers: come listen to music selected from the archives of the Library for the Performing Arts' collection! Sound Bites is a monthly outdoor listening event presented by the Music and Recorded Sound Division, on select Fridays on our terrace throughout the summer. Each event will feature staff or community DJs who will spin from the library's vast collection, and then talk about their digging proces…

Heiva Pasifika is a two-day festival celebrating Pacific Islander culture with music, dancing, singing, drumming, arts & crafts, and more. Over 37,000 Pacific Islanders live in New York—now, Te Ao Mana brings their culture and ancient genius of their tupuna, or ancestors, to the city through a free festival called Heiva Pasifika NYC, hosted by the Library for the Performing Arts. In Tahitian, the word Heiva refers to cultural activities, pastimes, physical exercise, and festivals. Music,…

Heiva Pasifika is a two-day festival celebrating Pacific Islander culture with music, dancing, singing, drumming, arts & crafts, and more. Over 37,000 Pacific Islanders live in New York—now, Te Ao Mana brings their culture and ancient genius of their tupuna, or ancestors, to the city through a free festival called Heiva Pasifika NYC, hosted by the Library for the Performing Arts. In Tahitian, the word Heiva refers to cultural activities, pastimes, physical exercise, and festivals. Music,…