| City Center announces programming for Studio 5 and Front & Center | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 06:17 pm EDT 08/23/18 | |
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| New York City Center announces programming for Studio 5 and Front & Center as part of 75th Anniversary Season All tickets $30 New York City Center today announced expanded programming for the popular Studio 5 series and the artists for Front & Center master classes as part of the 75th Anniversary Season—activating spaces throughout the landmarked building with the best in music, theater, and dance. Studio 5 takes audiences beyond the proscenium and into the studio for intimate conversations and live performances with today’s great dance artists. To celebrate the 75th Anniversary, the series has been expanded to nearly twice the number of events—with many focusing on City Center’s historic impact on the New York dance community. Guests include Heather Watts and NYCB principal dancer Tiler Peck; chief dance critic for The New York Times Alastair Macaulay; and director/choreographer Joshua Bergasse and NYCB principal dancer Sara Mearns. The master class series Front & Center offers a unique opportunity for emerging musical theater artists to work with Broadway luminaries on everything from composition and auditioning to vocal technique. The third season features sessions led by Tom Kitt (Oct 15), Stephanie J. Block (Feb 4), and Lea Salonga (May 6). All tickets are $30 and go on sale August 27 to Members and September 4 for the General Public. Tickets can be purchased online at NYCityCenter.org, by calling 212.581.1212, or in person at the City Center Box Office. The City Center Box Office will reopen on September 4. New York City Center is located at 131 W 55th St between Sixth and Seventh avenues. STUDIO 5 Barbara and David Zalaznick Studio (130 W 56th St, 5th Floor) 6:30pm All tickets: $30 THE BALANCHINE WOMAN Thu Oct 25, 2018 Heather Watts and NYCB principal dancer Tiler Peck take you into the studio as they reflect and delve into some of the iconic Balanchine roles made during his time at New York City Center. They are joined by NYCB principal dancer Jared Angle and pianist Cameron Grant for this special rehearsal-style event celebrating Balanchine’s years at New York City Center. BUT FIRST A SCHOOL: THE MAKING OF A BALANCHINE DANCER Mon Oct 29, 2018 The School of American Ballet’s Co-Chairman of Faculty Kay Mazzo and faculty members will explain key principles of George Balanchine’s aesthetic and show how his technique is taught to dancers at the school he founded in 1934. Young Balanchine dancers-in-the-making now training at the school, along with stars of New York City Ballet, will demonstrate and perform. ROBBINS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Part 1: Mon Nov 12, 2018 Part 2: Mon Nov 26, 2018 Celebrate the centenary of Jerome Robbins and the great ballets he created for New York City Ballet during the company’s City Center years in this two-part Studio 5 special event. Both unique evenings will be moderated by NYCB principal dancer Adrian Danchig-Waring and feature NYCB dancers performing excerpts from select Robbins classics. THE GREAT MODERNS AT CITY CENTER Mon Jan 28, 2019 Chief dance critic at The New York Times Alastair Macaulay hosts an evening of discussion and performance focusing on some of the great modern masters who have had their home seasons at City Center throughout the decades. Members of Martha Graham Dance Company and Paul Taylor Dance Company will be among the guest performers at this special Studio 5 presentation. BALANCHINE CHOREOGRAPHY ON BROADWAY Mon Mar 4, 2019 Emmy winner and Tony nominee Joshua Bergasse discusses the process for taking on the choreography for the Encores! production of I Married an Angel, which was originally choreographed by the legendary George Balanchine. With demonstrations by NYCB principal dancer Sara Mearns, who makes her Encores! debut in the production. FROM BALLET THEATRE TO ABT Part 1: Mon Mar 18, 2019 ABT Studio Company dancers showcase notable works from ABT’s repertoire from the early years of their regular seasons at New York City Center, which date back to the 1940s. Part 2: Mon Apr 22, 2019 ABT Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie explores the years that defined ABT’s tenure at City Center with dancers and guests from the Company. THE CITY CENTER JOFFREY BALLET Mon Apr 8, 2019 The Joffrey Ballet Artistic Director Ashley Wheater leads a discussion about iconic works from the period when the company was called The City Center Joffrey Ballet. Joffrey dancers will be on hand to perform excerpts of historic work, and other special guests will join the conversation. FRONT & CENTER Barbara and David Zalaznick Studio (130 W 56th St, 5th Floor) 6:30pm All tickets: $30 TOM KITT MON OCT 15, 2018 The Original Musicals of Tomorrow This composition master class led by Tom Kitt (Next to Normal, If/Then) is designed for emerging composers and lyricists, challenging them to tell new stories in musical theater. Kitt will examine song structure, musical embodiment of character, and how the composer and lyricist move from an idea to song writing. This workshop provides participants and observers with a look into how stories from the world around us translate to the stage and become musicals. Online auditions for Tom Kitt’s masterclass open on 8/27. Please visit NYCityCenter.org for details. STEPHANIE J. BLOCK MON FEB 4, 2019 Be True to What You Do Illuminating the techniques of a Broadway performer, this master class led by Stephanie J. Block (Brigadoon, Falsettos) will encourage participants to find the right song for them and to let their performances reveal their true selves. Block will focus on what makes each individual interpretation of their piece unique and captivating for an audience, while offering stories from her personal experience. LEA SALONGA MON MAY 6, 2019 Finding a Way In Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon, Once on this Island) helps students get to the heart of their performance in this master class. Focusing on song interpretation, Salonga’s approach zeroes in on the acting behind the singing and the story behind the lyric. She will also discuss how the communication of a song can vary according to venue, from a more intimate theatrical performance to a large concert hall. The audience is encouraged to engage in conversation around the work and techniques presented. Participating artists for Front & Center are chosen through an online audition process. For more information, visit NYCityCenter.org/FrontandCenter. The 75th Anniversary Season is made possible by the generosity of our 75th Anniversary Season sponsors Stacey and Eric Mindich and the Howard Gilman Foundation. NEW YORK CITY CENTER (Arlene Shuler, President & CEO) has played a defining role in the cultural life of the city since 1943. The landmark 75th Anniversary Season (2018 – 2019) pays tribute to this rich history and celebrates the institution’s singular role in the arts today. For 25 years, City Center’s Tony-honored Encores! series has been “an essential New York institution” (The New York Times). In 2013, City Center launched the Encores! Off-Center series, which features seminal Off-Broadway musicals filtered through the lens of today’s innovative artists. Dance has also been integral to the theater’s mission from the start and programs like the annual Fall for Dance Festival remain central to City Center’s identity. Home to a roster of renowned national and international companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (City Center’s Principal Dance Company) and Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City Center was Manhattan’s first performing arts center, founded by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia with the mission of making the best in music, theater, and dance accessible to all audiences. That mission continues today through robust education and community engagement programs which bring the performing arts to over 9,000 New York City students each year and the expansion of the theatrical experience to include art exhibitions, pre-show talks, and master classes that offer an up-close look at the work of the great theater and dance artists of our time. NYCityCenter.org |
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