Alexander Calder, “Butterfly, Mouse and Snail”, Gouache, Signed and dated 1968 lower right, 23” x 30 3/4”, Calder Foundation Registration #A06050, Photo courtesy Christopher Bishop Fine Art In the Galleries – East Side It’s January. Ready for a scene change? “The real voyage of discovery consists, not in seeking new landscapes,” Marcel Proust... City Arts 21 Jan 2022 | 05:36
Woody Guthrie in 1943. Photo: Library of Congress, via Wikimedia Commons Woody Guthrie’s Land is Our Land I liked the way he played and sang. And I liked the things he said when he sang ... I was like a Woody Guthrie jukebox. I... City Arts 15 Jan 2022 | 06:03
Megan Gillis, co-founder and executive director of City Lyric Opera. Photo courtesy of City Lyric Opera ‘We Were Almost There’ “There were many tears shed,” said Megan Gillis, co-founder and executive director of City Lyric Opera, and producer of their... City Arts 09 Jan 2022 | 12:42
Peter Robinson Smith at the Grand Bazaar Market. Photo: Xintian Wang Living With Shadow, Art Becomes the Cure As an after-school art class in Vermont was about to end, Peter Robinson Smith remembers asking the 12-year-olds to store... City Arts 20 Dec 2021 | 03:25
Dr. Arline Rubin says that Zoom “extended my interest in art.” Photo courtesy of Dr. Arline Rubin Crafting Her Way Through The Pandemic “I like Zoom a lot! It makes me feel like I’m part of the world,” says Dr. Arline Rubin, an 86-year-old retired Brooklyn... City Arts 27 Dec 2021 | 10:22
Alex Edelman in “Just for Us.” Photo: Monique Carboni Mining Comedy From the Haters On a recent chilly Sunday afternoon, between the brick walls of the Cherry Lane Theatre in the West Village, the comedian... City Arts 14 Dec 2021 | 03:00
Hoop diving. Photo: Kyle Flubacker, MSG Entertainment Cirque du Soleil Makes a Comeback with Christmas Performance Cirque du Soleil wants to start a new holiday tradition. Their Christmas show, “‘Twas the Night Before Cirque du Soleil,”... City Arts 10 Dec 2021 | 04:54
Wall of Ergot Records store with albums on display. Photo: Gaby Messino New Record Store Plays on Growing Love for Vinyl “Don’t use the word ‘vinyls’ plural.” Adrian Rew instructs. The Ergot Records owner donned a beanie and Birkenstocks with... City Arts 27 Nov 2021 | 04:29
Founder and artistic director Francisco J. Núñez lead the Young People’s Chorus of NYC in a performance at the AloneTogether exhibit preview in Chelsea. Photo: Karen Camela Watson They Sing With the Voices of Angels The sound envelops you as you walk into the new mixed-media art exhibition, AloneTogether by the Young People’s Chorus of... City Arts 24 Nov 2021 | 11:13
The Rockettes in a dress rehearsal for “Snow,” for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Photo: MSG Entertainment The Rockettes are Back at Radio City After shows were canceled at Radio City Music Hall last year due to the pandemic, the Rockettes are finally able to perform... City Arts 18 Nov 2021 | 10:40
Artistic Director Robert Battle (center) with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Photo: Dario Calmese Returning with ‘The Joy of Dance’ at Alvin Ailey In 1958 when Alvin Ailey had a vision to bring dance to the people through his newly formed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater,... City Arts 14 Nov 2021 | 10:43
Michele Kennedy of the Open Gates Project. Photo: Joshua South Musical Gems by Women Bring Diversity to the Stage What’s old can be new again, in the right hands. Musicians and musical scholars soprano Michele Kennedy, bass-baritone Joe... City Arts 04 Nov 2021 | 05:45
Terese Agnew, “Portrait of a Textile Worker,” 2005. Museum of Arts and Design, New York; purchased with funds provided by private donors, 2006. Photo: Jenna Bascom. Courtesy Museum of Arts and Design ( Jenna Bascom) The Art of Craft A special treasure in the New York cultural landscape is the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) at Columbus Circle, a showcase... City Arts 27 Oct 2021 | 12:11
“You have to figure out your own process,” says playwright Amy Evans, an assistant dean at Juilliard. Photo: Daniela Incoronato Just the Basics Playwright Amy Evans is completely dedicated to her craft. A veteran writer of nearly three decades and an assistant dean... City Arts 21 Oct 2021 | 11:23
Maya Lin (American, b. 1959). Ghost Forest, 2021. Courtesy the artist and Madison Square Park Conservancy. Photo: Andy Romer For the Love of Trees Walking beneath the russet brown canopy of New York’s estimated 4-5 million trees, watching leaves drift and flutter, is... City Arts 10 Nov 2021 | 12:08
