PICO IYER on GRAHAM GREENE in conversation with Paul Holdengräber

Performing Arts: Discussion

PICO IYER on GRAHAM GREENE in conversation with Paul Holdengräber

Today @ LIVE from the NYPL

"Who are these figures who take residence inside our heads, to the point where we can hear their voices even when... 

The Invisible Dog presents <em>Rehearsal: Tara Willis
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Performing Arts: Dance

Rehearsal: Tara Willis

Thursday 2/ 9 @ The Invisible Dog Art Center

The Rehearsal series — a works-in-progress showcase — presents dancer and choreographer Tara Willis. Willis stages a short work and, as... 

Le Poisson Rouge presents: The Village Gate's "Old Fashioned Piano Party"

Performing Arts: Cabaret

Le Poisson Rouge presents: The Village Gate's "Old Fashioned Piano Party"

Sunday 2/12 @ (Le) Poisson Rouge

w/ hosts Kevin Michael Murphy and Caleb Hoyer       This brand new weekly open mic night is highly recommended for show-tune lovers,... 

An Homage to Piri Thomas

Performing Arts: Spoken Word

An Homage to Piri Thomas

Saturday 2/18 @ El Museo del Barrio

Join us for a special presentation of SPEAK UP! in memory of Piri Thomas, author and poet who shed light on... 

WERNER HERZOG: Death Row & Other Journeys, in conversation with Paul Holdengräber

Performing Arts: Discussion

WERNER HERZOG: Death Row & Other Journeys, in conversation with Paul Holdengräber

Wednesday 2/29 @ LIVE from the NYPL

“I am not an advocate of the death penalty. I do not even have an argument; I only have a story,... 

OCCUPY ROUSSEAU: INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

Performing Arts: Discussion

OCCUPY ROUSSEAU: INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

Friday 3/ 9 @ LIVE from the NYPL

Distinguished intellectuals, political leaders, activists, and artists from both Geneva and the U.S. join forces to ask that question. Rousseau was... 

Urban Word 14th Annual Teen Poetry Slam Prelims

Performing Arts: Spoken Word

Urban Word 14th Annual Teen Poetry Slam Prelims

Sunday 3/11 @ New York Live Arts

NYC’s hottest teen poets compete for a chance to represent their city at the Brave New Voices National Teen Poetry Slam.... 

SPEAK UP! The Word Is Our Weapon

Performing Arts: Spoken Word

SPEAK UP! The Word Is Our Weapon

Saturday 3/17 @ El Museo del Barrio

This month, we gather a collective of poets and musicians representing the Bronx, Manhattan, and Washington Heights who build community through... 

CLAUDE LANZMANN: Shoah and My Life, in conversation with Paul Holdengräber

Performing Arts: Discussion

CLAUDE LANZMANN: Shoah and My Life, in conversation with Paul Holdengräber

Wednesday 3/21 @ LIVE from the NYPL

Shoah and My Life Writer and filmmaker CLAUDE LANZMANN, now 85 years old, will discuss his very first book, The Patagonian... 

ERIC KANDEL: THE AGE OF INSIGHT

Performing Arts: Discussion

ERIC KANDEL: THE AGE OF INSIGHT

Wednesday 3/28 @ LIVE from the NYPL

THE AGE OF INSIGHT: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain, From Vienna 1900 to the Present... 

E. O. WILSON

Performing Arts: Discussion

E. O. WILSON

Tuesday 4/10 @ LIVE from the NYPL

"Where did we come from? What are we? Where are we going? Conceived in ultimate simplicity by Paul Gaugin on the...