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Performances, Works & ProcessTectonic Theater Project: The Tallest Tree in the ForestSunday, January 13 @ 7:30 pm
Moisés Kaufman, Photo: Lara Alcantara; Daniel Beaty, Photo: Nathan Yungerberg
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587Obie-winning performer and writer Daniel Beaty and Tony- and Emmy-nominated director and playwright Moisés Kaufman present and discuss excerpts from their newest work. The piece explores the evolution of Paul Robeson as an actor and activist, as well as his humanity, his courage, his contradictions, and why many call him “The Tallest Tree in the Forest.”
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Performances, Works & ProcessTectonic Theater Project: The Tallest Tree in the ForestMonday, January 14 @ 3:00 pm
Moisés Kaufman, Photo: Lara Alcantara; Daniel Beaty, Photo: Nathan Yungerberg
$25, $20 members; no reception
Box Office: 212 423 3587For this performance, enter via ramp at 5th Ave and 88th St
Obie-winning performer and writer Daniel Beaty and Tony- and Emmy-nominated director and playwright Moisés Kaufman present and discuss excerpts from their newest work. The piece explores the evolution of Paul Robeson as an actor and activist, as well as his humanity, his courage, his contradictions, and why many call him “The Tallest Tree in the Forest.”
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Performances, Works & ProcessTectonic Theater Project: The Tallest Tree in the ForestMonday, January 14 @ 7:30 pm
Moisés Kaufman, Photo: Lara Alcantara; Daniel Beaty, Photo: Nathan Yungerberg
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587Obie-winning performer and writer Daniel Beaty and Tony- and Emmy-nominated director and playwright Moisés Kaufman present and discuss excerpts from their newest work. The piece explores the evolution of Paul Robeson as an actor and activist, as well as his humanity, his courage, his contradictions, and why many call him “The Tallest Tree in the Forest.”
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Performances, Works & ProcessThe Metropolitan Opera: RigolettoMonday, January 21 @ 7:30 pm
Photo: Nick Heavican/Metropolitan Opera
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587
Tickets on sale Mon, Jan 7.In a significant updating of Verdi’s Rigoletto, director Michael Mayer sets the action in 1960s Las Vegas. Mayer and set designer Christine Jones will discuss finding the “real, immediate resonance” in this bold new production. Met stars will perform excerpts from the opera.
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Performances, Works & ProcessSecond Stage Theatre: The Last Five Years by Jason Robert BrownMonday, February 11 @ 7:30 pm
Photo: Maia Rosenfeld
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587
Tickets on sale Mon, Jan 7.Composer, lyricist, and director Jason Robert Brown will discuss and perform excerpts from his contemporary musical prior to its March opening at Second Stage Theatre. Previously presented at Works & Process in 1999, The Last Five Years takes a bold look at one young couple’s hope that love endures the test of time with a funny, honest, intimate, and exuberantly romantic score.
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Works & Process, PerformancesTyondai Braxton: HIVEThursday, March 21 @ 7:30 pm
Photo: Grace Villamil
$25, $20 members
Museum rotunda; no reception
Box Office: 212 423 3587Tickets on sale Monday, January 7.
Praised by the Washington Post as “one of the most acclaimed experimental musicians of the last decade,” composer and former Battles front man Tyondai Braxton will perform the world premiere of HIVE, commissioned by Works & Process and presented in association with Wordless Music in the museum’s Frank Lloyd Wright–designed rotunda. Throughout the live multimedia performance that is part architectural installation and part band, Braxton will create a visual environment for his music while utilizing modular synthesis, sound design, and acoustic instruments.
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Performances, Works & ProcessWendy Whelan: Restless CreatureSunday, April 14 @ 7:30 pm
Photo: Nisian Hughes
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587Tickets on sale Monday, January 7.
Hailed by the New York Times as “America’s greatest contemporary ballerina,” Wendy Whelan will perform a Shen Wei solo; a duet with New York City Ballet’s Robbie Fairchild choreographed by Joshua Beamish; and excerpts from Restless Creature, featuring four new duets by Beamish, Kyle Abraham, Brian Brooks, and Alejandro Cerrudo, prior to its premiere at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. Jacob’s Pillow Executive and Artistic Director Ella Baff will moderate a discussion with Whelan and the four choreographers.
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Performances, Works & ProcessWendy Whelan: Restless CreatureMonday, April 15 @ 7:30 pm
Photo: Nisian Hughes
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587Tickets on sale Monday, January 7.
Hailed by the New York Times as “America’s greatest contemporary ballerina,” Wendy Whelan will perform a Shen Wei solo; a duet with New York City Ballet’s Robbie Fairchild choreographed by Joshua Beamish; and excerpts from Restless Creature, featuring four new duets by Beamish, Kyle Abraham, Brian Brooks, and Alejandro Cerrudo, prior to its premiere at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. Jacob’s Pillow Executive and Artistic Director Ella Baff will moderate a discussion with Whelan and the four choreographers.
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Performances, Works & ProcessAmerican Ballet Theatre: The Versatile DancerSunday, April 21 @ 7:30 pm
Isabella Boylston and Joseph Gorak in Dumbarton by Alexei Ratmansky. Photo: Rosalie O’Connor
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587Tickets on sale Monday, January 7.
American Ballet Theatre was founded on the principle that its dancers must be as versatile as the repertory is diverse. Join ABT artistic staff and dancers for an evening moderated by John Meehan, Professor of Dance at Vassar College, answering the question: “What makes an ABT dancer?” -
Performances, Works & ProcessAmerican Ballet Theatre: The Versatile DancerMonday, April 22 @ 7:30 pm
Isabella Boylston and Joseph Gorak in Dumbarton by Alexei Ratmansky. Photo: Rosalie O’Connor
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587Tickets on sale Monday, January 7.
American Ballet Theatre was founded on the principle that its dancers must be as versatile as the repertory is diverse. Join ABT artistic staff and dancers for an evening moderated by John Meehan, Professor of Dance at Vassar College, answering the question: “What makes an ABT dancer?” -
Performances, Works & ProcessSeason Of Cambodia: Khmeropédies III: Source/Primate by Emmanuéle PhuonSunday, April 28 @ 7:30 pm
Photo: Lauren Crothers
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587Tickets on sale Monday, January 7.
Phnom Penh-based Amrita Performing Arts will perform the world premiere of Khmer-French choreographer Emmanuéle Phuon’s new work exploring the archetypal monkey character in the Lakhaon Kaol, a classical Cambodian male masked dance. Yale Professor of Biological Anthropology Eric Sargis will join Phuon in a discussion about animal and cultural behaviors moderated by Stanford Makishi, Director of Programs at the Asian Cultural Council.
Season of Cambodia is an initiative of Cambodian Living Arts.
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Performances, Works & ProcessSeason Of Cambodia: Khmeropédies III: Source/Primate by Emmanuéle PhuonMonday, April 29 @ 7:30 pm
Photo: Lauren Crothers
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587Tickets on sale Monday, January 7.
Phnom Penh-based Amrita Performing Arts will perform the world premiere of Khmer-French choreographer Emmanuéle Phuon’s new work exploring the archetypal monkey character in the Lakhaon Kaol, a classical Cambodian male masked dance. Yale Professor of Biological Anthropology Eric Sargis will join Phuon in a discussion about animal and cultural behaviors moderated by Stanford Makishi, Director of Programs at the Asian Cultural Council.
Season of Cambodia is an initiative of Cambodian Living Arts.
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Performances, Works & ProcessSeason Of Cambodia: Khmeropédies III: Source/Primate by Emmanuéle PhuonTuesday, April 30 @ 3:00 pm
Photo: Lauren Crothers
$25, $20 members (no reception)
Box Office: 212 423 3587Tickets on sale Monday, January 7.
For this performance, enter via ramp at 5th Ave and 88th Street.
Phnom Penh-based Amrita Performing Arts will perform the world premiere of Khmer-French choreographer Emmanuéle Phuon’s new work exploring the archetypal monkey character in the Lakhaon Kaol, a classical Cambodian male masked dance. Yale Professor of Biological Anthropology Eric Sargis will join Phuon in a discussion about animal and cultural behaviors moderated by Stanford Makishi, Director of Programs at the Asian Cultural Council.
Season of Cambodia is an initiative of Cambodian Living Arts.
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Performances, Works & ProcessPlaywrights Horizons: Far From Heaven with Kelli O’HaraFriday, May 3 @ 7:30 pm
From the Williamstown Theatre Festival preview production of Far from Heaven with Kelli O’Hara. Photo: T. Charles Erickson
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587Tickets on sale Monday, January 7.
Excerpts will be performed by 4-time Tony Award-nominee Kelli O’Hara and members of the creative team will discuss the world premiere musical, based on the movie by Todd Haynes, with New York Magazine columnist Frank Rich. Directed by 3-time Tony Award-nominee Michael Greif, Far From Heaven features a book by Tony Award-winner Richard Greenberg, music by Tony Award-nominee Scott Frankel, and lyrics by Tony Award-nominee Michel Korie. This powerful story of romance, betrayal, and intolerance reveals a woman grappling with her identity in a society on the verge of a great upheaval.
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Performances, Works & ProcessArcane Collective: Cold Dream ColourSaturday, May 11 @ 7:30 pm
Photo: Eoin McLoughlin
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587Tickets on sale Monday, January 7.
For this performance, enter via ramp at 5th Ave and 88th Street.
In homage to Ireland’s foremost 20th-century painter Louis le Brocquy, Arcane Collective will bring the canvas to the stage for an engaging experience that turns the artist’s imagery into music and dance. Irish broadcaster John Kelly will moderate a discussion with director and choreographer Morleigh Steinberg, choreographer Oguri, and composers Paul Chavez and The Edge of U2. Watch the paintings come to life as the company performs excerpts.
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Performances, Works & ProcessArcane Collective: Cold Dream ColourSunday, May 12 @ 7:30 pm
Photo: Eoin McLoughlin
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587Tickets on sale Monday, January 7.
In homage to Ireland’s foremost 20th-century painter Louis le Brocquy, Arcane Collective will bring the canvas to the stage for an engaging experience that turns the artist’s imagery into music and dance. Irish broadcaster John Kelly will moderate a discussion with director and choreographer Morleigh Steinberg, choreographer Oguri, and composers Paul Chavez and The Edge of U2. Watch the paintings come to life as the company performs excerpts.
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Performances, Works & ProcessThe Santa Fe Opera: The Grand Duchess Of Gerolstein with Susan GrahamMonday, May 13 @ 7:30 pm
Photo: Dario Acosta
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587Tickets on sale Monday, January 7.
Preview musical excerpts from The Santa Fe Opera’s new production of Jacques Offenbach’s The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein, featuring mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, prior to its summer 2013 premiere. Spoiled and domineering, the Grand Duchess gets what she wants—until she sets her sights on the young soldier Fritz, sung by tenor Paul Appleby. Graham joins Appleby, soprano Anya Matanovič, and bass Kevin Burdette in a discussion moderated by director Lee Blakeley.
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Public Programs, Works & ProcessKeigwin + CompanySunday, May 19 @ 7:30 pm
Photo: Matt Murphy
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587Tickets on sale Monday, January 7.
Company dancers, plus special ballet guests, will preview excerpts from choreographer Larry Keigwin’s new work Canvas prior to its August premiere at the Vail International Dance Festival (VIDF). The company will also perform Rock Steady (2010) and Contact Sport (2012) in their entirety, and Keigwin will discuss his work with VIDF Artistic Director Damian Woetzel.
Canvas is commissioned by the Vail International Dance Festival with additional support from Works & Process at the Guggenheim.
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Performances, Works & ProcessKeigwin + CompanyMonday, May 20 @ 7:30 pm
Photo: Matt Murphy
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587Tickets on sale Monday, January 7.
Company dancers, plus special ballet guests, will preview excerpts from choreographer Larry Keigwin’s new work Canvas prior to its August premiere at the Vail International Dance Festival (VIDF). The company will also perform Rock Steady (2010) and Contact Sport (2012) in their entirety, and Keigwin will discuss his work with VIDF Artistic Director Damian Woetzel.
Canvas is commissioned by the Vail International Dance Festival with additional support from Works & Process at the Guggenheim.
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Works & ProcessThe New York Botanical Garden—Garden of Good and Evil: Harmful and Healing Properties Of PlantsSunday, June 2 @ 7:30 pm
Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates, 1787. Oil on canvas, 129.5 x 196.2 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1931. © The Metropolitan Museum of Art
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587Tickets on sale Monday, January 7.
In this interdisciplinary presentation that combines performing arts and science, New York Botanical Garden curator Dr. Michael Balick will use excerpts from theatrical performances to discuss the healing and harmful properties of plants and the use of plant-based remedies and poisons.
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Works & ProcessThe New York Botanical Garden—Garden of Good and Evil: Harmful and Healing Properties Of PlantsMonday, June 3 @ 7:30 pm
Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates, 1787. Oil on canvas, 129.5 x 196.2 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1931. © The Metropolitan Museum of Art
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587Tickets on sale Monday, January 7.
In this interdisciplinary presentation that combines performing arts and science, New York Botanical Garden curator Dr. Michael Balick will use excerpts from theatrical performances to discuss the healing and harmful properties of plants and the use of plant-based remedies and poisons.
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Performances, Works & ProcessCharles Wuorinen at 75Sunday, June 9 @ 7:30 pm
Photo: Nina Roberts
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587Tickets on sale Monday, January 7.
On Charles Wuorinen’s 75th birthday, cellist Fred Sherry and fellow musicians will perform Wuorinen’s Fast Fantasy (1977), Iridule (2006), and New York Notes (1981–2). Wuorinen will participate in a discussion with Sherry.
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Performances, Works & ProcessSteve ReichSunday, June 16 @ 7:30 pm
Photo: Wonge Bergmann
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587Tickets on sale Monday, January 7.
Alarm Will Sound will perform excerpts from Steve Reich’s new work Radio Rewrite (2012), inspired by the music of Radiohead, prior to its U.S. premiere at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Jack Quartet will perform Reich’sWTC 9/11 (2011) and Meehan/Perkins Duo will perform Nagoya Marimbas (1994). Reich will participate in a discussion with Met General Manager of Concert and Lectures Limor Tomer.
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Performances, Works & ProcessSteve ReichMonday, June 17 @ 7:30 pm
Photo: Wonge Bergmann
$35, $30 members
Box Office: 212 423 3587Tickets on sale Monday, January 7.
Alarm Will Sound will perform excerpts from Steve Reich’s new work Radio Rewrite (2012), inspired by the music of Radiohead, prior to its U.S. premiere at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Jack Quartet will perform Reich’s WTC 9/11 (2011) and Meehan/Perkins Duo will perform Nagoya Marimbas (1994). Reich will participate in a discussion with Met General Manager of Concert and Lectures Limor Tomer.
For more programs and events see the calendar

