Radio 477! A 1929 Jazz Musical from Kharkiv August 19–20, 8 PM Hello, This is Radio 477! Ukraine’s first jazz musical, written in 1929 with music composed by Yuliy Meitus, was a musical portrait of the city of Kharkiv, in which everyone was dancing on the edge of darkness. The original text…
North American Premiere: “Farm Fatale” by Philippe Quesne (France) September 2–3, 7 PM PS21 Residency and Performances August 30–September 5 BUY TICKETS HERE In this eco-futurist fable, birds have gone extinct, and five scarecrows find themselves out of work. Taking up the challenge of restoring life on earth — they archive,…
Preview Premiere: “Magdalene: I am the utterance of my name” July 10 at 8 PM BUY TICKETS HERE Playwright/performer Sylvia Milo and composer/percussionist Nathan Davis are in residency at PS21 to develop Magdalene: I am the utterance of my name, a music-theater piece about the web of clashing myths, beliefs, symbols,…
An ode to the richness of Nigerian culture—Re:INCARNATION celebrates the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth and Africa’s powers of reinvention in a show that draws on Afrobeats, Afro dances, and Black aesthetics. Re:INCARNATION launches PS21’s 2022 season of international contemporary dance, opera, theater, and music with performances on opening night June 3 and 4,…
The Legend of the Waitress and the Robber Concrete Temple Theatre, Playfactory Mabangzen, and Yellowbomb (Seoul, S. Korea) In partnership with Korean Cultural Center NY, the groundbreaking creative collaboration between Concrete Temple Theatre, Seoul–based Playfactory Mabangzen, and Yellowbomb, will develop in residency and premiere at PS21. May 21, 6pmMay 22, 3pm “Imagine if…
“In the best of times, opera companies struggle for survival. In the worst of times,they perish. Which is why it seems miraculous that Berkshire Opera Festival is still with us. Their return to live performance has made it clear that BOF is going to be a major presence in the…
PS21 has always dedicated significant resources to community programming. For 2022 PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century has received grants totaling nearly $70,000 from the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts that will not simply support but also expand PS21’s free and low-cost programming.…
January 14, 7 pmJanuary 15, 3 pm January 22, 3 pmJanuary 23, 3 pm Following their residency at PS21 in December 2021, celebrated French playwright and director Pascal Rambert, actors Jim Fletcher and Ismail ibn Conner, and translator Nicholas Elliott return to PS21’s Black Box Theater for four public performances…
