PS21 : Center for Contemporary Performance is excited to present the complete program for The Dark, a new annual festival that celebrates the depths of winter. Taking place from February 16–22, 2026, the festival will unfold at PS21 and across Columbia County—in theatres, restaurants, libraries, saunas and outdoor public spaces. Featuring more than 60…
The Dark: PS21’s fearless winter festival of live performance radiating across Columbia County The Dark is a new annual festival from PS21: Center for Contemporary Performance that celebrates and elevates the depths of winter. Taking place February 16–22, 2026, the festival will unfold at PS21 and across Columbia County—in theatres, restaurants,…
November 13—November 15: 3-Day Puppetry WorkshopPS21 Black Box Theater This November, PS21 is thrilled to bring together two acclaimed theater companies, Concrete Temple Theater (New York) and Black Hole Theater (Australia), for an intensive three-day puppetry workshop. In this workshop, you’ll have the chance to delve into a work of art, poetry, music, or text and…
Sad Boys in Harpy Land Friday, September 26 & Saturday, September 27, 7:30 pm PS21 Pavilion Theater Next weekend, self-proclaimed “experimental clown artist” Alex Tatarksy brings their brilliant, unhinged clown play Sad Boys in Harpy Land to PS21 for two nights. A hilarious and deranged adaptation of Goethe’s Wilhelm Meister’s Theatrical Mission—a novel about a little…
US PREMIERE Life in this House is Over PS21: Center for Contemporary Performance, Pavilion Theater, 2980 Route 66, Chatham NY Friday & Saturday, August 15—16 at 8 pm Making its US premiere at PS21, Life in this House is Over is an original theater work from rising American interdisciplinary artist Samantha Shay. An emotionally-charged,…
New York, NY (May 8, 2025) – The Next Festival of Emerging Artists announces the details of its 13th season, taking place from June 6 to 19, 2025 in Chatham and New York City, NY. A trailblazing arts immersion program for early-career string musicians, composers, and choreographers from around the world, Next Fest welcomes the multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning Kronos Quartet as 2025 Festival…
The PS21 summer 2025 season is on sale today! We are incredibly excited about this summer of ambitious work, spanning theater, dance, music, circus, and beyond—by visionary artists from around the world and right here in our backyard. The season kicks off May 30—31 with Mamela Nyamza‘s Hatched Ensemble, and other early season highlights…
PS21 is thrilled to announce Vallejo Gantner as our new Artistic & Executive Director. The news was shared by the New York Times earlier today, alongside a preview of our upcoming spring and summer programming. Vallejo comes to PS21 with 25+ years of experience leading innovative arts organizations in the US, Australia, and Ireland.…
