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What's On

Year round, the Center presents a wide variety of FREE public programs which feature leading national and international artists, scholars, researchers, arts managers and other stakeholders. Sharings, discussions, readings and more, join our events in-person in New York or online via Howlround. Free entry and open to all, always!

Celebrating CUNY STAGES
Thu, Dec 12
New York
Dec 12, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Dec 12, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Every Day Is Migrants Day
Mon, Dec 16
New York
Dec 16, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Dec 16, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Mourning Machine: A Joyful Grief-Space for the NYC Theater Community
Thu, Dec 19
New York
Dec 19, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Dec 19, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Past Events

You can view an archive of our past events below

Mon, Dec 09
Celebrating PAJ and Bonnie Marranca
New York
Details
Dec 09, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
A celebration of the publication of the final issue of PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art and its co-founder and editor Bonnie Marranca.
Mon, Dec 02
The New Black Fest’s Keith Josef Adkins
New York
Details
Dec 02, 2024, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Mon, Nov 25
Young Producers Day
New York
Details
Nov 25, 2024, 3:30 PM – 9:00 PM EST
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Calling all emerging NYC theatre artists! Join us for a night of conversations around producing new work.
Mon, Nov 18
A Conversation with Hansol Jung
New York
Details
Nov 18, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Tue, Nov 05
"1989": A Musical by Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre & Juliusz Słowacki Theatre + Election Watch Party
New York
Details
Nov 05, 2024, 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Fri, Nov 01
An Evening of Spoken-Word Poetry by Women + Non-Binary Artists
New York
Details
Nov 01, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Thu, Oct 31
A Festival for Theatre and Democracy
New York
Details
Oct 31, 2024, 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Join us for a day of readings, panels, and workshops that explore theatre that uplifts and performs democracy.
Mon, Oct 28
"Tortured Humans": A Reading of Piscator's 1929 Abortion Play. Directed by Carey Perloff
New York
Details
Oct 28, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Carey Perloff directs a reading of the first English translation of Piscator's 1929 "Tortured Humans"
Sat, Oct 19
Prelude 2024 Closing Party
New York
Details
Oct 19, 2024, 9:00 PM – Oct 20, 2024, 1:00 AM
New York, 312 W 36th St., New York, NY 10018, USA
Join us to celebrate Prelude with a closing party at The Tank!
Sat, Oct 19
PRELUDE 2024: The Pleasure Practice by luciana achugar
New York
Details
Oct 19, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
I Dance... To soften the lines To breathe in To belong to the ground To know the ground...
Sat, Oct 19
PRELUDE 2024: - *• AsTheyWriistBroke •* - by Niall N Jones
New York
Details
Oct 19, 2024, 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
A recitation on turbulence and beauty and heartbreak
Sat, Oct 19
PRELUDE 2024: Working Up A Surrender by S T A R R BUSBY
New York
Details
Oct 19, 2024, 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Working Up A Surrender: Collective Healing Experiments is an offering in support of community building and collective liberation
Sat, Oct 19
PRELUDE 2024: Throw Yourself Away by Julia Jarcho
New York
Details
Oct 19, 2024, 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Celebrated poet and critic Michael Robbins (Walkman, Alien vs. Predator) will join Jarcho to read and discuss her new book and how to be a pervert in writing
Sat, Oct 19
PRELUDE 2024: Plays in Process
New York
Details
Oct 19, 2024, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Plays by Needy Lover, Ashil Lee and Phoebe Brooks, Paul Lazar and Jerry Lieblich/Third Ear
Fri, Oct 18
PRELUDE 2024: An Hour With Francesca D’Uva
New York
Details
Oct 18, 2024, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Francesca will present material from her solo show, This Is My Favorite Song, which will premiere at Playwrights Horizons in November
Fri, Oct 18
PRELUDE 2024: Sharing by Moriah Evans
New York
Details
Oct 18, 2024, 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
An assemblage, a mashup of recent performance practices
Fri, Oct 18
PRELUDE 2024: Going Beige by Leslie Cuyjet and Karen Kandel
New York
Details
Oct 18, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:20 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Performing artists Leslie Cuyjet and Karen Kandel sit down for the first time to speak about their experiences, forming the start of a collaboration of a potential project
Fri, Oct 18
PRELUDE 2024: The School of New York
New York
Details
Oct 18, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:20 PM
New York, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Helen Shaw from the New Yorker moderates a talk with Morgan Bassichis, Enver Chakartash, Will Davis, Caleb Hammons, Jill Rafson, Tina Satter, and Tyler Thomas

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