November 2011
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Conductor/composer Rob Kapilow discusses his new...
CULTURE CITY NOVEMBER 28, 2011
THE CLASSICAL-MUSIC CHAPERONE
By PIA CATTON
If everyone had their own classical music mentor—someone to take them to concerts and explain the mysteries—there would probably be a lot more fans out there. But if your personal music-loving sage is otherwise engaged, there’s another way: All you really need is Rob Kapilow and an iPad.
Mr. Kapilow is the...
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Elaine Paige Returns to the Stage →
Described by The New York Times as “so charming, so earthy and amused and unafraid of telling an impolitic joke,” British musical theater legend Elaine Paige, currently on Broadway in “Follies,” will perform as part of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series on Feb. 10, 2012.
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WatchThis week’s edition of WNET’s This Week at Lincoln Center showcases the New York City Ballet’s performance of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.
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WatchGeorge Balanchine’s The Nutcracker will run from November 25 - December 31 in the David H. Koch Theater. New York City Ballet, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and NCM Fathom will also be presenting the Company’s acclaimed production in 530 movie theaters in the United States on Tuesday, December 13. Check out this trailer of the performance!
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WatchThis week’s edition of WNET’s This Week at Lincoln Center features the return of “Satyagraha” to the Metropolitan Opera House for the first time since 2008.
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Do you think that moviecasts take away from live...
An excerpt from an interesting and thought-provoking article published last Tuesday by The Harvard Crimson’s Sofie C. Brooks:
“When I went to see the Boston performance of “The Nutcracker” last year, I was struck most by the dancers’ almost inhumanly perfect execution. Only the sound of their shoes when the music went quiet reminded me that these were real people only a few hundred...
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WatchEven the Lincoln Center press office doesn’t know all the answers - do you?
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WatchThis week’s edition of WNET’s This Week at Lincoln Center takes a look at the Tony Award-winning play War Horse, which will partner with the USO for a special performance on Veterans’ Day to honor the U.S. Military.
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WatchMucca Pazza, the 30 plus circus punk marching band, is bringing its unique sound to Lincoln Center tonight. This group of shameless band geeks wields various instruments from incongruous traditions, sometimes in competition, often in cooperation. Labelled anything from “circus punk” to “geek love,” the one thing this band is not, is dull!
Mucca Pazza performs tonight at...
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George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ To Be Produced... →
New York City Ballet, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and NCM Fathom announced an agreement today to present the Company’s acclaimed production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ in 530 movie theaters in the United States for one night only on Tuesday, December 13. The production will be shown live at 6 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. CT/ 7:30 p.m. MT/PT/HI/AK (tape delay). Produced by Lincoln Center...
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WatchDirector Peter Sellars talks to WNET’s Paula Zahn about his fascinating career in theater and opera over the years, as well as putting together Desdemona with Toni Morrison for this year’s White Light Festival at Lincoln Center on November 2 and 3.
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