April 2011
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Robert Browning to Leave His World Music Institute →
Robert Browning, the founder and executive director of the World Music Institute, is retiring. As one of the greatest advocates for world music, he has had a profound effect on musical life in New York City. Thank you Robert – your curiosity and courage continues to inspire us at Lincoln Center.
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WatchLast night Target Free Thursdays at the David Rubenstein Atrium hosted Atom™ and Morton Subotnick with Lillevan as a part of Unsound Festival New York. Both performances blended music and video art. Check out this slideshow of a great performance.
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Lincoln Center Fun Facts: Movado Timesculpture
The Movado Timesculpture located in Dante Park, the triangular island at 63rd Street and Broadway, is the only modern clock tower in New York City designed by architect Philip Johnson. It was his fourth major contribution to the architectural landscape of Lincoln Center after his design of the New York State Theater, the original Fountain Plaza (now named the Josie Robertson Plaza), and the...
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Playing it Unsafe at Unsound →
Wall St. Journal review of last night’s Unsound Festival in Alice Tully Hall. In mere moments, Unsound will blow the roof off of Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium. It’s totally packed with lines outside of both entrances! If you didn’t get in, stay tuned for updates and check in tomorrow for video highlights…
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WatchChanda Rule and Somi open Resonate! Africa America in Sound and Story, the new, FREE series at Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium presented in association with NYU’s Institute of African American Affairs taking place Wednesday afternoons, from 4-5 p.m. during April.
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RESONATE! African America in Sound and Story... →
This April, Lincoln Center’s Meet the Artist joins New York University’s Institute of African American Affairs to present Resonate! African America in Sound and Story, four, FREE, Wednesday after-school programs that will explore the cultural connections of the African Diaspora today. Each hour-long (4−5 p.m.) program features a performance by a noted African or African-American artist, followed...
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Lincoln Center Fun Facts: Lost and Found
Every month, approximately 100 personal items end up in the Lost and Found department at Lincoln Center’s Security Office. Umbrellas, eyeglasses, gloves, and cell phones are the most common things left behind after performances or found by security guards.
However, occasionally they’ll get something a bit more unexpected. The department once received a package containing cremated remains....
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“Everything is possible but you must find your own way. So, if you look at my...”
– Peter Brook
Watch the current culmination of his work when he joins the Lincoln Center Festival in A Magic Flute, a radical reworking of Mozart’s opera, from July 5-17.
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Can't wait to get inside Film Society of Lincoln... →
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“Among his early achievements was “Silver Apples of the Moon,” a...”
– - The Wall Street Journal
The WSJ has another fabulous article about Morton Subotnick. He’ll be performing Silver Apples of the Moon with video artist Lillevan this Thursday at a FREE concert in the David Rubenstein Atrium as part of the Unsound Festival.
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Morton Subotnick Appearing Twice at Unsound NY →
Morton Subotnick is making the first of two Unsound Festival appearances at the David Rubenstein Atrium on April 7. Joined by German video artist Lillevan, he’ll be performing his landmark 1967 album Silver Apples of the Moon.
Check out this link for additional details and some music samples, then come to the Atrium to check out the show. It’s FREE!
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