http://www.artsbrookfield.com/new_york Current Events en © 2009 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:50:34 GMT Mon, 20 May 2013 18:50:34 GMT "arts>Brookfield Properties" <noreply@artsbrookfield.com> http://www.artsbrookfield.com/new_york/Brookfield_Place_New_York/event_354.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/5348/Telegrams.NothingNewbyOded Hirsch.cover.jpg" /> <br /> <br />CULTURESTREAM <br /> <br /><b>TELEGRAMS ON THE TABLE</b> <br />AN INTERRUPTED ALLEGORY + PICARESQUE ADVENTURE <br /> <br />September 1 - 30, 2012 <br /> <br />WFC Winter Garden <br />220 Vesey Street <br />(btw. North End Ave. and West St.) <br /> <br />CultureStream presents a video fresco which alludes to Federico Fellini’s <i>La Dolce Vita</i>. Intersecting with Fellini’s favorite themes of uncertainty, political and social impasse, gossip, and decadence in post-war Italy, “Telegrams on the Table” includes contributions by several of Fellini’s close friends, namely Fabio Mauri and Pier Paolo Pasolini as well as contemporary artists, filmmakers, philosophers, and composers. event_354 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/new_york/grace_building/event_423.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/6129/ny.jpg" /> <br /> <br /><b>THE NEW NAMES</b> <br /> <br />Thursday, June 5, 2013 <br />12:30pm <br /> <br />Grace Building, Plaza <br />1114 Avenue of the Americas <br />(at 43rd Street) <br /> <br />Representing Russia’s Siberian region, The New Names make their US debut with a program of contemporary and classical works by Russian, European, and American composers as well as traditional Russian folk songs. Among its numerous honors, the award-winning children’s choir has been selected to perform at the 2014 Olympic games. Their youthful energy and heartwarming sincerity inspire audiences to look beyond national lines and relish the warmth of young voices. event_423 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/new_york/grace_building/event_420.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/6149/sax.jpg" /> <br /> <br /><b><i>THE JAZZ SAXOPHONE</i></b> <br /> <br />Friday, June 21, 2013 <br />12, 12:30 & 1pm <br />(15-minute performances) <br /> <br />Grace Building, Plaza <br />1114 Avenue of the Americas <br />(at 43rd Street) <br /> <br />Arts Brookfield celebrates Make Music New York 2013 with an afternoon honoring the jazz saxophone! New York City – Mecca for the saxophone – is where Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Charlie Parker, Albert Ayler, Jimmy Heath, and others came as unknowns and made their own unique contributions to the greatness of jazz, and in the process became legendary giants of the idiom. Some of the hippest voices of today’s jazz shine over three 15-minute solo sets at six different locations. Bring a lunch, join the musical journey, and experience a unique adventure that could only happen in New York City. event_420 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/new_york/grace_building/event_422.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/6127/Untitled-1.jpg" /> <br /> <br /><b><i>GRIEVOUS ANGEL: <br />THE SONGS OF GRAM PARSONS</i></b> <br /> <br />July 29 – August 1, 2013 <br />12:30pm <br /> <br />Grace Building, Plaza <br />1114 Avenue of the Americas <br />(at 43rd Street) <br /> <br />Forty years after his untimely death, the short career of American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist Gram Parsons has been described as enormously influential, and credited with founding both country-rock and alt-country. In this series, musicians will be showcasing their own original material – much of it inspired by the legend himself – along with some of their own favorites from the Gram Parsons catalog. <br /> <br />Curated by NewSong Music. event_422 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/new_york/grace_building/event_368.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/5501/CaioFonseca.publicart.cover.blue..460x187.jpg" /> <br /> <br /><b>CAIO FONSECA</b> <br /> <br />Ongoing <br />Monday - Friday, <br />10am - 6pm <br /> <br />Grace Building Lobby <br />1114 Avenue of the Americas <br />(enter on 42nd Street) <br /> <br />In 2012 Brookfield Properties undertook the renovation of the Grace Building located on the corner of Sixth Avenue and 42nd Street. After a selection process, which included numerous prominent artists, Caio Fonseca (American- born 1959) was chosen to create two murals for the newly renovated lobby. In his Manhattan studio, Fonseca painted two original murals based on his positive/negative works. With one measuring 17 feet and the other 12 feet, they are two of the largest examples of this style. event_368 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/new_york/http://artsbrookfield.com/new_york/one_liberty_plaza//event_424.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/6117/fluid.jpg" /> <br /> <br />RIVER TO RIVER FESTIVAL 2013 <br /> <br /><b><i>FLUID: CONSTRUCT</i></b> <br /> <br />June 3 – August 2, 2013 <br />8am – 6pm <br />Weekdays <br /> <br />One Liberty Plaza, Lobby <br />165 Broadway (at Cortlandt St.) <br /> <br />Recently, water has had played a prominent role in the political and cultural dialog of New York City. Though the city has flooded many times over the centuries, the recent tumult of Hurricane Sandy has elicited hard questions about its very nature. What will the long-term effects of environmental change mean for the city and its infrastructure? What will New York City’s relationship to water become? The artists in <i>Fluid: Construct</i> – David Baskin, Jason Head, Wyatt Nash, and Emily Sartor –will explore the interconnections of NYC’s relationship with water. Their work reveals the complex nature of fundamental relationships, utilizing color and scale to make objects that keenly observe and comment on our ever-changing urban landscape. event_424 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/new_york/http://artsbrookfield.com/new_york/one_liberty_plaza//event_425.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/6121/2012.DowntownLAPianoFest-Website.jpg" /> <br /> <br /><b><i>NEW DIRECTIONS IN SOLO PIANO</i></b> <br /> <br />August 12 – 15, 2013 <br />12:30pm <br /> <br />One Liberty Plaza, Lobby <br />165 Broadway (at Cortlandt St.) <br /> <br /><i>New Directions</i> is a musical series featuring works which explore the cutting edge of solo piano performance where pianists journey through Latin and jazz standards, rhythm and blues, and the work of Annette Peacock. The festival culminates with a rare musical feat: a performance of Russian composer Igor Stravinksy’s revolutionary <i>Rite of Spring</i> adapted for two pianos and celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Parisian debut. event_425 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/new_york/one_new_york_plaza/event_429.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/6145/sax.jpg" /> <br /> <br />RIVER TO RIVER FESTIVAL 2013 <br /> <br /><b><i>THE JAZZ SAXOPHONE</i></b> <br /> <br />Friday, June 21, 2013 <br />12, 12:30 & 1pm <br />(15-minute performances) <br /> <br />One New York Plaza <br />(Water St. between <br />Whitehall & Broad Sts.) <br /> <br />Arts Brookfield celebrates Make Music New York 2013 with an afternoon honoring the jazz saxophone! New York City – Mecca for the saxophone – is where Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Charlie Parker, Albert Ayler, Jimmy Heath, and others came as unknowns and made their own unique contributions to the greatness of jazz, and in the process became legendary giants of the idiom. Some of the hippest voices of today’s jazz shine over three 15-minute solo sets at six different locations. Bring a lunch, join the musical journey, and experience a unique adventure that could only happen in New York City. event_429 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/new_york/one_new_york_plaza/event_421.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/6109/trp1.jpg" /> <br /> <br />RIVER TO RIVER FESTIVAL 2013 <br /> <br /><b>THIRD RAIL PROJECTS</b> <br /><i>ROADSIDE ATTRACTION</i> <br /> <br />July 1 & 2, 2013 <br />12:30pm <br />(60-minute performances) <br /> <br />One New York Plaza <br />(Water St. between <br />Whitehall & Broad Sts.) <br /> <br />Created by Bessie Award-winning Third Rail Projects (Jennine Willett, Tom Pearson, Zach Morris, Artistic Directors), <i>Roadside Attraction</i> is a versatile new work housed in and around a vintage pop-up camper that has been retrofitted to become the stage and setting for a new dance-theater performance which incorporates the intimate, quirky, stunning and startling choreographic sensibility that is the hallmark of Third Rail’s critically acclaimed work. event_421 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/new_york/one_new_york_plaza/event_426.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/6167/james.jpg" /> <br /> <br />RIVER TO RIVER FESTIVAL 2013 <br /> <br /><b>JAMES MADDOCK</b> <br /> <br />Thursday, June 27, 2013 <br />12:30pm <br /> <br />One New York Plaza <br />(Water St. between <br />Whitehall & Broad Sts.) <br /> <br />British-born James Maddock first gained notoriety in the US as leader of the band, Wood. Their album, <i>Songs From Stamford Hill</i>, produced the Top 5 hit, “Stay You,” which included in a <i>Dawson’s Creek</i> soundtrack, and remains a fan favorite more than a decade after it was released. As a solo artist, Maddock has released <i>Sunrise On Avenue C</i>, winner of the 2010/11 NY Music Award for “Best Americana Album;” <i>Wake Up and Dream</i>, named one of the top albums of 2011 by a WFUV Listener’s Poll; and <i>Another Life</i>, his newest work released May 2013. Maddock has become a mainstay on non-commercial and satellite radio and continues to tour extensively. event_426 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/new_york/one_new_york_plaza/event_427.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/6163/hmb.jpg" /> <br /> <br />RIVER TO RIVER FESTIVAL 2013 <br /> <br /><b>HUNGRY MARCH BAND</b> <br /> <br />Thursday, July 11, 2013 <br />12:30pm <br /> <br />One New York Plaza <br />(Water St. between <br />Whitehall & Broad Sts.) <br /> <br />Roaring out of Brooklyn comes the Hungry March Band (HMB), New York City’s legendary brass ensemble that embodies the spirit of city streets with their inimitable brass sound and inspired eclectic dance. Founded in 1997 for the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, HMB has shared their creativity with audiences around the United States, South America, and Europe, where they’ve been enveloped into a longstanding community of brass bands. Their planned and spontaneous performances have included guerilla art events, mermaid parades, rural raves, European jazz and circus festivals, subway parties, eccentric weddings, community affairs, protests, high art events, and many other forays into the territories of free spirit. event_427 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/new_york/one_new_york_plaza/event_428.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/6159/jw.jpg" /> <br /> <br /><b>JAIME CORYN WOODS</b> <br /> <br />Thursday, July 25, 2013 <br />12:30pm <br /> <br />One New York Plaza <br />(Water St. between <br />Whitehall & Broad Sts.) <br /> <br />Quickly moving up through the ranks of young vocalists, Jaime Coryn Woods is an artist to look out for. Hailing from Chicago where she discovered her musical side within the gospel scene, she migrated East to study at the Berklee College of Music. She has since performed up and down the coast, sharing the stage with the likes of Bilal, Jennah Bell, Lalah Hathaway, and poetry collective The Strivers Row, as well as taking a trip to West Africa to perform with artist Sara Mitaru. event_428 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/new_york/300_madison/event_432.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/6139/sax.jpg" /> <br /> <br /><b><i>THE JAZZ SAXOPHONE</i></b> <br /> <br />Friday, June 21, 2013 <br />12, 12:30 & 1pm <br />(15-minute performances) <br /> <br />300 Madison Avenue <br />Lobby <br /> <br />Arts Brookfield celebrates Make Music New York 2013 with an afternoon honoring the jazz saxophone! New York City – Mecca for the saxophone – is where Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Charlie Parker, Albert Ayler, Jimmy Heath, and others came as unknowns and made their own unique contributions to the greatness of jazz, and in the process became legendary giants of the idiom. Some of the hippest voices of today’s jazz shine over three 15-minute solo sets at six different locations. Bring a lunch, join the musical journey, and experience a unique adventure that could only happen in New York City. event_432 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/new_york/_245_park/event_431.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/6153/sax.jpg" /> <br /> <br /><b><i>THE JAZZ SAXOPHONE</i></b> <br /> <br />Friday, June 21, 2013 <br />12, 12:30 & 1pm <br />(15-minute performances) <br /> <br />245 Park Avenue <br />Lexington Ave. side <br /> <br />Arts Brookfield celebrates Make Music New York 2013 with an afternoon honoring the jazz saxophone! New York City – Mecca for the saxophone – is where Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Charlie Parker, Albert Ayler, Jimmy Heath, and others came as unknowns and made their own unique contributions to the greatness of jazz, and in the process became legendary giants of the idiom. Some of the hippest voices of today’s jazz shine over three 15-minute solo sets at six different locations. Bring a lunch, join the musical journey, and experience a unique adventure that could only happen in New York City. event_431 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/new_york/zuccotti_park/event_430.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/6157/sax.jpg" /> <br /> <br />RIVER TO RIVER FESTIVAL 2013 <br /> <br /><b><i>THE JAZZ SAXOPHONE</i></b> <br /> <br />Friday, June 21, 2013 <br />12, 12:30 & 1pm <br />(15-minute performances) <br /> <br />Zuccotti Park <br />Broadway & Liberty St. <br /> <br />Arts Brookfield celebrates Make Music New York 2013 with an afternoon honoring the jazz saxophone! New York City – Mecca for the saxophone – is where Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Charlie Parker, Albert Ayler, Jimmy Heath, and others came as unknowns and made their own unique contributions to the greatness of jazz, and in the process became legendary giants of the idiom. Some of the hippest voices of today’s jazz shine over three 15-minute solo sets at six different locations. Bring a lunch, join the musical journey, and experience a unique adventure that could only happen in New York City. event_430 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/new_york/zuccotti_park/event_205.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/3501/Zuccotti Park_460x187_event.jpg" /> <br /> <br /><b>PUBLIC ART</b> <br />Mark di Suvero <br /><i>Joie de Vivre</i> <br /> <br />Zuccotti Park <br />Broadway & Liberty St. <br /> <br />Mark di Suvero's "Joie de Vivre" anchors the southeast corner of Zuccotti Park, located near One Liberty Plaza at Broadway and Liberty Street. The 70-foot-tall sculpture was donated to New York City by Agnes Gund, president of the Museum of Modern Art, and her husband Daniel Shapiro. Originally set in Tribeca at the Holland Tunnel rotary, it has been exhibited in Paris at the Esplanade des Invalides, near Pont Alexandre II bridge and at Storm King Center, New York. <br /> <br />In 2006 Brookfield Properties undertook an $8 million renovation of the lower Manhattan public plaza, formerly called Liberty Plaza Park, and “Joie de Vivre” assumed it’s new prominent location. Di Suvero and his wife Kate Levin, attended the opening ceremony for Zuccotti Park, renamed in honor of John Zuccotti, US Chairman of Brookfield Properties. event_205