THE NEW SCHOOL PUBLIC PROGRAMS: PERFORMING ARTSApril-May Updates |
NEW YORK, April 4, 2011—Since its founding, The New School has brought cutting-edge artists and performers to the classroom and to the public. In keeping with this tradition, this spring The New School presents a wide array of student, faculty, and professional performances and lectures across genres, featuring some of the culture's most influential artists and thinkers. Highlights include selections from the first-ever New School Arts Festival, Illuminating Noir, which will feature events including a screening of Fargo followed by a discussion with Academy Award-winning actor Frances McDormand (April 8); a screening of Guy Madden's lost film project, Hauntings, followed by a discussion with the director (April 6); and Noir Now, a marathon series of readings and performances featuring contemporary student and professional work in the Noir vein, with appearances by poet Frank Bidart; and a discussion of Todd Haynes' recent adaptation of Mildred Pierce with the director and legendary culture critic and New School instructor Greil Marcus (April 7). Exploring the influence of another historical film genre, the continuing series Silent Clowns will feature sound-era movies that expand on the conventions of silent comedies. Screenings of Blake Edwards' The Party (April 7), and Woody Allen's Zelig (May 3), will include commentary from The Nations' Stuart Klawans and Salon's Matt Zoller Seitz, respectively. Musical programming also fills the season's calendar. Mannes The New School for Music will present Musicians for Japan (April 6), a student-organized concert of Western and Japanese classical pieces supporting the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami; and a fully staged production of Verdi's Fallstaff, under the direction of Metropolitan Opera conductor and Mannes faculty member Joseph Colaneri (May 5 and 6). Exploring music from a political angle, the graduate program in International Affairs presents A Conversation about Music and Politics: When It Hits You, You Feel No Pain, (April 27). And graduating students of The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music will give ensemble performances on April 7, 9, and 10. About The New School: Located in the heart of New York's Greenwich Village, The New School is a center of academic excellence where intellectual and artistic freedoms thrive. More than 10,200 matriculated students and 6,400 continuing education students enjoy a disciplined education supported by small class sizes, superior resources, and renowned working faculty members who practice what they teach. The New School is comprised of The New School for General Studies, The New School for Social Research, Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy, Parsons The New School for Design, Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, Mannes College The New School for Music, The New School for Drama, and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. For more information, please visit http://www.newschool.edu. EDITORS NOTE: CLICK HERE FOR A FULL LIST OF PERFORMING ARTS EVENTS AT THE NEW SCHOOL
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