January 30, 2025

Baryshnikov / Taylor, '94

January 30, 2025/ Jon Gartenberg

Tomorrow, January 31st, the Jerome Robbins Dance Division will present its 2025 Dance Symposium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. This year's Symposium will offer a day-long exploration of Mikhail Baryshnikov and his legacy, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his arrival to the United States from the Soviet Union. GME pays tribute to Baryshnikov with this suite of photographs taken by Jack Mitchell, which capture Baryshnikov dancing with Paul Taylor before performing with his dance company in October 1994.

Paul Taylor Dance by Jack Mitchell

November 19, 2024/ Jon Gartenberg

This month, the Paul Taylor Dance Company is presenting a series of dances at Lincoln Center under the artistic direction of Michael Novak. This series includes two world premieres by resident choreographer Lauren Lovette, a world premiere by Robert Battle, and ten dances by founder Paul Taylor. To mark the occasion, GME reflects on a series of photographs of Taylor's dance company taken by Jack Mitchell, spanning the 1960s to the mid-1990s.

Naughty Films at the Library: Avant-Garde Works in the NYPL's Reserve Film and Video Collection

September 18, 2024/ Jon Gartenberg

Thursday, September 19th, at 5:30pm at the Bruno Walter Auditorium in the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. Curator Jon Gartenberg, in collaboration with NYPL Film Collection Specialist Elena Rossi-Snook, will present a program of avant-garde films from the Library's Reserve Film and Video Collection that deals with sex and censorship. After the screening, Gartenberg and Rossi-Snook will discuss the history and interpretation of these rarely-screened works. This event is free to attend and can be RSVPed here.

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