Past Performances

  • Eat the Document: An Album Release Event

    Eat the Document: An Album Release Event

    May 8 at 7 PM
    Rudolf Nureyev Studio

    Join us to celebrate the live album release of Eat the Document, an opera by John Glover and Kelley Rourke, based on the acclaimed novel by Dana Spiotta.

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  • Tapestries

    Tapestries

    Directed and Choreographed by Suzzanne Ponomarenko
    April 23 and 24 at 7 PM
    World Premiere Commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts
    Jerome Robbins Theater

    Tapestries is an evening-length dance theatre piece told through the curious narrative of the Unicorn Tapestries (1495–1505) and a queer reimagining of Ukrainian folklore.

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  • Fiesta Flamenca

    Fiesta Flamenca

    March 4 and 5 at 7 PM
    World Premiere
    Howard Gilman Performance Space

    Fiesta Flamenca at Baryshnikov Arts is inspired by the origins of flamenco in café cantantes, placing the musicians and dancers among the audience.

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  • Ex Machina

    Ex Machina

    Clara Yang, Piano
    Xuan, Visuals
    May 11 at 7 PM
    New York Premiere
    Jerome Robbins Theater

    Pianist Clara Yang and visual artist Xuan combine artistic forces in a multimedia performance that explores the evolving relationship between humanity and technology.

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  • An Evening of New Work

    An Evening of New Work

    Choreographed by Aszure Barton and Benjamin Millepied
    October 29, 30 at 7 PM
    World Premiere commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts
    Jerome Robbins Theater

    To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Baryshnikov Arts, Mikhail Baryshnikov has invited Aszure Barton and Benjamin Millepied back to Baryshnikov Arts Center to choreograph an evening of new work.

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  • Of Dishes and Dreams

    Of Dishes and Dreams

    Choreographed by Keerati Jinakunwiphat
    October 16, 17, and 18 at 7 PM
    World Premiere commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts
    Jerome Robbins Theater

    Of Dishes and Dreams is a new evening-length creation choreographed by Keerati Jinakunwiphat. Inspired by her experiences growing up in a family-run Thai restaurant, Jinakunwiphat explores service, synergy, and the balance between order and chaos.

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  • FIGARO/FAGGOTS

    figaro/faggots

    Conceived, Directed, and Choreographed by Kevin Carillo
    From texts by Larry Kramer
    Music by W.A. Mozart
    September 25, 26, and 27 at 7 PM, September 27 at 2 PM
    World Premiere Commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts
    Jerome Robbins Theater

    Based on the Novel Faggots and Other Literary Works by Larry Kramer. Inspired by the Opera Le Nozze di Figaro by W.A. Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte

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  • Music by Silvestrov and Shostakovich

    Music by Silvestrov and Shostakovich

    Ettore Causa, Viola
    Boris Berman, Piano
    December 9 at 7 PM
    New York Premiere
    Jerome Robbins Theater

    Sonata for Viola and Piano by Shostakovich is performed to mark 50 years since its creation and 50 years since the composer’s death.

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  • Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons

    Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons

    Baryshnikov Arts | Orchestra of St. Luke’s
    A Joint 20th and 50th Anniversary Concert
    May 8 at 7 PM

    Jerome Robbins Theater

    An evening-length immersive co-production celebrates two milestone anniversaries—Orchestra of St. Luke’s 50th and Baryshnikov Arts’ 20th—with Vivaldi’s iconic The Four Seasons, interspersed with recorded sounds of nature, Angélica Negrón’s Marejada, and Anna Clyne’s Woman Holding a Balance. Program to include: VIVALDI: The Four…

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  • SISSY

    SISSY

    Written, Choreographed, and Directed by Celia Rowlson-Hall
    Featuring Lucas Hedges, Ida Saki, Marisa Tomei, and Zoë Winters
    With Jesse Kovarsky, Nando Morland, Aliza Russell, Jacob Thoman, and Jacob Warren
    April 24, 25, and 26 at 7 PM, April 26 at 3 PM
    World Premiere
    Jerome Robbins Theater

    SISSY is a modern-day reimagining of Sisyphus, expressed through dance and explored from a female perspective, taking place between the worlds of a theater and a miles-long rock quarry.

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  • A Mother

    A Mother

    Written by Neena Beber
    Co-conceived by Neena Beber and Jessica Hecht
    Featuring Jessica Hecht, Delilah Napier, Zane Pais, Fergie Philippe, and Portia
    Directed by Maria Mileaf
    Choreographed by Shura Baryshnikov
    Music by Mustapha Khan, William Kenneth Vaughan, and Norman “Skip” Burns
    March 29–April 13
    World Premiere
    Jerome Robbins Theater

    A MOTHER is a groundbreaking theatrical event that not only pays homage to Brecht’s powerful, seldom-performed play, but also breathes new life into it through a contemporary lens.

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  • Ages of the moon

    Ages of the Moon

    Written by Sam Shepard
    Read by Steve Buscemi and Aidan Quinn
    January 24, 25 at 7 PM and January 26 at 3 PM
    Event Has Passed
    Jerome Robbins Theater

    NEW SHOW ADDED JANUARY 26. Sam Shepard’s Ages of the Moon, with acclaimed actors Steve Buscemi and Aidan Quinn, is the tale of a 40-year friendship and all of its shenanigans, including a few shocking revelations.

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  • In Conversation with Merce: New Arrangements

    In Conversation with Merce: New Arrangements

    Beach Birds / Signals / XOVER / Suite for Two
    June 18 at 7 PM

    Jerome Robbins Theater

    This program presents four dances, one on film and three performed live. Each is an arrangement of material drawn from larger works choreographed by Merce Cunningham, offering an opportunity to revisit and reimagine iconic work spanning five decades. This is the third in…

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  • jakob & imani

    jakob & imani

    October 3 from 12–3 and 4–7 PM
    Commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts and the Hudson Yards Hell’s Kitchen Alliance
    Bella Abzug Park, Hudson Yards

    With support from the Hudson Yards Hell’s Kitchen Alliance, Baryshnikov Arts will premiere jakob & imani, a performance art piece created by choreographer Imani Gaudin and visual artist Jakob Vitale.

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  • Woolgathering

    Woolgathering

    October 23, 24 at 7 PM & October 21 at 6 PM: Fall Fête
    World premiere commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts
    Jerome Robbins Theater

    Baryshnikov Arts commissions the world premiere of Woolgathering, an evening-length work directed and composed by Oliver Tompkins Ray and inspired by singer-songwriter Patti Smith’s book, Woolgathering.

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  • ORIGINS

    Origins

    November 14, 15, 16 at 7 PM
    World premiere commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts
    Jerome Robbins Theater

    Built around the ideas of origins and personal mythology, the work will explore genesis moments. Each of the artists involved has a particular and impactful moment where they started pursuing one direction in their life, and their world was changed by a singular…

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  • Charles Overton Group

    Charles Overton Group

    December 5, 6, 7 at 7 PM

    Howard Gilman Performance Space

    Harpist Charles Overton presents a program of original compositions and arrangements of jazz standards in his first run of shows as a band leader in New York City.

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  • STAGED

    STAGED

    November 1–14
    World premiere commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts
    A Digital Presentation

    What happens to an “American Gothic” under the weight of a curtain that never falls? What is at stake if we decide to play the wrong role? What is your cue to enter the scene?

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  • 4 | 2 | 3

    Baye & Asa

    March 28, 29, 30
    Dance | World Premiere Commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts
    Jerome Robbins Theater

    March 28-30: Using the Riddle of the Sphinx as an allegorical structure, 4/ 2/ 3 is a new piece that focuses on the generational impacts of Climate Change.

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  • Shifting Ground

    Shifting Ground

    April 25, 26, 27

    Jerome Robbins Theater

    April 25-27: Solo violin and violin/electronics by Bach and composers of other eras are woven together to form a program with dramatic arc, flow, and scope.

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  • Jupiter’s Journey to the Earth

    Jupiter’s Journey to the Earth

    May 10 at 7pm, May 11 at 2pm & 6pm, May 12 at 2pm
    Opera | World Premiere
    Jerome Robbins Theater

    May 10-12: A new production of Jupiter’s Journey to the Earth, Haydn’s family-friendly puppet opera based on Ovid’s Metamorphoses.

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  • ABHIPSAA—a seeking

    ABHIPSAA—A Seeking

    Choreographed by Bijayini Satpathy
    September 21–22 at 7 PM
    World Premiere
    Jerome Robbins Theater

    Celebrated Odissi artist Bijayini Satpathy makes her choreographic debut with ABHIPSAA — a seeking. In four choreographic works, Satpathy expands the parameters of formal and representational norms of the Odissi tradition through both narrative and non-narrative dances, reimagining classical Odissi forms through a…

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