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RISE: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now
Jeff Yang and Phil Yu, coauthors of the New York Times bestseller “RISE: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now” and hosts of the acclaimed podcast THEY CALL US BRUCE will be recording an evening of live podcasts with guests who’ll share their recollections of Asian America in the Nineties, 2000s and 2010s, and their reflections of what’s changed today, in food, fashion, entertainment and technology. Guests feature award winning food writer Agnes Chung Talde, Top Chef Dale Talde, JoySauce deputy editor in chief Frankie Huang, stylist and costume designer Minji Kim, writer and comedian Karen Chee, VC and AsianAvenue.com founder Ben Sun, and tech observer and Glitch CEO Anil Dash.
Can we make sense of chaos?
Fans of astrology know that when the planet Saturn returns to its location at the time of one’s birth, usually every 29 years, we experience a time of life marked by upheaval, major change and the feeling of chaos. Navigate an artistic crossing of these turbulent waters with host and pianist Eunbi Kim performing music by Sophia Jani and Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), astrologer Jonathan Koe aka Nate Qi, and electronic flutist Gina Izzo aka ladyybirdd and drummer Wen-Ting Wu. You may even go home with your own tarot reading…
Pianist Eunbi Kim and her guests take the audience through a musical dialogue on the themes of motherhood, home, play, and chaos in her intimate series “It Feels Like.”
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Two performances remain. Tickets are $10: bit.ly/3swbMpS
What does it mean to be a mom? Do moms really have super powers?
Being a mom is complicated…and having a mom is complicated too. In this interactive and intimate episode, host pianist Eunbi Kim and guests shower the audience with reflections ranging from the madcap to the mournful, and the familiar to the foreign. Kim performs the world premiere of Pauchi Sasaki’s Mother’s Hand, Healing Hand with violinist Lauren Cauley and cellist Wick Simmons. Later in the program, Kim is joined by guests including the zany musical comedy duo Slanty Eyed Mama, and violinist, author and mom Rebecca Fischer
Bold English post-punk/art-rock band Porridge Radio members Dana Margolin and Sam Yardley play a stripped-down set, showcasing music from their forthcoming album, Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky, Live in The Greene Space.
Get Lit with All Of It
Get Lit is back in The Greene Space! All of It host Alison Stewart continues her book club series IN PERSON with The Candy House by Jennifer Egan. Grammy-winner and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer Steve Earle stops by for a musical performance.
Luna Composition Lab is “changing the playing field” for young artists (The New Yorker). Launched in 2016 by composers Missy Mazzoli and Ellen Reid with the Kaufman Music Center, Luna Lab elevates underrepresented voices in the world of classical music by providing mentorship and resources for young female, non-binary, and gender nonconforming composers across the country. The impact of Luna Lab is reverberating through concert halls and classrooms throughout the U.S. Its alumni are making their mark in the composition field, with numerous awards and honors as well as commissions from professional ensembles. Luna Lab celebrates its talented alumni in the first ever Alumni Showcase, featuring musicians from the International Contemporary Ensemble. Nia Franklin hosts the event.
On #TransDayofVisibility, check out Trans Bodies, Trans Choices created by Emmy and Peabody Award winner Imara Jones and her organization TransLash:
https://bit.ly/3uLMeFw
Imara was one of our 2020-2021 artists in residence and the vital conversations she led about trans lives still resonate today. If you missed her Greene Space series Lives at Stake, check out a preview below and watch the full series on our YouTube channel:
https://bit.ly/3JWXN3l.
Join us for the 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grants announcement ceremony hosted by WQXR's Elliott Forrest, livestreamed from @The Greene Space at WNYC & WQXR . Performances by this year's recipients follow the announcement. Since the first Career Grants were awarded in 1976, there have been 166 Career Grant recipients. Past awardees include pianist Yuja Wang, violinist Augustin Hadelich, and flutist Demarre McGill.
Avery Fisher Career Grants are designed to give professional assistance and recognition to talented instrumentalists and chamber ensembles who the Recommendation Board and Executive Committee of the Avery Fisher Artist Program believe to have great potential for major careers. The Avery Fisher Artist Program is committed to all forms of diversity, with recipients chosen based on outstanding artistic merit. Additional information at
www.averyfisherartistprogram.org.
Throughout Women’s History month, we’ve been reflecting on the legacy of trailblazing female artists, musicians, performers, and journalists. In 2015, Misty Copeland came to the space and joined dance legends Raven Wilkinson and Carmen de Lavallade in conversation shortly after her history-making promotion to principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre.
Watch the full conversation here: youtu.be/cfytyTRmarI
Lara Downes examines Scott Joplin’s music, telling the story of what brought him to NYC, what he found here, the sad final chapter of his life and the transformative impact of his legacy. Lara is joined by author and cultural commentator John McWhorter for an intimate evening of music and conversation about Joplin’s New York, a century of progress, and the contradictions that shape our American life. All tickets $25: bit.ly/3vSPaCo
