The island’s first performances, by Broadway Inspirational Voices choir, were post-pandemic catharsis for both the singers and the audience. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Culture (Arts)”
Juneteenth: 7 Events for Celebrating the Holiday in New York
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2021
On Saturday, many of the city’s cultural venues are holding performances and parties to mark the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Source: New York Times
Honoring Black History on Juneteenth
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
A day of celebration and lamentation, with events across New York. Source: New York Times
New York Is Getting $22 Billion in Federal Aid. How Should It Be Spent?
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
Business leaders warn the mayor that an influx of aid could be squandered on short-term programs that won’t help the unemployed. Source: New York Times
Lines Never Felt So Good: Crowds Herald New York’s Reopening
By Gotham Rex on May 31, 2021
Museums broke attendance records, movie theaters sold out and jazz fans packed clubs on a Memorial Day weekend that felt far removed from the prior year’s pandemic traumas. Source: New York Times
NYC Plans $25 Million Program to Put Artists Back to Work
By Gotham Rex on May 6, 2021
The move is intended to support artists whose income plummeted during the pandemic and who have clamored for government relief. Source: New York Times
How Scott Rudin Wielded Power in Show Business
By Gotham Rex on April 24, 2021
For decades, the producer has cultivated and castigated people at all levels of entertainment. Now his past is catching up with him. Source: New York Times
Allon Schoener, 95, Dies; Curator Caught in Furor Over ‘Harlem’ Show
By Gotham Rex on April 23, 2021
His “Harlem on My Mind” exhibit at the Met museum in 1969 drew protests for not including works by Black artists. But since then it’s been reconsidered. Source: New York Times
A New York Intellectual Bastion Finds a New Home
By Gotham Rex on April 15, 2021
The New York Institute for the Humanities, founded in 1977 as a venue for cross-disciplinary conversation, is moving to the New York Public Library. Source: New York Times
The Church, an Arts Center in Sag Harbor, Is Opening
By Gotham Rex on April 8, 2021
Starting April 15, daily tours of the center, founded by Eric Fischl and April Gornik, will be offered Thursdays through Mondays. Source: New York Times
David McCabe, Who Photographed Warhol Becoming Warhol, Dies at 80
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2021
In 1964, he began following the artist around New York and chronicling his exploits. His photographs finally saw the light of day four decades later. Source: New York Times
The Shed Plans to Reopen for Covid-Tested Audiences
By Gotham Rex on March 10, 2021
Renée Fleming, Michelle Wolf, Kelsey Lu and the New York Philharmonic will perform in April for limited audiences. Source: New York Times
New York City’s Arts and Recreation Employment Down 66%, Report Says
By Gotham Rex on February 25, 2021
The New York State comptroller’s office details the effects of the pandemic’s devastation and says a full recovery would be made only with government assistance. Source: New York Times
New York’s Pop-Up Concerts Kick Off With Jazz at a Vaccination Site
By Gotham Rex on February 21, 2021
The musician Jon Batiste led a band through the Javits Center to begin half a year of unannounced performances throughout the state. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Announces Pop-Up Performances Across New York
By Gotham Rex on February 9, 2021
“NY PopsUp” will kick off Feb. 20 and run through Labor Day. Source: New York Times