by: Murrye Bernard Assoc. AIA LEED AP
The connections among architecture, art, dance, and theater have long been contemplated, but this summer offers you three different opportunities to experience them for yourself.
THE BILBAO EFFECT
05.12.10 through 06.05.10
Written by Oren Safdie and presented by The Center for Architecture, this play puts contemporary architecture on trial. It tackles issues that New Yorkers have hotly debated recently following the controversy behind the redevelopment for the Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn, and explores whether architecture has become more of an art than a profession — and at what point do the ethics of one violate the other.
For more information: http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/shows/the-bilbao-effect_166742/
Architecture of Dance
05.02.10 through 06.27.10
The New York City Ballet Company’s 2010 Spring Season features sets by Santiago Calatrava, FAIA; this is his first foray into theatrical design.
For more information: http://www.nycballet.com/aod/
BUILDING CHARACTERS
05.16.10 through 06.05.10
The Resonance Ensemble’s 2010 season features two plays, THE GLASS HOUSE by June Finfer, and Henrik Ibsen’s THE MASTER BUILDER. The design and building of Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House and Philip Johnson’s Glass House is the background for THE GLASS HOUSE, exploring the epic conflict between artist and patron. THE MASTER BUILDER tells the story of a revered but aging architect who is haunted by painful memories and fears of the future.
For more information: http://www.ResonanceEnsemble.org/