NY LIVE ARTS

ABOUT
New York Live Arts is a movement-focused arts organization in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City it serves as the home of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. Its activities range from commissioning, producing, and presenting works of dance, performance and music, together with allied education programming and services for artists.
They believe that we are living in a critical moment in which the social, political, and cultural tides are changing and these challenging times call on us to convene in a central place devoted to bringing people together in exploration of our common values. 


PERFORMANCES
Madame X / The American Dream: It’s Only Business/American Overture a brand new work by Francis Patrelle @ NY Live Arts  “Madame X” Brings the famed John Singer Sargent painting to riveting life."

April 12 at 2pm / April 13 at 7 pm /  April 13 at 2pm  / April 14 at 12 pm 
Full $50 / Student, Senior $40


A Letter to My Nephew Bill T. Jones' latest dance theater work, is an intimate, impressionistic collage for nine dancers, setting a portrait of Jones’s beloved nephew Lance T. Briggs—a talented dancer who struggled with illness and addiction—against the political landscape of the present. @ State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick April 11 at 8pm

PROGRAMS
The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company is the largest and most visible program of New York Live Arts. The company, founded in 1982, tours internationally and has long been considered a leading force in contemporary dance. It has been a primary vehicle for Bill T. Jones to realize his creative vision, and is noted for its engagement with political and social issues. The company rehearses at New York Live Arts and occasionally performs there.

Live Ideas is a humanities festival presented each spring that focuses on a single topic rooted in an aspect of thinking about the body that is explored through lectures, panel discussions, performances, films and other activities.

The Randjelovic/Stryker Resident Commissioned Artist is a two-year residency for distinguished mid-career artists. The residency offers a salary and health benefits, in addition to studio space in which to develop a new work for premiere at New York Live Arts.

Live Feed is a residency program in which select artists are given opportunities to undertake explorations of a new work, possibly for later commission by Live Arts, through rehearsal time, informal studio showings and public dialogues.

Fresh Tracks is a professional development program and showcase for early-career artists. Each year five artists chosen through an open call receive 50-hours of studio time, a slot on a shared-evening bill in the Live Arts theater, and a range of professional-development sessions on the business and challenges of artistic careers.

Live Artery New York Live Arts’ dynamic platform of new and recent works by resident commissioned artists and curated guests. Presented during the annual Association of Performing Arts Professionals conference.

EDUCATION
Goal to provide education programs that target artists at all stages of their career to develop socially aware citizens and artists capable of questioning deeply and making meaningful, creative, and innovative contributions to their society and world. To support and create long-term partnerships with education organizations that have complimentary goals.

Open Classes They offer classes from open company classes that are rooted in the style of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company to master classes with Live Arts’ season artists and professional teachers including dancers in the company. Space is limited. Advance purchase is recommended. We will begin releasing spots to the wait list 5 minutes prior to the beginning of each class. No classes currently.

LIVE CORE is a creative incubator, network, and platform for artists to elevate and propel their ideas forward. Utilizing the resources of New York Live Arts, Live Core empowers artists to connect with larger audiences, raise funds to support their work, and engage with industry professionals and other Live Core artists to bolster their professional and artistic development. Putting creativity front and center, Live Core artists enliven the ecology of performance in New York City and beyond. 
https://newyorklivearts.org/program/live-core/

Enrollment in Live Core is $100 for a full year of unlimited access to the program’s offerings, including: New York Live Arts’ Fiscal Sponsorship Program / Monthly newsletter including grants and opportunities / Press; Blogger Email Lists / Priority booking on our studio calendar / Live Core professional development workshops and community events including exclusive access to dress rehearsals and studio performances / Reduced rates on New York Live Arts Workshops and master classes 

New York Live Arts’ Plus program is designed to allow mission-aligned performing arts organizations access to state-of-the-art facilities and support toward the growth of their work.

Community Dialogues An intimate conversational platform founded on the belief that cultural institutions can and should be a catalyst for societal transformation by participating in a world of ideas.

Partnership The first year of a four year partnership that brings the repertory and pedagogical and performative philosophy of the Company to LMU’s campus and the Los Angeles area. 

Company Creative Residencies creative residencies, teaching artists utilize specific Company works as the springboard to guide students to choreograph a new work. 

RENTALS
New York Live Arts’ studios are available for rehearsals, classes/workshops, auditions and informal showings. The studios are open daily from 10am-10pm and space must be booked online in advance through MindBody.


Rehearsal Rate $20/hr  //  Class/Workshop Rate $75/hr
Class/Workshop Rate (Live Core/Non-Profit / Fiscally Sponsored) $45/hr


LOCATION 
219 W 19th Street, New York, NY 10011

info@newyorklivearts.org  // 212.691.6500

Directions New York Live Arts is located at 219 West 19th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in the Chelsea district of New York City.

Subway 1 to 18th Street
2/3, F, M, L and A/C/E to 14th Street.

Three of the best (free) iPhone, Android apps to help navigate the city's mass transit
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CHELSEA NEIGHBORHOOD is known as the city’s art world center with over 200 art galleries (free! to enjoy), the large LGBTQ population, the beautiful High Line Park and Variety coffee. 


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