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4/30/24 O&A NYC DANCE REVIEW: The Martha Graham Dance Company

By OutandAboutnycmag April 30, 2024 April 30, 2024 By Walter Rutledge, Choreography, Dance, Dance Review, Dance Theatre, Event, History, Out and About NYC Magazine, Video

By Walter Rutledge

The Martha Graham Dance Company presented their 98^th season April 17 thru 20^th at New York City Center. The season offered only four performances featuring works by Agnes DeMille, Martha Graham, Jamar Roberts and Hofesh Shechter. The Thursday night program featured two Graham masterworks Rite of Spring (1984) and her icon Appalachian Spring (1944) and We The People, a new work by Roberts. The audience was treated to a season of live music (a former dance staple now a luxury) by the Mannes Orchestra and the Gabe Witcher Sextet. Continue reading

Tagged Agnes DeMille, Alessio Crognale-Roberts, Appalachian Spring (1944), By Walter Rutledge, Chosen One (Marzia Memoli), Dance Review, Dance Review By Walter Rutledge, Dance Theater, Devin Loh, Event, Gabe Witcher Sextet, History, Hofesh Shechter, Jamar Roberts, Leonide Massine, Leslie Andrea Williams, Lloyd Knight, Louvre Museum, Mannes Orchestra, Martha Graham, Martha Graham Dance Company, Marzia Memoli, Meagan King, New York City Center, Out and About NYC Magazine, Rite of Spring, Romare Bearden, Shaman (Lloyd Knight), So Young An, We The People

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12/3/15 O&A NYC DANCE: Linda Celeste Sims- Pure Light

By OutandAboutnycmag December 3, 2015 August 1, 2025 Black Facts, Black History, By Walter Rutledge, Choreography, Dance, Dance History, Dance Review, Out and About NYC Magazine

By Walter Rutledge

Outstanding performers have always been the hallmark of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Dancers that consistently test the technical and artistic boundaries of modern dance remain a fundamental part of founder Alvin Ailey’s continuing legacy. Artists Carmen DeLavalallade, Dudley Williams, Judith Jamison, Miguel Godreau, Linda Kent, Sara Yarborough, Sarita Allen, Gary deLoatch, Desmond Richardson, and Renee Robinson all possessed an innate ability beyond technique, a God given gift that unfortunately cannot be taught. When the stage lights hit these special individuals it is refracted into dazing, flawless, pure light that pulls you in… moth to flame. Celeste Linda Sims is pure light. Continue reading

Tagged Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Antonio Douthit-Boyd, By Walter Rutledge, Carmen DeLavalallade, Celeste Linda Sims, Chroma, Desmond Richardson, Dudley Williams, Fix Me Jesus, Gary deLoatch, Judith Jamison, Linda Kent, Miguel Godreau, Out and About NYC Magazine, Pas de Duke, Renee Robinson, Revelations, Ronald K Brown’s Grace, Sara Yarborough, Sarita Allen, Walter Rutledge, Wayne McGregor

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1Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

2Dance of The Village Elders at St. Phillips Church from 2:30 am to 3:30 am
Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

3Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Dance of the Village Elders - R.A.I.N. Neried from 10:30 am to 11:30 am

4Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

5Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sanctuary from 5:00 pm to 12:00 am

6Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

7Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

8Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

9Dance of The Village Elders at St. Phillips Church from 2:30 am to 3:30 am
Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

10Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Dance of the Village Elders - R.A.I.N. Neried from 10:30 am to 11:30 am

11Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

12Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sanctuary from 5:00 pm to 12:00 am

13Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

14Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

15Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

16Dance of The Village Elders at St. Phillips Church from 2:30 am to 3:30 am
Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

17Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Dance of the Village Elders - R.A.I.N. Neried from 10:30 am to 11:30 am

18Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

19Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sanctuary from 5:00 pm to 12:00 am

20Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

21Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

22Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

23Dance of The Village Elders at St. Phillips Church from 2:30 am to 3:30 am
Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

24Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Dance of the Village Elders - R.A.I.N. Neried from 10:30 am to 11:30 am

25Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

26Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sanctuary from 5:00 pm to 12:00 am

27Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

28Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

29Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

30Dance of The Village Elders at St. Phillips Church from 2:30 am to 3:30 am
Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

31Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Dance of the Village Elders - R.A.I.N. Neried from 10:30 am to 11:30 am

Today’s Events
- Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the SensesIris van Herpen: Sculpting the SensesTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
  A pioneer in the use of new technologies, Van Herpen transcends conventional clothing norms while embracing both traditional couture artisanship and innovative techniques. Ranging from the micro to the macro, the exhibition explores the body’s place in space, its relationship to clothing and its environment, and its future in a rapidly changing world. Brooklyn Musiem of Art
  Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor
- Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowGuggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
  The show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop. 1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
- The Met’s Arts of AfricaThe Met’s Arts of AfricaTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
  The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time. The Met Fifth Avenue
  1000 Fifth Avenue
  New York, NY 10028
  Phone: 212-535-7710
- Dance of the Village Elders - R.A.I.N. NeriedDance of the Village Elders - R.A.I.N. NeriedTime: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
  A dance and wellness classes design for Older Adults taught by Walter Rutledge 720 Nereid Ave, Bronx, NY 10466
Upcoming Events
- July 4, 2026
  - Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the SensesIris van Herpen: Sculpting the SensesTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    A pioneer in the use of new technologies, Van Herpen transcends conventional clothing norms while embracing both traditional couture artisanship and innovative techniques. Ranging from the micro to the macro, the exhibition explores the body’s place in space, its relationship to clothing and its environment, and its future in a rapidly changing world. Brooklyn Musiem of Art
    Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor
  - Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowGuggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop. 1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
  - The Met’s Arts of AfricaThe Met’s Arts of AfricaTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time. The Met Fifth Avenue
    1000 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10028
    Phone: 212-535-7710
- July 5, 2026
  - Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the SensesIris van Herpen: Sculpting the SensesTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    A pioneer in the use of new technologies, Van Herpen transcends conventional clothing norms while embracing both traditional couture artisanship and innovative techniques. Ranging from the micro to the macro, the exhibition explores the body’s place in space, its relationship to clothing and its environment, and its future in a rapidly changing world. Brooklyn Musiem of Art
    Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor
  - Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowGuggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop. 1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
  - The Met’s Arts of AfricaThe Met’s Arts of AfricaTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time. The Met Fifth Avenue
    1000 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10028
    Phone: 212-535-7710
  - SanctuarySanctuaryTime: 5:00 pm - 12:00 am
    New York hottest place to be for a fun Sunday evening house music party. JD Frankie Paradise will get you moving whether you dip, twist or just strike a pose. District - 246 west 35th street
- July 6, 2026
  - Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the SensesIris van Herpen: Sculpting the SensesTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    A pioneer in the use of new technologies, Van Herpen transcends conventional clothing norms while embracing both traditional couture artisanship and innovative techniques. Ranging from the micro to the macro, the exhibition explores the body’s place in space, its relationship to clothing and its environment, and its future in a rapidly changing world. Brooklyn Musiem of Art
    Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor
  - Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowGuggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop. 1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
  - The Met’s Arts of AfricaThe Met’s Arts of AfricaTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time. The Met Fifth Avenue
    1000 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10028
    Phone: 212-535-7710
- July 7, 2026
  - Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the SensesIris van Herpen: Sculpting the SensesTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    A pioneer in the use of new technologies, Van Herpen transcends conventional clothing norms while embracing both traditional couture artisanship and innovative techniques. Ranging from the micro to the macro, the exhibition explores the body’s place in space, its relationship to clothing and its environment, and its future in a rapidly changing world. Brooklyn Musiem of Art
    Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor
  - Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowGuggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop. 1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
  - The Met’s Arts of AfricaThe Met’s Arts of AfricaTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time. The Met Fifth Avenue
    1000 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10028
    Phone: 212-535-7710
- July 8, 2026
  - Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the SensesIris van Herpen: Sculpting the SensesTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    A pioneer in the use of new technologies, Van Herpen transcends conventional clothing norms while embracing both traditional couture artisanship and innovative techniques. Ranging from the micro to the macro, the exhibition explores the body’s place in space, its relationship to clothing and its environment, and its future in a rapidly changing world. Brooklyn Musiem of Art
    Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor
  - Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowGuggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop. 1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
  - The Met’s Arts of AfricaThe Met’s Arts of AfricaTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time. The Met Fifth Avenue
    1000 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10028
    Phone: 212-535-7710
- July 9, 2026
  - Dance of The Village Elders at St. Phillips ChurchDance of The Village Elders at St. Phillips ChurchTime: 2:30 am - 3:30 am
    A dance and wellness classes design for Older Adults taught by Walter Rutledge 204 W 134th St, New York, NY 10030
  - Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the SensesIris van Herpen: Sculpting the SensesTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    A pioneer in the use of new technologies, Van Herpen transcends conventional clothing norms while embracing both traditional couture artisanship and innovative techniques. Ranging from the micro to the macro, the exhibition explores the body’s place in space, its relationship to clothing and its environment, and its future in a rapidly changing world. Brooklyn Musiem of Art
    Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor
  - Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowGuggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop. 1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
  - The Met’s Arts of AfricaThe Met’s Arts of AfricaTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time. The Met Fifth Avenue
    1000 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10028
    Phone: 212-535-7710
- July 10, 2026
  - Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the SensesIris van Herpen: Sculpting the SensesTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    A pioneer in the use of new technologies, Van Herpen transcends conventional clothing norms while embracing both traditional couture artisanship and innovative techniques. Ranging from the micro to the macro, the exhibition explores the body’s place in space, its relationship to clothing and its environment, and its future in a rapidly changing world. Brooklyn Musiem of Art
    Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor
  - Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowGuggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop. 1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
  - The Met’s Arts of AfricaThe Met’s Arts of AfricaTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time. The Met Fifth Avenue
    1000 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10028
    Phone: 212-535-7710
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    A dance and wellness classes design for Older Adults taught by Walter Rutledge 720 Nereid Ave, Bronx, NY 10466
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