New York Events for the Week of 1/10
Through January 12
Urban Rituals, a new exhibit by the students at the School of Visual Arts, tackles the topics of current global conditions and human relationships to urban environments. Featured artists include Rachel Barrett, Brittany Bartley, Soo Jin Chung, and Felix Gephart.
Through January 12 (8 pm)
New York City Ballet presents the return of their hit show Jewels after its premiere 40 years ago at the Lincoln Center Theatre. It’s the world’s first plotless, full-length ballet and it focuses on “…capturing the intrinsic qualities of emeralds, rubies, and diamonds in order to shine a brilliant light on French romanticism, American neoclassicism, and Russian classical tradition.”
Saturday, January 12 (8 pm)
Attention all music nuts! The opening festivities of the New York Guitar Festival is celebrated by a tribute to Bob Dylan’s “Royal Albert Hall” May 17th, 1966 concert. This event is free to the public and includes star performers such as Laura Cantrell, Oakley Hall, and Stevie Jackson (of Belle & Sebastian).
January 9-12
The Japan Society is hosting an exhibition of Japanese Contemporary Artists in New York entitled “Making a Home” this weekend, along with their annual Contemporary Dance Showcase, featuring outstanding cutting-edge dance.
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