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Silent Films with Live Music at Brookfield Place

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Silent Films with Live Music at Brookfield Place

 

Arts Brookfield brings back the acclaimed Silent Films / Live Music series, curated by WNYC’s John Schaefer. Experience three unforgettable evenings of classic silent film screenings accompanied by live music. 

FiDi Families Insiders: The event is being promoted by giving away freshly popped popcorn Today, February, January 29 at 5:30 pm.

Performance Schedule — all films start at 7:30 pm 


Wednesday, January 30: The Kid (1921) with Marc Ribot
In Charlie Chaplin’s first full-length film as a director, Chaplin plays a petty criminal who finds and raises an abandoned baby as his own.
The score for The Kid was commissioned by the New York Guitar Festival and premiered at Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall in January 2010. 

Thursday, January 31: Nosferatu (1922) with Irene and Linda Buckley (US Premiere)
Directed by F. W. Murnau, Nosferatu continues to be one of the most influential horror films of all time featuring actor Max Schreck as the iconic vampire villain Count Orlok.

Friday, February 1: Underworld (1927) with Alloy Orchestra
Josef von Sternberg’s crime drama Underworld helped launch an American obsession with the organized crime-heist movie genre after winning the Oscar for best screenplay at the very first Academy Awards in 1927.  

 

Location: 230 Vesey Street – Brookfield Place

Age(s): All ages welcome

Cost: FREE!

For more information visit their website, HERE

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ON LOVE: The Art of Lines, Shapes & Symbols at Brookfield Place

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Four extraordinary artists will create large-scale calligraphic paintings on these windows around the poetic theme of love. The artists from Iran, Japan, India, and the United States will use words, letters, shapes and symbols from their respective languages and alphabets to explore the linguistic and artistic connections to calligraphy. Over two weeks the artists will produce a magnificent temporary art installation, encouraging the public to watch as it’s being crafted.

After one artist finishes, the next artist will begin. At the end of the second week, the windows will be transformed into works of art, and will display the beauty of love through words, letters, art, and symbols.

Dates:
4/17 – 18: Mehdi Saeedi, Iran
4/19 – 20: Masako Inkyo, Japan
4/24 – 25: Rupy C. Tut, India
4/26 – 27: ROSTARR, USA

Time: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Location: 230 Vesey Street — Brookfield Place

Age(s): All

Cost: Free

For performance & workshop schedule, visit their website HERE

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Pictures Under the Palms at Brookfield Place – FREE Indoor Film Series

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Pictures Under the Palms at Brookfield Place - FREE Indoor Film Series

If last week’s arctic weather was any indication, we’re in for a few months of perfect movie weather. Skip the at-home Netflix and come chill with comfy furniture, free popcorn and a pre-film DJ set followed by an eclectic selection of blockbuster hits and indie favorites (including winter olympic-inspired picks)! 

Arts Brookfield has listened to New York’s cinema lovers and is bringing back the Pictures Under the Palms series to the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place beginning Tuesday, January 23 and running on the following consecutive Tuesdays through February 27. 

FILM SCHEDULE: 
Tuesday, January 23: Wonder Woman (2017) + DJ set by Tim Martell
Tuesday, January 30: Mamma Mia! + DJ set by Cornell McIntosh
Tuesday, February 6: Rebel Without A Cause + DJ set by Tim Martell
 
People’s Choice: Winter Olympic-inspired Sports Films (Winners announced 2/6) 
Tuesday, February 13: Bronze Winner + DJ set by Cornell McIntosh
Tuesday, February 20: Silver Winner + DJ set by Cornell McIntosh
Tuesday, February 27: Gold Winner + DJ set by Tim Martell

Date: Tuesday, January 23rd (Tuesday’s until February 27th)

Time: 5:15pm doors; 7pm movie

Location: 230 Vesey Street

Age: All ages welcomed

Price: Free!

For more information please visit their website HERE.

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Grace-ful Ice In Midtown

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Grace-ful Ice In Midtown

Grace-ful Ice In Midtown. Head north on the subway, and enjoy some wintery art as a frozen t-rex, pterosaur, and other dinosaurs take over Midtown at Grace Plaza. We know this event isn’t downtown, but it was too good not to share!

Arts Brookfield presents the live ice carvings created by Okamoto Studio. They will use chainsaws, chisels, and blowtorches to transform blocks of ice into towering dinosaurs and a next of dino eggs. This exhibit is free and open to the public.

Grace-ful Ice: Dinosaurs is an annual exhibition presented by Arts Brookfield. Other NYC holiday events include Luminaries, The Nutcracker by New York Theatre Ballet, and a newly designed Santa’s Winter Wonderland. 

Okamoto Studios was founded in 2003 by a father and son from Alaska. They are recognized for their fresh and modern ice art. Their work has been featured in The Huffington Post, Time Out New York, The Wall Street Journal, and on The Martha Stewart Show and Iron Chef.  This is their fifth holiday season with Arts Brookfield at Grace Plaza.  

Date: Monday, December 14th and Tuesday, December 15th [Read more…] about Grace-ful Ice In Midtown

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60X60 Dance

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60X60 Dance

60X60 Dance. 60 dance ensembles will perform 60 one-minute dances set to world-premiere music by 60 different composers in the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place. The event will showcase works by NYC’s leading artists. The featured dance artists include Pauline Oliveros, Annea Lockwood, Eve Beglarian, Gene Pritsker, and Steve Betts.

Tis free free performance is part of the Vox Novus Festival. This year celebrates Vox Novus’s 15th anniversary as a new music producer, presenter, and promoter. Enjoy a mix of dance styles from classical to modern. 

Date: Friday, October 23rd [Read more…] about 60X60 Dance

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