These 477 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 2 at 6:30pm +1
Martha Graham Studio Theater · Theater District
A film of Martha Graham dancing her solo Lamentation once inspired three young choreographers to make short dances under strict rules, setting off a project that now approaches its twentieth anniversary. Lar Lubovitch joins Artistic Director Janet Eilber to discuss his process for a newly commissioned variation, followed by company performances.
November 3 at 12pm +10
David H. Koch Theater · Upper West Side
Score $30 no-fee rush tickets to New York City Ballet if you're 13-30. Seats are assigned at the box office's discretion and can land anywhere in the stunning Koch Theater.
Every day
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre · Manhattan
Two rivals drink a magical potion for eternal youth, then spend eternity battling with soaring duets, killer dance numbers, and gloriously petty revenge. Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard lead this gleefully macabre romp.
Every day at 3:30pm
The Museum of Modern Art · Manhattan • Free
Sarah Michelson has turned MoMA's atrium into her open studio, where she and a rotating cast of dancers live inside the question: what is dance? Expect explicit language and amplified sound as performance bleeds into pure process.
November 3 at 5pm +7
Waldorf Astoria New York · Midtown
Live painting, short films, and storytelling unfold inside the Waldorf Astoria New York as multidisciplinary artist Evi Photopoulos launches her residency with an intimate theatrical performance series.
November 3 at 7:30pm +2
Cathedral of Saint John the Divine · Morningside Heights • Tickets $65+
Visitors walk a candlelit pathway into the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine for three world premiere ballets by BalletCollective, set to live classical, contemporary, and electronic music performed alongside eleven dancers.
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Mon, Nov 2 · 7:00 PM
Orpheum Theatre · Manhattan
$49-$132
Mon, Nov 2 · 8:30 PM
The DL · Lower East Side
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Neil Simon Theatre · Manhattan
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre · Manhattan
$64-$90
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Socarrat Paella Bar - Nolita · Nolita
$$$
Tue, Nov 3 · 9:30 PM
Under St Marks Theater · East Village
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:00 AM
Ambassador Theatre · Manhattan
$49
Wed, Nov 4 · 3:00 PM
Radio City Music Hall · Midtown
Wed, Nov 4 · 5:00 PM
Somewhere Nowhere NYC - Lounge, Nightclub & Rooftop Pool · Manhattan
$$$$
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:30 PM
L'Alliance New York · Upper East Side
Tickets start at $15
Wed, Nov 4 · 3:00 PM
Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes · Manhattan
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
La Nacional · Chelsea
$$
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:30 PM
Jack H. Skirball Center For The Performing Arts · Greenwich Village
$115
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:30 PM
1604 Broadway · Theater District
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:30 PM
Danspace Project Inc · East Village
Free
Fri, Nov 6 · 11:45 AM
Jcp Downtown · Tribeca
Fri, Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
Paradise Club · Theater District
$$$$
Fri, Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
DROM · East Village
$48
Fri, Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
New York Live Arts · Chelsea
$30
Fri, Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
Magnet Theater · Manhattan
$17
Fri, Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
Speyer Hall · Lower East Side
Fri, Nov 6 · 10:00 PM
The Stonewall Inn · West Village
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:30 AM
Saint John’s in the Village · West Village
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM
Fort Washington Library · Washington Heights
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 3:00 PM
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts · Upper West Side
Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 PM
The Stonewall Inn · West Village
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 8:00 PM
Paradise Club · Theater District
$123
Sat, Nov 7 · 8:00 PM
Chelsea Market · Chelsea
Free
Sun, Nov 8 · 11:00 AM
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery · Manhattan
Sun, Nov 8 · 8:00 PM
David H. Koch Theater · Manhattan
Sun, Nov 8 · 9:00 PM
Bathtub Gin · Manhattan
$5
Tue, Nov 10 · 8:00 PM
The DiMenna Center for Classical Music · Hell's Kitchen
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:30 PM
Abrons Arts Center · Lower East Side
Thu, Nov 12 · 6:30 PM
The Clemente Center · Lower East Side
$20
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre · Chinatown
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Gerald W Lynch Theater · Upper West Side
Fri, Nov 13 · 6:30 PM
Gibney 280 Broadway · Civic Center
Fri, Nov 13 · 8:00 PM
Judson Memorial Church · Greenwich Village
$15-$20
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
The Jazz Gallery · Midtown
Fri, Nov 13 · 10:00 PM
62 Thomas St · Tribeca
Sat, Nov 14 · 2:00 PM
The Arts Center at Governors Island (Building 110) · Governors Island
Sat, Nov 14 · 2:00 PM
Apollo Theater · Harlem
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:00 PM
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater · Hell's Kitchen
$25-$75
Sun, Nov 15 · 7:00 PM
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater · Hell's Kitchen
$35
Sun, Nov 15 · 7:00 PM
Secret Room NYC · Hell's Kitchen
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
Rosa Mexicano · Upper West Side
$$
Wed, Nov 18 · 11:00 AM
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse · Upper West Side
Free
Thu, Nov 19 · 6:30 PM
New York Live Arts · Chelsea
Thu, Nov 19 · 7:30 PM
New York Live Arts · Chelsea
$25
Fri, Nov 20 · 11:00 AM
Samuel B. & David Rose Building · Upper West Side
Fri, Nov 20 · 8:00 PM
New York Live Arts · Chelsea
$60
Fri, Nov 20 · 11:00 AM
Claire Tow Theater · Upper West Side
Sat, Nov 21 · 7:00 PM
Chelsea Table & Stage · Chelsea
Sat, Nov 21 · 7:30 PM
David Rubenstein Atrium · Upper West Side
Free
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