Carmen at The MET
A new production of Carmen featuring Elina Garanca as Carmen, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conducting, and Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon opens Thursday, December 31, 2009, 6:30 pm - 9:36 pm at The MET.
Filed under Art, Enjoying New York City, Music, Navigating New York, dance, met opra | Comment (0)
Leif Ove Andsnes with Alan Gilbert at The Phil
Tuesday December 29, Wednesday December 30 and Saturday January 2 - enjoy Leif Ove Andsnes and his masterful performance of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.23.
The NY Philharmonic performs Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza at 65th and Broadway.
Filed under Enjoying New York City, Music, Navigating New York, New York City | Comment (0)Tim Burton at MoMA
The Museum of Modern Art is located at 11 West 53rd Street.
The MoMA is open on Mondays from 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
Filed under Art, Children in New York City, Enjoying New York City, Museums, Navigating New York, New York City, film | Comment (0)
New Year’s Eve in New York
New Year’s Eve requires preparation (make reservations), perseverance (especially if you plan on taking a taxi) and piles of sheckels –expect at least a 200 / 300% increase in whatever you’d expect to pay on the 51 other Friday evenings of 2009 or 2010. If you haven’t honed you plans yet - this site can help you figure out where you would — and definitely would NOT - like to ring in 2010.
Filed under Enjoying New York City, Great Sites about NYC, Navigating New York, New York City, Nightlife | Comment (0)The Nutcracker at NYCB
The dancing, the costumes, the staging and the magical story of the Nutcracker at NYCB are excellent, and an annual attendance is a highlight of Christmas for many New Yorkers.
The show runs now through January 3 at New York City Ballet.
Filed under Children in New York City, Enjoying New York City, Music, Navigating New York, New York City, dance | Comment (0)Elektra at The MET
Elektra
Approximate running time 1 hrs. 45 min.
Richard Strauss’s blazing score stars Susan Bullock as the demented princess. Deborah Voigt plays her devoted sister, Chrysothemis, and Fabio Luisi conducts.
The Metropolitan Opera is located in Lincoln Center, at 65th Street and Broadway. For more information,…
Filed under Art, Enjoying New York City, Navigating New York, Nightlife, met opra | Comment (0)Rasta Thomas’ Rock the Ballet ~ at The Joyce
Rasta Thomas’ ROCK THE BALLET
This holiday season, experience the excitement of musical theater, hip-hop, tap, and unparalleled ballet technique, all set against a backdrop of entrancing video-projected scenery when Rasta Thomas’ Bad Boys of Dance ignite the stage with athletic jumps and endless turns in this show for dance lovers and first time theatergoers of all ages.
At The Joyce through January 3rd, 2010.
Filed under Art, Enjoying New York City, Navigating New York, dance | Comment (0)
New York Fitness Pass
The best holiday gift for New Yorkers may be one or all three amazing coupon books from the American Health and Fitness Alliance that permit you entree at New York’s best health and fitness facilities in the city.
The Fitness PassBook includes 600 passes for complimentary admission to160 + health and fitness clubs in New York (and the boroughs). Each pass permits a minimum of two free visits per club, some passes permit a one month membership.
The Yoga Passport includes 350 passes for free admission to 125 of the best Yoga, Dance, and Pilates Studios in New York. Each pass is good for a minimum of two free visits, with many passes good for an week or the month including Jivamukti, Exhale, Laughing Lotus, Mark Morris Dance and OM.
The Pilates Passport includes 85 passes for free classes and one-on-one or duet private sessions at over 40 of the best Pilates Studios in New York. Each pass is good for a minimum of two free classes per studio, with a number of passes good for one-on-one or duet sessions on the Pilates Reformer, Tower, or other apparatus at studios including RE:AB, Mark Morris, and Pilates Reforming NY.
Each book costs $75 - and when they say they include the best facilities — it’s true — and the coupons are accepted without reservation. It may be the best present you buy yourself.
