NEW YORK (AP) — The 700-seat amphitheater at Little Island, a park in Manhattan built above the Hudson River on a series of tulip-shaped concrete columns, will open June 6 with Twyla Tharp’s “How Long Blues” in the choreographer’s first full-length work in a decade. Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo will sing all the major roles in a 90-minute remix of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)” running from Aug. 30 to Sept. 22. The works are part of a summer schedule that includes nine world premieres. Zack Winokur, a 35-year-old director, choreographer and dancer, was announced as producing artistic director on Monday. The announcement was made by media executive Barry Diller, who alongside designer Diane von Fürstenberg was the driving force behind the park and largely funded its construction. The 2.4-acre (0.97-hectare) park opened in 2021 in west Chelsea, and the amphitheater will be the third new major performing space in Manhattan to launch in a five-year span. The Shed began in April 2019 at Hudson Yards on the far West Side and the Perelman Performing Arts Center started performances last September at the World Trade Center site downtown. |
Bank Holiday MooHow the late Queen's 'favourite' daughterWhat's making me bruise so easily from the slightest knock? ASK DR MARTIN SCURRDonald Trump calls Joe Biden weak on antisemitism, ignoring his own rhetoricRangers put rookie outfielder Wyatt Langford on the injured list with a right hamstring strainHow the late Queen's 'favourite' daughterDetroit man sentenced to 80 years for fatal shootings of 2 West Virginia womenThis is the surprising risk of Ozempic NO ONE talks aboutOverseas businessmen show confidence in Hong Kong's business environmentSports betting roundup: Betting the under works in hockey Game 7s while basketball goes over