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HAMPTONS DANCE PROJECT V

Friday-Sunday, August 18-20
5 PM Pre-Show Reception + 6 PM Performance: $200.00 ($180.00 for Members)
6 PM Performance Only: $125.00 ($112.00 for Members)

Jose Sebastian and Hamptons Dance Project (HDP) returns in a co-presentation with Guild Hall for their fifth summer season. Set on a stunning 20-acre farm overlooking Gardiner’s Bay, this annual event honors the East End’s legacy as a creative hotbed and artistic haven to promote dance as a pillar of the area’s rich cultural landscape.

Hamptons Dance Project V will feature the work of choreographers Justin Peck, Gemma Bond, Gregory Dolbashian, Jorma Elo, Melanie Hamrick, Adriana Pierce and others, along with ABT dancers Joo Won Ahn, Sierra Armstrong, Aran Bell, Lauren Bonfiglio, Carlos Gonzalez, Catherine Hurlin, Erica Lall, Tyler Maloney, Chloe Misseldine, Kento Sumitani, Jose Sebastian.* The program will also feature performances from the tap dance and live music company, Music From The Sole, Leonardo Sandoval choreographer, and acclaimed singer-songwriter, Toby Lightman.

Hamptons Dance Project Season V will premiere “Glow By Glow” by the choreographer Jorma Elo, commissioned by the Guild Hall William P. Rayner Artist-in-Residence program.

The private address for the performance will be provided to ticket buyers upon confirmation of ticket purchase and again 24 hours prior to the performance date.

It is recommended to bring sunscreen and insect repellent, and wear comfortable shoes, as guests will walk through the natural landscapes from the parking area to the stage. Transport will be available from the parking area to the stage for those who need assistance. Restrooms will be available.

Hamptons Dance Project are 2023 Guild Hall William P. Rayner Artists-in-Residence.

*Program and dancers subject to change.

Hamptons Dance Project (HDP) pairs dancers from American Ballet Theatre and beyond with master choreographers in fresh, dynamic works—including world premieres—that explore a wide spectrum of dance from contemporary to classical.

https://hamptonsdanceproject.org/

HAMPTONS FINE ART FAIR – Opening Night Vernissage

JOIN US AT THE COVETED HAMPTONS FINE ART FAIR OPENING NIGHT VERNISSAGE, JULY 13

VIP GOLD – EARLY VIEW BY INVITATION: 4-6PM | VIP TICKETS ($200 each): 6-9:30PM

Benefiting Guild Hall | Hosted By Media Partner Luxe Interiors + Design

Hamptons Fine Art Fair’s much anticipated and glamorous opening night is one of the most fashionable and chic evenings of the Hamptons’ summer season. Network with the art elite: major collectors, artists, patrons, curators, interior designers, and the art press while realizing first in benefits. Enter through the the dramatic Sponsors Luxury Pavilion, and then onto the majestic Pollock and de Kooning Pavilions. Examine the treasures from 100+ select dealers from all corners of the world, showcasing the work of 800 respected artists. Over $150 million in important 20th/21st century art on display for immediate acquisition.

Tickets: https://hamptonsfineartfair.com/tickets/

STIRRING THE POT: Sip & Shuck with Seamore’s at Rosie’s

For years Seamore’s New York seafood restaurants have brought Montauk to the city – now, they’re headed back to the East End. This unmissable Stirring the Pot, in partnership with Rosie’s, will bring the ultimate oyster shucking and wine pairing to Amagansett. Florence Fabricant will chat with Seamore’s owner Jay Wainwright as a hands-on class in opening the bivalves is simultaneously instructed by Topher Bertone-Ledford.

Guest will shuck and taste 4 types of oysters courtesy of Greenpoint Fish & Lobster from Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Long Island while sampling Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc from Palmer and Paumanok (2023 NY State Governor’s Cup “Best Winery of the Year) to decide which is the best match for the mollusks. And Carissa’s sourdough bread will make for the perfect accompaniment.

Admission includes a professional oyster glove and shucking knife to take home.

STIRRING THE POT: Tequila & Tacos at Estia’s

Grab a seat in the garden for this festive happy hour at Estia’s Little Kitchen to sip, snack and learn about tequila and how to make a perfect margarita from New York Times drinks expert Robert Simonson (the author of “Mezcal and Tequila Cocktails”), in conversation with Florence Fabricant. Then head for the taco buffet to assemble your own to enjoy while Fabricant talks about Mexican food and more with Colin Ambrose, Estia’s genius-in-chief.

Guests will enjoy tequila and mezcal courtesy of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, and a limited number of copies of “Mezcal and Tequila Cocktails” will be available to purchase for signing by Robert Simonson. Books are $21 plus tax.

Note: This program will take place rain or shine. In the event of rain, it will be moved into the restaurant. If moved indoors, the format will be cocktail-party style, standing with limited seating.

MASTERCLASS: Lisette Oropesa & Bel Canto Boot Camp

Witness internationally renowned soprano Lisette Oropesa as she coaches the 2023 Guild Hall & Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident Artists. This program is part of Oropesa’s week in-residence, during which time she will rehearse ensembles with resident artists who will join her in a recital accompanied by Bel Canto Boot Camp mentors, Rachelle Jonck and Derrick Goff on Saturday, August 12.

ABOUT GUILD HALL & BEL CANTO BOOT CAMP RESIDENT ARTIST SERIES

The Guild Hall & Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident Artist Series is a collaboration between Guild Hall of East Hampton and Bel Canto Boot Camp. By providing individualized training from Bel Canto Boot Camp mentors and masterclasses with international artists, the series aims to support a new generation of emerging opera singers and to increase awareness and appreciation of the unamplified voice. 

The 2023 Guild Hall & Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident Artists include soprano Siskelelwe Mngenela, soprano Elizabeth Novella, mezzo-soprano Anne Marie Stanley, tenor Derrek Stark, bass-baritone Michael Leyte-Vidal, and baritone David Wolfe.

RECITAL: Lisette Oropesa & Bel Canto Boot Camp

Cuban-American soprano Lisette Oropesa who has “an endless supply of golden-age trills,” (Opera News) and has a voice that is “brightly crystalline and arrestingly powerful,” (New York Times)

She has a “technique without weakness” (Codalario) and “everything she touches turns into gold” (Place de l’Opéra)

Cuban-American soprano Lisette Oropesa has become one of her generation’s most sought after lyric coloraturas. Highly praised for her seamless voice, precise coloratura, magnetic stage presence, and innate musicality, Oropesa and Bel Canto Boot Camp co-founders, Rachelle Jonck and Derrick Goff, will present an intimate recital of bel canto repertoire.

A unique highlight of the program will be several duets and ensembles featuring Oropesa and the 2023 Guild Hall & Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident Artists. The recital will conclude Oropesa’s week in-residence at Guild Hall, during which she will lead private coachings and a public masterclass with the 2023 Guild Hall & Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident Artists.

The recital will be followed by a reception in Guild Hall’s Minikes Garden hosted by artist and Guild Hall Board of Trustee member, Lucy Cookson. The reception is open only to those who have purchased a “Recital + Reception Ticket.”

ABOUT GUILD HALL & BEL CANTO BOOT CAMP RESIDENT ARTIST SERIES

The Guild Hall & Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident Artist Series is a collaboration between Guild Hall of East Hampton and Bel Canto Boot Camp. By providing individualized training from Bel Canto Boot Camp mentors and masterclasses with international artists, the series aims to support a new generation of emerging opera singers and to increase awareness and appreciation of the unamplified voice. 

The 2023 GH & Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident Artists include soprano Siskelelwe Mngenela, soprano Elizabeth Novella, mezzo-soprano Anne Marie Stanley, tenor Derrek Stark, bass-baritone Michael Leyte-Vidal, and baritone David Wolfe.

GATHER: Emily Johnson & IV Castellanos

Join Emily Johnson and IV Castellanos at Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio as we build a Kinstillatory Fire and collectively think, dream, and activate community futures through forms of dance, song, feasting, and witnessing.

Building the fire itself is a process; a practice of provocation; an offering of seed, of vessel, of protection, of becomingness; a way to bring us out of the catastrophe of now. Fireside, we will gather to think and practice, as artists and community leaders articulate thoughts on protection, our collective futures, and other possibilities.

“Fire’s capacity as a kin-making technology resides in the ephemeral effect, the pauses and breaks of the in-between spaces created by the flames.” (Emily Johnson & Karyn Recollet, 2019).

The evening is presented as part of GATHER: Conversations Led by Black & Indigenous Changemakers, co-produced by Guild Hall and Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio. Revenue from the program will equally support Learning & Public Programs at both Guild Hall and Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio. Patrons are highly encouraged to carpool to Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio.

ABOUT EMILY JOHNSON / CATALYST

Emily Johnson / Catalyst is based on Mannahatta in Lenapehoking. We work to pay respect to Lenape homeland, people and ancestors past, present, and future by organizing with communities from the Lenape diaspora to build pathways for Lenapeyok return. We have been taught to name Lenape Nations and say cama’i to our relatives from Delaware Tribe of Indians in Bartlesville, OK; Delaware Nation of Oklahoma in Anadarko, OK; Stockbridge-Munsee and Mohican Community in Wisconsin; Moravian Delaware of the Thames in Ontario, Canada; Munsee-Delaware Nation at Munceytown in Ontario, Canada; Delaware of Six Nations in Ontario, Canada.  We strive to be in good relations with our kin—human and more than human—and in effort to support growing kinstillatory relations and sovereign, liberated futures we are anti-colonial and abolitionist in all capacities. We are committed to on-the-ground water and land protection, consistent decolonization work, and Land Back. Quyanaqvaa-lli elpeni to all Sovereign Nations, Indigneous and First Nations people who live in relation to and from Lenapehoking and upon whose lands we work and tour.

ABOUT GATHER: CONVERSATIONS LED BY BLACK & INDIGENOUS CHANGEMAKERS

GATHER spotlights the voices of BIPOC scholars, artists, and leaders, providing lessons on Black & Indigenous histories & traditions, and strategies for moving forward together. The program is co-produced by Guild Hall and Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio. Founded by Jeremy Dennis, artist and tribal member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, Ma’s House is a communal art space that includes a residency program for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), an art studio, and library. The series was awarded a 2022 Engaging Communities Award of Merit from the Museum Association of New York.

GATHER: Candice Hopkins, Jeremy Dennis, and Wunetu Wequai Tarrant

Join Photographer and Founder of Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio, Jeremy Dennis, Executive Director of Forge Project, Candice Hopkins, and Linguist and Guild Hall Community Artist-in-Resident, Wunetu Wequai Tarrant at Main Prospect in Southampton Village for an intimate conversation on contemporary Indigenous arts and culture, making space for Native kinship, and building community in the region. The conversation will focus on the work and experiences of the artists’ current initiatives within Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio, Forge Project, and The First Literature Project. Complimentary food and drink from Main Prospect will be served.

The evening is presented as part of GATHER: Conversations Led by Black & Indigenous Changemakers, co-produced by Guild Hall and Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio. Revenue from the program will equally support Learning & Public Programs at both Guild Hall and Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio. 

ABOUT FORGE PROJECT

Forge Project is a Native-led initiative centered on Indigenous art, decolonial education, and supporting leaders in culture, food security, and land justice. Located on the unceded homelands of the Muh-he-con-ne-ok in Upstate New York, Forge Project works to upend political and social systems formed through generations of settler colonialism.

Launched in 2021, Forge Project serves the social and cultural landscape of shared communities through a funded fellowship program for Indigenous culture workers, including those working in food and land justice, law and decolonial governance, and art. Forge hosts Native-led public education and events, a lending art collection focused on contemporary art by Indigenous artists, and art-,land-, and food-based educational programming at the Community Learning Kitchen developed in partnership with Sky High Farm.

https://forgeproject.com/

ABOUT THE FIRST LITERATURE PROJECT

The First Literature Project (FLP) supports the preservation of Indigenous stories, culture, and language by utilizing immersive Virtual Reality (VR) technology to create virtual orations, one of which will be the first story ever to be translated into the Shinnecock language. The VR orations share treasured Shinnecock history and traditions from interviews with members of the Shinnecock Nation and Leaders of the Padoquohan Medicine Lodge. The FLP is supported by the Creatives Rebuild New York Grant, the Guild Hall Community Artist-in-Residence program, and the Padoquohan Medicine Lodge.

https://firstliterature.org/

ABOUT GATHER: CONVERSATIONS LED BY BLACK & INDIGENOUS CHANGEMAKERS

GATHER spotlights the voices of BIPOC scholars, artists, and leaders, providing lessons on Black & Indigenous histories & traditions, and strategies for moving forward together. The program is co-produced by Guild Hall and Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio. Founded by Jeremy Dennis, artist and tribal member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, Ma’s House is a communal art space that includes a residency program for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), an art studio, and library. The series was awarded a 2022 Engaging Communities Award of Merit from the Museum Association of New York.

GATHER: Joshua Whitehead & Joseph M. Pierce

Join us at BookHampton for an evening with author, Joshua Whitehead, and author, scholar, & curator, Joseph M. Pierce, discussing Whitehead’s latest book, Making Love with the Land. All attendees will receive a copy of Making Love with the Land, and the program will conclude with a Q&A and book signing.

The novel Jonny Appleseed established Joshua Whitehead as one of the most exciting and important new literary voices on Turtle Island, winning both a Lambda Literary Award and Canada Reads 2021. In Making Love with the Land, his first nonfiction book, Whitehead explores the relationships between body, language, and land through creative essay, memoir, and confession.

In prose that is evocative and sensual, unabashedly queer and visceral, raw and autobiographical, Whitehead writes of an Indigenous body in pain, coping with trauma. Deeply rooted within, he reaches across the anguish to create a new form of storytelling he calls “biostory”—beyond genre, and entirely sovereign. Through this narrative perspective, Making Love with the Land recasts mental health struggles and our complex emotional landscapes from a nefarious parasite on his (and our) well-being to kin, even a relation, no matter what difficulties they present to us. Whitehead ruminates on loss and pain without shame or ridicule but rather highlights waypoints for personal transformation. Written in the aftermath of heartbreak, before and during the pandemic, Making Love with the Land illuminates this present moment in which both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people are rediscovering old ways and creating new ones about connection with and responsibility toward each other and the land.

The evening is presented as part of GATHER: Conversations Led by Black & Indigenous Changemakers, co-produced by Guild Hall and Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio. Revenue from the program will equally support Learning & Public Programs at both Guild Hall and Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio.

ABOUT GATHER: CONVERSATIONS LED BY BLACK & INDIGENOUS CHANGEMAKERS

GATHER spotlights the voices of BIPOC scholars, artists, and leaders, providing lessons on Black & Indigenous histories & traditions, and strategies for moving forward together. The program is co-produced by Guild Hall and Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio. Founded by Jeremy Dennis, artist and tribal member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, Ma’s House is a communal art space that includes a residency program for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), an art studio, and library. The series was awarded a 2022 Engaging Communities Award of Merit from the Museum Association of New York.

Renée Cox: A Proof Of Being

EXTENDED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 18!
Marks Family Gallery North
Marks Family Gallery North – Tito Spiga Exhibition Space

Renée Cox: A Proof of Being presents a selection of the best-known and most celebrated photographs produced by the artist since 1992. The exhibition traces the evolution of Cox’s practice through a series of performative self-portraits, demonstrating the ways in which she has reclaimed art historical themes in order to explore notions of womanhood, beauty, and agency.

On view in the exhibition are photographs from some of the artist’s most recognizable bodies of work, including her groundbreaking Yo Mama series (1992–94) and her monumental photograph The Signing(2017). Renée Cox: A Proof of Being also marks the New York premiere of a recent work, the immersive video installation Soul Culture (2022).

Organized by Monique Long, independent curator.

Gallery Hours:
Friday to Monday, 12-5 PM
FREE

Louise & Howie’s Coffee Bar featuring Tutto Caffè is open in the lobby during gallery hours. Refreshments are not allowed in the galleries but may be enjoyed in the lobby and in our gardens.