NEW YORK CITY BALLET: ON AND OFFSTAGE

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Unity Phelan and Adrian Danchig-Waring in Glass Pieces, choreography by Jerome Robbins, photo: Erin Baiano.

Tag: Performing Arts

AN EVENING OF SHORT PLAYS DIRECTED BY BOB BALABAN

TICKETS $70-$100 ($63-$90 FOR MEMBERS)

Guild Hall is pleased to host An Evening of Short Plays Directed by Bob Balaban on Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28 at 7 PM. Renowned actor, writer, and director Bob Balaban returns to the theater to curate and direct his second presentation of short plays by America’s finest playwrights.

Some of the selections include “Inner Baby” and “Rash” from POUNDING NAILS IN THE FLOOR WITH MY FOREHEAD by Eric Bogosian, “Seeking Wild” from LAUGHING WILD by Christopher Durang, DOCTOR KHEAL by Maria Irene Fornes, LENNY T. and THE KEEPSAKE: 2024 by Lynn Grossman, “man – 40s” and “woman – 60s” from 10 X 10 MONOLOGUES by Neil LaBute, and MR. HAPPINESS by David Mamet.

The star-studded cast will include Blythe Danner, Edie Falco, Richard Kind, Harris Yulin, and others to be announced.

HAMPTONS DANCE PROJECT VI

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, & SUNDAY, AUGUST 9-11, 6 PM

GENERAL ADMISSION: $130 ($117 FOR MEMBERS)
GENERAL ADMISSION WITH RECEPTION: $200 ($180 FOR MEMBERS)

Hamptons Dance Project (HDP) launches its sixth season of classical dance from a contemporary perspective at Fireplace Lodge in East Hampton on August 9th, 10th, and 11th in partnership with Guild Hall. The address will be provided with ticket confirmation.

For the fourth year, performances will take place at Fireplace Lodge in Springs, a scenic 20-acre farm overlooking Gardiner’s Bay on the Northeast shore of East Hampton. HDP VI will feature new and established works from top choreographers, including Justin Peck (resident choreographer, New York City Ballet) for his third season, and Christopher Wheeldon (NYCB and Tony® Award-winning director and choreographer of Broadway’s “MJ”) returning with an encore (with a musical surprise) of a ballet first seen at HDP in 2022. The program’s three world premiere commissions are from Craig Salstein (“West Side Story,” “Maestro”), Houston Thomas (Dresden Semperoper Ballett), and HDP veteran Gemma Bond (ABT, New York City Center), who is creating a new work set to original music composed by HDP music director David Evans (“Wicked”).

ABT dancers from seasons past who will be returning for Season VI are HDP founder Jose Sebastian, Aran Bell, Lauren Bonfiglio, Isabella Boylston, Carlos Gonzalez, Isadora Loyola, Devon Teusher, and James Whiteside. Dancing with HDP for the first time will be Breanne Granlund (ABT), Anabel Katsnelson (ABT), and Lloyd Knight (Martha Graham).

 

HAMPTONS DANCE PROJECT VI

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, & SUNDAY, AUGUST 9-11, 6 PM

GENERAL ADMISSION: $130 ($117 FOR MEMBERS)
GENERAL ADMISSION WITH RECEPTION: $200 ($180 FOR MEMBERS)

Hamptons Dance Project (HDP) launches its sixth season of classical dance from a contemporary perspective at Fireplace Lodge in East Hampton on August 9th, 10th, and 11th in partnership with Guild Hall. The address will be provided with ticket confirmation.

For the fourth year, performances will take place at Fireplace Lodge in Springs, a scenic 20-acre farm overlooking Gardiner’s Bay on the Northeast shore of East Hampton. HDP VI will feature new and established works from top choreographers, including Justin Peck (resident choreographer, New York City Ballet) for his third season, and Christopher Wheeldon (NYCB and Tony® Award-winning director and choreographer of Broadway’s “MJ”) returning with an encore (with a musical surprise) of a ballet first seen at HDP in 2022. The program’s three world premiere commissions are from Craig Salstein (“West Side Story,” “Maestro”), Houston Thomas (Dresden Semperoper Ballett), and HDP veteran Gemma Bond (ABT, New York City Center), who is creating a new work set to original music composed by HDP music director David Evans (“Wicked”).

ABT dancers from seasons past who will be returning for Season VI are HDP founder Jose Sebastian, Aran Bell, Lauren Bonfiglio, Isabella Boylston, Carlos Gonzalez, Isadora Loyola, Devon Teusher, and James Whiteside. Dancing with HDP for the first time will be Breanne Granlund (ABT), Anabel Katsnelson (ABT), and Lloyd Knight (Martha Graham).

 

ROBERT GLASPER IN CONCERT

TICKETS $65-$165 ($58.50-$148.50 FOR MEMBERS)

Experience an extraordinary evening at Guild Hall as we present a performance by the multi-award-winning artist Robert Glasper. Originating from Houston, Texas, Glasper seamlessly blends intricate, mellow compositions with nuanced hip-hop undertones. Throughout his career, Glasper has collaborated with many luminaries, including H.E.R, Snoop Dogg, Dave Chappelle, Chaka Khan, and Questlove, resulting in Grammy-winning albums. Don’t miss this concert event, where Glasper’s innovative musical fusions promise to make this an unforgettable experience.

 

AN EVENING WITH BILLY PORTER

AN EVENING WITH BILLY PORTER
THEATER GRAND REOPENING BENEFIT CONCERT

TICKETS $150-$1,000 ($135+ FOR MEMBERS)**
$1,000 Benefit Tickets include the best seats in the house and a post-show reception

Dress in your most creative attire for the red carpet and join us as we celebrate the reopening of the newly renovated theater with actor and singer Billy Porter, widely known for his Tony-award-winning performance in Broadway’s Kinky Boots and for his Emmy-winning portrayal of Pray Tell in the FX series, Pose. Porter will draw from his diverse repertoire of Broadway standards and selections from his five album releases, including his latest critically acclaimed collection of autobiographical pop tunes, Black Mona Lisa.

$1,000 Benefit Ticket buyers will get the best seats in the house for the concert event of the season and will enjoy a pre-concert cocktail and post-concert cocktail reception in the garden.

$500 Benefit Ticket buyers are invited for a pre-concert cocktail in our garden.

EVENT HOST COMMITTEE
Ryan Corvaia and Maulik Pancholy
Renée Cox
David Fink and Simon Kinsella
Lynn Grossman and Bob Balaban
Phyllis Hollis
Patti Askwith Kenner
Jane Krakowski and David Rockwell
Angela LaGreca
Nathan Lane and Devlin Elliot
Fern Mallis
Isaac Mizrahi
Lincoln Palsgrove IV and Daniel Patry
Daryl Roth
Seth Rudesky and James Wesley
Jayne Baron Sherman and Deborah Zum
Susan Stroman
Alex Vinash

*In formation as of 6.12.24

**Tickets at the $500 and $1,000 levels are tax-deductible as allowed by law. $350.00 of each ticket used is considered goods and services. Please consult your tax advisor.

HAMPTONSFILM SUMMER DOCS SKYWALKERS: A LOVE STORY

TICKETS $35 ($31.50 FOR MEMBERS)

Directed by Jeff Zimbalist and co-directed by Maria Bukhonina
Part of the annual HamptonsFilm SummerDocs Series

 

Part romance, part thriller, this film follows a daredevil couple as they take their relationship to terrifying new heights in a wild scheme to climb the world’s last great skyscraper and perform a death-defying stunt on the spire.

A daredevil couple risk it all to go where no one has gone before: the top of the world’s last great skyscraper. Angela and Vanya are Russia’s preeminent rooftoppers who defy the odds (and death) to scale the globe’s tallest buildings. As their acrobatic stunts go viral and rack up millions of online views, they form a dynamic duo and create a new artform that they call “skywalking.” Filmed over six years across six countries, SKYWALKERS: A LOVE STORY captures extreme climbing in harrowing detail and is directed and written by Emmy-winning filmmaker Jeff Zimbalist (MOMENTUM GENERATION), and co-directed by Maria Bukhonina. A Netflix release.

A Q&A with co-director Maria Bukhonina will follow the screening.

STUDENT BODY IN CONCERT

TICKETS $25 ($22.50 FOR MEMBERS)

Local favorites Student Body will offer the audience a night of high-energy musical performance intertwined with moments of introspection and reverence. The show will also pay homage to the artistry of film, creating a multi-faceted experience that celebrates both the spirit of rock and the vibrancy of the community.

AN EVENING WITH BRANFORD MARSALIS

TICKETS $85-$165 ($76.50-$148.50 FOR MEMBERS)

Saxophonist Branford Marsalis, an NEA Jazz Master and Grammy winner, is a revered figure in contemporary music. For over three decades, his celebrated ensemble has delivered uncompromising interpretations of originals and classics. Experience the Quartet’s unparalleled virtuosity and passion for jazz.

ACADEMY ICONS: SUSAN LACY—AUGUST WILSON

ACADEMY ICONS: SUSAN LACY
AUGUST WILSON: THE GROUND ON WHICH I STAND
WITH SUSAN LACY & SAM POLLARD

TICKETS $25 ($22.50 FOR MEMBERS)

Tony and Pulitzer-winning playwright August Wilson’s work is brought to life, including his seminal 10-play cycle chronicling each decade of the 20th-century African American experience and his awarded plays Fences and The Piano Lesson. Featuring interviews with Viola Davis, Lawrence Fishburne, James Earl Jones, and Susan Lori-Parks. Followed by a talk with Susan Lacy and director Sam Pollard.

Film Length: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Guild Hall introduces Academy Icons, a new program that spotlights Guild Hall Academy of the Arts members and their work. Inaugurating the series is Susan Lacy, an acclaimed director and producer best known for creating American Masters, the PBS biography series, which began in 1986, profiling artists and visionaries who have helped shape our country’s culture. Her subjects have included James Baldwin, Bob Dylan, Judy Garland, David Geffen, Lena Horne, Joni Mitchell, and hundreds more. American Masters garnered unprecedented awards over the years. Susan earned the series 71 Emmy nominations and 28 wins, including a remarkable ten for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series, in addition to 13 Peabody Awards, three Grammy Awards and a nomination, and an Academy Award and four nominations. Since moving to HBO in 2013, Susan has directed and produced Spielberg, Jane Fonda in Five Acts, Very Ralph, and executive produced The Janes, all for HBO Documentary Films. Among many other distinctions, Susan served as the Governor of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for eight years, is an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences member and a cherished member of Guild Hall’s Academy.

G.E. SMITH’S PORTRAITS FEATURING YOLA

TICKETS $60-$125 ($54-$112.50 FOR MEMBERS)

Join iconic guitarist G.E. Smith in an unparalleled musical journey, featuring special guest YOLA. This series showcases duets, fostering raw conversations and stripped-down performances by exclusive artists. Immerse yourself in the soul of music in an intimate setting, where every note resonates with emotion and authenticity.

YOLA is Broadway’s new brightest star having replaced Ani Di Franco in Hadestown. Yolanda Claire Quartey, known professionally as Yola or Yola Carter, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Her debut studio album, Walk Through Fire, received critical acclaim and earned her four Grammy Award nominations.

Yola is a six-time GRAMMY nominated artist, songwriter, and actor who has achieved critical acclaim, breakout success, and has been proclaimed as one of the most exciting and innovative artists in music today. NPR called her latest album, Stand For Myself (2021), the “best soul record of the past 20 years”, while Rolling Stone championed her as “one of contemporary pop’s greatest singers, who just so happens to also be one of its sharpest songwriters.”

The duo will be accompanied by Andy Hess on bass and Josh Dion on drums.

Doors open at 6:30 PM.