April 15, 2015 7:30pm
Live Ideas Festival
S K Y – Force and Wisdom in America Today
New York Live Arts
219 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011
Curated by world renowned visual artist, inventor and performer Laurie Anderson in conjunction with New York Live Arts’ Artistic Director Bill T. Jones, the 2015 Live Ideas festival combines the arts and social issues in synergistic ways. Featuring five days of musical performances, lectures, original dance works, panels, a late-night lounge and more, S K Y – Force and Wisdom in America Today will bring together some of the world’s most celebrated innovators and provocateurs to build an explosive meeting of contemporary art and ideas. Join us as we creatively examine the most important political, social, environmental and artistic issues facing society today.
Portrait Studies is a commissioned pièce d’occasion directed by Beth Gill. Performing with some amazing cohorts including: Jodi Melnick, Stuart Singer, Emily Wexler, Omagbitse Omagbemi, Neal Beasley, Levi Gonzalez, Eleanor Hullihan, David Thomson and Meg Weeks.
Sharing the program with Laurie Anderson and Deborah Hay.