NYU Skirball Announces 2017-18 Season

NYU SKIRBALL 2017-18 SEASON

Over 45 International Events Across All Disciplines

Highlights include:

Joshua Light Show opens season with 50th Anniversary Celebration American premiere of Mette Ingvartsen’s 7 Pleasures explores the politics of nudity An immersive Pirates of Penzance seats audiences on a beach with Tiki Bar, pools and pirates, in a N.Y. premiere from The Hypocrites theater of Chicago Aunts Dance Party transforms Skirball into a giant dance club Teatro La Re-sentida from Chile makes American debut with The Dictatorship of Coolness Congolese choreographer Faustin Linkyekula questions the morality of war in the American premiere of Sur les traces de Dinozord Berlin’s outrageous Gob Squad collective’s American premiere of War and Peace invites audiences into an immersive video/theater salon Lil Buck and Jon Boogz in the N.Y. premiere of Love Heals All Wounds The American premiere of Until Our Hearts Stop, choreographed by Meg Stuart David Lang’s ICE: the whisper opera invites audiences to explore the sounds of silence French choreographer Jérôme Bel invites everyday New Yorkers to discover their inner dancer in Gala DJ Spooky’s controversial, multimedia Rebirth of A Nation takes on racism Two-day marathon concert of composer John Zorn’s “The Bagatelles,” featuring 20 ensembles performing over 100 pieces from Zorn’s newest book of music New SKIRBALL TALKS series presents compelling and challenging speakers in weekly, free events open-to-the-public

NYU Skirball’s 2017-18 season will feature over 45 unique presentations by some of the world’s leading provocateurs, artists and activists, performing unconventional and often controversial works in varied spaces throughout the Skirball Center – turning the lobby, dressing rooms, hallways and backstage areas into centers of creativity. The season, the first curated by Skirball’s new director, Jay Wegman, will showcase diverse and cutting-edge international talent from Brussels, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Pakistan, Republic of Congo, the U.K. and the United States. The more than 100 performances and events will feature nine American premieres, running from September 8, 2017 – May 28, 2018.

The 2017-18 season kicks off in September with two high-energy events: A 50th Anniversary Celebration by Joshua Light Show and an immersive dance party by the unconventional dance company AUNTS. Political and social issues take center stage with the American premiere of Congolese choreographer Faustin Linyekula’s Sur les traces de Dinozord, a heart-wrenching look at the consequences of war; and the American premiere of Danish choreographer Mette Ingvartsen’s 7 Pleasures, an exploration of sexuality and body politics.

The season ends in May with the American premiere of Meg Stuart/Damaged Goods’ Until Our Hearts Stop, which will turn NYU Skirball into a nightclub featuring live music.

Tickets will be available in July: for complete scheduling, dates and times, visit www.nyuskirball.org.