New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

06/12/2026

The Library for the Performing Arts and the New York City AIDS Memorial collaborate to present violinist Giancarlo Latta's "A Dance of Life" on 6/22, which revives a neglected repertoire of works for violin and piano by composers who died during the AIDS crisis, including rediscovered works from the Library for the Performing Arts' collections

The program, also featuring pianist Robert Fleitz, brings together seven compositions written between 1975 and 1991 that have gone largely unperformed over the past several decades, including larger-scale works by Robert Savage and Louis Weingarden, alongside pieces by Chris DeBlasio, Michael Seyfrit, Charles Buel, Yvar Mikhashoff, and Robert Nofsinger.

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06/12/2026

Take a free gallery tour of our Martha Graham exhibition tomorrow 6/13! https://bit.ly/4xrqGO5

Gallery Tour for our new exhibition Martha Graham: The Mother of Psychological Dance.

06/12/2026

The Library for the Performing Arts and the NYC AIDS Memorial to collaborate to present violinist Giancarlo Latta's "A Dance of Life" on 6/22, which revives a neglected repertoire of works for violin and piano by composers who died during the AIDS crisis, including rediscovered works from the Library for the Performing Arts' collections

The program, also featuring pianist Robert Fleitz, brings together seven compositions written between 1975 and 1991 that have gone largely unperformed over the past several decades, including larger-scale works by Robert Savage and Louis Weingarden, alongside pieces by Chris DeBlasio, Michael Seyfrit, Charles Buel, Yvar Mikhashoff, and Robert Nofsinger.

Works for violin and piano from the AIDS era, featuring violinist Giancarlo Latta and pianist Robert Fleitz.

06/11/2026

Sign up to one of our free, guided exhibition tours with our Library staff to explore our show on Martha Graham or the Golden Age of Magic. There are two tours this Saturday, June 13!

Staff led tours at the Library for the Performing Arts for our exhibitions around theatre, dance, music, and recorded sound.

06/11/2026

Lets go, New York! Library for the Performing Art staff rooting for the Knicks 📣 🏀

06/10/2026

Happy birthday, Judy! Here, Judy Garland and her daughter, Liza Minelli, celebrate on opening night of "Flora, the Red Menace," which launched Liza's Broadway career. The musical was the first collaborate between John Kander and Fred Ebb, the songwriting team that went on to create "Cabaret" and "Chicago."

Explore more images of Judy in our archive: https://on.nypl.org/4uY1jSr

06/09/2026

"The woman had timing. And psychological insight. Jack Ferver has brought a sense of that theatrical timing and structure to the excellent exhibition 'The Mother of Psychological Dance.'" Gia Kourlas recently wrote in The New York Times about our Martha Graham exhibition, curated by Jack Ferver, and why Graham's legacy still matters. Read the full article then come see the show for free at the Library for the Performing Arts through Nov 7.

The choreographer took a barefoot leap for modern dance 100 years ago. Her influence continues to reverberate.

06/09/2026

Happy birthday, Cole Porter! Born on this day in 1891, his music is timeless. This talented composer and lyricist wrote several hits, including the musicals "Anything Goes" and "Kiss Me Kate," and the song "Night and Day."

Did you know that "Kiss Me Kate" was the first recipient of the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1949?

Here's Porter rehearsing for "Silk Stockings," his last musical for stage, which gave us the song "All of You."

📷: Leueen MacGrath, Hildegarde Neff, Don Ameche and Cole Porter in rehearsal for the stage production "Silk Stockings," photo by Friedman-Abeles, 1955 (ID: 5123535). Billy Rose Theatre Division.

06/08/2026

Teens: Join us on 6/13 at the Library for the Performing Arts for a fun evening celebrating all things literary! Our first Lit Night will feature an author program and lots of bookish activities including screen printing, music, button making, book recommendations, and much more.

Join NYPL for our first ever Teen Lit Night at the Library for the Performing Arts. Just for teens!

06/07/2026

Happy Tony Awards day! In honor of today's Tony Awards ceremony, let's take a look back at the original productions of the musicals up for Best Revival: Rocky Horror, Cats: Jellicle Ball, and Ragtime.

The original Broadway production of "The Rocky Horror Show" opened in 1975 at the Belasco Theatre, inspiring the film later that year. "Cats" opened in 1982 at the Winter Garden Theater, and "Ragtime" opened in 1998 at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, now Lyric Theatre.

Want to learn more? Come to the Library for the Performing Arts to look at scores, programs, clippings, photographs, and other archival material from these productions.

📷: Christine Langner in "Cats," photo by Martha Swope. "Ragtime" marquee, Ford Center for the Performing Arts, photo by Christopher J. Frith, 1997-2001. Item from our archive from "The Rocky Horror Show." Billy Rose Theatre Division.