Searching for things to do in New York City? Here are our picks for five art and culture events taking place through March 8, 2016. Included on our list are dance, a piano performance, artist talks and more.
1. "Torobaka: Akram Khan and Israel Galvan" at BAM
"Torobaka" takes place from March 2 to 5, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at BAM's Peter J. Sharp Building. Dance Artists Akram Khan and Israel Galvan present a performance that is equal parts dialogue and duel while accompanied by four musicians. The two dancers square off and engage in a series of movements inspired by classical South Asian and Contemporary Flamenco dance styles.
Tickets start at $25. The Brooklyn Academy of Music's Peter J. Sharp Building is located at 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217. www.bam.org.
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2. "Piotr Anderszewski, piano" at Lincoln Center
Piotr Anderszewski performs on Thursday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Lincoln Center. Pianist Piotr Anderszewski will perform works by Bach, Schumann, and Szymanowski in a powerful solo performance.
Tickets begin at $45. Lincoln Center is located at 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023. www.lincolncenter.org.
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3. "A Demand for Drawings: Five Centuries of Collecting"
"A Demand for Drawings: Five Centuries of Collecting" takes place on Friday, March 4 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Morgan Library & Museum and on Saturday, March 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Frick Collection. In conjunction with the exhibition Pierre-Jean Mariette and the Art of Collecting Drawings, the Morgan will host a two-day symposium focusing on great collectors of drawings from the Renaissance to the present.
Tickets are $30 for a single day, $25 for members, or $50 for both days, $35 for members. The Morgan Library & Museum is located at 225 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016. The Frick Collection is located at 1 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021. www.themorgan.org, www.frick.org.
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4. Target First Saturday: "She Knows No Bounds" at the Brooklyn Museum
"Target First Saturday: She Knows No Bounds" takes place on Saturday, March 5 from 5 to 11 p.m. The event includes free museum admission, live music, workshops, gallery talks, film screenings and more. This month's Target First Saturday features women artists, musicians and performers.
Admission is free. The Brooklyn Museum is located at 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11238. www.brooklynmuseum.org.
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"Battle of Lights, Coney Island, Mardi Gras" by Joseph Stella, 1913-14. Yale University of Art Gallery, CT. Gift of Collection Societe Anonyme. On view at the Brooklyn Museum's "Coney Island, VIsions of an American Dreamland."
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5. "AM at the JM: Taryn Simon in Conversation with Jens Hoffmann" at Think Coffee in Union Square
"AM at the JM: Taryn Simon in Conversation with Jens Hoffmann" takes place on Tuesday, March 8 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Think Coffee. The event is hosted by The Jewish Museum. Artist Taryn Simon will discuss her recent projects with Jens Hoffmann, Deputy Director, Exhibitions and Public Programs at the Jewish Museum. Taryn Simon is a multidisciplinary artist who has worked in photography, text, sculpture and performance. Her exhibition Paperwork and the Will of Capital is on view at Gagosian Gallery New York through March 26, 2016.
Think Coffee is located at 123 4th Avenue, New York, NY 10003. www.thejewishmuseum.org.
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"Memorandum of Understanding between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of Australia Relating to the Settlement of Refugees in Cambodia." by Taryn Simon. Ministry of Interior, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, September 26, 2014, Paperwork and the Will of Capital, 2015. Archival inkjet print and text on archival herbarium paper in mahogany frame. 85 x 73 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches. © Taryn Simon. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery.
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