FALL PREVIEW
By Roger Costa
@The Joyce Theater
The prestigious house of dance The Joyce Theater, located at 175 Eighth Avenue, will kick off its Fall25/Winter26 season with “Still Here” a new work by Indigenous Enterprise. Inspired by authentic powwow dance styles, the revered contemporary dance company (also known for their performances at the Super Bowl) is honoring its ancestors and Indigenous excellence. Exploring the relationship between grandson and grandfather, it features live powwow drumming and singing, champion dancers, and animated storytelling. September 16-21. Tickets start at $17. INFO: https://www.joyce.org/performances/indigenous-enterprise-n7bf
@MoMA
The Museum of Modern Art’s annual photography series is turning 40 and its new selection will be unveiled on September 14 and on view through January ’26. New Photography 2025 presents “Lines of Belonging” a 13-artists collective work focusing on emerging visionaries hailing from Kathmandu to New Orleans, Johannesburg to Mexico City. The project explores political history, generational cultures and the multi-forms of belonging through their personal memories or reimagination of events. Tickets $30. Free for children up to 16-year-old. Free Fridays for New York City residents. INFO: https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5757
@New York Film Festival
Now in its 63rd edition, the most prestigious North-American film festival held at Lincoln Center(144 West 65th Street, Broadway) returns with the most popular and highly anticipated films of the year. Every year, NYFF kicks off the Awards season featuring Oscar-contender films from celebrated auteurs and promising, new international filmmakers. This year is no different. Opening night will see “After the Hunt” starring Hollywood darling Julia Roberts; the Centerpiece selection is Cate Blanchett-starring “Father Mother Sister Brother” by NYFF-regular Jim Jarmusch and Closing Night is Bradley Cooper’s third directorial effort “Is This Thing On?”.
Other highlights include Rock giant Bruce Springsteen in attendance to present the biopic “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere” and the alternative sidebar Currents featuring artsy, avant-garde and genre-defying projects such as Romanian auteur Radu Jude’s “Dracula” and Taiwanese master Tsai Ming-liang’s latest “Back Home”. September 26 thru October 13. INFO: https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff/
@NJPAC
Just a few minutes away from Penn Station in Newark, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (1 Center Street) has a diverse lineup of entertainment events to ring in the new season with the right vibe and humor. Comedy is essential, and NJPAC has something for everyone this Fall. Get ready for Danny Go! presenting a Family-friendly show on September 12.
Then, there’s Shuler King, the eccentric and outrageous comedy star called “a young Bernie Mac” by Rhonda McCullough (Mac’s widow), making a splash on September 18, and the sensational, hilarious movie-star Mike Epps on September 20, promised to bring down the house. Tickets start at $47. INFO: https://www.njpac.org/tickets-events/
@The Newark Museum of Art
The annual Latino Fiesta returns this season celebrating Latino Heritage at one of the country’s richest and most diverse communities. Presented by The Newark Museum of Art, Community Day: Fiesta Latina will take place mid-September and will feature a line up of dancers, live music, art crafting, children’s programs, contests, vendors, Planetarium shows and more. Free and Open for All Ages. INFO: https://newarkmuseumart.org/
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