The Ronald S. Lauder Collection – Selections from the 3rd Century BC to the 20th Century, Germany, Austria, and France
Selections from one of the finest private art collections in the world are on view at Neue Galerie through April 2nd, to mark the tenth anniversary of this museum. The exhibition “The Ronald S. Lauder Collection – Selections from the 3rd Century BC to the 20th Century, Germany, Austria, and France” includes six areas of focus. They range from Medieval art, arms and armor, to fine and decorative arts from “Vienna 1900,” to Modern and contemporary art. Vincent van Gogh’s “Portrait of Joseph Roulin;” A Josef Hoffmann “Bonbonnière” acquired by Paul Wittgenstein; Pablo Picasso’s “Woman with a Raven;” “Mademoiselle Pogany II” by Constantin Brancusi; Gerhard Richter’s “Study for Serial Number 324;” Anselm Kiefer’s “Elizabeth of Austria”… are only some of the remarkable works selected for this anniversary show.

Bach and the Romantics
On February 2nd, Miller Theatre at Columbia University presents “Bach and the Romantics,” a concert that is part of Miller’s popular series “Bach and the Baroque.” This is pianist Simone Dinnerstein’s first recital at Miller Theatre. And it follows the recent release of her new Sony Classical album, “Something Almost Being Said: The Music of Bach and Schubert.” The album’s title “Something Almost Being Said” is a phrase drawn from the poem “The Trees” by English poet Philip Larkin. While working on this project, Ms. Dinnerstein was inspired by a shared quality in Bach and Schubert’s music. She described this as “wordless voices singing textless melodies.”

Charles Dickens at 200
“Charles Dickens at 200,” presented by The Morgan Library & Museum, remains on view through February 12th. The Morgan owns the largest collection of Dickens materials in the United States. And this exhibition celebrates the bicentennial of the great writer’s birth by showcasing a variety of artifacts, from manuscripts of his novels and stories, to letters, photographs, original illustrations and caricatures.

Canyengue — The Soul of Tango
On February 1st Le Poisson Rouge, the multimedia art cabaret just South of Washington Square Park, invites you to a concert inspired by the work of Astor Piazzolla. “Canyengue — The Soul of Tango” features musicians Maya Beiser and Pablo Ziegler. Beiser grew up on a kibbutz in Israel. Today she is a celebrated musician known for taking the cello beyond its classical boundaries. Ziegler, a pianist for Astor Piazzolla for a decade, was instrumental in creating the sound that elevated tango music from dance clubs to the concert hall. In their collaboration, Beiser and Ziegler explore the provocative and sensual nature of “canyengue” — the true soul of Buenos Aires tango.

Machiel Botman: One Tree
“Machiel Botman: One Tree,” an exhibition at Gitterman Gallery, on the Upper East Side, is based on a selection of rather mysterious and atmospheric photographs. On view through February 18th, the show’s black and white photos were taken during the past ten years. A key figure in Dutch photography, Botman seems unrestrained by photographic conventions. He utilizes a variety of exposures, depths of field and focal distances, creating a unique, personal vision.

This Week at Lincoln Center American Songbook continues its 14^th season. Since 1998, the acclaimed concert series has explored the American song across all genres, past, present and future.

SundayArts, the Tri-State Area’s Premier Arts Showcase, to Relaunch in Primetime as NYC-ARTS

Beginning Thursday, February 2 at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN

Newly expanded Web site, mobile apps, and social media components to provide unprecedented arts coverage on multiple platforms.

SundayArts, THIRTEEN’s weekly arts and culture showcase for the tri-state area, will be relaunched as a primetime series—now with multiple digital platforms—called NYC-ARTS, airing Thursday nights at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN, beginning February 2, 2012. Encore presentations will follow on Sundays in SundayArts’ former timeslot of 12 noon on THIRTEEN; Fridays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. on WLIW; and Sundays at 8:30 p.m. on NJTV. New episodes will also be available on NYC-ARTS.org every Thursday at 8:30 pm.

Since it premiered in 2008, SundayArts has provided arts lovers in the tri-state area with an all-access pass to the New York City area’s myriad cultural offerings: from music and dance concerts, to the theater, museums and galleries—from the classic to the contemporary.

New York Emmy winners Philippe de Montebello and Paula Zahn will continue to co-host the revamped series. The program will now originate from the Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center.

The popular Feature/Profiles and Curator’s Choice segments seen each week on SundayArts will continue on NYC-ARTS, along with the events around town reported by News Correspondent Christina Ha.

The NYC-ARTS digital platforms were developed by the Alliance for the Arts. This partnership between NYC-ARTS and WNET began in March 2011, when the SundayArts site began including the NYC ARTS Top Five events each week on its blog, and continued in the summer when the new ThirteenArts mobile app launched with event listings provided by NYC-ARTS.org. NYC-ARTS digital is now under the management of WNET.

“We’re tremendously excited about the opportunity to relaunch SundayArts as NYC-ARTS,” said Executive Producer David Horn. “Our commitment to bring viewers the best in the world of arts and culture from the tri-state area is stronger than ever, and with the move to primetime, the newly expanded Web site, we’re able to connect more New Yorkers to the arts in more ways while broadening our reach in the community.”

With this relaunch, NYC-ARTS will be the single most comprehensive resource about the arts in New York City. NYC-ARTS.org and its mobile apps include thousands of New York City arts and cultural organizations and their events, programs and services. NYCkidsARTS.org provides parents and teachers with the resources they need to connect kids with the arts. NYC-ARTS is also a daily communicator of arts news and discourse via its weekly emails and robust social media presence. (The present SundayArts Web site will continue to be active for the time being.)

“WNET understands that New York’s arts scene is one of the reasons people fall in love with this vibrant and exciting city of ours,” said Daniel Greenberg, General Manager of the Interactive Engagement Group. “The new NYC-ARTS offers New Yorkers and tourists alike an accessible way to engage with the arts whenever, and wherever they are.”

There are free NYC-ARTS Smartphone apps which can be found by searching NYC ARTS in the iTunes App store and Android marketplace. These will offer up-to-the-minute listings in your immediate area and video features about many of the city’s cultural gems. A podcast of NYC-ARTS is also available on iTunes.

On the NYC-ARTS premiere show on February 2nd, the Feature/Profile focuses on the Morrison Hotel Gallery on Prince Street in Soho. Here the art of photography merges with the world of pop/rock music, preserving remarkable moments in time.

The Curator’s Choice is part of an initiative by the National Endowment for the Humanities called Picturing America on Screen. It takes a look at the work of artist Romare Bearden, one of the most original American artists of the 20th century. Christina Ha reports on events around town from the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, including the current exhibition there: “Staging Fashion, 1880 – 1920: Jane Hading, Lily Elsie, Billie Burke.”

NYC-ARTS is a production of THIRTEEN in association with WNET, one of America’s most prolific and respected public media providers. For nearly 50 years, WNET has been producing and broadcasting national and local arts programming to the New York community.

Executive Producer: David Horn. Editorial Director: Joan Hershey. Supervising Producer: Mitch Owgang. Senior Producer: Bob Morris. For the digital platforms, General Manager: Dan Greenberg. Director of Product Management: Joe Harrell.

NYC-ARTS is made possible in part by First Republic Bank. Funding for NYC-ARTS is also made possible by Rosalind P. Walter, The Paul and Irma Milstein Foundation, Elise Jaffe and Jeffrey Brown, Jody and John Arnhold, and The Lemberg Foundation. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional funding provided by members of THIRTEEN.

Visit the NYC-ARTS Web site at NYC-ARTS.org for additional information.

Tonics and Tinctures
American Museum of Natural History
Tues, Jan 24

Millions of Americans resolve to lose a few pounds come every new year, but when did we start worrying about our waistlines anyway? Historic gastronomist Sarah Lohman talks about some methods used in the past to trim the fat. Come explore and taste some of the best (and worst) historic diet trends in America.

Hamburger Hill scene from Gonna See a Movie Called Gunga Din

Gonna See a Movie Called Gunga Din
Bushwick Starr
Tues, Jan 24 – Sat, Feb 11

Black-box venue Bushwick Starr presents Van Cougar and their new show about the depiction of American soldiers in cinema. Archetypal characters are juxtaposed against real-life veteran stories in a layered, visual journey. Selected as one of our Emerging Voices of 2011, Bushwick Starr continues to bring exciting theater to the stage in 2012.

CQ/CX
Atlantic Theater Company
Wed, Jan 25 – Sun, March 4

In this play about a New York Times plagiarism scandal involving an up-and-coming reporter, Gabe McKinley draws on his own experience at the paper to weave a revealing and complex story about the collateral damage of unchecked ambition and compounded lies. See it for $20 during the 20at20 Off Broadway promotion.

Jackson Heights 3am
Queens Theatre
Fri, Jan 27 – Sun, Feb 5

Car dispatchers, sex workers, drag queens, E.R. doctors, gamblers and insomniacs collide in the colorful world of Jackson Heights 3am, a new collaborative work by seven playwrights who explored the underbelly of the most culturally diverse neighborhood in the world—between the hours of 10 pm and 4 am.

My Hero
Elisa Contemporary Art
Fri, Jan 27 – Sat, March 31

From the days of ancient Greek and Roman gods through today’s X-Men, Dynamic Duos and Fantastic Four, humans have always been captivated by superheroes. The definition of hero, of course, is ever changing. This contemporary mixed-media exhibit brings modern heroes to life and examines their cultural spectrum.

Five years ago when Met Opera planned to do the “Ring” cycle they knew that the most difficult single role to cast was the role of Siegfried. When their first choice fell ill, Texas native Jay Hunter Morris stepped into a role with five weeks until curtain that only a handful of men in the world can pull off.

This Week at Lincoln Center violinist Frank Peter Zimmerman continues his role as the New York Philharmonic’s 2011-2012 Artist-in-Residence.

In this edition of SundayArts: a profile of the Met’s new Siegfried: Jay Hunter Morris, a trip underground to view Faith Ringgold’s art in the subway, the latest news, and more.

The Ronald S. Lauder Collection – Selections from the 3rd Century BC to the 20th Century, Germany, Austria, and France
Through April 2nd Neue Galerie celebrates its tenth anniversary by presenting a variety of works from one of the finest private art collections in the world. The exhibition is called “The Ronald S. Lauder Collection – Selections from the 3rd Century BC to the 20th Century, Germany, Austria, and France.” Together with the late Serge Sabarsky, Lauder is a co-founder of Neue Galerie. The show is organized along six main galleries, which include: medieval art, arms and armor; old master paintings; modern and contemporary art.

Latin Icons of the World
On its main stage, Carnegie Hall hosts a series of concerts titled “Latin Icons of the World.” As part of this series, which runs through March, you can see “Chucho Valdés & The Afro-Cuban Messengers” featuring special guest vocalist BUIKA. The concert on January 21 will include music from a recent CD on which Valdez — hailed as “one of the world’s great virtuosic pianists” — collaborated with Spanish jazz singer BUIKA. You can see Chucho Valdez in other tri-state area shows through February 4th.

Bruce Museum Centennial
This winter, the Bruce Museum, in Greenwich, CT, celebrates 100 years since its opening. Two of the exhibitions currently on view showcase works that were created during the early and mid-20th century. American Impressionist landscape represents one of the strengths of the Bruce Museum’s permanent collection. “Divided Light and Color: American Impressionist Landscapes” samples two dozen paintings from this popular 19th and early 20th-century movement. “The Prints of Martin Lewis: From the Collection of Dr. Dorrance Kelly” features etchings by this Australian-born master printmaker. They depict scenes of New York City and the Connecticut countryside dating from 1916 to the 1950s.

Dance on Camera
At the end of this month, The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Dance Films Association present the festival “Dance on Camera.” This 40th edition includes films focusing on historic dance presenters and companies, international artists, and innovative choreographers. The opening night celebration will launch with the World Premiere of “Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance”. The film documents the struggles and achievements of The Joffrey Ballet, from its newfound beginnings in 1956 to the company’s present international success. The centerpiece of the festival is “Musical Chairs”, a romantic tale of two New Yorkers. Armando, from the Bronx, and Mia, from the Upper East Side, come together through their love of ballroom dancing. “Balanchine in Paris” sheds fresh light on the French/American symbiosis that marked the career of George Balanchine, the father of neoclassical ballet. In this documentary directed by Dominique Delouche, a ballet, shaped decades ago by the Ballet Master himself, is taught to today’s young stars by one of Balanchine’s original muses. British choreographer Wayne McGregor is a movement explorer who has gained a following in the United States through his touring company Random Dance. A resident choreographer of The Royal Ballet, he has created a style noted for its elasticity and extreme physicality.