LUMBERYARD And Bill T. Jones/new York Live Arts Co-host Event To Address Critical Gaps In New York City’s Performing Arts Presenting Ecosystem
LUMBERYARD has released a new White Paper: Technical Rehearsals as a Common Good: From Stopgap to Solution, a Case for Collective Action in Contemporary Performing Arts.
Over 65 New York City artists have signed this letter in support of LUMBERYARD's Sprint to a Million Campaign!
By Adrienne Willis, Artistic & Executive Director, LUMBERYARD
August 29, 2019
Arts organizations that are deliberately placing themselves outside the cities can make a transformative social and economic impact. Our 2018 opening weekend brought more than 1,000 visitors to Catskill including those from New York City, Massachusetts and Connecticut who shop, eat, and stay local.
LUMBERYARD today announced that it needs to raise $1 million by the end of the year to continue running its vital performing arts program. LUMBERYARD is the only facility and program in the United States dedicated to providing theater- and dance-makers with technical rehearsals that culminate in out-of-town workshops or premieres.
PLAYBILL: A number of NYC artists will head to the Hudson Valley to develop new work as part of the "Tech Week" residency.
LUMBERYARD Center for Film and Performing Arts today announced that it is bringing REMcycle Productions to Catskill to rent their sound stage for the production of a full-length feature film. This marks a major milestone for LUMBERYARD, as REMcycle Productions is the first production company to rent LUMBERYARD's newly opened sound stage.
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LUMBERYARD Center for Film and Performing Arts's summer 2019 season will bring some of New York City's most exciting artists to the organization's state-of-the-art Hudson Valley facility, built just 101 miles from Manhattan to provide a crucial lifeline for the performing arts ecosystem. New American work and the institutions built to present it in NYC are more technologically advanced than ever before; however, there is a critical gap in the system, as artists can no longer transition from studio to theater with only a few days of technical rehearsal, and NYC presenters can't afford to close their doors for extended technical rehearsals.
Derring-do in the mountains: Streb Extreme Action performed at the Lumberyard construction site, part of a teaser series before the official opening of LUMBERYARD on Sept. 1.
CBS6 got an exclusive look at a new program aimed at getting incarcerated teens on the right path.
A Tony award-winning choreographer performed for teens serving time in Hudson Friday.
“Savion Glover is arguably the most famous tap dancer in the country, and he'll be performing with Marcus Gilmore today for the kids,” said Adrienne Willis.
LUMBERYARD announces the launch of LUMBERYARD Israel Artists Residency Program. A collaboration with the Consulate General of Israel in New York, this combined residency and presenting program offers professional Israeli artists technical resources and staff to develop new work.
Senator Schumer met with LUMBERYARD Executive and Artistic Director Adrienne Willis to tour LUMBERYARD and hear our plans for the future.
LUMBERYARD is excited to announce that San Francisco-
based RSF Social Finance has provided LUMBERYARD with
a $5 million loan towards construction of the LUMBERYARD
Contemporary Performing Arts Catskill campus.
The Chocolate Factory concludes its Twelfth Anniversary season with the New York premiere of Period, a new performance by Minneapolis-based choreographer Chris Schlichting, co-presented with Lumberyard.
