Recently, water has had played a prominent role in the political and cultural dialog of New York City. Though the city has flooded many times over the centuries, the recent tumult of Hurricane Sandy has elicited hard questions about its very nature. What will the long-term effects of environmental change mean for the city and its infrastructure? What will New York City’s relationship to water become? The artists in Fluid: Construct – David Baskin, Jason Head, Wyatt Nash, and Emily Sartor –will explore the interconnections of NYC’s relationship with water. Their work reveals the complex nature of fundamental relationships, utilizing color and scale to make objects that keenly observe and comment on our ever-changing urban landscape.

New Directions is a musical series featuring works which explore the cutting edge of solo piano performance where pianists journey through Latin and jazz standards, rhythm and blues, and the work of Annette Peacock. The festival culminates with a rare musical feat: a performance of Russian composer Igor Stravinksy’s revolutionary Rite of Spring adapted for two pianos and celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Parisian debut.