Friday, October 15, 2010

Saturday at the Library

Not all afternoons at the library need be spent with your nose deep in a book. The New York Public Library hosts a number of  free special exhibits -- and you don't even need a library card to get in. 
 
Here are two exhibits that might not make a Saturday afternoon at the library look so bad after all...

On Stage in Fashion

Where: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Donald and Mary Oenslager Gallery

What: NYPL brings together performers and fashion designers in a multimedia exhibit. On display are garments from the fashion and costume collections of the Museum of the City of New York and designs, photographs and media from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts to illustrate over 100 years of these collaborations for mutual benefit.

When: Now through Saturday, January 22, 2011; Monday-Saturday

Want more? Visit http://www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions/stage-fashion

Alwin Nikolais' Total
Theater of Motion

Where: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Vincent Astor Gallery

What: Innovative and influential choreographer Alwin Nikolais was renowned for his stage illusions, lighting effects and costume designs (see image). On display for the first time will be the artifacts, documents, designs, and photographs from the archival collections of the Performing Arts Library that defined his career.

When: Thursday, October 21, 2010-Saturday, January 15, 2011; Monday-Saturday

Want more? Visit http://www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions/alwin-nikolais-total-theater-motion

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