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Derek Lloyd Stage Dedication

Please join us for the dedication of the Derek Lloyd Stage on February 3rd 2018. As Director of Production at PS122 for the better part of two decades, Derek enabled hundreds of artists to take their works to new heights, mentored dozens of young technicians, and encouraged his coworkers to ask more of a small performance space in the East Village.

Derek’s passing in 2014 meant he never saw the fruits of the building’s renovation, but he was instrumental in the planning of this new state-of-the-art theater and it will always be his stage.

We hope you can join us in raising a glass to Derek’s legacy on February 3rd. We’ll be sharing memories, showing off our shiny new spaces, and turning the volume up loud in Derek’s honor.

Sincerely,
The staff of Performance Space New York

February 3rd, 2018
Doors at 3pm, Reception to follow
Performance Space New York
(formerly Performance Space 122)
150 First Avenue, NY, NY
Fourth Floor

A Note About The Derek Lloyd Production Fellowship
To honor Derek’s commitment to furthering the vision of emerging technicians, designers and artists, Mary Rose Lloyd, the Lloyd and Rose families and Performance Space New York have established The Derek Lloyd Production Fellowship. This fund will ensure Derek’s spirit, ethos and the holistic approach he brought to his work continues for generations of theater artists. We couldn’t be more excited that the first Derek Lloyd fellow, Aaliyah, is already hard at work behind the scenes. If you would like to support the fellowship, you can do so here or by contacting: Isabel@performancespacenewyork.org

Bronx Gothic Documentary

We at PS122 are are looking forward to a new documentary called Bronx Gothic, based on a piece we commissioned in 2014. Okwui Okpokwasili’s Bronx Gothic was part of our COIL Festival and was presented at Danspace Project to sold out houses. The documentary, by Andrew Rossi, who Made “The First Monday in May,” focuses on Okpokwasili’s artistic process, and follows her as she completes a final tour of the piece. The documentary itself has been on the festival circuit and will premiere at Film Forum on July 12 and then run for two weeks. We hope to see you there!

Feedback Needed for CreateNYC Cultural Plan

PS122 staff members have been honored to attend a number of CreateNYC events this year to weigh in on the city’s first Cultural Plan. CreateNYC recently released their findings from over 10,000 surveys they collected and over 400 events they presented at. If you haven’t yet attended an event or taken a survey, there is still time to give your feedback. There are a number of new polls online including an Equity poll, Affordability poll and Neighborhood Character poll, collecting feedback until 31. How do you imagine the future of NYC arts & culture? We are looking forward to seeing the results of the polls and being a part this inaugural cultural plan!

New PS122 Hold Music: Dane Terry

Dane Terry just released a new album called Wild of Town and it’s incredible. Several of the songs were recorded as part of Dane’s PS122 RAMP residency at BananAppeal studios in Brooklyn. Give us a ring at 212-477-5829 to hear it while you wait for us to pick up. Keeping up our tradition of entertaining callers with PS122 musical artists, you’ll be begging be put on hold to hear Dane’s anthemic track, “Company Man.”

PS122’s Artistic Directors Past and Present

Last week’s Gala served as a lively introduction to our new Executive Artistic Director Jenny Schlenzka. For those who missed it, and want to learn more about the past and future of PS122, next week The Segal Center is hosting a discussion between Jenny Schelenzka, outgoing Artistic Director Vallejo Gantner and Founding Artistic Director Mark Russell.

Monday, April 17
Segal Theatre
6:30pm Conversation

FREE + Open to public. First come, first served.

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