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SUMMARY:May Day - Creative Labor Creative Conditions
DESCRIPTION:Organized by New York Theatre Workshop\n\nMAY DAY\nThis special event will run from\napproximately 12:30–2pm. \nImmediately following\, please\njoin us for a special watch party of: \nFALL OF FREEDOM\nin partnership with National Black Theatre\nand Lena Waithe. \n\n\n\nOn May 1\, 2026\, New York Theatre Workshop will lead a May Day public activation on the Lower East Side as part of the Creative Labor\, Creative Conditions initiative\, centering artistic labor through a neighborhood-wide celebration of the East 4th Street Cultural District. With support from the Doris Duke Foundation and additional support from the Arison Arts Foundation\, the project will culminate in a “walk the block” activation produced in partnership with corridor organizations\, bringing together artists\, cultural workers\, local business owners and residents in an open-air\, site-responsive experience. Participating artists include Flako Jimenez\, Muriel Borst-Tarrant\, Daniel Watts\, Nick Polonio\, Bruce Cohen and Resistance Revival Chorus. \nAcross the block\, 10–15 site-specific activations including performances\, open studios\, and guided experiences\, will be presented by partner organizations and independent artists. Organizations include La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club\, WOW Cafe\, Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Company\, Rod Rodgers Dance Company and Fourth Arts Block (FABnyc). Additional elements include artist interviews accessible via QR code and community-based artmaking\, extending engagement beyond live performance. \nGrounded in Creative Labor\, Creative Conditions\, the activation recognizes the cultural district as civic infrastructure\, a dense ecosystem of small and mid-sized arts and community organizations whose continued presence reflects decades of creative collaboration and organizing. By compensating participating artists and framing the gathering as both symbolic and practical civic infrastructure\, the event makes visible the interdependence required for creative work to endure. \nThroughout the day\, Doris Duke will travel in an “arts crawl” from Times Square to Governors Island to the East Village to the Upper West Side and conclude in Harlem\, celebrating artists and cultural workers across New York City. \nAfter walking the block\, join us for Fall of Freedom!
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/may-day-creative-labor-creative-conditions/
LOCATION:E 4th Street Cultural District\, E 4th Street btwn 2nd Ave & Bowery
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Lower East Side History Month,Outdoor Event
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SUMMARY:Archives in Motion
DESCRIPTION:Organized by the New School with Performance Project @ University Settlement\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nArchives in Motion is a site-specific performance created in partnership with University Settlement and staged in their historic gymnasium—one of the first basketball courts in the United States. \nLed by faculty member Irina Kruzhilina\, the project brings together students from The New School to engage with the physical\, historical\, and social layers of the site. Drawing from materials found in the University Settlement archives\, the performance emerges through a process of research\, improvisation\, and collective creation. \nFounded in 1886\, University Settlement is the first settlement house in the United States and remains one of New York City’s largest social-service and community-support organizations. \nArchives in Motion explores how meaning is constructed from archival fragments—what archives preserve and what they leave out. Rather than presenting a complete narrative\, the work stages the act of reading\, assembling\, and interpreting archival materials\, bringing them into the present through the bodies and voices of performers in the very space where these histories unfolded. The result is a performance that activates the archive in real time\, placing past and present\, document and body\, in dialogue. \nThe project also carries a historical connection to The New School: David Mannes\, founder of the Mannes School of Music\, once taught at the Settlement. A record recently uncovered in the archives notes\,“There is a string quartet class every Thursday evening in charge of Mr. David Mannes.” \n  \n*Site-specific projects are an immersive activation of the chosen space and how students engage with and respond to it. \n \nThe project includes an audio walking tour through the stairwells. Some areas of the space can only be reached by stairs and are therefore not wheelchair accessible. \n \nTo experience this immersive event\, you will need: \n–A smartphone with the ability to scan a QR code for the moving audio tour \n–Earphones/headphones to connect to your phone \n–Willingness to walk several flights of stairs and stand for an extended period of time \n   \n*Please note\, the Friday evening showing is the final dress rehearsal/preview. \n  \nABOUT SITE SPECIFIC PROJECTS \nSite Specific provides students with a practical appreciation of the processes and methodologies associated with the development\, rehearsal\, and production of site-based performances. Students engage in performative activities in response to the physical\, historical\, and social layers of the chosen site\, as well as various thematic\, textual\, and visual sources. These responses form the basis of improvisational\, visual\, and multimedia content for a devised site-based performance. While faculty provide overarching themes\, creative prompts\, artistic provocations\, and technical guidance\, students take primary responsibility for creating and executing the performance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresented by the College of Performing Arts at The New School.
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/archives-in-motion/
LOCATION:Performance Project @ University Settlement\, 184 Eldridge Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Exhibit,Lower East Side History Month,Performance
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SUMMARY:Archives in Motion
DESCRIPTION:Organized by the New School with Performance Project @ University Settlement\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArchives in Motion is a site-specific performance created in partnership with University Settlement and staged in their historic gymnasium—one of the first basketball courts in the United States. \nLed by faculty member Irina Kruzhilina\, the project brings together students from The New School to engage with the physical\, historical\, and social layers of the site. Drawing from materials found in the University Settlement archives\, the performance emerges through a process of research\, improvisation\, and collective creation. \nFounded in 1886\, University Settlement is the first settlement house in the United States and remains one of New York City’s largest social-service and community-support organizations. \nArchives in Motion explores how meaning is constructed from archival fragments—what archives preserve and what they leave out. Rather than presenting a complete narrative\, the work stages the act of reading\, assembling\, and interpreting archival materials\, bringing them into the present through the bodies and voices of performers in the very space where these histories unfolded. The result is a performance that activates the archive in real time\, placing past and present\, document and body\, in dialogue. \nThe project also carries a historical connection to The New School: David Mannes\, founder of the Mannes School of Music\, once taught at the Settlement. A record recently uncovered in the archives notes\,“There is a string quartet class every Thursday evening in charge of Mr. David Mannes.” \n  \n*Site-specific projects are an immersive activation of the chosen space and how students engage with and respond to it. \n \nThe project includes an audio walking tour through the stairwells. Some areas of the space can only be reached by stairs and are therefore not wheelchair accessible. \n \nTo experience this immersive event\, you will need: \n–A smartphone with the ability to scan a QR code for the moving audio tour \n–Earphones/headphones to connect to your phone \n–Willingness to walk several flights of stairs and stand for an extended period of time \n   \n*Please note\, the Friday evening showing is the final dress rehearsal/preview. \n  \nABOUT SITE SPECIFIC PROJECTS \nSite Specific provides students with a practical appreciation of the processes and methodologies associated with the development\, rehearsal\, and production of site-based performances. Students engage in performative activities in response to the physical\, historical\, and social layers of the chosen site\, as well as various thematic\, textual\, and visual sources. These responses form the basis of improvisational\, visual\, and multimedia content for a devised site-based performance. While faculty provide overarching themes\, creative prompts\, artistic provocations\, and technical guidance\, students take primary responsibility for creating and executing the performance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresented by the College of Performing Arts at The New School.
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/archives-in-motion-2/
LOCATION:Performance Project @ University Settlement\, 184 Eldridge Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Exhibit,Lower East Side History Month,Performance
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SUMMARY:Tigers on a Tightrope: Around the World in 50 years!
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Bond Street Theatre\nJoin us for an immersive hour celebrating 50 years of Bond Street Theatre’s global impact through a vibrant mix of stories\, images\, and video. As part of Lower East Side History Month\, this event highlights the company’s deep roots in New York City alongside its remarkable theatre projects in Afghanistan\, Myanmar\, India – 60 countries around the world –  showcasing how art bridges cultures.  It is a heartfelt tribute to a half-century of humanitarian theatre and the enduring spirit of creative adventure. \nFree! RSVP: info@bondst.org
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/tigers-on-a-tightrope-around-the-world-in-50-years/
LOCATION:Downtown Art\, 70 E 4th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month
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SUMMARY:Traditional Music and Opera at Mencius Society for the Arts
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Mencius Society for the Arts\nwith Grand Street Settlement \nDISCOVER LIFELONG PRACTICE \nIN MUSICAL ARTS ON THE LES! \n– LISTEN IN \n– SING ALONG \n– LEARN \n– CONNECT \nGet a Tour\, Relax\, and Enjoy the music: The EastRiver LES Community Orchestra convene to rehearse for the upcoming concert. Players will pause and answer questions and let you try the instruments! \nNamed after the philosopher Mengzi\, Mencius Society for the Arts is devoted to the practice and advancement of local and folk music\, theater\, and cultural arts in empowering local creative communities in building a more equitable and harmonious American society. Based on the Lower East Side in New York City\, the Mencius mission is defined by a commitment to fostering lifelong learning and intergenerational engagement around the arts as a communal experience rooted in cultural memory and shared creative action. Founded in 2003 Mencius is a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization and a key partner of Grand St. Settlement since 2019. All programs and events are free of charge or at low-cost to the community
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/traditional-music-and-opera-at-mencius-society-for-the-arts/
LOCATION:Grand Street Settlement\, 80 Pitt Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Music
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SUMMARY:Traditional Music and Opera at Mencius Society for the Arts - Sing Along\, Learn\, Connect
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Mencius Society for the Arts\nwith Grand Street Settlement \nDISCOVER LIFELONG PRACTICE \nIN MUSICAL ARTS ON THE LES! \n– LISTEN IN \n– SING ALONG \n– LEARN \n– CONNECT \nGet a Tour and get into the action: Students practice Chinese opera stagecraft under the tutelage of professional artists; see if you can read the traditional gongchi notation and follow the drum beats as they sing; meanwhile\, check out the guys practicing southern boxing next door. \nNamed after the philosopher Mengzi\, Mencius Society for the Arts is devoted to the practice and advancement of local and folk music\, theater\, and cultural arts in empowering local creative communities in building a more equitable and harmonious American society. Based on the Lower East Side in New York City\, the Mencius mission is defined by a commitment to fostering lifelong learning and intergenerational engagement around the arts as a communal experience rooted in cultural memory and shared creative action. Founded in 2003 Mencius is a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization and a key partner of Grand St. Settlement since 2019. All programs and events are free of charge or at low-cost to the community \nLES History Month-OPENHOUSE Flyer
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/traditional-music-and-opera-at-mencius-society-for-the-arts-sing-along-learn-connect/
LOCATION:Grand Street Settlement\, 80 Pitt Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260530T163000
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SUMMARY:An Outdoor Closing Celebration of Lower East Side History Month 2026!
DESCRIPTION:Organized by FABnyc\nwith Performance Project @ University Settlement \nand City Councilmember Christopher Marte\, The Clemente\, City Lore\, Chinese Progressive Association\, Sara Roosevelt Park Community Coalition\, Sara D Roosevelt Park Alliance\, Abrons Arts Center\, Henry Street Settlement\, Tenement Museum\, LES Yearbook\, and M’Finda Kalunga Community Garden! \n  \nJoin us for an outdoor closing celebration of Lower East Side History Month 2026 \nSaturday May 30th\, Free! \n“The Pit”\, Sara D Roosevelt Park between Delancey and Broome \n4:30 PM ‘Tongues’ by Yibin Wang – storytelling and interactive games about native languages \n5:30 PM BombaYo – a joyous session of bomba\, Puerto Rican & African influenced song-drum-dance  \n6:45 PM DASO Y EL GRUPO CEMI- brings Loisaida to the dance floor\, blending salsa\, reggae\, bomba\, jíbaro\, and hip hop. \nplus hands-on artmaking and community info tables \nFABnyc programs are supported in part by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature\,  the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council\, and City Council Member Christopher Marte
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/an-outdoor-closing-celebration-of-lower-east-side-history-month-2026/
LOCATION:SDR Park\, "The Pit" between Delancey and Broome
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Music,Outdoor Event
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