Celebrate the performing arts at the John A. Paulson Center

Join us for site-specific performance works by Tisch and Steinhardt students and faculty, and view the new instructional spaces for NYU's renowned performing arts programs – including theatres, studios, rehearsal rooms, and more!

Saturday, April 1, 2023
2pm - 4 pm
John A. Paulson Center
181 Mercer Street

Scroll down for a full list of performances.

You must be logged in to your NYU Gmail account to RSVP. This event is for the NYU Community and their family and friends with sponsored and approved guest access. ​Each community member is responsible for sponsoring their own guests via Veoci (see RSVP form for link). All guests without an NYU ID must enter the building with their sponsor.

Please note: All guests must use the main entrance at 181 Mercer Street for access and a wristband. Attendees must be in compliance with the University’s COVID-19 vaccination requirements to enter an NYU building or participate in an NYU-sponsored activity. Attendees should be prepared to present proof of compliance and government-issued photo ID if asked.

North Lobby & Commons – 1st and 2nd Floor

2:00pm & 3:00pm
James Tenney: In a Large Open Space
Coordinated by Marilyn Nonken, NYU Steinhardt Music & Performing Arts Professions, Programs in Instrumental Performance
Performers: Louis Barker (violin), Dora Banyai and Blake Allen (viola), Thea Mesirow (cello), Adrienne Schoenfeld, (double bass); Alex Jashinski (bass clarinet), Joey Duke (clarinet), Timothy Ruedeman (sax), Shivam Patel (soprano sax), Henry Ward (tenor sax), Chadley Sexton Simmons (alto sax), Iwo Jedynecki (accordion), Justin Wu (electric guitar)
NYU MPAP is joined by musicians from the Kaufman Music Center’s Face The Music program, directed by Leonard Bopp: Tobia Im (violin), Sasha Narea (viola), Juliette Noren (flute), Donni Denham (violin)

North Lobby – 1st Floor

2:20pm & 3:20pm
Jazz Trio
Coordinated by Ian McLeod and Marilyn Nonken, Steinhardt Music & Performing Arts Professions, Program in Jazz Studies
Performers: Matt Garcia, tenor sax; Lana Fusco, bass; Joseph Emmanuel, drums.

2:40pm & 3:40pm
Paquito D’Rivera: Aires Tropicales
Coordinated by Kaitlyn Walker and Marilyn Nonken, NYU Steinhardt Music & Performing Arts Professions, Program in Woodwind Studies
Performers: Tarryn Goldner, Annie Jung, Engelberth Mejia-Gonzalas, Liora Schlesinger, Ben Schonhorn

Commons – 2nd Floor

2:20pm & 3:20pm
Dance Music: A Laboratory for Choreographers and Composers
Coordinated by Andy Teirstein and Allen Fogelsanger, NYU Tisch Department of Dance
Performers in this improvisation are drawn from Andy Teirstein’s class Dance Music: A Laboratory for Choreographers and Composers, a cross-departmental course involving students from Tisch Dance, Art and Public Policy, Steinhardt Film Scoring, and Steinhardt Music Composition, and from Allen Fogelsanger’s improvisation study group.
Performers: Riley Burke, Patrick Irwin, Dahyun Kim, Song Khwanphulsri, Salma Kiuhan, and Louisa Miller

2:40pm & 3:40pm
Soundpainting Demonstrations
Coordinated by Tomi Tsunoda, NYU Tisch Department of Drama
Presented by students from the Live Collaboration class at Tisch Drama under the direction of Drama Chair Tomi Tsunoda

Commons Mezzanine North

2:20pm & 3:20pm
Mendelssohn: Quartet No. 6, Op. 80 in f minor
Coordinated by Jess Bauer and Marilyn Nonken, NYU Steinhardt Music & Performing Arts Professions, Program in String Studies
Performers: Daniel Apolonio and Lara Narkiewicz, violins; Maxim Estevez-Curtis, viola; Oscar Chan, cello

2:40pm & 3:40pm
Valerie Coleman: Rubispheres
Coordinated by Kaitlyn Walker and Marilyn Nonken, NYU Steinhardt Music & Performing Arts Professions, Program in Woodwind Studies
Performers: Trey Coudret, Monica Park, Alex Jashinski

Commons Mezzanine South

2:20pm & 3:20pm
Philip Glass: Etudes & Frederic Chopin/Karol Szymanowski: Mazurkas (selection)
Coordinated by Marilyn Nonken, NYU Steinhardt Music & Performing Arts Professions
Performer: Fulbright Scholar Iwo Jedynecki, accordion

2:40pm & 3:40pm
Improvising Sound and Music
Coordinated by Gustavo Aguilar, NYU Tisch Collaborative Arts/Open Arts Program
Improvising Sound and Music is a gathering for exploring the formal, contextual, cultural, and social dimensions of experimental performance and creativity vis-à-vis the critical study/practice of improvising.
Performing Open Scores from Pauline Oliveros, Annea Lockwood, James Tenney, Cornelius Cardew, and the ensemble's members.
Performers: Aaron George, Julian Hammond, Zirui (Skyler) Lyu, Aidan R., Trish Sachdev, Saoirse Sowell

Theatre C – 4th Floor

2:00 - 4:00pm
NYU Tisch Department of Design for Stage & Film
Lighting Display created by members of the class of 2025 Graduate Lighting Class
Coordinated by Justin Townsend, ML Geiger, Mike Voytko

Ensemble Rehearsal Room – 6th Floor

NYU Steinhardt Music & Performing Arts Professions, Programs in String Studies and Piano Studies
Coordinated by Stephanie Baer and Marilyn Nonken

2:00pm & 3:00pm
String Quintet: Priscilla Tam and Eva Astrachan (violins), Emma Phillips and Olympia Nelson (violas), Isabella Liu (cello)

2:20pm
Hongbo Cai, piano (Studio of Marilyn Nonken)

2:40pm
Sylvana Au Yang, piano (Studio of Eduardus Halim)

3:20pm & 3:40pm
Mason Margut, piano (Studio of Joseph Church)