Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Joyce Theater
A 1941 Art Deco movie theater was converted (in 1982) to become an intimate
homefordance.Smallandmedium-sizedmoderndancecompaniesfromaroundthe
world present an exciting range of work that can't be seen elsewhere in Manhattan.
Question-and-answersessionswithartistsandperformersfollowsomeoftheshows.
• 175 8th Ave at 19th St; Joyce Soho: 155 Mercer St
•
212 242 0800
• Admission charge
Radio City Music Hall
Opened in 1932, the largest theater in the U.S. has an opulent, Art Deco interior.
Once a movie palace, it now hosts musical performances and special events. The an-
nual Christmas show starring the Rockettes, a troupe of long-legged dancers, is a
New York tradition.
• 1260 6th Ave at 50th St
•
212 247 4777
• Tours: 11am-3pm Mon-Sat
• Admission charge
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
This stately, Neo-Italianate 1908 building draws city-wide audiences for New York's
most avant garde program of international music, theater, and dance, most notably
the Next Wave Festival, a fixture since 1981.
• 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn
• Subway 2, 3, 4, 5, B, Q to Atlantic Ave
•
718 636 4100
• Admission charge
