VISUAL ARTS

arts > World Financial Center presents

THE HYPERBOLIC CROCHET CORAL REEF

Institute For Figuring
Margaret and Christine Wertheim, Curators

April 7 - August 31
7 am - 11 pm daily
WFC Winter Garden (under staircase)

Bursting forth in a colorful, crocheted panoply of loopy "kelps", curlicue "corals," and fringy "anemones," this wooly homage to Earth's endangered coral reefs is a beautiful marriage of traditional arts & crafts and hyperbolic geometry. This exhibition, featuring The Toxic Reef (through May 18), The New York Reef, and The Chicago Reef, raises awareness about these disappearing marine treasures.

www.TheIFF.org

Visit the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef at New York University's Windows on Broadway, located at Broadway and East 10th Street, April 6 - May 18.

Support provided by the New York Institute for the Humanities, the Humanities Initiative and the Sustainability Task Force of New York University. The New York Reef has been made under the auspices of the New York Crochet Guild and the Harlem Knitting Circle. The Crochet Reef Project has been funded in part by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

The Chicago Reef generously lent by the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum and the over 100 passionate Chicagoans who contributed to its creation.

Please note that the Winter Garden may be closed to the public for private events.

VISUAL ARTS

arts > World Financial Center presents

AMAZONIA DESIGN, FASHION & SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY

April 17 - July 13
Tuesday - Friday, 12 - 6pm
Saturday - Sunday, 1 - 5pm
Closed Mondays and July 4
WFC Courtyard Gallery

Focusing on the relationship between design and ecological sustainability, this exhibition presents objects by contemporary designers from the Amazon region that utilize raw materials in their work to demonstrate a strong commitment to preserving the environment.

This exhibition is part of Amazonia Brasil, an international program that seeks to raise awareness about the diverse ecosystems and economies of the Brazilian Amazon. It presents a realistic picture of the region through three exhibitions, including an immersive installation at South Street Seaport's Pier 17, and a photo exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Lower Manhattan, April 17 - July 13.

Co-presented with Fare Arte and Debora Laruccia, Curator, Hilea Design.

Additional arts > World Financial Center 20th Birthday support is provided by American Express.

INSTALLATION

arts > World Financial Center presents

GIANT PLACE DETAIL

SHUA GROUP

through June 14
7am - 11pm daily
WFC Winter Garden
(Lobby level, at eastern glass wall)

Creating dance and movement-based art for public environments, Shua Group, along with collaborators Sylvestre Gobart, Diana Quinones Rivera and Stephan Garin, premiere the site-specific Giant Place Detail in the Winter Garden as part of arts > World Financial Center's 20th Birthday. This multi-disciplinary work reveals the daily life and perspectives of people who inhabit the Winter Garden, by engaging them in the creation of this piece. The public's experiences and memories become the backbone for the work, comprised of a video and sound installation, a public performance and a documentary film.

www.ShuaGroup.org

For more information visit the Giant Place Detail blog, GiantPlaceDetail.blogspot.com.

Shua Group will hold open rehearsals in April. Visit our website for the schedule.

Technical equipment generously loaned by Sony. The Giant Place Detail installation will be part of Digital Downtown, a showcase of the latest electronic lifestyle and workstyle products at the World Financial Center, June 12 - 14, 2008. Visit www.DigitalDowntownNYC.com for more information.

THEATER

arts > World Financial Center presents

CORPORATE CARNIVAL

WOMEN'S PROJECT

May 14 - 17
Wednesday - Friday, 1 & 7 pm
Saturday, 1, 4 & 7 pm
WFC Winter Garden

Returning to the World Financial Center with Corporate Carnival, Women's Project presents feats of balance, strength and magic, while juggling hedge funds, unleashing the retail giantess, eating the glass ceiling, challenging the strongman to wrestle with Sarbanes-Oxley, and many more daredevil acts. Catch a glimpse of the carnies as they roam the corridors of the World Financial Center, interacting with the public in surprising ways. Don't miss the show's culmination on the Winter Garden's grand staircase where performers will spin extraordinary tales of corporate life.

www.WomensProject.org

MUSIC

River To River Festival presents

BANG ON A CAN MARATHON

May 31, 6:00 pm - June 1, 6:00 am (12-hour concert)
WFC Winter Garden

Returning to the Winter Garden for a third year, the Bang on a Can Marathon has redefined what contemporary music is, how it is performed and where it is presented. This year, as a co-presentation with arts>World Financial Center, BoaC stages a 12-hour torrent of mind-boggling, genre-bending music. A continuous stream of pioneering artists from around the globe will take the stage in the Winter Garden for a musical adventure. The Bang on a Can Marathon begins Saturday night at 6pm and continues to 6am on Sunday, so come and go as you like or stay all night long.

Composers: John Adams, The Beatles, Harrison Birtwistle, Caleb Burhans, Chaya Czernowin, Dan Deacon, Donnacha Dennehy, Arnold Dreyblatt, Sivan Cohen Elias, Brian Eno, Michael Gordon, Annie Gosfield, Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Karsh Kale, David Lang, Lukas Ligeti, Owen Pallett, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Ruben Seroussi, Marnie Stern, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Julia Wolfe, Bora Yoon, Pamela Z, Evan Ziporyn

Performers: Alarm Will Sound, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Caleb Burhans, Contact, Crash Ensemble, Dan Deacon, Hartt Bass Band, Karsh Kale, Lisa Moore, Nikel, Owen Pallett, Signal, So Percussion, Marnie Stern, Toby Twining Music, Bora Yoon, Young People’s Chorus of NYC, Pamela Z

The Bang on a Can Marathon is produced by Bang on a Can and co-presented by the River To River Festival and arts>World Financial Center. Significant support is also provided by The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, and The New York State Music Fund. The River To River Festival presented by American Express, proudly returns for its 7th season of hundreds of free arts and cultural events in Lower Manhattan. For more information visit RiverToRiverNYC.com.

For performance schedules and specific entrance information, visit www.RiverToRiverNYC.com or call 212-945-0505.

COMMUNITY

DIGITAL DOWNTOWN

June 12 - 14
Thursday - Friday, 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
WFC Winter Garden

A new consumer technology event designed in cooperation with the nation's largest tradeshow, International CES, to showcase the latest electronic lifestyle and workstyle products to employees and residents of Manhattan's Financial District.

www.DigitalDowntown-NYC.com

DANCE

River To River Festival presents

AMERICAN BALLROOM THEATER
COLORS OF THE RAINBOW TEAM MATCH

June 21
1:00 pm & 4:00 pm
WFC Winter Garden

Talented 5th & 8th grade dancers from NYC public schools compete for the grand prize as they Fox Trot, Merengue, Rumba, Swing and Tango their way to the gold.

www.AmericanBallroomTheater.com

MUSIC

River To River Festival presents

ULRICH SCHNAUSS

Dorit Chrysler & Chiaki Watanabe

June 24
9:00 pm
WFC Winter Garden

Creating a sound that meanders between shoegazer and dance while showing his skill for songwriting, Berlin-based artist Schnauss opens arts>WFC’s summer season. Chrysler beguiles with her unique brand of vocal and theremin, and is accompanied by media artist Watanabe’s video projections.

www.Ulrich-Schnauss.com
www.DoritChrysler.com
www.Vusik.net

MUSIC

River To River Festival presents

KODE9 / JUAKALI / DUB WAR /
FORWARD MOTION THEATER

July 1
9:00 pm
WFC Winter Garden

DJing the Winter Garden’s first dance party, Kode9’s set travels through a selection of dancehall-influenced, bass-heavy skank referred to as grime and dubstep. Special guests include MC Juakali and DJ Dave Q, hosts of NYC’s Dub War events, and VJ collective Eyewash provides the visuals.

www.Kode9.com
www.myspace.com/Juakali
www.myspace.com/DubWarNYC
www.forwardmotiontheater.org

MUSIC

River To River Festival presents

JOHANN JOHANNSSON

July 8
9:00 pm
WFC Winter Garden

Performing for the first time in the US, Jóhannsson is an Icelandic musician, composer and an active member of the country’s artistic community (as founder of Kitchen Motors and member of Apparat Organ Quartet). His stately, haunting music has bewitched listeners for some time and this concert featuring a string quartet and visual projections is sure to expand his audience still further.

www.JohannJohannsson.com