With Patti Smith, Q-Tip, Amy Schumer and Chris Rock in particular, the NY PopsUp is available in several hundred performances throughout New York State, from February 20 to May 1.
At the corner of a street, in front of shops, in a skatepark, on a subway platform or in museums, culture will reinvest in the streets of New York after almost a year of inactivity due to the pandemic. The NY PopsUp will bring together more than 300 artistic performances of all kinds to which the public is invited, hang in there, in person but in small gauges.
Takeoff scheduled for February 20, as announced by the Governor of the State of New York, Andrew Cuomo, on his Twitter account while emphasizing: “The arts industry is the creative soul of New York. But artists and arts professionals are among those most devastated by the pandemic ”.
The arts industry is the creative soul of New York.
But artists and arts workers have been among the most devastated by the pandemic.
NY PopsUp begins February 20 at the Javits Center with a special tribute to health care workers.https://t.co/f5L9X8kxQS
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) February 9, 2021
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Around two festivals
As the Washington Post, the NY PopsUp revolves around two major events, namely the 20th anniversary of the Tribeca Film Festival and the inauguration of the park Little Island, an artificial island on the banks of the Hudson.
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Luxury casting for a slew of performances
To kick off the festivities as they should on February 20, a handful of musicians such as Jon Batiste, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Ayodele Casel and some special guests will play at the Javits Center to pay tribute to the professionals. health.
From Hugh Jackman to Chris Rock and Amy Schumer, including musician Billy Porter and rapper Q-Tip, the NY PopsUp invites a panoply of interdisciplinary artists representing the effervescent New York scene. Without forgetting the icons! The huge Patti Smith will be visiting the Brooklyn Museum for a tribute performance to photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
As you can see, the NY PopsUp agenda is full of events and excitement. If we can regret the absence of emerging talents, the initiative gives a glimmer of hope as to the possibility of reviving the culture in the flesh.
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