NYC Arts Picks: 'Le Corsaire' Ballet, Nautical Folk Art, and More ...

By Evan Mantyk
Epoch Times Staff Created: June 25, 2012 Last Updated: June 25, 2012

Herman Cornejo in American Ballet Theatre?s ?Le Corsaire.? The ballet will be running at the Metropolitan Opera House July 2?7. (Gene Schiavone)

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PERFORMING ARTS

?Le Corsaire?: American Ballet Theatre

An extravagant way to end American Ballet Theatre?s dazzling run in New York City, this ballet features 120 performers and showcases the company?s male dancers. Based on the 1814 poem by Lord Byron, the swashbuckling tale of adventure and romance culminates in a shipwreck billed as ?one of the most breathtaking spectacles in all of ballet.? Choreography by Konstantin Sergeyev, after Marius Petipa. Approximately 2 hours 28 minutes.

The Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center
July 2?7, times vary
Tickets: $20?$245
www.abt.org

Mariusz Kwiecien in the title role of Mozart?s ?Don Giovanni.? (Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera)

Don Giovanni?: Live in HD

See opera at your local movie theater when the Metropolitan Opera offers a live performance of Mozart?s 1787 opera ?Don Giovanni? with high-definition video. Don Giovanni is the classic arrogant and morally deficient playboy who must pay for his misdeeds. The live performance was recorded last October and is approximately 3 hours long.

Check listings for participating movie theaters
Wednesday, June 27, 6:30 p.m.
Encore Summer HD series continues each Wednesday through July 25 with a new opera each week.
Tickets: $12.50
www.metoperafamily.org
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?As You Like It?: Shakespeare in the Park

Now in its 50th year, the Public Theater?s Shakespeare in the Park presents this romantic comedy that follows Rosalind, the daughter of an exiled French duke, on her adventure into the Forest of Arden. Broadway star Lily Rabe plays Rosalind. Directed by Daniel Sullivan.

Delacorte Theater, Central Park
Now through June 30
Performance at 8 p.m., free tickets available beginning at 1 p.m.
Two free tickets per person, distributed at Delacorte Theater
www.shakespeareinthepark.org

Summertime Classics: Tchaikovsky Festival

Conducted by Bramwell Tovey and featuring pianist Simon Trpceski, the New York Philharmonic performs Tchaikovsky?s Festival Coronation March, Piano Concerto No. 2 (Siloti version), selections from Act IV of ?Swan Lake,? and 1812 Overture. Concertgoers can also reserve a two-course prix fixe meal with a complimentary glass of wine from Arpeggio Food & Wine. Call (212) 874-7000 for reservations.

Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
July 6 at 8 p.m., July 9?10 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $40?$50, additional $34 for meal
Nyphil.org

FINE ARTS

Self-Portraits II

The Eleanor Ettinger Gallery specializes in representational art, also known as contemporary realism, which it describes as ?forever classic and enduring.? The gallery works with artists who ?explore the timeless genre with a fresh commitment and passion.? This exhibit features self-portraits by the gallery?s roster of highly skilled artists.

Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, 24 W. 57th St.
Now through July 14
No admission fee
www.eegallery.com

Woman in a Mulberry Dress by Isaac Sheffield (1807?1845), part of Compass: Folk Art in Four Directions (Gavin Ashworth)

Compass: Folk Art in Four Directions

Pulled from the collection of the American Folk Art Museum, this exhibition explores the rich history of New York?s seaports, an exotic, exciting, and dangerous world. The exhibit is installed in four galleries of Schermerhorn Row, the historic mercantile houses that were created between 1810 and 1812.

South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton St.
Now through Oct. 7
Admission: $10, Children under 9 free
www.folkartmuseum.org

FAMILY

High Line Kids: Arty Hours

Let your kids get creative in the most creative park in the city. Kids can paint, draw, and build. The High Line Children?s unique Workyard Kit will be available for creating vehicles, forts, structures, and machines from custom-designed wood planks, nuts, and bolts.

High Line, between West 22nd and West 23rd streets
Every Saturday this summer 10 a.m.?12 p.m.
This event is free
(212) 206-9922
karla.osorio-perez@thehighline.org

Music and Stories for Independence Day

Learn about America?s rich culture and history through traditional music performed by balladeer and teaching artist Linda Russell from Symphonyspace. Recommended for children ages 3 and up.

Peter J. Sharp Children?s Glade, Central Park
Sunday, July 1, 12?1 p.m.
This event is free
Call (212) 860-1370 in case of inclement weather
www.lindarussellmusic.com

Banjo Player Noam Pikelny. (Courtesy of Compass Records)

Madison Square Music: Noam Pikelny and More

Celebrate July 4th with highly acclaimed banjo player Noam Pikelyn, who will treat you to a real American bluegrass experience. Pikelyn is winner of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music. Other performers include Sweetback Sisters and Spuyten Duyvil (which is Dutch slang for ?in spite of the devil?).

Madison Square Park
Wednesday July 4, 3 p.m.
This event is free
www.madisonsquarepark.org

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