1. Performa 11 Opening Night Benefit
As part of Opening Night of
Performa 11, which has become legendary as one of the most anticipated events on New York’s winter cultural calendar, guests will enjoy the US premiere of
Elmgreen & Dragset’s Performa Commission
Happy Days in the Art World, a darkly comic self-portrait of the two artists, drawing references from
Samuel Beckett’s play
Happy Days (1961) and will feature renowned actors
Joseph Fiennes and Charles Edwards as well as actress Kim Criswell, and is directed by Toby Frow. Following the performance at 9 pm, guests will be treated to the first-ever live retrospective of six major performance works by the artists, presented at
Skylight Soho.
Details:
Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 7:30 pm
Happy Days in the Art World:
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place)
And
Retrospective: 9:30 PM at Skylight Soho (275 Hudson Street)
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