this is the beginning, this is the end
A world premiere from Joanna Kotze for six dancers and two musicians, probing how history repeats and how bodies carry the residue of political and social systems.
Music
Music — change
NY Comedy Festival Presents: Putería con PAPIROSSA: Celebration of Life
A drag variety show from queer BIPOC performers: a ceremonial dance opener, taped sketches, stand-up, characters and live music. This 8th edition centers on mental health.
NY Comedy Festival Presents: Demi Adejuyigbe Sells Out
An hour of comedy built from songs, presentations, bits and surprises, so it's more of a loose, inventive variety show than a standard stand-up set.
inti figgis-vizueta’s Music for Transitions with Andrew Yee and Rothko String Quartet
Composer inti figgis-vizueta brings her debut album to life with cellist Andrew Yee and the Rothko String Quartet, in playful, ecstatic improvisation on land, wind, and rivers.
Trouble x Diamond Terrifier: Emanate / Crenellate with Antenes, Luke Stewart, Patrick Higgins, Dome Theater, and DJ sets by R. Gamble & Heidi Sabertooth
A multi-channel video installation made for site-specific performance, with sets from Antenes, Luke Stewart, Patrick Higgins and Dome Theater, plus DJ sets by R. Gamble and Heidi Sabertooth.
Next Dance
A 50-minute work from choreographer Neil Greenberg, built from the performers' own recorded improvisations and set to music Zeena Parkins and James Lo composed together. Greenberg dances in it too.
makemake presents: Wholly Unwinding (A New Musical) - NYC Premiere
A new musical that's part folk concert, part immersive ritual, part dance party, turning scars into songs. Come ready to move and sing as the audience becomes fellow travelers.
Press Play 2026
Hundreds of exhibitors fill Pioneer Works with art books, zines, records, and underground publications, with talks and workshops built around a theme drawn from what's alive in publishing.
WORLDWIDE SEAGULL & THE OCEAN BAND
Anna Abondolo leads a six-piece band on voice, guitar and electric bass, with two players on water foley and voice, plus an EWI and a horror noise generator. A strange, handmade sound.
Disco Bambino Presents: An Italian Disco Revolution
Giuseppe Savoni, aka Disco Bambino, opens with a conversation on Italian disco, then plays a set from his own archives of forgotten gems from the '70s and '80s, made for dancing.
Pizza or A Door In The Dark Does Not Dance or The Meaning of Life
A chamber opera that starts as a pizza party, then a dying guest vanishes and opens a door to ghosts with unfinished business. Small in scale, intimate, irreverent, and aching.
London City Ballet
A British company that once called Sadler's Wells home brings two mixed programs, pairing new ballets with cherished older works, and the performances come with live music.
Elsewhere Halloween - Major League DJz, SAIDAH, D Stone + more
A costume-night takeover of every room at Elsewhere, led by amapiano duo Major League DJz with sets from SAIDAH, D Stone, Ariel Lights and Sissy Elliott.
Big Crown Records 10 Year Anniversary ft El Michels Affair + special guests
Big Crown, an independent NYC soul label, celebrates a decade by putting its own roster on one bill: El Michels Affair, Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek, Thee Marloes and Brainstory.
American Harmony: Ruckus with Lily Hammond, Treble; Linnea Sablosky, Alto; Tim Eriksen, Tenor; John Taylor Ward, Bass
Early-music ensemble Ruckus sings fervent New England hymns of grief, mortality, and civic conscience, homegrown counterpoint by composers like William Billings and Daniel Read.
Kiku Highlight Weekend
Chrysanthemums trained for 11 months into sculpted forms, like the ozukuri with hundreds of blooms on one stem. Live Suwa-style taiko by Taiko Masala Dojo and hands-on crafts.
NY Comedy Festival Presents: 2/3rds of a Threesome
A musical comedy duo, AJ Holmes and Caitlin Cook, host a wild variety show with special guests. Expect songs, surprises, and a loose, playful room.
Flava D, Smokey Bubblin' B
Two UK bass and garage DJs, Flava D and Smokey Bubblin' B, share one club bill with the whole venue given over to the night. A straight-ahead dance floor booking.
10 Years of CruCast: Harriet Jaxxon, [IVY], SKEPSIS, Voltage, oomfRAVE
CruCast marks a decade with a full-venue night of its own lineup: Harriet Jaxxon, [IVY], Skepsis and Voltage on the bill, plus the oomfRAVE crew. Expect bass-heavy club sets.
BILLY MARTIN + MATT GLASSMEYER + JONATHAN GOLDBERGER
Billy Martin, Matt Glassmeyer and Jonathan Goldberger share one bill, a live set that comes before the room turns over to a producer night with Ray Angry.
