P.S.122 Performance Space

150 1st Ave
Performance Space 122 is a not-for-profit arts center serving the New York City dance and performance community. P.S.122 is committed to supporting the development of work by individual artists who create live art with an authentic vision. We are ful... more
Performance Space 122 is a not-for-profit arts center serving the New York City dance and performance community. P.S.122 is committed to supporting the development of work by individual artists who create live art with an authentic vision. We are fully dedicated to finding, developing, and bringing to the public eye artistic creations from a diversity of cultures, points of view, ages, and sexual orientations. P.S.122 advocates innovation. The work it supports challenges artistic forms, traditional contexts, and content as a means of revealing truth. P.S.122's primary concern is supporting artists' individual creative process. We encourage artistic investigations by providing creators with rehearsal space, workshop space, constructive criticism, performance opportunities and challenging audiences. P.S.122 further supports its mission by providing national and international touring opportunities to exemplary works developed under its auspices. Linking communities through the medium of live art, P.S.122 seeks to facilitate communication between artists and communities, at its home space and on the road. P.S.122 is a New York based institution with an inclusive view of the world. They... more

Performance Space 122 is a not-for-profit arts center serving the New York City dance and performance community. P.S.122 is committed to supporting the development of work by individual artists who create live art with an authentic vision. We are fully dedicated to finding, developing, and bringing to the public eye artistic creations from a diversity of cultures, points of view, ages, and sexual orientations. P.S.122 advocates innovation. The work it supports challenges artistic forms, traditional contexts, and content as a means of revealing truth.

P.S.122's primary concern is supporting artists' individual creative process. We encourage artistic investigations by providing creators with rehearsal space, workshop space, constructive criticism, performance opportunities and challenging audiences.

P.S.122 further supports its mission by providing national and international touring opportunities to exemplary works developed under its auspices. Linking communities through the medium of live art, P.S.122 seeks to facilitate communication between artists and communities, at its home space and on the road.

P.S.122 is a New York based institution with an inclusive view of the world. They participate in a dialogue of artistic exchange between like-minded cultural centers nationally and around the globe. We do this in order to expand the education and development of American artists and their audiences.

Since its founding in 1979, P.S.122 has been committed to the advancement and development of this community by providing an environment that encourages exploration and risk-taking through a series of programs which addresses its needs and cultivates an audience for the work. P.S.122 has become a major contributor to the cultural life of NYC and has achieved national and international recognition as one of this country's most important and innovative alternative presenting organizations.


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P.S.122 Performance Space is located in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan. Long before the musical "Rent" brought in legions of pierced, tattooed teenagers from every corner of America (and drove up the rents), the East Village was an eclectic mix of elderly Ukranians and Poles, Dominican and Puerto Rican families, and assorted artists, wanna-be bohemians, punks, their followers, lovers and friends. (Did we leave anyone out?) Largely gone are the heroin dealers, all night parties, punk music extravaganzas and infamous Bagel Tree of the 1980s and early 1990s, but the real landmarks remain, including the Joseph Papp Public Theater, Tompkins Square Park, and Cooper Union. The Public offers some of New York’s finest Off-Broadway Theater as well as Joe’s Pub, with a diverse variety of live shows. Beautiful Tompkins Square Park offers something for everyone, including dog runs, basketball courts, a weekly market, outdoor music events, and occasionally local characters chatting late into the night to infrequent riots. To be fair, few other parks in America have played such an important role in radical or anarchist history. Many long-time residents complain of the neighborhood’s recent gentrification, and skyrocketing rents forced even legendary punk club CBGB's to exit the neighborhood, replaced by a John Varvatos boutique. And while there are truly many new restaurants and boutiques dotting Avenues A, B and C, lots of the famous watering holes, dives, and other unclassifiably scrappy bars remain. Some of our favorites include Mars on lower First Avenue, Zum Schneider on Avenue C, 2A on the corner of Second Street and Avenue A, and Lit Lounge, with its adjoining Fuse Gallery. Make sure to check out the Polish butcher stores on First Avenue and the nearby Italian pastry shops, walk along the Ukranian strip of Second Avenue, try one of the Japanese restaurants on East Ninth Street, and also walk along St. Marks Place, one of New York’s most eclectic streets. East 4th Street's Theater Row boasts cultural buildings which house eight theaters and twelve dance companies as well as a couple of community development groups. Among its members are New York Theater Workshop, La MaMa Experimental Theatre, Rod Rodgers Dance Co., WOW Cafe Theatre, Millennium Film Workshop, Duo Multicultural Arts Center, Teatro Circulo, Downtown Art, Alpha Omega Dance Co., Choices Theater, Teatro IATI, Cooper Square Committee and Cooper Square Mutual Housing Association. The Nuyorican Poets Café is still going strong on East Third Street between Avenues B and C. Since 1973 its mission has been to create a multi-cultural venue that provides a stage for artists traditionally underrepresented in the mainstream media and culture. Poetry slams, theater performances, open jam sessions for hip-hop, poetry and jazz, as well as unique screenplay readings all take place on a weekly basis in this intimate cultural setting. For film buffs, we would be remiss not to mention the Anthology Film Archives on East 2nd Street, a local theater best known for consistently showing the finest in avant-garde and experimental cinema. We also recommend the Landmark Sunshine Cinema on East Houston Street, home away from home for those who enjoy great acoustics and the company of die hard independent film fans. The East Village is also home to the trendy Cooper Square Hotel as well as the charming Gem Hotel, making it a great neighborhood to enjoy your stay in New York.

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150 1st Ave
New York, NY 10003
(212) 352-3101
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This Week's Hours

Weekday events typically are in the evenings.
Weekends offers both matinee and evening performances.

Box Office Open:
Tuesday - Friday: 2pm - 6pm
6pm before every show
2pm before matinees

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