This year there is a twist on PS21’s popular movie screenings. For twelve consecutive years, PS/21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century has offered free weekly screenings of music and dance-based films. This year’s twist is that all the films will be about the American immigrant experience. Seven different films shown on seven consecutive Tuesdays paint a portrait of immigrants’ challenges and struggles, joys and travails. All films will be screened at PS21’s splendid outdoor venue located at 2980 Route…

Master puppeteer Ralph Lee incorporates masks, puppets and other visual elements to tell the story of Before the Sun and Moon, a magical Korean folktale in which a husband and wife discover the power of love through many unexpected wild adventures.

The Open Rehearsal allows audiences to get an inside look at the creative process of one of America’s great dance companies.

Sheri Bauer Mayorga leads kids in a program of songs accompanied by pianist Lincoln Mayorga. Sheri will share and teach the audience songs that tell stories and help people stand up for what’s right: "Factory Girl," "Weave Room Blues," "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around," "We the People," "Go Ahead." Pianist Lincoln Mayorga adds some ragtime and adventurous compositions to the mix!  

The Campbell Brothers present a compelling, rich variety of material from the African-American Holiness-Pentecostal repertoire with a new twist: the growling, wailing, shouting, singing and swinging voice of the steel guitar, played as you have never heard it played before. Chuck Campbell, pedal steel guitar, Phillip Campbell, electric guitar, bass, Darick Campbell, lap steel, and Carlton Campbell, drums.

Two beloved masters of slide, five-time blues music award winner Rory Block and Texas Music Hall of Famer Cindy Cashdollar, offer an exceptional evening of the blues. Rory Block has been heralded by Blues Revue as "one of the greatest living acoustic blues artists.” She has preserved the Delta blues tradition and brought it to life for 21st century audiences around the world. Her latest album “Keepin’ outta trouble: A tribute to Bukka White” made it to the top of…

A gathering of four local gospel choirs is being hosted by Chatham’s own Payne AME Church Choir and Rory Block at ChurchLIVE in Chatham Center. Gospel choirs from Shiloh Baptist Church, Hudson, St. Mark Chapel AME Church, Kingston, First Israel AME Church, Albany will share music of worship and celebration. The public is invited to join us afterwards for a reception with refreshments served. Donations gratefully accepted for participating choirs. This will be a very special community event not to be…

For the first time in their 12 years performing at PS21, this internationally renowned dance company performs a special program just for kids! The company dancers will get audience members up on stage learning some of the unique fun Parsons dance moves.