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[[Image:WTM NewYorkDolls 029.jpg|thumb|200px|Outside view of Symphony Space in April, 2008]]
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'''Symphony Space''' is a multi-disciplinary performing arts organization at 2537 Broadway on the Upper West Side of [[Manhattan]]. Performances take place in the 760-seat Peter Jay Sharp Theatre or the 160-seat [[Leonard Nimoy]] [[Thalia]] theater. Programs include music, dance, theater, film, and literary readings. In addition, Symphony Space provides literacy programs and the Curriculum Arts Project, which integrates performing arts into social studies curricula in [[New York City Department of Education|New York City Public Schools]].
'''Symphony Space''' is a multi-disciplinary performing arts organization at 2537 Broadway on the Upper West Side of [[Manhattan]]. Performances take place in the 760-seat Peter Jay Sharp Theatre or the 160-seat [[Leonard Nimoy]] [[Bowery Theatre|Thalia]] theater. Programs include music, dance, theater, film, and literary readings. In addition, Symphony Space provides literacy programs and the Curriculum Arts Project, which integrates performing arts into social studies curricula in [[New York City Department of Education|New York City Public Schools]].


Symphony Space traces its beginnings to a free marathon concert, Wall to Wall Bach, held on January 9, 1978, organized by Isaiah Sheffer and Alan Miller. From 1978 to 2001, the theater hosted all of the New York productions by the [[New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players]].
Symphony Space traces its beginnings to a free marathon concert, Wall to Wall Bach, held on January 9, 1978, organized by Isaiah Sheffer and Alan Miller. From 1978 to 2001, the theater hosted all of the New York productions by the [[New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players]].

Revision as of 14:49, 12 July 2012

40°47′41″N 73°58′20″W / 40.794615°N 73.972197°W / 40.794615; -73.972197

Outside view of Symphony Space in April, 2008

Symphony Space is a multi-disciplinary performing arts organization at 2537 Broadway on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Performances take place in the 760-seat Peter Jay Sharp Theatre or the 160-seat Leonard Nimoy Thalia theater. Programs include music, dance, theater, film, and literary readings. In addition, Symphony Space provides literacy programs and the Curriculum Arts Project, which integrates performing arts into social studies curricula in New York City Public Schools.

Symphony Space traces its beginnings to a free marathon concert, Wall to Wall Bach, held on January 9, 1978, organized by Isaiah Sheffer and Alan Miller. From 1978 to 2001, the theater hosted all of the New York productions by the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players.

As of 2010, Symphony Space hosts 600 or more events annually, including an annual free music Wall to Wall marathon; Bloomsday on Broadway (celebrating James Joyce's Ulysses); and Selected Shorts, broadcast nationally over Public Radio International. The New York company of Revels, Inc., also holds its shows there.

External links

Symphony Space official website Symphony Space on NYC ARTS Symphony Space on NYCkidsARTS