| Nov. 17 at 7 and Nov. 18 at 3: In an extraordinary program, Berlin's orchestra heads north to the United Palace Theatre, the premier performance space of Washington Heights, for two performances of Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" danced by some one hundred schoolchildren from upper Manhattan, diligently rehearsed by a team from Berlin.
It continues to be one of the city's premier performance spaces, but three years ago it got a mouthful of a new name as part of a nationwide branding campaign by its owner, Live Nation.
A loose confederation of 21 of the Continent's premier performance spaces, ECHO has been boosting the careers of young soloists and chamber groups since 1995 by sponsoring tours through its constituent halls.
Libraries can be an office, a gallery, a performance space, even a studio.
The organization will use the Thalia, which in its heyday in the 1960's and 70's was one of the city's premier art film houses, as a second performance space as well as a repertory film theater, said Isaiah Sheffer, co-founder and artistic director of Symphony Space.
If you haven't seen how this former auto showroom has been transformed into a premier arts gallery and performance space (it reopened in December), don't miss the chance to check it out.
Today, the building offers students premier rehearsal and performance space, including a state-of-the-art, approximately 270-seat theater that is open to the public.
Downstairs is a small performance space, with an adjoining kitchenette.
Upstairs, a separate performance space (the Red Room) holds 100.
The Market cinema doubles up as a live performance space.
