Events
Join us on Saturday, December 3!
From 3-6pm: Opening reception of “Memory of Smoke” – a solo exhibition of new works by Cambodian artist Bandaul Srey. Accompanied by drawings and photographs by Timothy Lomas/Global Children’s Art Programme from a project at Phare Ponleu Selpak. details >
Special musical guests at 6pm, free admission
The Noah Kaplan Quartet will perform in celebration of their new recording, Descendants, on HatHut Records. Featuring: Noah Kaplan (saxophone); Giacomo Merega (electric bass); Joe Moffett (trumpet); Ben Hall (drums). details >
Past Events
photos by Paz Tanjuaquio
Artists Meet & Greet with Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer
On Wednesday, November 30th, TOPAZ ARTS hosted Fractured Atlas’ November Meet & Greet Event Series: artists from different neighborhoods in New York City engaged in lively conversation with District 26 Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and Cultural Affairs Chair, followed with music by LIC-based artist Anthony Cekay.
Monday, June 20, 2011 at 7:30pm
Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center presents thirty5in5
in honor of their 35 years in Dance
Paz Tanjuaquio performs a new solo with new music by Todd Richmond
Kumble Theater at Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY
(Flatbush Ave btwn DeKalb & Willoughby)
Tickets: $15 / $12 students & seniors
We are honored to perform among 35 artists in 5 days in Thelma Hill Performing Art Center’s Celebration of their 35th Anniversary Season June 19-23, 2011. Joining us on Monday, June 20th are performances by Alfred Gallman, Edisa Weeks, Forces of Nature, Germaul Barnes, Marlies Yearby and Nicholas Leichter.
Informal Showing with choreographer Yang Sook Cho 
Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 3:00pm, free admission
Join us in welcoming choreographer Yang Sook Cho from Seoul, Korea in an informal showing of work. Culminating from a 3-week residency at Topaz Arts.
An Open Rehearsal with choreographer John Jasperse
Monday, May 2, 2011 at 5:00pm, free admission
Contemporary Artistic Process: Explored and Revealed
Notes on the Open Rehearsal: “Inside the Creative Process”
> read it here on QueensBuzz
This event will feature a live rehearsal of the work in development followed by a discussion with the artists and the audience. The open rehearsal process affords the public a look into the sometimes serpentine process of creation.
As a part of the Contemporary Artistic Process: Explored and Revealed Series, John Jasperse is embarking on a series of Open Rehearsals, which will follow the trajectory of a new evening-length performance work Canyon as it develops over the coming year.
Canyon
Created by John Jasperse in collaboration with the performers Lindsay Clark, Erin Cornell, Kennis Hawkins,
Burr Johnson, James McGinn and John Jasperse
Music: Hahn Rowe
Visual Design: Tony Orrico in collaboration with Jasperse
Lighting Design: James Clotfelter in collaboration with Jasperse
“Waking up begins with saying am and now. That which has awoken then lies for a while staring up at the ceiling and down into itself until it has recognized I, and therefrom deduced I am, I am now.” - Christopher Isherwood
“What is your original face?” - The Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng
Documentation of the rehearsal process will be available through John Jasperse’s blog where audience members may further respond to the work at http://johnjasperse.org/blog
Past Events
event photos by Greg M Stowell, Paz Tanjuaquio, and Todd Richmond
Celebrating 10 Years…
TOPAZ ARTS’ 10th Year Celebration on 10/10/10 was a blast! A big thank you to everyone who helped to support and celebrate this major milestone. And the celebration continues… stay tuned for upcoming events in our 10th Anniversary Season. A special thank you to La Flor, Five Star Wines & Liquor, and Natural Market – our local establishments whose generous offerings made the event delicious!
Hosted by Christalyn Wright, the event featured an amazing line-up of special guests and performers, including opening remarks from the Honorable NYC Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer, Chairman of the Committee on Cultural Affairs, and performances by Molissa Fenley & Dancers, Monstah Black, a film short by Todd Richmond, readings by literary luminaries Luis H. Francia, Queens Poet Laureate Paolo Javier, and Carl Hancock Rux with a dance improvisation by Paz Tanjuaquio. The event opened with a solo exhibition of new paintings by Roy Fowler and continued into the evening with music by DJs Bruce Tantum and Niles Ford.
It’s been a tremendous ten years! In 2000 when we founded TOPAZ ARTS, we envisioned creating an urban oasis in which to collaborate and encourage new works. Today, thousands of artists and audiences have since come through our door to realize their projects and experience new ideas. TOPAZ ARTS has supported and presented hundreds of new works from contemporary dance, music, & visual arts to poetry, film and festivities, making vital connections to our community and worldwide through our diverse programming.
