WaHI Community Events

Meet us at the Mansion

Saturday, October 15, 2011

1 pm

Underworld Productions Opera Resident Artists sing at the

Morris-Jumel Mansion
65 Jumel Terrace at 160th Street

Join us for Verdi & Puccini arias and songs by Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, and others, sung by five talented and diverse young artists.

Subway: C to 160th Street

Bus: M2 to 160th Street and Edgecombe Avenue; M3 or M18 to 160th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue; M101 to 161st Street and Amsterdam Avenue (walk one block east)

Workshop with Janet Gerson
Sunday, October 30, 2011
10 am - 12 noon

YM/YWHA of Washington Heights & Inwood

54 Nagle Avenue

(directions below)

Are you a closet performer who wants to come out?  Do you already perform but want to polish your skills?  This Underworld Productions workshop, led by Janet Gerson, is for you!  We will use theater, movement and voice improvisations to build your performance persona and technique.  Gain confidence by participating in a safe space to experiment, and realize your potential.

Janet Gerson is a master teacher, performer, presenter and consultant who has taught and presented worldwide.  Her affiliations include Underworld Productions Opera, Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory of NYC (TOPLAB), Pasos Peace Museum, and The Heights Center for the Arts (THCA).  A choreographer and dancer, she was Founder Director of Janet Gerson Dance Co. & Dance Stream, Inc.  She is currently Education Director, International Institute on Peace Education (IIPE).

Workshop Fee $12.  Call the Y at 212-569-6200 to register. 

Seniors Share the Stage

Sunday, November 6, 2011

2 pm

YM/YWHA of Washington Heights & Inwood

54 Nagle Avenue

Join us for a unique event melding the artistry of Underworld Productions Opera singers with community sing-along.  The Y's seniors will be there to raise their voices in song along with you.

Take the “A” train to 190th Street. Exit through tunnel following signs for Bennett Avenue. Once you leave station, go left down small hill to intersection of Broadway and Nagle Avenue. Cross over Broadway and continue walking straight onto Nagle Avenue. The Y is ½ block on your left.

Or, take the “1” train to Dyckman Street. Exit down stairs and turn left onto Nagle Avenue. Go 4 blocks to the Y which is on your right side.

NOTE: Southbound #1 platform at Dyckman St is closed.  If you want to return via the #1, take the A train to 168th St. and transfer to the #1.