Based on the life and work of South African poet Ingrid Jonker, this groundbreaking work by innovative composer and creator Michel van der Aa combines live action, innovative techniques of interactive film, and inventive music to consider the ways in which we reconstruct and deal with traumatic life events. Soprano Miah Person sings live, combined with replayed loops of herself and the voice of baritone Roderick Williams in 3D film to create haunting musical passages and ensembles and, in the process, an entirely new form of opera.

Join Armory artists-in-residence host a series of work-in-progress performances, presentations, and conversations in their studio spaces housed in the historic Company rooms on the Armory’s second floor.

Acclaimed bel canto tenor Lawrence Brownlee presents a progressive concert that bridges multiple historic period rooms, including a recital of lieder and art songs in the Board of Officers Room and a performance of jazz standards and American spirituals in the Veterans Room.

The acclaimed Shanghai Quartet and pipa (Chinese lute) virtuoso Wu Man unite to perform new works by contemporary Chinese composers.

Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron, and Ai Weiwei discuss the inspirations, ideas, and creative process behind their latest collaboration in a conversation moderated by Damian Woetzel.

Pritzker Prize-winning architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron and artist/activist Ai Weiwei explore the meaning of public space in our surveillance-laden world, referencing the story of Hansel and Gretel in which the children lose their way and feel a sense of menace in a space they know and trust.

Confrontational Comedy highlights the power of humor to confront stereotypes and engage audiences around uncomfortable topics.

After dazzling audiences in 2015, this thrilling group of dance innovators returns to the Armory with an evolved version of their original production that showcases the unquenchable energy and blazing focus of this contemporary dance form. With power, grace, soul, and sheer exhilaration, love and justice are explored in a variety of electrifying flex dance techniques and powerful personal narratives.

Japanese renaissance man Ryuichi Sakamoto comes to the Veterans Room with long-time collaborator and visual artist Shiro Takatani to present a work that mixes both sound installation and musical performance.

Valerie Paley, Chief Historian of the New York Historical Society; Jill S. Dolan, Annan Professor in English and Professor of Theater at Princeton University; and others discuss The Hairy Ape's opposing forces of class and identity, issues that continue to entangle the social fabric of New York City today.