From Staging Plays in New York’s Chinatown Community Theatres to Fostering Talents in Sing Sing’s RTA Program: Joanna Wan-Ying Chan papers

The Joanna Wan-Ying Chan papers have been processed and open for research, and the finding aid is now available. It all started when Joanna Wan-Ying Chan (陳尹瑩), a Maryknoll sister, was appointed the Director of Youth Services at the Transfiguration Church in New York’s Chinatown in 1969. On the Lunar New Year holiday, February 7, […]

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Tributes Marking the Retirement of Jennifer Lee, Curator for Performing Arts

As this post is being written, the Curator for Performing Arts, Jennifer Lee, is checking up on researchers in the RBML’s reading room using the Serge Prokofiev Archive. She’s encouraging to them in their quest by fielding on-the-spot inquiries with her deep knowledge and curiosity. This care and consideration for the materials and researchers is […]

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Exhibition | Florenz Ziegfeld & Joseph Urban: Transforming Broadway

Starting on September 17th: come see how Florenz Ziegfeld & Joseph Urban transformed Broadway! This exhibition from RBML’s vast Joseph Urban archive, features a selection of original drawings, set models, and plans created by Urban for Florenz Ziegfeld. These included all but one of the Ziegfeld Follies from 1915 through 1931, the Midnight Frolics, and […]

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Events | 1918-2018: Sergei Prokofiev in New York City

Columbia University Celebrates 100 years of Sergei Prokofiev in New York City Join Columbia University’s year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Sergei Prokofiev’s American debut in New York City. During the 2017-2018 academic year, Columbia is hosting events on our New York and global campuses. Columbia has been a vital hub for Prokofiev studies […]

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