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| The Abrons Arts Center provides arts and cultural opportunities that reflect the ethnic diversity and artistic wealth of the Lower East Side. The Arts Center offers superb educational and enrichment programs for all ages and skill levels. Its acclaimed performing and visual arts programs attract audiences from all over New York City.
The Abrons Arts Center has four theaters including the renovated, national historic landmark Harry De Jur Playhouse, an amphitheater, two art galleries, dance and visual arts studios, classrooms, practice rooms, rehearsal spaces, and an outdoor sculpture garden. Its facilities also serve as a venue for local public and private schools, youth projects, literacy programs, and amateur and professional performing arts groups. |
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VISUAL SLANG 2008
The Modern Urban Imagination
Innovative Artwork and Global Graffiti from Tehran to Tel Aviv.
July 17th - August 31st, 2008
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Amar Ramasar: Dancing the Dream
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Fifteen years ago, a 10-year-old boy walked into Henry Street’s Abrons Arts Center to take his very first dance class. Two things happened that would change his life: He instantly fell in love with dance -- and his teachers recognized and nurtured his enormous talent.
Today, Amar Ramasar has reached a pinnacle in the dance world he is a soloist with the New York City Ballet.
“Henry Street Settlement opened my eyes and gave me a love for dance. It was the place where I realized dance was what I wanted to do with my life,” says Amar, who rode the subway from his South Bronx neighborhood to the Lower East Side almost daily MORE>>
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