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Installation view, John Chamberlain: THE TIGHTER THEY’RE WOUND, THE HARDER THEY UNRAVEL, Aspen Art Museum, 2023-24. Photo: Daniel Pérez

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Behind the Screen with Bel Canto Boot Camp: The Singer’s Process; Opera on the Fly with Janai Brugger

Bel Canto Boot Camp (BCBC) presents interactive sessions in collaboration with Guild Hall of East Hampton, uniting singers from the MET Stage, the Guild Hall audience, and the golden voices of the past.  

Join BCBC co-founders, Rachelle Jonck and Derrick Goff, for a discussion with three emerging singers as they share their experiences of preparing, rehearsing, and performing on the MET Stage — and hear them sing! Steven Tharp, tenor and presenter of BCBC’s  Audiophile Society, then guides our ears by sharing his favorite recordings of these great masterworks in BCBC’s interactive Zoom format, connecting the contemporary experience to past performance. 

International soprano Janai Brugger joins Bel Canto Boot Camp and Guild Hall to relate her experience, as many singers do when getting their start on the biggest stages, of singing the role of Micaëla in Carmen with minimal stage rehearsal. Janai’s credits at the MET include performances of Liù in Turandot, Pamina in The Magic Flute, and Jemmy in William Tell, among others. 

Produced as part of Met Under Moonlight: Carmen – Live in HD Encore

Behind the Screen with Bel Canto Boot Camp: The Singer’s Process; Opera of our Time with Chanae Curtis

Bel Canto Boot Camp (BCBC) presents interactive sessions in collaboration with Guild Hall of East Hampton, uniting singers from the MET Stage, the Guild Hall audience, and the golden voices of the past.  

Join BCBC co-founders, Rachelle Jonck and Derrick Goff, for a discussion with three emerging singers as they share their experiences of preparing, rehearsing, and performing on the MET Stage — and hear them sing! Steven Tharp, tenor and presenter of BCBC’s  Audiophile Society, then guides our ears by sharing his favorite recordings of these great masterworks in BCBC’s interactive Zoom format, connecting the contemporary experience to past performance. 

Join BCBC and special guest Chanae Curtis, soprano, who made her debut as Annie in the MET’s production of Porgy and Bess to get an inside perspective on being part of this monumental, timely Opening Night production. 

Produced as part of Met Under Moonlight: Porgy and Bess – Live in HD Encore

Guild Hall and HamptonsFilm present Met Under Moonlight: Carmen – Live in HD Encore

Mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča stars as the iconic Gypsy in Richard’s Eyre’s acclaimed 2010 production. With dances created by star choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and conducted by maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin, this Carmen brings every aspect of Bizet’s thrilling tale to life, from its lighthearted beginning to its inevitably tragic climax.

Run Time: 3 hours including one 10 minute intermission

BUT FIRST… Get “Behind the Screen” with Bel Canto Boot Camp on April 1! Join soprano Janai Brugger (Michaëla in Carmen) to learn about her experiences and process. Click HERE for more info.

*Please note that the screening is weather dependent and may be cancelled due to rain or extreme cold. If cancelled due to inclement weather, refunds will be available.*

Guild Hall and HamptonsFilm present Met Under Moonlight: The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess – Live in HD Encore

James Robinson’s vibrant production of America’s favorite opera was a smash hit of the Met’s 2019–20 season. Bass-baritone Eric Owens and soprano Angel Blue star in the title roles, headlining a phenomenal ensemble cast. David Robertson conducts this beloved score, which includes a number of melodies that have become classic American standards.

Run Time: 3 hours and 6 minutes including one 10 minute intermission

BUT FIRST… Get “Behind the Screen” with Bel Canto Boot Camp on April 29! Join Chanae Curtis, soprano, who made her debut as Annie in the MET’s production of Porgy and Bess to get an inside perspective on being part of this monumental, timely Opening Night production. Click HERE for more info.

*Please note that the screening is weather dependent and may be cancelled due to rain or extreme cold. If cancelled due to inclement weather, refunds will be available.*

Staged Reading of Crisis in Queens by Joy Behar

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Staged Reading of Crisis in Queens by Joy Behar

Featuring Catherine Curtin, Irene Sofia Lucio, Dave Quay, Annabella Sciorra, Matt Servitto, Brenda Vaccaro, and Steven Weber
Directed by John Gould Rubin
Casting: Jack Doulin
Stage Manager: Monica Moore

Stage Directions: Cameron King

You know Joy from co-hosting The View. Maybe you know her from her stellar stand-up career. But who knew, this versatile humorist, commentator, comedienne and writer is branching out into playwrighting?

Relationships are hard and marriage is work. Guild Hall is delighted to present a debut staged reading of Joy Behar’s new, full-length comedy, Crisis in Queens. Annabella Sciorra plays an unhappy 40-something Queens funeral parlor employee with dreams of being a professional singer. She blames her husband, portrayed by Steven Weber, for her life’s failures – and proceeds in setting off a chain of events in which she gets so much more than she ever bargained for. But sometimes relationships need a little shaking up!

The comical cast of characters also  incudes Catherine Curtin, Irene Sofia Lucio, Dave Quay, Matt Servitto, and Brenda Vaccaro.

Run time: Approx. 75 minutes

Also performing on September 3.

Concessions are available at our new eAT Coffee Bar.

Click HERE for full COVID-19 information to review prior to your visit.

RING THE ALARM… A Conversation with Shinique Smith & Renee Cox

Q&A moderated by Phyllis Hollis, the founder and host of Cerebral Women Art Talks.

The idea for RING THE ALARM… A Conversation with series Renee Cox began with discussions on an exhibition of Black Artists that Renee Cox will be curating for the summer of 2023.

“Guild Hall is very excited to present this first installment of Ring the Alarm for 2021. We believe now more than ever that the need for open dialogue on art, race and politics is timely and something that we as a community at large need to engage in more. The response to the first 2 talks with Derrick Adams and Sanford Biggers was truly inspiring and we plan to continue this series of conversations leading up to the 2023 Summer exhibition that Renee Cox will guest curate.” –Christina Mossaides Strassfield, Museum Director/Chief Curator

Bel Canto Boot Camp: Audiophile Society

Join Bel Canto Boot Camp‘s (BCBC) Steven Tharp, former Metropolitan Opera tenor and Professor of Voice at the University of Missouri, and BCBC founders, Rachelle Jonck and Derrick Goff for a series of Sunday Zoom Listening Salons. With a participating audience of both opera lovers and professionals, we will learn together what to listen for in historical recordings, discussing opera history and the bel canto technique, and where the technology needs our ears and minds to “fill in” what might not be there. 

February 7, 2021: All Together Now
Duets, ensembles, finales 

February 14, 2021: In Praise of Love
A Valentine’s Day tribute to opera’s favorite subject 

February 21, 2021: Bel Canto Pop
Classic vocal virtues in 20th/21st Century vernacular song 

February 28, 2021: Favorites & Requests
Selections chosen by the Audiophile Society

ABOUT BEL CANTO BOOT CAMP
Bel Canto Boot Camp empowers singers with historically based and skill focused instruction and inspires singers and opera lovers alike to refine listening skills through guided listening, learn about the human voice and our operatic art through reading, and to share in a community centered on the power and beauty of the human voice. 

Art as Ecosystem: Building Community through Artist-led Transformative Spaces

A Zoom Conversation with Eric Fischl (The Church), Stephen Petronio (The Petronio Residency Center) and Emily Simoness (SPACE on Ryder Farm)

Moderated by Mary Jane Marcasiano

As multi-dimensional members of the art ecosystem, these three artists have elaborated on or transformed their original artistic careers to include community building. What motivated these art innovators to expand their work to include social issues and community? What were the most significant challenges in envisioning and building their actual physical spaces? How do they define community in the context of their projects? How do they consider equity issues within their programming?

 In 2019, Eric Fischl, Guild Hall, and The Church launched a new series of talks, ART AS ECOSYSTEM, drawing together artists and arts advocates for a conversation examining the art ecosystem’s health, looking beyond the current focus on the “Art Market.” 2019 Part one brought together FLAG Art Foundation’s Glenn Fuhrman, Roy Lichtenstein Foundation President Dorothy Lichtenstein, and MacArthur Genius artist Rick Lowe. The conversation continued with the series second talk between Christine and Andy Hall of the Hall Art Foundation, renowned President of New York Academy of Art, David Kratz, and business strategist and PaceX CEO, Christy MacLear. Guild Hall and The Church are continuing this series in 2021 with two new conversations, focusing on building community through artist-led transformative spaces.

Presented by the Guild Hall Academy of the Arts in association with the Church, produced by Mary Jane Marcasiano and co-produced by Elise Trucks.

Free or suggested donation to support Guild Hall.

A link to the private Zoom will be emailed to ticket holders 24 hours in advance. If you purchase a ticket after that, the link will be emailed automatically in your ticket receipt. Please note that you do need to be signed up for a free Zoom account ahead of time to attend.

Stories and Crafts with the East Hampton Library

Join storytellers and creatives from Guild Hall and the East Hampton Library for a family hour of stories, gallery tours, and art workshops. At each session we will be reading a children’s book in response to our current Guild Hall exhibit, Student Art Festival 2021: Past-Present-Future, followed by a hands-on workshop. 

All sessions are led remotely via Zoom by East Hampton Library’s, Ms. Anna. Each child is provided with a take-home kit of art supplies, available for pick-up at Guild Hall the weekend prior to each session.  

This series is produced as part of Guild Hall’s Student Art Festival 2021: Past-Present-Future. 

GATHER: Conversations led by Black and Indigenous Change-makers in Suffolk County 

GATHER is a celebration of the East End’s diversity, a recognition of fault and colonization, and, most importantly, an opportunity to build and implement new understandings. Devised specifically for community leaders, service workers, teachers, and developers, this series platforms the voices and experiences of various BIPOC scholars, artists, and leaders, providing both lessons on our past histories, and strategies and examples of how to progress forward together.  

Join in one or all four conversations led by Jeremy Dennis, artist and tribal member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, Anthony Madonna, Guild Hall’s Senior Associate for Learning and Public Engagement, and a rotating panel of historians, artists, and/or leaders of the East End, including Tela Troge, Courtney M. Leonard, Donnamarie Barnes, David Rattray, and Georgette Grier-Key. All sessions occur virtually over Zoom with an intimate group of 15–20 people, and include hands-on activities and briefs for a deeper connection to the topics discussed. 

This series is produced as part of Guild Hall’s Student Art Festival 2021: Past-Present-Future. Proceeds from this series aid the education initiatives at Guild Hall of East Hampton, the development of Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio, and the institutions and artists involved.

SCHEDULE
Monday, January 25: On this Site with Jeremy Dennis & Tela Troge
Monday, February 1: The Art of Water with Courtney M. Leonard
Monday, February 8: Plain Sight Project with Donnamarie Barnes & David E. Rattray
Monday, February 15: Preservation and Community with Dr. Georgette Grier-Key