Freestyle Labs: Ages & Stages (Manhattan)

NYSX Freestyle Labs
Shakespeare starts the conversation -
where it goes next is up to you!

Freestyle Labs are community conversations hosted by NYSX on a variety of topics. Each lab begins with a 30-minute performance of excerpts from Shakespeare that highlight the topics to be discussed; then the performers sit on a panel (sometimes joined by additional non-performer experts) for a moderated discussion on those topics. The last phase of the evening will open up the discussion for questions or observations from the audience.

Now in ALL 5 Boroughs!
After presenting the labs regularly at the NYPL's 53rd Street Branch from 2018-2020, and virtually in 2021-2022, we are thrilled to revive them with a new twist for this round. We've chosen a single topic to focus on for a series of five labs, one in each borough, that will bring together a different group of performers/panelists (and audience) each time!  We're so excited to see how the discussions evolve differently in each lab, and where the overlaps emerge.


The topic for our current series is:
Ages & Stages
How Shakespeare helps us think about youth, experience, intergenerational relationships, and the many ways we "come of age" in a lifetime
 

Stop #3: Manhattan
Saturday, November 14th
4-5:30pm
El Barrio's Artspace PS109 - Dance Studio
215 East 99th Street
New York, NY 10029

Accessibility/Public Transportation info:

We will be in the Dance Studio, one floor below street level (stair and elevator access). The audience will be seated in chairs at the same level as the stage. There are ADA-accessible rest rooms on the same level as the event space.

The closest MTA bus stops to this venue are:
* 2nd Ave/E 101st St (M15, southbound)
* 3rd Ave/E 99th St (M101, M102, M103, northbound)
* E 97th St/1st Ave (M96, westbound)
* E 96th/2nd Ave (M96, eastbound)

The closest ADA-compliant elevator-accessible subway stations are:
* 96th Street (@ 2nd Avenue - Q train)

Additional (not ADA-compliant) subway stations nearby are:
* 96th Street (@ Lexington - 6 train)

Real-time information on elevator/escalator statuses in MTA subway stations can be found here: https://www.mta.info/elevator-escalator-status

If you have any concerns or questions about your visit, please feel free to email Cristina at info@nysx.org and we will do our best to provide you with the most accurate info possible.

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