Give Performance Space is a capacity campaign to launch PS122’s growth as an organization with the goal of better serving the artists and audiences of New York City.
A City of New York–led code renovation of our home of over 30 years will further raise our local and global profile and, in turn, that of our artists. Our renovated space will open up a world of programming opportunities that enable the artists of today and the future to thrive through enhanced technological capability, flexible configuration
and vastly improved stage space.
Since our start as an East Village artist squat, PS122 has evolved from a scrappy underdog providing artists a space to experiment, to a globally renowned leader in our field. PS122 presents and commissions emerging and mid-career artists at the forefront of contemporary performance here and around the world.
The Give Performance Space campaign will give PS122 the flexibility to take risks,
adapt and grow as a leader within the cultural ecology of New York City by providing
a much-needed, multidisciplinary, medium-size venue to the performing arts sector. This project is vital to New York City’s future as a capital in the global creative economy.
The PS122 community is invigorated by the prospect of 2016’s reopening in larger, state-of-the-art and column-free, flexible, ADA-compliant theaters.
PS122’s theaters are the heart and soul of the East Village and the launching board for artists worldwide.
The new venues will ensure that PS122 will remain a leader in the contemporary performance field for decades to come.
Performance Space 122 provides incomparable experiences for audiences by presenting and commissioning artists whose work challenges boundaries of live performance. PS122 is dedicated to supporting the creative risks taken by artists from diverse genres, cultures and perspectives. We are an innovative local, national and international leader in contemporary performance.
Providing singular experiences for audiences that inspire critical thinking and challenge the boundaries of live performance
Expanding engagement geographically, culturally, economically and intellectually
Establishing sector-wide standards to sustainably further the careers of emerging and mid-career artists
Alan Cumming has forged a 25-year career that is as idiosyncratic and diverse as it is successful. His work spans stage, film, television, the written page, photography and advocacy.
Charles L. Kerr has served on the PS122 Board of Directors since 1989 and is the current Vice President. He is a partner at the prestigious law firm, Morrison & Foerster.
Stella Schnabel is a New York based film actress, writer and producer.
To become involved or to support PS122′s GIVE PERFORMANCE SPACE campaign, please contact Ms. Bevin Ross, Institutional Giving and Capital Campaign Manager, at Bevin@ps122.org or 212-477-5829 ext. 307. or use the form below