Shows
Tickets on sale now for Members and November 1st for General Audiences.
Eat the Document
In the heyday of the seventies underground, Bobby DeSoto and Mary Whittaker – passionate, idealistic, and in love – design a series of radical protests against the Vietnam War. When one action goes wrong, the course of their lives is forever changed. The two must erase their past, forge new identities, and never see one […]
January 9-10, 13, 15-17 at 7pm | January 11 & 12 at 4pm | 90 Min
Black Lodge
Drawing on the complicated mythologies of the surrealist writer William S. Burroughs (Naked Lunch), Black Lodge uses dance, industrial rock, classical string quartet, and opera to take viewers through a Lynchian psychological escape room. Set in a nightmarish Bardo, a place between death and rebirth, a tormented writer faces down demons of his own making. […]
January 11, 13-15 at 8:30 | January 12 at 5pm | 70 Min
In A Grove
Inspired by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s classic story, In A Grove is a haunting meditation on the impossibility of truth and the subjectivity of memory and perception. Set in a ghost forest in the aftermath of a wildfire in the Pacific Northwest, this searing adaptation plunges the listener progressively deeper into the ever more fallible regions of […]
January 16-18 at 7pm | January 18 & 19 at 2pm | 55 Min
Positive Vibration Nation
Journey from the year 3050 back to the present with the ambassadors of the New Miami Sound, and explore the origins of their Miami-licious swagger and unified superpowers in the Positive Vibration Nation. Positive Vibration Nation Is a rock guaguanco opera created by Sol Ruiz. Blending live performance with integrated technology, the new work fuses […]
January 11 at 6pm | January 12 at 2pm | January 13 at 9pm | January 12 & 14 at 7pm | 60 Min
Arooj Aftab
Transformative may not be an urgent enough word to describe the multi-hyphenate creative Arooj Aftab. Rooted to a constellation of unmappable margins and elegant refusals, she lithely moves against the weight of time and convention, honoring multiple traditions while being owned by none. She eludes categorical capture through an expansive repertoire of study, including the […]
January 15-17th at 9pm
ART BATH
Art Bath is an immersive performance salon that blends concert and art party, featuring an eclectic mix of opera, music, dance, and fine artists in a raw and intimate setting. Held at the historic Blue Building on E 46th St., Art Bath hosts a vibrant artistic community, fostering exploration and exchange among diverse artistic disciplines. […]
January 18 at 8pm
TELEKINETIK
A would-be vigilante, tortured by a telepathic shaman, learns a difficult lesson about justice versus bloodlust, as told through the “hip-hopera” stylings of the daring composer, Khary Laurent. Experience Telekinetic by streaming online or watch the film in cinemas by attending Black Lodge at Village East by Angelika. Telekinetik is made possible in large part due […]
January 9-19
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Box Office
HERE ARTS CENTER
145 6th Avenue
New York, NY 10013-1548
Phone: 212.647.0202
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PROTO Packs
Experience all that PROTOTYPE has to offer by purchasing a standard PROTO pack for $135 and receive a 15% discount on economical seating options for 4 shows*!
Explore the premium PROTO Pack and receive discounted premium seats for shows* as available for $260!
Ticket Policies
Late Seating
Due to the intimate nature of PROTOTYPE’s performances, regrettably there will be no late seating.
Refunds
Refunds cannot be granted for any reason, however, exchanges for a different showtime may be possible pending availability. Please
Student & Seniors Rush
Elementary, high school, and college students, and seniors, can get a free rush ticket to any PROTOTYPE show at HERE upon presenting valid ID. There is a limit of 1 ticket per person, and the ticket will be given out just before the House closes and the show begins. Entirely subject to availability.