Upcoming Events
Exhibition: The Mortal Apparatus — Photographs of Flowers & Cityscapes by Chris Fiore
CRS presents The Mortal Apparatus, an exhibition of photographs of fading flowers and cityscapes by Chris Fiore. A mix of color and b&w, the photographs are all clearly digitally manipulated and highlight the artificiality and intentionality of the photographic act. The images call attention to the often overlooked beauty that can be found in decaying objects, natural and man-made, suggesting how our minds look for signs of the eternal in the ephemeral and create new layers of meaning. Ultimately, these works…
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Meditation + Multimedia Concert: Shades of Green in the Light
CRS invites you to Shades of Green in the Light, an immersive multi-media dialogue between sound, video, space and stillness improvised for us by CRS Healer and crystal singing bowl player Miyoko Satoh followed by musicians Seungmin Cha and JunYi Chow with video artist Karen Y. Chan. Though often fleeting, the awareness of stillness is like entering the wilderness, where time melts away and the senses are awakened by subtleties that become magnified. There is clarity and spaciousness in stillness that encourages the mind to wander into…
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Concert — Shakuhachi and Ichigenkin: Discovery in a Single Tone
CRS presents an afternoon of new and traditional Japanese works performed by the trio Elizabeth Brown and Ralph Samuelson on shakuhachi (vertical bamboo flute) and Issui Minegishi on ichigenkin (one-string koto). With roots in the principles of Zen Buddhism and in spiritual practice, these traditional Japanese instruments share an underlying aesthetic concept: the discovery of the world that lies within one note, one sound. This concert program includes both traditional works and new compositions such as Elizabeth Brown’s 秋廻り来て “autumn comes…
Find out more »Film Screening: “Goodwoman” & “The Red Umbrella Diaries”
CRS presents two documentary films by Chris Fiore in conjunction with the exhibition of his photographs currently on view. The program will include a Q&A with the filmmaker. Ms Goodman from “Goodwoman” and Ceyenne from “The Red Umbrella Diaries” are also expected to participate. Admission is free. “Goodwoman” tells the story of Debra Goodman, an activist wrongfully arrested by the NYPD for filming the police, and her attempts at justice in suing the city and insuring that all New Yorkers have…
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Concert: International Singer-Songwriter Showcase
CRS and Mar Creation, Inc. are delighted to present an evening of fantastic female singer-songwriters on Saturday, Oct 14, 2017 at 7 pm. LittleStarRun (based in PA and Greece) and Rie Tamuro (from Japan and now based in NY) will play solo and Yuka Yamamoto and her bandmate Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz of The Fugu Plan (NY, Israel, Japan) will perform as a duo. Conjuring mystery with bewitching vocals and modern sonics, these island-hopping storytellers set sparkling observations of cultural dislocation to melodies…
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Prayer for Amara: Sound Meditation + Whirling
Dear friends of CRS and the Williams family, CRS invites you to join us for a sound and movement meditation for Amara Williams on Thursday, Oct 19 from 8 – 9:30 pm. We will gather monthly to remember the divine strength within ourselves and to support the family of Kenji and Sayoko Williams’ five-year-old daughter, Amara, who is growing up with a brain tumor and all the challenges that presents. Our minds will join with Amara's prayer circle of hundreds…
Find out more »Four Seasons in NY: Gems of Japanese Music
CRS & Mar Creation, Inc. invite you to discover traditional Japanese music by the acclaimed koto and shamisen player Yoko Reikano Kimura, offered together with an exclusive taste of beautiful Japanese seasonal sweets prepared by Rin NYC. The next concert will take place on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 4 pm at CRS. Tickets are $25 and include delicious wagashi (sweets). Seating is limited and advanced purchased (online, by phone 212-677-8621, or in person at CRS) is encouraged. “…Yoko Reikano Kimura, playing the shamisen…
Find out more »Film Screening: Shorts by Chris Fiore
CRS presents an evening of short films and video by Chris Fiore in conjunction with the exhibition of his photographs currently on view. The program will include a Q&A with the filmmaker. Admission is free. The program features Fiore’s short film “A(de)scent,” which recounts a designer’s glorious and disastrous debut at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center. The evening will also feature the World Premiere of at least one episode of Fiore’s new web series “The Ken Stones,” following…
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