New School celebrates centennial with festival
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
One of Manhattan’s most progressive
universities will be
celebrating 100 years of education
with a week-long festival.
On Oct. 1-6, The New School will
host The Festival of New to celebrate
the school’s centennial anniversary
with one-of-a-kind performances
and discussions, as well as academic
and cultural offerings with the
change-makers who are shaping the
century ahead.
The festival will take place on The
New School campus, located at 72 5th
Ave., and at other locations throughout
the city. Every part of the festival
is free to the public.
“The university has always had a
special place in the hearts of New Yorkers
and engaged innovators around the
world,” said David Van Zandt, president
of The New School. “We are excited
to share this moment with our
alumni, friends, supporters, and New
School enthusiasts from NYC and beyond
and welcome the public into our
extraordinary community of artists,
scholars, and activists.”
The festival aims to celebrate 100
years of serving as the most spirited
and unconventional universities in
the country.
After opening its doors as a co-ed
Photos courtesy of The New School
American composer Henry Cowell teaching a course called “Music of
the World’s Peoples” at The New School.
institution in 1919 (with an enrollment
rate of 70 percent women and
30 percent men in its fi rst semester),
The New School kept its focus on continuing
education rather than offering
formalized programs.
The New School was the fi rst to offer
classes in jazz history, African-American
studies, women’s history course,
psychoanalysis class, among many
others. The school also was the fi rst to
offer an international program.
The New School’s alumni include
visionary women like Hannah Arendt,
Martha Graham, Clara Mayer, Frieda
Wunderlich, Maria Piscator, and many
more. The New School has also hosted
creators such as W.E.B. DuBois, John
Cage, Anatole Broyard, Ai Weiwei,
Donna Karan.
“The New School opened its doors a
century ago with the ambitious goal of
creating a new kind of academic institution
that would bring together scholars,
creative practitioners, and citizens
interested in questioning and debating
the most important issues of the day,”
said Van Zandt. “We continue to strive
for that ideal today, and to push academic,
creative, and cultural boundaries
in bold and innovative ways.”
Throughout the week, the festival
will offer a number of events,
many hosted by alumni of The New
School. Highlights include Keeping
it New in Fashion: A Talk Between
Generations with Fern Mallis, Derek
Lam, and Emily Bode (Oct. 2, 2:30
p.m.); At the Parsons Table with
Anna Sui (‘72) (Oct. 4, 6 p.m.); The
New School Comedy Special with Julio
Torres (‘11) and Spike Einbinder
(‘13) (Oct. 6, 6 p.m.); a screening
of Ask Dr. Ruth with Dr. Ruth Westheimer
(Class of 1959) and Bill Ritter
(‘16) (Oct. 5, 2:30 p.m.); and so
much more.
For a full schedule, visit newschool.
edu/festival-of-new.
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