“I believe fashion should support both human health and the planet…”
We’re honored to feature Helena Wang as designer for The Extinction Series.
Helena’s work brings sustainability, craftsmanship, and environmental consciousness into dialogue with music and movement — garments created with healing intention and produced through thoughtful, locally grounded practices.
Next up: Adam von Housen performs the solo violin program across NYC.
May 18 | Greenacre Park | 6pm
May 19 | Astoria Park / Hell Gate Bridge | 6pm
May 21 | Roosevelt Island | 6pm*
May 27 | Paley Park | 6pm
May 29 | Coney Island Boardwalk | 6pm
*features choreography by Jordan Morley and fashion by Helena Wang
Free and open to the public.
Generously funded by NYSCA and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
More info:
whitneygeorge.com
the-curiosity-cabinet.com
#ExtinctionSeries #SustainableFashion #NYCArts #SiteSpecificPerformance #ContemporaryMusic
“This program is a brief glimpse into the splendors of a lost past — and perhaps a distant future, one in which we live in deeper kinship with the natural world.”
We’re honored to feature Andrea Christie as pianist in The Extinction Series.
Today is the final chance to hear Andrea perform the solo piano program: May 15 at National Opera America / MacKay Studio, 7pm.
Next up: Adam von Housen performs the solo violin program across NYC.
May 18 | Greenacre Park | 6pm
May 19 | Astoria Park / Hell Gate Bridge | 6pm
May 21 | Roosevelt Island | 6pm
May 27 | Paley Park | 6pm
May 29 | Coney Island Boardwalk | 6pm
Free and open to the public.
Generously funded by NYSCA and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
More info:
whitneygeorge.com
the-curiosity-cabinet.com
#ExtinctionSeries #ContemporaryMusic #NYCArts #SiteSpecificPerformance #LivePerformance
THE GREAT AUK
extinct since 1844
Once found across the North Atlantic, the Great Auk was hunted to extinction for its feathers, meat, fat, and eggs. Flightless and vulnerable on land, it became a symbol of how quickly abundance can vanish.
An excerpt from today’s performance of The Extinction Series at Mise-en Place.
Join us tomorrow, May 11 at Alvin Ailey Dance Studio at 7pm, featuring choreography by Jordan Morley and fashion by Helena Wang. Free and open to the public.
Generously funded by NYSCA and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.
More info:
whitneygeorge.com
the-curiosity-cabinet.com
📸: @dustin_holton
#ExtinctionSeries #SiteSpecificPerformance #ContemporaryMusic #NYCArts #ExtinctSpecies
SOCIETY PARAKEET
extinct since c. 1777
Native to the island of Réunion, the Society Parakeet disappeared following deforestation, hunting, and the introduction of invasive species after colonization. Like so many extinct animals, it vanished quietly — before much of the world even had the chance to understand it.
An excerpt from last night’s performance of The Extinction Series at South Oxford Space, featuring choreography by Jordan Morley and fashion by Helena Wang.
Join us tomorrow, May 10 at Mise-en Place at 7pm for the next performance in the series. Free and open to the public.
More info:
whitneygeorge.com
the-curiosity-cabinet.com
#ExtinctionSeries #ContemporaryDance #SiteSpecificPerformance #NYCArts #ContemporaryMusic
ELEPHANT BIRD
extinct since c. 1000
Today’s performance at Scholes Street Studio marked the beginning of this year’s run of The Extinction Series: musical obituaries for extinct species.
Join us tomorrow, May 8 at South Oxford Space (8pm) featuring choreography by Jordan Morley. Free and open to the public. Generously supported by NYSCA and the NY Department of Cultural Affairs.
More info:
whitneygeorge.com
the-curiosity-cabinet.com
#ExtinctionSeries #SiteSpecificPerformance #ContemporaryMusic #NYCArts #LivePerformance
“These pieces feel deeply personal to me as an animal lover. They are musical obituaries, yes — but also small acts of witness for creatures who could not defend themselves against the destruction of their habitats, their lives, and their world.”
— Adam von Housen
We’re honored to feature Adam von Housen as violinist in The Extinction Series.
Adam performs across the second half of the run, bringing these musical obituaries into public space — works that ask us to listen, remember, and bear witness.
Performances:
May 18 — Greenacre Park — 6pm
May 19 — Astoria Park / Hell Gate Bridge — 6pm
May 21 — Roosevelt Island — 6pm
May 27 — Paley Park — 6pm
May 29 — Coney Island (Main Pier) — 6pm
Free and open to the public.
More info:
whitneygeorge.com
the-curiosity-cabinet.com
#ExtinctionSeries #NYCArts #SiteSpecificPerformance #ContemporaryMusic #LivePerformance
“Music and movement can never match the wonder of these animals… but they can spark the imagination.”
We’re honored to feature Jordan Morley in The Extinction Series.
Jordan joins select performances throughout the run, bringing movement into dialogue with these musical obituaries for extinct species — gestures that emerge, disappear, and transform alongside the sound.
Featuring choreography on:
May 8 — South Oxford Space — 8pm
May 11 — Alvin Ailey Dance Studio — 7pm
May 21 — Roosevelt Island — 6pm
Free and open to the public.
With fashion for choreography by Helena Wang
More info:
whitneygeorge.com
the-curiosity-cabinet.com
#ExtinctionSeries #DanceAndMusic #SiteSpecificPerformance #CuriosityCabinet #Spring2026
“In the end, we will conserve only what we love;
we will love only what we understand.”
— Baba Dioum,
forester & environmentalist
THE EXTINCTION SERIES begins May 7 at Scholes Street Studio.
An ongoing collection of musical obituaries for extinct species — begun in 2014, and never to be completed in the composer’s lifetime. Free and open to the public.
ANDREA CHRISTIE | piano
May 7 — Scholes Street Studio — 6pm
May 8 — South Oxford Space — 8pm
May 10 — Mise-en Place — 7pm
May 11 — Alvin Ailey Dance Studio — 7pm
May 15 — National Opera America (MacKay Studio) — 7pm
ADAM VON HOUSEN | violin
May 18 — Greenacre Park — 6pm
May 19 — Astoria Park / Hell Gate Bridge — 6pm
May 21 — Roosevelt Island — 6pm
May 27 — Paley Park — 6pm
May 29 — Coney Island — 6pm
With choreography by Jordan Morley (select performances), with fashion by Helena Wang.
Funded generously by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and NYSCA.
More info:
whitneygeorge.com
the-curiosity-cabinet.com
#ExtinctionSeries #NYCArts #SiteSpecificPerformance #ContemporaryMusic #FreeEvents
THE EXTINCTION SERIES
May 7–29, 2026
An ongoing collection of musical obituaries for extinct species — begun in 2014, and never to be completed in the composer’s lifetime.
This opening set features solo piano performances by Andrea Christie, unfolding across spaces where man and nature intersect. Each work names a species, a date, and a disappearance.
Featuring
Andrea Christie, piano
Adam von Housen, violin
Jordan Morley, dance & choreography
Free and open to the public.
Funded generously by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and NYSCA.
More information:
whitneygeorge.com
the-curiosity-cabinet.com
#TheExtinctionSeries #MusicalObituaries #ExtinctSpecies #SiteResponsiveArt #NYCPerformance
THE EXTINCTION SERIES
May 7–29 | 2026
An ongoing collection of musical obituaries for extinct species — begun in 2014, and never to be completed in the composer’s lifetime.
10 performances across NYC in spaces where man and nature intersect. Free and open to the public.
ANDREA CHRISTIE | piano
May 7 — Scholes Street Studio — 6pm
May 8 — South Oxford Space* — 8pm
May 10 — Mise-en Place — 7pm
May 11 — Alvin Ailey Dance Studio* — 7pm
May 15 — National Opera America (MacKay Studio) — 7pm
ADAM VON HOUSEN | violin
May 18 — Greenacre Park — 6pm
May 19 — Astoria Park / Hell Gate Bridge — 6pm
May 21 — Roosevelt Island* — 6pm
May 27 — Paley Park — 6pm
May 29 — Coney Island — 6pm
With choreography by Jordan Morley (select performances)*
Funded generously by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and NYSCA.
More info:
whitneygeorge.com
the-curiosity-cabinet.com
#ExtinctionSeries #NYCArts #SiteSpecificPerformance #ContemporaryMusic #FreeEvents
THE EXTINCTION SERIES
May 7–29, 2026
An ongoing collection of musical obituaries for extinct species — begun in 2014, and never to be completed in the composer’s lifetime.
This opening set features solo piano performances by Andrea Christie, unfolding across spaces where man and nature intersect. Each work names a species, a date, and a disappearance.
Featuring
Andrea Christie, piano
Adam von Housen, violin
Jordan Morley, dance & choreography
Free and open to the public.
Funded generously by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and NYSCA.
More information:
whitneygeorge.com
the-curiosity-cabinet.com
#TheExtinctionSeries #MusicalObituaries #ExtinctSpecies #SiteResponsiveArt #NYCPerformance
A face begins to change.
A century later, the voice remains.
THE CURIOUS CASE
OF DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE
a Curiosity Cabinet production
Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
June 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
Tickets available May 1 |
Footage from the 1920 silent film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring John Barrymore, whose transformation remains one of cinema’s most unsettling early portraits of the divided self. Stevenson’s tale has been adapted again and again across film, theater, radio, and television—each version returning to the same question: what happens when the monster is not outside us, but within?
#JekyllAndHyde #RadioDrama #TheCuriosityCabinet #SheenCenter #NYCTheater
