92ND STREET Y

Jewish Cultural Centre. Here are the concerts of American singers. The Y'S Chamber Symphony, created in 1977, has carved the reputation of being one of the best formations in Manhattan. The 92 nd Street Y is the prototype (New York version) of these culture houses, dreamed of by André Malraux. The largest American and foreign writers, poets, and artists come here to read and present their works in progress - since opening, in 1939. In the magnificent theatre hall, we saw and heard T.-S. Eliot, Pablo Neruda, Dylan Thomas, Allen Ginsberg, John Ashbery, Samuel Bellow, Anthony Burgess, Nadine Gordimer, Gunther Grass, Eugene Ionesco, Mario Vargas Llosa, Kenneth Koch, Doris Lessing, Norman He, Octavio Paz, Amos Oz, William Styron…

One can add a consistent list of activities, revealing the best American mindset when it comes to access to culture and personal development. 92 nd Street Y organizes evenings and parties, on site or in town, readings and encounters with young writers, presentations of authors'films, workshops of creativity for children, dance courses, shows, concerts, debates, brainstorming seminars on all ways to live the city (find a job, find a lover…).

Finally, a series of guided (and mostly cultural) tours in New York and surrounding areas are proposed.