The NYE Ball drops while the curtain rises for JanArtsNYC, a month-long annual celebration of the performing arts around the globe. Performing arts enthusiasts, advocates, artists and fans can expect a flurry of eventful activity in the City throughout the month. A kaleidoscope of industry conferences, forums, music concerts, public festivals, salutes, retrospectives and award ceremonies will converge in New York City throughout January.

GET READY TO BE SOCIALLY SPARKED®!

JanArtsNYC — a partnership of 11 performing arts organizations — is the world’s most comprehensive platform for celebrating and experiencing the newest work by artists in theater, dance, opera, music, and performance.

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In what promises to be a historic and Socially Sparked® month for all – January brings 1,500 world-class showcases, concerts, festivals and public performances, plus more than 45,000 performing arts leaders, artists and enthusiasts across the globe to New York City.

ON THE NEW YORK STAGES

JanArtsNYC events for 2018 include a wide array of free, open and public offerings in addition to industry events. For detailed information on each organization and their performance offerings click on their names. Here’s the calendar:

Chamber Music America (CMA), Jan. 4-7

The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival(UTR), Jan. 4-15

PROTOTYPE: Opera/Theatre/Now, Jan. 7-20

ISPA Congress, Jan. 9-11

The Joyce Theater’s American Dance Platform, Jan. 9-14

American Realness, Jan. 9-16

Performance Space 122’s Coil Festival, Jan. 10-Feb.4

NYC Winter Jazzfest, Jan. 10-17

Wavelengths: APAP World Music Preconference, Jan. 11-12

APAP|NYC 2018, Jan. 12-16

globalFEST, Jan. 14

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And, as if that’s not enough to spark you fancy, the end of the month ends on a crescendo with Grammy Week and The 60th Annual Grammy Awards presentation and live telecast –- returning to New York City for the first time in 15 years — at the legendary Madison Square Garden on January 28th.

Yes, it’s an exciting time to be in the city that never sleeps. Who ever said January is a bummer of a month? Socially Sparked News will be spotlighting JanArtsNYC, Grammy Week and the Grammy Awards all month-long. We can’t wait to share with you what Socially Sparked! — Abbe is Socially Sparked. Tweet @sosparkednews & @asparks01

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