The planned opening of the Shed, a new arts center in Manhattan, is still one year off, but its programming will begin this May with a free, 12-day collaboration between the architect Kunlé Adeyemi of NLÉ Works and the artist Tino Sehgal.
On an undeveloped lot at 10th Avenue and West 30th Street, a block away from the Shed’s permanent home — which is currently under construction — “A Prelude to the Shed” will explore the integration of architecture and choreography in a temporary space where dancers move and reconfigure the structure.
“ ‘Prelude’ begins to demonstrate the Shed’s mission to nurture artistic invention by commissioning and presenting new work for a wide audience,” said Alex Poots, the founding artistic director and chief executive, in a statement.
The program will feature events by artists, including the choreographer Reggie “Regg Roc” Gray and the Atlanta-based R&B singer-songwriter Abra, as well as panels organized by Dorothea von Hantelmann, a writer and curator, and the Shed’s artistic adviser, Hans Ulrich Obrist.
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