Adapted from the short novel by Irish writer Colm Tóibín, this provocative play centers on the gieving Mary --- the mother of Jesus --- who does not believe that her son was the son of God and refuses to co-operate with the writers of the gospels.

The aclaimed Irish actress Fiona Shaw brilliantly plays the lead.

Show times and tickets are available from TeleCharge through the link below.

Gather at the park to test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons.

All skill levels are welcome and equipment will be provided. For more information, call (212) 768-4242.

Take part in an interactive discussion and sildeshow on the 2012 Quebec student uprising by Stefan Christoff, author of the recent booklet "Le fond de l´air est rouge."

Begun in February 2012, thousands of students in the Canadian province of Quebec protested a proposed increase in university tuition. Protests ended in September of that year after a tuition freeze was announced.

Christoff who was an active participant in the Quebec strike movement, has been heavily involved in social justice struggles in Canada and internationally for over a decade. For more information, call (212) 242-4201.

All ages and experience levels are welcome to discover the benefits of Tai Chi in this class near the park´s Fountain Terrace.

Tai Chi is an internal Chinese martial art often practiced for health reasons.

Admission is free. Presented by the Tai chi Chuan Center. For more information, call (212) 221-6110.

Distinguished author, archivist and collector Dr. Stanley B. Burns will speak about how postmortem photography shaped American culture in the 19th century.

Photography of the dead was a common practice in the 19th and early 20th centuries, a way for mourners to visually “embalm” their loved ones. Dr. Burns has amassed the most comprehensive collection of this genre in the world and published three books on the subject.

For more information, call (212) 534-1672.

Award winning author Gregory Pardlo teaches this course on how to reconcile the seeming contradictory demands of sincerity and craft in lyric poetry.

Lyric poetry express personal or emotional feelings and is traditionally written in the present tense.

This session is part of a six-week program. For more information, call (212) 431-7920.

A group of experts discuss the pioneering work of Jack Goldstein.

Jack Goldstein´s (1945 - 2003) paintings transformed, restaged and remade films in such a way as to strip out specific details, context and function. The exhibit frames Goldstein as a central figure of the Pictures Generation of the 1970s and 1980s and showcases his influential paintings and films, while also including installations, ephemera, writings and pioneering sound recordings.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Jack Goldstein x 10,000". For more information, call (212) 423-3200.

Acclaimed poet and educator Anselm Berrigan leads a class teaching an often underappreciated skill --- listening.

The course takes as given that listening is an inherent component of reading and writing poetry and that listening is a mode of performance. Students will be encouraged to present and discuss their works-in-progress and generate new material.

This session is part of a six-week program. For more information, call (212) 431-7920.

Take a stab at the modern sport of fencing with masters from Manhattan Fencing Center.

Fencing first appeared in 15th century France fencing is a martial art in which two participants use weapons such as sabres to challenge each other.

Admission is free to this class at the park´s Fifth Avenue Terrace. For more information, call (212) 382-2255.

Former and current members of Limon Dance lead this program teaching movement and dance to all ages and levels.

Founded in 1946 by dancers/choreographers José Limón (1908-1972) and Doris Humphrey (1895-1958), the Limón Dance Company illustrates the timelessness of José Limón’s work and vision. The Company’s repertory, which balances classic works with commissions from contemporary choreographers, is of an unparalleled breadth, creating unique experiences for audiences around the world.

Admission is free. For more information, call (212) 768-4242.