La MaMa, an experimental performing arts space in the East Village, will open a new venue called The Downstairs in November. The Downstairs is La MaMa’s fourth theater, and will be at the same address as the group’s Ellen Stewart Theater.
The venue will contain a 150-seat theater, an exhibition space and a classroom, and will emphasize new media and multidisciplinary work. Its opening is part of a larger $30 million renovation and restoration.
“We are embracing 21st-century tools for collaboration and production,” the artistic director Mia Yoo said in a statement.
The theater will open with a Japanese-style puppet show, “Shank’s Mare,” on Nov. 6, as part of La MaMa’s monthlong Puppet Series.
The Downstairs will be open to the public for viewing on the evening of Sept. 28. Additional information can be found at www.lamama.org.