Opening Night Benefit Featuring World Premiere of Elmgreen & Dragset's Happy Days in the Art World and Special Live Retrospective * Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Skirball Center for the Performing Arts Opening Night of the Performa Biennial is one of the most anticipated events on New York’s winter cultural calendar. Performa will celebrate the start of our fourth international biennial with the premiere performance of a new work by the artists Elmgreen & Dragset. This is the first large performance piece the internationally acclaimed artists have presented in New York City. The performance will be followed by an exceptional party featuring a retrospective of live performances by Elmgreen & Dragset.