Things to do in New York City on Thursday 5 November

Constantin Brancusi: the sculptor's studio at MoMA.

In the Heights: Lin-Manuel Miranda's barrio musical.

Pre-Existing Condition: new play with Lupita Nyong'o.

Siphon: an octopus video exhibition by Laitinen.

Roy Lichtenstein: Like New, a Pop art retrospective.

Fatherland, Pawlikowski's Cold War film with Sandra Hüller.

Claes Oldenburg's Six Themes: Pop Art sculptures.

Sankai Juku: TOTEM—Void and Height, a butoh dance premiere.

The Spirit of '76?: 1970s Americana from the bicentennial.

Founding Principles: civics and Staten Island history.

Black People and the Battle of Brooklyn exhibit.

Twilight Zone: immersive deep-sea exhibition at ARTECHOUSE.

Lucid Body Basics: acting workshop with Fay Simpson.

Ancient Rhythms, Modern Moves: poetry workshop.

Other Israel: films on Israeli society.

Christmas Spectacular: the Rockettes' precision dance show.

OPEN HOURS: free tours of a 1914 railroad barge museum.

Make your own bioglass with artist Fan Kong.

Workshop: jewelry from Japanese paper knots.

Jason Wee answers Eikoh Hosoe's Barakei photos of Mishima.

Opening reception: Jason Moran's STACKS, jazz-inspired art.

Visible Humans: film and talk on the human body project.

Book talk: Sholette and Mohaiemen on The Radical Unpresent.

Flat Earth: Anika Jade Levy talks about her debut novel.

Cybernetic Gems: digital art by alumni and students.

Book talk: Jin Xu on Sogdian merchants and Silk Road art.

Irena: a film portrait of Irena Veisaitė by Giedrė Žickytė.

The Underwater Cabaret: poems written in hiding.

Monobloc Harp: apocalyptic folk on a plastic chair harp.

Talk: Jewish patrons behind the Wiener Werkstätte's success.

Talk on dying and rebirth with Michael Katz.

Asilah Oui: films on Melehi and dancer Hassan Ouakrim.

A Tale of Two Titties: variety show of alternative artists.

Bouvy and Jansa films with artist talk.

Nguyen, Zhao and Huiza read political literature.

Flower Face and Julia Barfield: live music show.

A Worthy Mirror: Alkemie's medieval album release concert.

Radiolab Presents: Viscera: live talk on transplants.

Books & Bites: Korean American authors on food and writing.

The Steel Man, a drama of fathers, sons and legacy.