Marielis Garcia and Nicole Von Arx
Judson Memorial Church
September 21 - 22
In a shared evening titled "Objective Bodies," choreographers Garcia and Von Arx asks "can bodies of gender, color, or experience ever be neutral? Each artist will premiere two different dance works revolving around the social implications that directly affect the way we attend to, take notice of and develop within our own bodies.  Find out more here 
 
 

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Keiko Fujii Dance Company
Gibney
September 19 - 21
Japan’s Keiko Fujii Dance Company will premiere Tamashii No Tibiki II (Soul Vibrations), “an ensemble work that looks into peoples' minds to explore the vibrations in the silent inner sanctuary of the body,” notes the release. Find out more here
 
Freemove Dance
14th Street Y
September 19 – 22
In the premiere ...its time... by Jenn Freeman, five performers move to a drum score composed by Dani Markham.  Find out more here
 
Reigakusha Ensemble
Japan Society
September 21
To celebrate the beginning of Reiwa [令和], the new era meaning “beautiful harmony," Japan Society imports royal court music from Japan.  Find out more here
 
San Francisco's Flyaway Productions
Louis Engel Park
September 20 – 22
Jo Kreiter premieres the site work, The Wait Room, a performance installation that exposes the physical, psychic, and emotional burden of incarceration for women with imprisoned loved ones, to Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York. Find out more here

FLUID BLACK :: DANCE BACK - CALL FOR PROPOSALS​

The Collegium for African Diaspora Dance (CADD) fourth bi-annual conference aims to provoke enlivened discussions on the power and politics of global Black Dance by bringing together scholars, practitioners, educators, and other stakeholders for three days of intellectual and artistic inspiration. 

Fluid Black::Dance Back
Move between worlds - worldmaking in motion. 
Flip the Script.
Do what you need to do, dance towards truth.
Justice, Pain, and Black Resiliency.
IT MATTERS that we dance, and we dance back. ​

CADD 2020 takes place 21-23 February 2020. 

The deadline for submissions is October 11, 2019.

WINTER | MODULE20 APPLICATIONS ARE LIVE
Award winning biannual research laboratory with internationally recognized Sidra Bell Dance New York in New York City. 
2020 Project dates: December 30, 2019 - January 5, 2020
Apply by November 1, 2019 at
www.sidrabelldanceny.org/module.
Host Partner: CPR-Center for Performance Research.

Three Positions: Development and Fundraising Manager (FTE), Bookkeeper (PTE) & Fellos and Interns (paid positions/PTE)
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The Kathryn Posin Dance Company
92nd St. Y
September 13- 14
The Kathryn Posin Dance Company opens the 2019-20 “Dig Dance Season” with three premieres: Evolution: The Letters of Charles Darwin, Triple Sextet and Memoir.   The seven-member Kathryn Posin Dance Company, founded in 1972, is returning to the 92nd Street Y''s series for the third time.  Find out more here
 


​Solo Works/Andrea E. Woods & Dancers
Gibney
September 12 - 14
In a return to New York, at Gibney, Souloworks/Andrea E. Woods & Dancers brings The Amazing Adventures of Grace May B. Brown “…a soulful, spirit-filled, dancing, musical folk performance in several acts written, choreographed and directed by Andrea E. Woods to celebrate 25 years,” notes the release.  Find out more here
 
Wilma Casal/Wolf & Swan
La Mama
September 12 - 14
German dancer and choreographer Casal and her company Wolf & Swan will premiere the evening-length program, Shadow of a Dragon Wing, as part of Summer Shares at La MaMa. Shadow of a Dragon Wing comprises three works--Dust in My Wings, Ancestral Shadows, and Dragon Blood. Find out more here
 
Mari Meade Dance Collective/MMDC
John Jay College
September 13
The CUNY Dance Initiative and John Jay College, in collaboration with MMDC presents the world premiere of immigration stories, a series of dances based on true experiences about relocating to the United States.  Find out more here
 
Miro Magloire’s New Chamber Ballet
City Center Studio 5
September 13–14
Magloire opens the 15th anniversary season of the New Chamber Ballet with a full-evening world premiere to music by contemporary German composer Wolfgang Rihm.  Find out more here
 
Deeply Rooted
BAM Fisher
September 13-14
In a shared evening titled “Legacy,” Deeply Rooted Dance Theater (DRDT), under founder/artistic director Kevin Iega Jeff, and Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet (JCGO) come together. “Legacy” is inspired by JUBILATION! Dance Company’s mission, established during the 1980s and 90s in Brooklyn, NY.  Find out more here
 
Various Artists – Erasing Borders Dance Festival
Various Venues
September 14–16
In association with the Indo-American Arts Council, the annual “Erasing Borders Dance Festival,” at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup, boasts a lineup that includes Parijat Desai, Radhe Jaggi, IndianRaga and more. Find out more here
 
Various Artists - Works & Process
Guggenheim
September 15
For the “Works & Process” performing arts series at the Guggenheim, The National Ballet of Canada will present Orpheus Alive by Robert Binet and Missy Mazzoli, moderated by Wendy Whelan.  Find out more here 

APPLY FOR POP: PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY PROJECT​
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PERFORMANCE DATES AVAILABLE JAN-FEB 2020
POP: Performance Opportunity Project serves the dance community by providing space, support, and subsidized theater rental rates for performances to non-profit companies and individual dance artists. Apply now for available weekends this winter!

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My AmNews September 2019 Dance Calendar

Featured:
Ayodele Casel + Arturo O'Farrill
The Joyce Theater
September 24 - 29

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