Camille A. Brown & Dancers in Ink @ Peak Performances and the cast:

David Thomson in his own work, he his own mythical beast @ Performance Space New York

Melanie Greene - in WorkUp 4.3 @ Gibney

Bebe Miller Company in In a Rhythm @ New York Live Arts

Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group (...they stood shaking while others began to shout) as part of his curated Platform @ Danspace Project 

Michele Boulé in her solo to Donny Hathaway’s “I’ll Love You More than You’ll Ever Know,” in Miller's In a Rhythm

Stephen Petronio Company’s entire season of new and repertory works, plus the fourth season of “Bloodlines” series @ The Joyce Theater

Parijat Desai, Angie Pittman, Paz Tanjuaquio in a shared evening @ La MaMa as part of La MaMa Moves Festival

Miro Magloire's special presentation of a work-in-progress danced by Adji Cissoko

Trajal Harrell and company in Harrell’s Caen Amour as part of French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF)'s  "Crossing the Line Festival."

nora chipaumire #PUNK 100% POP *N!GGA in three marathon performances as part of French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF)'s  "Crossing the Line Festival" @ The Kitchen

Shamar Watt in chipaumire's #PUNK 100% POP *N!GGA @ The Kitchen

The cast of New York City Ballet in Kyle Abraham's The Runaway @ Lincoln Center

Camille A. Brown in her solo from her Mr. Tol E. RAncE as part of Robert Battle's (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater) "Choreography Unlocked" Festival, part of the New Directions Choreography Lab @ the Ailey Studios

Twyla Tharp Dance in Minimalism and Me @ The Joyce

Kayla Hamilton and Jerron Herman curated by Alice Sheppard in one of the three "Double Plus" series at Gibney.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre in Rennie Harris' Lazarus @ New York City Center

David Roussève/REALITY in Halfway to Dawn @ BAM/Harvey

Movement Research is hiring an experienced Development Officer to head its Development Department. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

The Development Officer position is part-time hourly at 20-30 hours/week. Title and compensation are commensurate with experience. As part of the compensation package, employee also receives the benefit of free access to Movement Research classes and selected workshops. Employee contribution 403(b) plan is available. Schedule is anticipated to be 4-5 days per week in the administrative offices located in the East Village and includes participation at some evening and weekend events.

Responsibilities & Qualifications HERE

To apply, please email the following materials as a single pdf to work@movementresearch.org with “Development Officer” in the subject line: 

• cover letter
• resume

Email inquiries and phone calls welcome. 

THE DEEP COHORT, PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ACTORS FUND, ENGAGES A GROUP OF ARTISTS WHO ARE ACTIVELY INVESTED IN ADVANCING THEIR CREATIVE CAREERS, AND SEEKING TO DEEPEN THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE SKILL SETS.

The group will meet separately before and after each of the four Spring 2019 DEEP sessions, in a safe, confidential, and supportive environment, to share insights and draw from each other’s experience. The goal is to encourage accountability to the group in terms of each participant’s individual artistic development as well as administrative progress.
In a field where artists are often “competing” for the same funding and opportunities, the cohort will serve as a counter-balance; a space to build unity and soften the impact of working in isolation artists often experience. In addition, the cohort will learn alongside one another from the guests and industry experts the DEEP sessions provide; creating a lasting community of practice and peer support.

WHO SHOULD APPLY TO THE DEEP COHORT?The DEEP Cohort is designed for professional dance artists and choreographers. Participants should have some knowledge in the subjects of marketing, time management, financial literacy, career trajectory and fundraising tools, and want to expand their professional toolbox in order to enhance their artistic practice.
Facilitators will be career management specialists from The Actors Fund.
Selected participants must be able to attend all the meetings and workshops. Cohort participants will meet from 6:30 – 7:00 pm, then engage in an open workshop from 7:00 – 8:00 pm with a follow-up conversation from 8:00 – 8:30 pm with the cohort group only.

MONTHLY MEETING DATES  - 
Tuesday, January 22, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Tuesday, February 12, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Tuesday, February 26, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Tuesday, March 12, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Tuesday, April 9, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Tuesday, May 14, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
COSTFREE

APPLY NOW

The application for Spring 2019 is now available. Apply by Tuesday, January 8, 2019 to be considered for the program.

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Friday, February 22 - Saturday, February 23, 2019
Hunter College
695 Park Ave
New York, NY 10065
Visit Dance.NYC for venue details.

Early Bird Rate: $105
(20% off)
Available until Midnight on January 13

Sponsorships, group rates, and advertising options are also available until January 13. For the latest program and speaker information, visit Dance.NYC/dancesymp.


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LINCOLN CENTER AWARDS FOR EMERGING ARTISTS AND RISING TALENTS
Evening to Celebrate Awardees, Nominated by Lincoln Center’s Resident Organizations,
Sponsored by The Movado Group Foundation
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, February 27 at 7:00 pm

FROM THE FOLKS AT LINCOLN CENTER — Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts announced today the 2019 class of Emerging Artists, recognizing diverse and exceptional talents. Each recipient was nominated by one of Lincoln Center’s eleven resident organizations, acknowledging their extraordinary talent and promising career. The 2019 winners are: singer and actress Mikaela Bennett (The Juilliard School); dancer Savannah Durham (School of American Ballet); composer and sound artist Ashley Fure (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the New York Philharmonic); actor Nadine Malouf(Lincoln Center Theater); bassist Endea Owens (Jazz at Lincoln Center); soprano Gabriella Reyes (The Metropolitan Opera); musician Adam Tendler (The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts); dancer Sebastian Villarini-Velez (New York City Ballet); filmmaker Eduardo Williams (Film Society of Lincoln Center); and violinist Angelo Xiang Yu (The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center). Each of the awardees will receive $7,500 to be used for career advancement.

In addition, several of the recipients will be acknowledged with named awards. Nadine Malouf and Angelo Xiang Yu will each receive a Martin E. Segal Award, which has annually recognized two artists of exceptional talent early in their careers since 1986. Ashley Fure will receive the Hunt Family Award, presented to the Emerging Artist nominated by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and Savannah Durham will receive the Herbert Family Dance Award, presented to the nominee from the School of American Ballet.

Finalists Announced for the Ninth Annual Clive Barnes Awards
Recognizing Excellence in Theater and Dance

Presentation of Winners To be Held ~ Monday, February 11, 2019
Hosted by Michael Riedel @ Walter REade Theater at Lincoln Center

FROM THE FOLKS AT – The Clive Barnes Foundation, under the leadership of former Royal Ballet soloist Valerie Taylor-Barnes, announced today the finalists and date for the 9th Annual Clive Barnes Awards. Hosted by New York Post columnist and WOR radio personality Michael Riedel, the presentation of the annual awards recognizing excellence in theater and dance will take place on Monday, February 11, 2019 at 3:00pm at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center (165 West 65th Street).

The finalists for this year’s Theater Artist Award are Edmund Donovan(Lewiston/Clarkston), Ian Duff (Dutch Masters), Will Roland (Be More Chill), andAna Villafañe (Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties).
 
This year’s Dance Artist Award finalists are Joo Won Ahn (American Ballet Theatre),Zoey Anderson (Parsons Dance), Erez Milatin (New York Theatre Ballet) andSebastian Villarini Velez (New York City Ballet).
 
Upon today’s announcement, Valerie Taylor-Barnes, President of the Clive Barnes Foundation, said, “This year’s roster of finalists each, through their extraordinary stage work, captured the type of passion and artistry that so inspired Clive, as well as everyone on the selection committee. On behalf of my fellow trustees, I applaud these rising stars for their wonderful skill and talent.”
 
The winners will be announced during the ceremony on February 11, 2019.
 
All finalists receive a cash prize of $500, while the winners will each receive an award of $5,000.

Hello everyone,

I’m thrilled to announce that the application for the 2019 class of the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity (AFRE) is now open!

AFRE is a transnational fellowship programme that brings together accomplished individuals from diverse backgrounds to incubate new strategies for addressing, dismantling and transforming the power structures that perpetuate anti-black oppression. Based at New York’s Columbia University and the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, AFRE is one of seven interconnected global fellowship programmes supported by The Atlantic Philanthropies to create a global community of fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies.

We are looking for 20 high-impact leaders from South Africa and the United States who are committed to advancing racial equity in their communities and across the globe. Throughout the 12-month programme, Fellows explore the origins of structural racism and its mechanisms of operation and develop collaborative strategies for building a just and equitable world. The programme offers the opportunity for cross-cultural exchange and learning, and provides customised professional development including coaching, mentoring, and media relations, as well as resources for developing innovative projects. Fellows also become a part of and have access to the larger global network of Atlantic Fellows changemakers.

We are searching for candidates who are discipline-diverse, committed to achieving equity, have a track record of significant impact and highly value dialogue and learning from diverse perspectives and voices in the effort to achieve societal transformation. You can learn more about what we look for when selecting Fellows here.

If you share our values and our vision, please apply to join the next class of Fellows, by 6:59 am SAST / 11:59 pm EST on the 31st January. Or, if you know someone who should apply, please let them know that the call for applications is now open.

 
Apply Now

 
Sincerely,

Kavitha Mediratta
Executive Director

Dancer/choreographer Deborah Zall, well known dramatic dancer and choreographer trained at the Martha Graham School has passed. 

​Born October 2, 1934, Deborah passed away of pneumonia on December 11th in New York City.

DEBORAH ZALL's career as an independent solo artist, specializing in dramatic portrayals of women, took her around the world, performing at the Edinburgh Festival, Cannes Festival and Beinnial de la Danse in France, Contempo Tanz in Guatemala, the South Bank Center and The Place in London, and Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in the U.S., to name a few.  In addition to her own choreography, her repertory included works created especially for her by Jane Dudley, Anna Sokolow, Stuart Hodes, Igal Perry and Eleo Pomare.    Her unique talents prompted several renowned choreographers to reconstruct solo works for her, including Ruth St. Denis's Incense, Brahms-Liebestraum, Gold Madonna (reconstructed by Jane Sherman), Jane Dudley's The Lonely Ones, Sophie Maslow's The Village I Knew, Anna Sokolow'sKaddish, Ethel Winter's En Dolor, Yuriko's The City, and Proverbs by Jane Dudley, created especially for Deborah and Bertram Ross.   

As a choreographer, Zall created works for the Los Angeles Ballet, made possible by a grant from the NEA, the Arkansas Ballet in Little Rock, and the Harkness Dance Players.  She restaged Bertram Ross' workNocturne for the Martha Graham Dance Ensemble and the Ailey/Fordham Dancers, and she assisted Yuriko in restaging Steps in the Street.  CBS-TV, PBS, and the BBC in London filmed Ms. Zall's works for telecast, and her Kaddish for Ten Women has been staged and filmed at schools and universities in London.  

Considered a master teacher of the Graham technique, Zall taught workshops in the U.S. and internationally, including at London's Middlesex University, Laban Centre and The Place, and in New York at the LaGuardia H.S.  Her mentor and great friend, Bertram Ross, gave her the legacy of his work, and she made them available for restaging. 

Most recent activities for  Ms. Zall included restaging Bertram Ross's Nocturne for the Martha Graham Dance Ensemble and presenting performances of works by Sokolow, Dudley, and Zall.   Her superb company of dancers was composed of all former members of the Martha Graham Dance Company: Nya Bowman, Jennifer Conley, Erica Dankmeyer, Carrie Ellmore-Tallitsch, Sandra Kaufman, Lauren Newman, and Kenneth Topping. 

A memorial performance is being planned by Ms. Zall's company members for a date to be announced.

Deborah Zall

Dancenoise
New York Live Arts
December 12-15
As part of its Live Feed creative residency program, New York Live Arts presents the world premiere of DANCENOISE; Lock ‘em Up!, an evening length work, and collaboration between Anne Iobst and Lucy Sexton, who have worked together since 1983, and have “…created across genre and performed across venues, including nightclubs, experimental black boxes, theaters and museums. In response to the current political climate, the enthralling duo takes the audience captive, delving into their experience of living, resisting, and trying to hang on to a shared humanity in their signature no-holds-barred feminist stage show escapade.  Built on manic choreography, indiscriminate violence, biting up-to-the-minute social commentary, and precise comedic timing, DANCENOISE weaves movement vignettes with outspoken musings that at one moment incite motivation and rage and the next laughter and hope,” according to the release.  Find out more here 
 
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
City Center
November 28 – December 30
The Company’s month-long season continues with programs that offer world premieres: Lazarus by Rennie Harris, The Call by Ronald K. Brown, En by Jessica Lang, and Kairos by Wayne McGregor (Company premiere), plus new productions by Artistic Director Robert Battle (Juba - 2003), Jawole Willa Jo Zollar (Shelter - 1988), Talley Beatty (Stack Up - 1982), Twyla Tharp (The Golden Section – 1983) and Company member Jamar Roberts (Members Don’t Get Weary – 2017).  Other season highlights include the Family Matinee Series which runs every Saturday afternoon, plus the Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve performances. The artistic director is Robert Battle.  Find out more here
 
Neil Greenberg
The Chocolate Factory
December 5 – 15
To The Things Themselves!, Greenberg’s new work, “…explores an engagement with the performance moment in and of itself, while also exposing the cultural situated-ness of the performance actions,” according to the release. With music by James Lo, the performers are:  Greenberg, Michael Ingle, Kyli Kleven and Omagbitse Omagbemi. Find out more here
 
Soles of Duende (Amanda Castro, Arielle Rosales & Brinda Guha)
Dixon Place
December 7 – 21
Commissioned by Dixon Place and created collaboratively by all three dancers, Can We Dance Here? is the culminating performance from a residency and showcases their respective percussive crafts, Tap, Flamenco, & Kathak, respectively.  Find out more here
 
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
The Joyce Theater
December 11 – 30
For a three-week run, the “Trocks” as the all-male Company is affectionately known, offers two programs:  Program A - Swan Lake and Petipa’s The Little Humpbacked Horse, and Program B - George Balanchine-inflected Stars and Stripes Forever, with choreography by Robert LaFosse and music by John Philip Sousa.  Find out more here
 
Doug Varone and Dancers
The New Ohio Theatre
December 12 – 16
Varone will present the world premiere of everything is fine “…Inspired by the complex, haunting imagery of Billy Collins's poetry… in seven interwoven narratives mapping an array of themes: love, solitude, separation, forgiveness, aging,” according to the release.  Find out more here
 
Valerie Green/Dance Entrophy
Danspace Project
December 13 – 15
Choreographed by Green and in collaboration with visual artist Keren Anavy with original music by Mark Katsaounis, this new, evening length work, Utopia, “explores the idea of a perfect place through dance and visual art,” notes the release.  Find out more here
 
Ondadurto Teatro
La MaMa E.T.C.
December 13 – 16
The Rome-based Ondadurto Teatro makes its U.S. debut with its new work Terramia, “a multi-media performance art spectacle that takes an irreverent look at humanity through the eyes of an android,” notes the release.  Find out more here
 
George Emilio Sanchez’ “Bang Bang Gun Amok II”
University Settlement
December 14 – 15
Sanchez’ second iteration of the 24-hour performance marathon, Bang Bang Gun Amok II, again addresses how gun culture is historically embedded in the United States, returns to with artists, activists, scholars, Lower East Side youth, and gun violence survivors “in a spirit of solidarity to call for an end to a culture of violence,” according to the release. The list of artists include: Vernon Reid, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, Maura Donohue, Charmaine Warren, Edisa Weeks, It's Showtime NYC, Suzanne Gardinier, Paz Tanjuaquio, Tyemba Jess, Nicky Paraiso, Irene Hultman, luciana achugar, Ella Wylde, Alex Vitale and much more.  Find out more here
 
Various Artists
Gibney
November 29 - December 15
The specially curated, split-bill, DoublePlus series concludes at Gibney Dance Center with Fana Fraser + Burr Johnson, curated by Kimberly Bartosik (12/13 – 15).  Find out more here
 
J. Bouey & Ayano Elson
The Chocolate Factory
December 16
Movement Research, in partnership with The Chocolate Factory, presents work by the 2018 Movement Research Van Lier Emerging Artist of Color Fellows, Elson and Bouey.  Three performances happen, but RSVP is requested. Find out more here
 
Yvonne Rainer
Cathy Weis’ “Sundays on Broadway”
December 16
Weis’ "Sundays on Broadway," an ongoing series of performances, film screenings, and discussions continues with a “An Evening with Yvonne Rainer” curated by Cathy Weis. “Rainer, a founding member of Judson Dance Theater, will present a lecture-performance, A Truncated History of the Universe for Dummies, including a 6th-generation version of a section of Trio A performed by Apollo,” notes the release.  Find out more here