Featuring Asase Yaa in the recreated ballet An Ananse Tale by Artistic Director Yao Ababio.
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February 3, 2018 Asase Yaa will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of An Ananse Tale. Featuring Asase Yaa in the recreated ballet An Ananse Tale by Artistic Director Yao Ababio. GET YOUR TICKETS HERE
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POP: Performance Opportunity Project, provides the dance community with increased support for showings and performances at Gibney Dance. Don't miss our Spring 2018 POP Performances at 280 Broadway! View Calendar HERE GroundWorks DanceTheater seeks male and female dancers versatile in ballet, contemporary and modern techniques for company positions.First round of auditions by electronic submission only. Please send dance reel and resume here.If you have questions, please email: info@groundworksdance.org Audition Dates for those INVITED:Candidates will be notified by email regarding an invitation to attend one of our in- person work sessions to be held in Cleveland, Ohio on: February 23, 2018 or March 30, 2018 Find out more HERE Now calling choreographers to apply for 3 unique opportunities with Nimbus Dance Works for Spring 2018. 1) Present your work at the BAM Fisher Theater on Saturday, April 21. 2) Present your work in Jersey City at Nimbus: OFFLINE on May 18 and 19. May 2018 edition of OFFLINE is guest curated by Keith Thompson, Artistic Director of danceTactics Performance Group 3) Create new work through the Nimbus Choreographic Residency with guidance from Keith Thompson. This new work will be premiered at OFFLINE on May 18 and 19. All Applicants will be assessed on the following criteria: -Demonstrated history of work -Project proposal quality -Project feasibility Choreographers of all backgrounds encouraged to apply. Click HERE to Apply Application Deadline: January 31 Application Fee:$10/program, or $25 to submit for all 3 programs; due upon application Please contact programs@nimbusdanceworks.org with questions or concerns Pay the Application Fee (please indicate “OFFLINE/BAM application” with payment): Present Dance @ BAM Fisher On Saturday, April 21, 2pm, Nimbus Dance Works will present the work of 7 engaging choreographers at BAM Fisher Theater. Apply to be part of this select group and perform at the beautiful and highly respected BAM Fisher Theater this Spring! Proposed works should be no longer than 15 minutes. Choreographers must provide performers. $500 participation fee upon selection for BAM performance Dance/NYC 2018 Symposium Sunday, February 25, 2018 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center at 280 Broadway Find directions and accessibility features here. Dance/NYC’s 2018 Symposium will consider the role of New York dance artists and creativity in a changing United States, as the dance field responds to the priorities of a new presidential administration. It will invite participants to deep dive into the topics of growing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workforce; increasing dance education; advancing individual artists; and harnessing technology, among others, in the context of a changing national climate and following the release of CreateNYC, the City of New York’s first-ever cultural plan. As the only full-day gathering of the dance community in the New York metropolitan area, the Symposium aims to share information innovation and to stimulate awareness, interest, and ongoing engagement in dance. For its 2018 Symposium, Dance/NYC will return to Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center at a time of expansion and growth. The center is constructing 6 new studios for a total of 14 spaces available at 280 Broadway for programming. The Symposium will make use of multiple studios for panel discussions, case studies, interactive workshops, a networking lunch, and more. Find out more HERE An Open Letter to Our Community [from Gina Gibney]: For the past few years, we at Gibney have been working behind the scenes to build a new wing at 280 Broadway.This expansion will “close the loop” on the second floor and activate 10,000 square feet of space that was previously raw and underutilized. We broke ground this fall and have been working steadily on this space-making project since then. You may have caught a glimpse of the demolition, noticed the Masonite pathway bridging the site to our freight elevator, or stood next to a construction worker who was zapping her/his lunch in the microwave. I hope you are curious! Throughout February six studios will come alive with residencies, rehearsals, classes, and more. Five of these studios will be able to accommodate large groups and robust activity. The space in the northwest corner, connecting to our existing theater, will be a fully equipped black box that can host production residencies and performances. Right next to it will be a swing space that can be used as a production office, break out rehearsal room, child-care space, or production booth. We have been actively working on the project for some time (and planning it for longer) but we really can’t imagine what it’s going to be like to have all six studios fully activated. Our Company Co-Director Nigel Campbell has coined a name for the new combined facility: Dance Heaven. Beginning in early February, the new studios will be open. By the end of the month, all will be in full swing, surrounding a beautifully renovated corridor, a quiet work nook, a water fountain, and gender-neutral bathrooms. You’ll also notice some details around the existing space, including a new ceiling in the studio hallway, a new storage area and some improvements to the theater seating, and the renumbering of a few studios. But to us, this is about much more than space. It’s about the future of dance and performance and the way that we can use our resources to make an impact. For us, supporting artists is about making sure that many voices are heard, that work has a chance to flourish, and that it resonates and finds its audience. We want to support artists because their work can create change in the world. Our Next Phase is about embracing our growth and endeavoring to provide as much support as possible to a field that is sorely lacking infrastructure. A place to work and reflect, studios that remove barriers to creativity, a meeting ground for colleagues (and coffee!), or a space for training or developing new skills, the support of being in it together. We hope you will continue to find these things at Gibney. We appreciate your patience as we work out the kinks, complete construction, and sort out how to operationalize the new combined spaces and all the amazing artistic activity that will take place there. I hope you know how much we appreciate all of your support and partnership – and your dedication to the field we all love so much. Warmly, Gina Gibney And the Gibney Staff P.S. Save the date for the Next Phase Town Hall & Launch Party on Saturday, February 24 from 5:30 - 9:00 pm! Judith Sánchez Ruíz Brooklyn Studios for Dance January 19 – 20 Ruíz, with her company, JSR Company and guest artists, come together for “…a spontaneous duet honoring the memory of Trisha Brown,” according to the release, the long-time choreographer who died recently and for whom Ruíz danced. Joining Ruíz in this tribute, titled “ENCAJE” are Jodi Melnick, Hahn Rowe and Lance Gries. A post-show discussion will be hosted by Irene Hultman. Find out more here Fridays at Noon – Various Artists 92nd Street Y January 19 Fridays at Noon curator Catherine Therin bring together Biba Bell, Peter Cheng, Gierre Godley and Anna Rogovoy on one bill. “These dynamic millennial choreographic voices convey the influence of technology, a strong sense of local and global community and the open spirit of this achievement-oriented, confident and tolerant generation of artists,” notes the release. The program includes a post-program discussion with Natalie and the artists. Find out more here Julian Barnett Greenspace January 19 - 20 Barnett, in collaboration with Justin Cabrillos, Leslie Cuyjet, and Jocelyn Tobias presents Subject To Change which "...studies 4 individuals as they probe personal poetics within choreographic mediums of tone, text, gesture, mode, and devotion. Part opera and part confessional, this performance creates a post-emerging dream-noise-body-scape that is simultaneously a byproduct of cross-cultural histories and collective projections of futurity," notes the release. Find out more here Periapsis Announces the "New Opportunities for Artists"
APPLICATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 4 Applications are now open for our two primary programs that support dance and music collaborations in the artistic community:
Apply for the 2018 Summer Leadership Institute! APPLICATION HERE Both UBW and Projecting All Voices are interested in discovering ways in which institutions can move beyond diversity initiatives and become organizations that lead in examining structural racism and its impact on our curriculums, programing, organizing and art-making practices. This move of SLI to Arizona will allow UBW the opportunity to strengthen their core values out west and for Projecting All Voices to contribute to the changing landscape of Arizona. Read more about the 2018 SLI in Arizona here |
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AuthorI am a performer, historian, consultant and dance writer. I am a Empire State College's online program Center for Distance Learning. I am also a former faculty member at The Ailey School and the Alvin Ailey/Fordham University dance major program, Hunter College, Sarah Lawrence College (Guest), Kean University and The Joffrey Ballet School's Jazz and Contemporary Trainee Program. I write on dance for The Amsterdam News, Dance Magazine and various publications. Click below to read more about me at my home page - "About Me." |