Miguel Gutierrez
The Chocolate Factory
January 9 – 19
Including himself, Gutierrez brings together six Latinx performers – Alvaro Gonzalez, John Gutierrez, Xandra Ibarra, Nibia Pastrana Santiago, and Evelyn Sanchez Narvaez  for his new work, This Bridge Called My Ass–  “…an elusive choreography of obsessive and perverse action within an unstable terrain of bodies, materials and sound. A formal logic binds the group and propels them to create a constantly transforming world where their togetherness retains autonomy to complicate the idea of identity. Clichéd Latin-American songs and the form of the telenovela are exploited to show how familiar structures contain absurdity that reveal and celebrate difference,” notes the release. Find out more here
 
Cuba Festival – Various Artists
The Joyce Theater
January 9 – 20
The Cuba Festival returns to The Joyce Theater with performances from: Malpaso Dance Company in Ohad Naharin’s Tabula Rasa, plus repertory including Fielding Sixes with choreography by Merce Cunningham (1/ 9 – 1/13); contemporary works from LOS HIJOS DEL DIRECTOR, under choreographer and founder George Céspedes (1/15 7 1/16); and flamenco from Compañía Irene Rodríguez (1/18 – 1/20).  Find out more here
 
Martha Graham Dance Company
Martha Graham Studio Theater
January 15 - 16
For their recurring series, GrahamDeconstructed, this month’s focus is the partnership between Graham and sculptor-designer Isamu Noguchi, and two of their collaborations, Herodiade (1944) and El Penitente (1940). The evening will include a rehearsal run-through of both works introduced by a conversation about the Graham/Noguchi collaboration. Find out more here
 
Nederlands Dans Theater 2
New York City Center
January 16 – 19
NDT2, under the artistic direction of Paul Lightfoot, begins their 2019 U.S. tour in New York with two works by  Sol León and Lightfoot, plus American premieres by Marco Goecke and Edward Clug. Find out more here
 
Works & Process – Various Artists
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
January 18 - 20
For this on-going series, featured will be choreography of Light by Brandon Stirling Baker, Jamar Roberts with Sarah Daley, Patricia Delgado, and Taylor Stanley, plus Houston Ballet's Sylvia by Stanon Welch.  Find out more here
 
The Moving Memory Project
Aaron Davis Hall
January 23
This one-evening-only performance, A, MY NAME IS… with choreography by Stefanie Nelson and inspired by a family experience with dementia, is the official launch of THE MOVING MEMORY PROJECT, “a new festival devoted to memory and forgetting co-curated by Nelson and the bestselling author David Shenk (The Forgetting),” according to the release. Find out more here

DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM
presents

A MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION
January 20, 2019 @ 4 PM

Golden Auditorium
KUPFERBERG CENTER
QUEENS COLLEGE
153-49 Reeves Avenue
Flushing, NY 11367

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Italy Bianca Welton
Gibney
January 10
For one-night-only, and produced by Eva Yaa Asantewaa, Curatoratorial Director, the young, and risk-taking choreographer, Italy Bianca Welton will premiere of her solo (Ame-Ricana) at Gibney.  Drawn from her background as South Carolina native, her life experiences as a daughter and granddaughter, plus the spiritual practices and South Carolina’s culture of Black southern herbal healers and farmers, (Ame-Ricana) “… evokes the memory of her maternal great grandmother who always advised that, to neutralize harm caused by racism and the media, Black people must remember they are truly soul-rich.” In this multi-media work, packed with southern hip hop, soul and R&B, Welton “…explores her southern roots through expressive contemporary movement, photography and film. Her work aims to motivate people to experience the true essence of evolution and freedom,” according to the release. Find out more here

American Realness – Various Artists
Various Venues - NYC
January 4 – 13
Celebrating the 10th anniversary, the impressive 2019 lineup includes: Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group (Danspace Project - January 7, 8, 10 – 12); Jack Ferver (New York Live Arts – January 8 – 12); Miguel Gutierez (The Chocolate Factory – January 9 – 19); nora chipaumire (JACK - January  10 – 12); Perel (Gibney – January 10 – 12); Sujata Goel (Gibney – January 10 – 12); Daina Ashbee (Gibney -  January 9 – 11); Jumatatu M. Poe (BAAD! – January 10 – 13); Find out more here
 
Cuba Festival – Various Artists
The Joyce Theater
January 9 – 20
The Cuba Festival returns to The Joyce Theater with performances from three companies: Malpaso Dance Company in Ohad Naharin’s Tabula Rasa, plus repertory including Fielding Sixes with choreography by Merce Cunningham; contemporary works from LOS HIJOS DEL DIRECTOR, under choreographer and founder George Céspedes, and flamenco from Compañía Irene Rodríguez.  Find out more here  
 
First Nations Dialogues Lenapehoking/New York
Various Venues
January 5 – 12
This initiative “…provides unprecedented exposure and a focus on Indigenous performing arts and artists based in Canada, the U.S., and Australia in partnership with multiple contemporary live performance platforms across New York City.” First Nations Dialogues also kick-starts the development of the groundbreaking Global First Nations Performance Network (GFNPN), a pilot initiative focused on cultural change through the commissiong, touring, and presenting of Indigenous performance and building demand and capacity for the same within the presenting sector,” according to the release.  First Nations Dialgues is led by the transnational consortium of Emily Johnson (USA), Vallejo Gantner (USA), BlakDance (Australia), Angela Flynn/Kukuni Arts (Australia), Jacob Boehme (Australia), Ilbijerri Theatre Company (Australia), and Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance (Canada).  Find out more here
 
Dances by Aileen Passloff
January 11 – 13
92nd Street Y
As part of the 92nd St. Y's "Dig Dance" series, the program of dances titled “Stepping Foward: One Foot (in front of the other),” features dances by Passloff, a noted choreographer, dancer, director, actor and teacher, along with rarely seen works, reconstructed by Passloff, of James Waring and Remy Charlip. Find out more here
 
It's Showtime NYC!
The MET
January 11
The dancers of “It’s Showtime NYC!” returns to The Met combining hip-hop and the age of chivalry matching freestyle dance with knights in armor. This series is commissioned by MetLiveArts in collaboration with The Met's Arms and Armor department and the urban dance organization Dancing in the Streets of the South Bronx. Find out more here
 
Various Artists 
Movement Research at Judson Church
January 14
Don’t miss this free, on-going, Monday night performance series of experimentation and works-in-progress.  This week’s featured artists are: Cora Laszlo, MATHETA Dance, The Moving Performance Company(Vernita Nemec aka N'Cognita/ Verónica Peña/ Lorin Roser).  Find out more here

My AmNews 2019 January Calendar

Featured:
Italy Bianca Welton, in the premiere of her solo (“Ame-Ricana”) at Gibney (January 10)
Find out more here

Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group
Danspace Project
January 7 – 12
As part of American Realness 2019, Wilson’s …they stood shaking while others began to shout returns to Danspace Project where it premiered as part of the twelfth artist-curated Platform entitled “Dancing Platform Praying Grounds: Blackness, Churches, and Downtown Dance (Platform 2018),” curated by choreographer and artistic director of Fist & Heel Performance Group. “…they stood shaking while others began to shout is a dynamic tapestry that recalls the past into the present moment. This work is influenced by Wilson’s ongoing research related to Ring Shouts and traditional American Baptist, Trinidad and Tobagonian Spiritual Baptist, and Shaker praise songs. Major inspirations are the Black Shakers, particularly prominent Shaker Eldress, Mother Rebecca Cox Jackson; the Ibeji, an orisha (god) of the Yoruba religion that is represented by twins; the challenges of duets and pairing; and the 1995 work, The Littlest Baptist – Wilson’s 1st attempt at incorporating his field research of Black shout traditions into contemporary experimental performative theater,” according to the release.  The performers are members of Fist & Heel Performance Group: Hadar Ahuvia, Yeman Brown, Paul Hamilton, Michel Kouakou, Clement Mensah, Gabi Silva, Annie Wang and Michelle Yard and features live vocals by Rhetta Aleong and Lawrence Harding. Find out more here
 
American Dance Platform – Various Artists
The Joyce Theater
January 3 - 5
For the fourth annual “American Dance Platform” series, the calendar includes: Stephen Petronio Company and Martha Graham Dance Company (January 3); BalletX and Raphael Xavier (January 4); and Ephrat Asherie Dance and Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE with Arturo O’Farrill & Resist (January 5).  Find out more here
 
AIRs on APAP - Alethea Pace, Chuck Wilt, and Hee Ra Yoo
92nd Street Y
January 4 – 5
See all three of the 92Y 2018-19 Harkness Artists in Residence, in full-length newly crafted works all in one weekend: Alethea Pace (January 4), Chuck Wilt (January 5), and Hee Ra Yoo (January 5).  Find out more here
 
Live Artery – Various Artists
New York Live Arts
January 4 - 7
This full roster of Live Artery artists includes: Jack Ferver,  Joanna Kotze,  Marjani Forté-Saunders Jennifer Nugent & Paul Mattenson and Randjelović/Stryker Resident Commissioned Artist (RCA) RoseAnne Spradlin, plus studio showings from Bill Shannon, Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, Yanira Castro | a canary torsi, Kimberly Bartosik / daela, Molly Lieber & Eleanor Smith, Abby Z and the New Utility, Netta Yerushalmy, and curated guests Sean Dorsey Dance, Kyle Marshall Dance, and Lakaï Dance Theatre. Find out more here
 
Various Artists
Marlene Myerson Jewish Community Center
January 5 – 7
The roster of artists curated by producer Philip Sandstrom, choreographer/curator Shannon Stewart, and curator Laurie Uprichard are: Kelly Bond – Based in New Orleans; Donna Costello and Jennifer Sargent – Based in New York City and New Orleans, respectively; Helen Gillet – Belgian-born, New Orleans-based musician; the “devised theater company” Goat in the Road – Based in New Orleans; Jarrell Hamilton – A conceptualist choreographer and performer working in both New Orleans and New York; Marcus Hayes –Clarksville, TN; Meryl Murman/FLOCK – New Orleans-based; and Shannon Stewart/Screaming Traps – New Orleans-based.  The U.K. artists are: Christopher Matthews – U.S.-born, London-based artist Christopher Matthews; Janine Harrington – London-based; Matthias Sperling – London-based choreographer and scholar Matthias Sperling. Plus full-length works: Creep Cuts by Evan Spiegelman (New Orleans/New York) and Dylan Hunter (New Orleans); and Custodians of Beauty by Slovak-American choreographer Pavel Zuštiak and Palissimo Company (NYC).  Find out more here
 
First Nations Dialogues Lenapehoking/New York - Various Artists
Various Venus – NYC
January 5 – 12
First Nations Dialgues is an initiative designed to provide exposure and a focus on Indigenous performing arts and artists based in Canada, the U.S., and Australia in partnership with contemporary live performance platforms across New York City, and also to kick-start the development of the Global First Nations Performance Network (GFNPN), a pilot initiative focused on cultural change.  First Nations Dialgues is led by the transnational consortium of Emily Johnson (USA), Vallejo Gantner (USA), BlakDance (Australia), Angela Flynn/Kukuni Arts (Australia), Jacob Boehme (Australia), Ilbijerri Theatre Company (Australia), and Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance (Canada).  Find out more here
 
In The Works 2019 APAP Showcase – Various Artists
La MaMa Rehearsal studios
January 6
The "In The Works 2019 APAP Showcase" includes: Anna Sperber, BamBam Frost*, DELIRIOUS Dances/Edisa Weeks, Fana Fraser, Laurie Berg, mayfield brooks, Samlingen* (Amanda Apetrea, Nadja Hjorton, Halla Óla
RSVP – Delirious Dances here

Caleb Teicher & Co with Conrad Tao 
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
January 6 – 7
As part of the “Works & Process at the Guggenheim” series, Teicher and Tao will present the world premiere of More Forever a new evening-length work where “On a stage covered by a thin layer of sand, dancers explore American dance traditions such as vernacular jazz, tap, and Lindy Hop, set to Tao's new contemporary score for piano and electronics,” notes the release. Find out more here
 
Davalois Fearon Dance & The Black Iris Project
New York City Center, Studio 4
January 7
Davalois Fearon Dance will perform For C.J., inspired by the death of her nephew in 2017 from asthma, and shares the program with The Black Iris Project.  The evening is curated by Pentacle. RSVP info@davaloisfearon.com  and info@blackirisproject.org
 
PMG Arts Management – APAP Guest Artist Showcase
City Center, Studio 4
January 7
Artists included on the roster are: DELIRIOUS Dances and nathantrice/RITUALS dance theater. Register/RSVP here 

The Bang Group
The Flea
December 20 – 22
The Bang Group’s Nut/Cracked, an annual and quirky take on the largely celebrated ballet “Nutcracker” to Tchaikovsky’s score returns for its 16th season with an ensemble of 21 dancers.  The Bang Group’s choreographer and co-founder, David Parker’s “…witty choreography is totally unpredictable as he whisks together an array of dance forms inspired by competition, intoxication, greed, Chinese take-out, bubble-wrap, toe shoes, and the perils of ice.   Musically, the choreographer also takes a playful and wide-ranging approach through many incantations of the beloved Tchaikovsky score, including renderings by Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, and Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians, as well as the traditional orchestral suit,” according to the release.  Special guests for the season are students from The Dalton School, Frank Sinatra high School for the Performing Arts, and e.g. dance.
Find out more here
 
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
New York City Center
November 28 – December 30
Just two more weeks are left for the annual five-week season.  Included on the programs are 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 special season finale. The artistic director is Robert Battle.  Find out more here

AND...MORE VARIATIONS ON THE "NUTCRACKER":

Mark Morris Dance Group’s The Hard Nut
BAM
December 10-23
Morris' The Hard Nut returns to BAM with "...updated classic fairytale [which takes place]...in the swinging 1970s, complete with dancing G.I. Joes, whimsical costumes, gender-bending casting, and a Waltz of the Snowflakes like no other," notes the release."  Find out more here 

The Love Show
(le) poisson rouge
December 22 -23
"Nutcracker: Rated R" returns to NYC! The Love Show brings back the best excerpts of their legendary underground ballet (last seen in Tokyo), "Yule Shul"! "Two delightful evenings of everything naughty and nice, featuring dance, song, burlesque, circus, magic and more! A perfect holiday show for those who love Christmas, Hanukkah, The Nutcracker, and everything in between!," notes the release.  Find out more here

PLUS - PLUS - PLUS:
Zvidance
New York Live Arts
December 19-22
Zvi Gotheiner, artistic director of Zvidance will premiere Bear's Ears aimed at bringing awareness to the current controversy surrounding Bear's Ears National Monument in Southern Utah, and Detour reflecting on “…ways to get where you’re going,” notes the release.  Find out more here
 
Various Artists
Theater for the New City
December 22
Alessandra Belloni, artistic director brought together vocalists, dancers and percussionists for a new version of "Drums of Illumination," celebrating Native American, African, and Southern Italian traditions.  Special guests are Murielle Borst, Josephine Tarrant and Kevin Tarrant of the SilverCloud Singers and Dancers (Native American) and Kevin Nathaniel (African percussion).   Find out more here