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![]() January 19–20 & January 26–27 La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival Curated and hosted by Nicky Paraiso, the festival will feature digital premieres by five artists: Kevin Augustine (US); Kari Hoaas (Norway); Tamar Rogoff (US) with Mei Yamanaka (Japan). Tickets are pay-what-you-can starting at $5. Find out more here February 1 – February 15 Bijayini Satpathy BAC Satpathy's Vibhanga "...a non-narrative dance set to a reimagined score of traditional South Indian music, and draws from the curvilinear tendencies of the Odissi dance forms..." is presented as part of BAC's New Works Commissioned series. Find out more here January 27, and February 3, 10, and 17 Various Artists Isolation to Creation Docuseries/Works & Process at the Guggenheim Airing on WNET's ALL ARTS "This past Summer and Fall amidst widespread cancellations, Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, itself facing a shuttered theater, forged a path for artists to safely gather, create and perform together again. Pioneering and producing bubble residencies that have since been widely duplicated, over fifty artists entered eight Works & Process bubble residencies in rural Hudson Valley after an unprecedented period of isolation," from the release. Find out more here January 30 Kinesis Project dance theatre In an evening of an experiment in bi-coastal live performances titled Search(light), dancers on each coast will perform simultaneously, live from the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York and the Kay White Hall at Vashon Center for the Arts on Vashon Island, Washington. Find out more here January 31 Johnnie Cruise Mercer "Process memoir 6: thenowlater (SOUL) is a multi-layered ‘movement’ choreography charted as four journeys: (Body - Mind - Soul - Heart).." notes the release. Planned for the day of the Film Premiere is also a Watch Party & Fundraiser. Find out more here. Now Hiring: Dance Makers in the Schools - Program Director
-- Movement Research seeks a qualified individual to oversee its arts-in-education program, Dance Makers in the Schools. To Apply: Please email the following materials to [email protected] with “Dance Makers Position” in the subject line:
Find out more here ![]() FROM THE FOLKS AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT: Our Programming Fellow works alongside our Director of Artistic Programming, helping run our year-round artist residency program, exhibitions, public programs, and special events. Special consideration will be given to those with experience in exhibitions and/or programming, and those who are also visual and/or performing artists. Please email [email protected] with any questions, and please put “Programming Fellow 2021” in the subject line. We’ll also be holding an info session about the position on Thursday, February 11. Read more and apply HERE ![]() My AmNews January 2021 Virtual Dance Calendar Featured: Maria Bauman-Morales’ Desire: A Sankofa Dream January 22 and 23 ![]() Maria Bauman-Morales’ Desire: A Sankofa Dream January 22 and 23 Co-commissioned with the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!) and 651 ARTS, Bauman-Morales created Desire… as a “…site responsive and interactive work designed as a healing performance-ritual built around Black queer survival techniques and tailored specifically for Zoom incorporating dance, original text and installation - pushing the boundaries of live, online artwork.” Bauman-Morales says the piece is part scored improvisation, part choreography, part visual design and part choose-your-own-adventure. Find out more here January 20 Roulette Coverture with Tess Dworman in collaboration with Angie Pittman, a series of conversations and improvised performances, in three nights. Dworman will perform a duet with a different guest artist: John Maria Gutierrez, Miguel Gutierrez, and Martita Abril. Find out more here more here January 21 IABD's - Black Dance Canon The masterworks series that where legendary works are revered for their narrative, movement language, intentionality and continued relevance to audiences and societal conversations. Featuring Dance Theatre of Harlem in Geoffrey Holder's DOUGLA performed by the Dance Theatre of Harlem Company with guest artists, Paunika Jones, Malik Berry and Collage Dance Collective. Find out more here January 22 Gibney mayfield brooks and Dohee Lee share an evening in “HANG TIME.” Dohee and mayfield will share aspects of their work that relates to the land and the role of ancestors in their work. This event is a meeting with the artists and an open-ended digital hangout–audience drop-in hosted by mayfield and Dohee. RSVP is required. January 19–20 & January 26–27 La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival Curated and hosted by Nicky Paraiso, the festival will feature digital premieres by five artists: Kevin Augustine (US); Kari Hoaas (Norway); Tamar Rogoff (US) with Mei Yamanaka (Japan). Tickets are pay-what-you-can starting at $5. Find out more 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." |