Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
Jan 29

The Company will continue its celebration of the Lunar New Year: Year of the Rabbit.  Before the show, the Arts Insider event featuring a screening of the short documentary "Unity: Choreographer Nai-Ni Chen Remembered," is shown with commentary by Chen's husband, Andrew N. Chiang.

 The performance is for all ages, combining traditional Chinese celebration with modern flair. This year, to honor the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop, the Company will present a new Lion dance to the Chinese Drum, Cymbal integrated Hip Hop rhythm. The steps of the lion have also been choreographed to include Hip-Hop dance movement with a contemporary attitude. The new work is a collaborative effort from Company’s Director of New and Contemporary Dance, PeiJu Chien-Pott, assisted by Yvonne H. Chow, Lion Dance Master Henry Lee, and Hip-Hop legends Kwikstep and Rokafella.  Find out more here

​tanzmainz
The Joyce
Jan 24 - 28
tanzmainz, the contemporary dance company of Staatstheater Mainz in Germany, makes its Joyce debut with choreographer Sharon Eyal’s Soul Chain.  Find out more here

Peter Stathas Dance
Mark Morris Dance Center
Jan 27 - 28
presents There's More To Do, their first live presentations in New York City since February 2020. The performances will be held at the Mark Morris Dance Center   Find out more here

Johnnie Cruise Mercer
92Y
Feb 2
’Mercers ‘to those who have seed in the ground’, will "...bring together two generations of artists with the intention of calling upon (and embodying) collective inner will," according to the releasel.  Find out more here 

jill sigman
14th Street Y
Feb 1 
Sigman returns with "e-seeding (Part 1: Self) at Crossroads Series by Pioneers Go East.  Get there early and she will be serving tea (in hand-made cups!) before the show.  Find out more here

Pictured L-R -Artists Nile Harrisand Talvin Wilks Join Managing Director Jane Jung and Associate Director Sara Zatz as the Artistic Leadership Team Charting the Organization’s Next Chapter

Photos: Harris by Malcolm-x Betts &  Zatz by Adam Nadel

Ping Chong and Company -  All Islands Connect Underwater: a Celebration of Ping Chong and Bruce Allardice
The Chelsea Factory
Jan 25
Ping Chong and Company (PCC) will share the bill as part of the “All Islands Connect Underwater” series in All Islands Connect Underwater: a Celebration of Ping Chong.  Founder and artistic director, Chung will be celebrated alongside Allardice his longtime professional partner and executive director.  Both retired from their leadership roles with the company at the end of 2022. "The event, hosted by playwright, author, and performance artist Jessica Hagedorn, will take the form of a party punctuated by brief performances.  Artists participating in All Islands Connect Underwater include Chinese Theatre Works, the organization that preserves and promotes the traditional Chinese performing arts and creates new performance works that bridge Eastern and Western aesthetics and forms; New York City-based all-women, trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming Brazilian Samba Reggae drum line Fogo Azul; legendary multidisciplinary artist and one of Ping Chong’s earliest and most formative collaborators, Meredith Monk; dancer, choreographer, and founder of Muna Tseng Dance Projects Muna Tseng, whose moving dance-theater solo performance SlutForArt was written and directed by Chong; and legendary American jazz group The Jazz Passengers," notes the release,  Find out more here 

​Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca
The Center at West Park
Jan 5 – 28
Barrio with artistic director and choreographer, Martín Santangelo, will present Searching for Goya and other works. Find out more here 

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE
The Joyce
Jan 17 – 22
EVIDENCE returns to The Joyce with the New York premiere of The Equality of Night and Day, featuring a score by Jason Moran and dialogue by Angela Davis, the company premiere of Brown’s Open Door, with live accompaniment by the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble, plus repertory works.  Find out more here 

New York City Ballet
Lincoln Center
Jan 17 - Feb 26
The season will feature performances of 17 ballets under the artistic leadership of Artistic Director Jonathan Stafford, Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan, Resident Choreographer and Artistic Advisor Justin Peck. Highlighting will be a world premiere of Copland work Episodes, a new ballet by Peck and more.  Find out more here

CHRISTINANOEL & THE CREATURE
Arts On Site - Studio 3R
Jan 20 - 21
Led by founder and director ChristinaNoel Reaves, the company is noted for creating immersive dance theatre performances. Find out more here 

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
NJPAC
Jan 21 – 22
The Company returns to NJPAC for their annual celebration of the Luna New Year with Year of the Black Water Rabbit.  This year’s celebration will also present the New Jersey premiere of Dragon Cypher, by Chen, Rokafella and Kwikstep, integrating Chinese dance, contemporary, and Hip-Hop dance to celebrate the 50th anniversary.  Find out more here

Various Artists
Guggenheim
Jan 22
Works & Process at the Guggenheim presents The Night Falls by Karen Russell, Ellis Ludwig-Leone, and Troy Schumacher, featuring performance highlights and moderated discussion about the forthcoming premiere.  Find out more here
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Israel Galván
BAC
Jan 23
Galván brings his SOLO, offering the physical language of flamenco, recodified, using modes of expression genealogically related with performative aspects of other rituals.  Find out  more here 

​Alexei Ratmansky is leaving the American Ballet Theater after 13 years as its artist in residence in June.  Ratmansky in now appointed as New York City Ballet's Artist in Residence and will begin his new position in August 2023 and will create a world premiere for the Company's 2024 winter season.

Various Artists
The Guggenheim
Jan 12 – 17
Works & Process will present “Underground Uptown Dance Festival” offering styles that include: Afrobeat, Ballroom, Breaking, Flexn, Hip-Hop, House, Krump, Vogue and Waacking, from artists: Music From The Sole, Ephrat Asherie Dance, Ladies of Hip Hop and more!  Find out more here
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Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca
The Center at West Park
Jan 5 – 28
Barrio with artistic director and choreographer, Martín Santangelo, will present Searching for Goya and other works. Find out more here 

Various Artists
NYLA
Jan 10 – 16
Live Artery will present a mix of  performances and excerpt showings in the studios with Joanna Kotze, Shamel Pitts I TRIBE, Faye Driscoll, MX Oops, Lacina Coulibaly, jumatatu m. poe, Vanessa Anspaugh, Holland Andrews, Kyle Marshall Choreography, Pearlyn Lii and Netta Yerushalmy.  Find out more here    

Vertigo Dance Company
BAC
Jan 12 - 14
Under artistic direction of Noa Wertheim, the Israeli modern dance company Vertigo with PARDES (the Hebrew word for “orchard”), "...a dance for six performers exploring the connection of the body to its inner spiritual layers while being interwoven with the common tapestry of humanity," notes the release. Find out more here  

Various Artists
The LGBT Community Center
Jan 12 - 19
Curated by Pioneers Go East Collective and presented in partnership with The LGBT Community Center, Out-FRONT! Fest will center on the voices of LGBTQ and feminist artists. Featured will be Jasmine Hearn, Alexa Græ, Symara Johnson, Anabella Lenzu, Pioneers Go East Collective, and Arien Wilkerson/Tnmot Aztro. All festival events are free (donations accepted). Reservations are required - here 

Various Artists
The Joyce
Jan 10 - 15
The Joyce Theater's seventh annual American Dance Platform, curated by choreographer Ronald K. Brown returns with works by Les Ballet Afrik, B. Moore Dance, and waheedworks. Find out more here 

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company
NYLA
Jan 10 – 14
The Company will be in their home theatre with the NYC premiere of Curriculum II which explores the historical and persistent connection between race and technology and the pursuit of what is human.  Find out more here 

Various Artists
BAAD!
Jan 13
Pepatián’s annual showcase Bronx Artists Now: Showcase & Conversation! returns for the 13th year with dance artists: Babacar Top, Janice Tomlinson, Dare Ayorinde, Rebecca Gual, Alexander Diaz, Beverly Lopez, Milteri Tucker Concepcion, Joan Bradford, X, theatre/spoken word artist Caridad De La Luz, and the co-curators Kayla Hamilton and Bobby Sanabria.  RSVP: pepatian@gmail.com. 

Hong Kong Ballet 
City Center
Jan 13 – 14
The Company brings the U.S. premiere of Romeo + Juliet.  Find out more here 

Dancing While Black
Virtual
Jan 14
The first Dancing While Black fellowship cohort of 2014, Rashida Bumbray and Ebony Noelle Golden and founder Paloma McGregor come together with moderator Aimee Meredith Cox, to discuss how their collectivizing has continued over the past decade. Register here

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE
The Joyce
Jan 17 – 22
EVIDENCE returns to The Joyce with the New York premiere of The Equality of Night and Day, featuring a score by Jason Moran and dialogue by Angela Davis, the company premiere of Brown’s Open Door, with live accompaniment by the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble, plus repertory works.  Find out more here 

Gibney’s Spring 2023 season—directed and curated by Eva Yaa Asantewaa—announces its virtual programming featuring Imagining Digital and Black Diaspora! Each series provides a forum for the sharing of vital ideas and insightful perspectives through a variety of virtual presentations, and discussions. From January 17 through May 24, Imagining Digital features seven online events, as well as the continuation of Imagining: A Gibney Journal, a bimonthly online publication.

Black Diaspora, a virtual, peer support program serving up-and-coming, Black and Afro-Latinx-identified dance and performance artists from various cultural backgrounds and aesthetic traditions, also continues February 11 – June 12 with nine sessions, including co-presentations in the 2023 BlackLight Summit.
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Explore the season below and subscribe for the Imagining Digital Season Pass to experience all of our spring events!

Workshop with DELIRIOUS Dances for the 3 RITES project 

DELIRIOUS Dances is looking for two dancers to perform in the upcoming premiere of the 3 RITES: Life, Liberty, Happiness project in Brooklyn, NY in Fall 2023 (and possible future touring). You are invited to attend a workshop to explore movement material from 3 RITES in a small group setting with a few other invited dancers and company members.
You are welcome to attend either or both sessions on Saturday, January 28 from 4-6:30pm and Sunday, January 29 from 1-3:30pm (both times include a group warm up). Dancers need to be available for rehearsals in March, April and July 31-August 13, 2023 as well as the premiere performances in September and November 2023 (exact dates TBC). Compensation for rehearsals and performances is $20/hour.
Saturday, January 28 from 4-6:30pm
Sunday, January 29 from 1-3:30pm

Brooklyn, NY (address provided after registration)

To register for the workshop, please complete and submit this Google Form by Tuesday, January 24.
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More info about DELIRIOUS Dances and the 3 RITES project is available on our website at www.deliriousdances.com.

92NY Harkness Dance Center Announces - A Call for Submissions For

THE FUTURE DANCE FESTIVAL 2023
 
SUBMISSIONS OPEN
DECEMBER 30, 2022 - JANUARY 27, 2023 
Festival Connects the Next Generation of Creators with the Current Generation of Directors

Free Online Programs Stream
Friday, March 31 – Monday, April 2

In Person Programs at the 92nd Street Y
as part of the Harkness Studio Series in the
Newly Renovated Buttenweiser Hall
Friday, April 14, and Saturday, April 15 at 7:30 pm

The Future Dance Festival is open to applicants 18+ who have only had one professional commission to date. For additional details and the submission form, please go to 92NY.org/FutureDanceFestival.

Notifications will be communicated in January and February and finalists will be announced on March 10, 2023.
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Hiring a Technical Director
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This full-time position begins in January. Salary is $65,000-70,000 and negotiable. Details are in this job listing. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to hiring@kineticlight.org

Disabled people, BIPOC, SWANA, and LGBTQIA+ applicants are especially encouraged to apply.