Nihon Buyo
Japan Society
Jan. 24-26
“Nihon Buyo in the 21st Century: From Kabuki Dance to Boléro”  will feature Hanayagi Motoi and Azuma Tokuyo.  Nihon buyo, literally meaning “Japanese dance,” encompasses an animated style that draws from traditional kabuki dance techniques.  The program begins with Toba-e, a kabuki dance accompanied by live music, and another to Maurice Ravel’s famous score, Boléro, choreographed by Hanayagi Genkuro, blending the East and West.  The program also features three standalone music pieces performed live: Matsuri (Festival), (instrumental); Yugiri, the Courtesan (instruments and singing); and Hana (Flowers) (instrumental).  Performed in Japanese with English supertitles. Find out more here  

Sabino Barbieri and Nuria Argiles
SoHo Playhouse
Jan. 22-Feb. 4
In their U.S. premiere, Uroboros/Akmé will perform as part of the 2024 International Fringe Encore Series  Find out more here 

RudduR Dance
Chelsea Factory
Jan. 25-27
Artistic Director, Christopher Rudd will make his company RudduR Dance will present the conclusion to Rudd’s WITNESS trilogy, --YESTERDAY, TODAY, and TOMORROW. Find out more here

Music From The Sole
The Joyce
Ja. 30-Feb. 4
Tap, percussive dance, samba, house, and original live music come together in I Didn’t Come to Stay, an evening-length work from Brazilian tap dancer and choreographer Leonardo Sandoval and bassist/composer Gregory Richardson with eight dancers and a five-piece band.  Find out more here

From The Folks at Harlem Stage:

For over 30 years our WaterWorks Emerging Artists program, formerly Fund for New Work, has provided commissioning grants for emerging artists of color. Over the course of a year, the program offers mentorship, critical feedback, and a creative space to develop new work to five artists, from various disciplines, that will culminate in a spectacular showcase at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse in December 2024.

We are thrilled to announce our 2024 WaterWorks Emerging Artists cohort including kathak dancer, choreographer, and educator Barkha Patel; actor, author, podcaster, playwright, and storyteller Christopher Rivas; dance/vocal performer, choreographer, and writer Marie Lloyd Paspe; writer, independent producer, and director Marie Thomas; and saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins.  Find out more here 

August & Co.
Julia Antinozzi
Dominica Greene
Christian Warner
(pictured top-bottom/l-r)

The artists have received residencies "...designed to fuel and support their unique creative processes.," according to the release. Each residency will culminate in a performance series this spring! 
​Find out more here

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE
The Joyce
Jan. 16-21
Melding traditional African and Afro-Cuban dance with contemporary choreography and spoken word, Brown and his company, EVIDENCE, brings works inspired by visits to Africa and Cuba.  Slated for this season is Walking Out the Dark a quartet that mirrors  conversations amongst family, friends, and lovers, and Torch, Brown's celebration of perseverance and self-determination, set to the music of various artists including DJ Zinhle. Find out more here 
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​Various Artists
Works & Process’ Various Festivals
Jan. 10-Feb. 4 
These crosstown celebrations of dance in New York City featurs: Kayla Farrish, Lloyd Knight, Company Stephanie Batten Bland, Ephrat Asherie Dance, Omari Wiles’ Les Ballet Afrik, It’s Showtime NYC!, Ladies of Hip-Hop, Courtney “Balenciaga” Washington’s MasterZ at Work Dance Family, The Missing Element, Princess Lockerooo’s The Fabulous Waack Dancers, Kwikstep and Rokafella, Mai Lê Hô’s LayeRhythm, Music From The Sole, plus the Underground Uptown Ball with Leggoh JohVera, DJ BelindZz, and Hype Kitty, and much more.  Performances will be held at The Guggenheim, Lincoln Center and The Joyce.  Find out more here 
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State Ballet Theater of Ukraine
NJPAC
Jan. 21
The State Ballet Theater of Ukraine will present the two-act performance of Cinderella to music by Sergei Prokofiev and choreography by Andrei Litvinov. Find out more here

​The National Center for Choreography - Akron (NCCAkron) welcomes the fifth cohort of their Creative Administration Research (CAR) program. NCCAkron recently announced $1 million in renewed funding for this program, supported by the Mellon Foundation. The artists of this new cohort are Marina Magalhães (Santa Cruz, CA), Kara Jenelle Wade (Atlanta, GA), and taylor knight & anna thompson of slowdanger (Pittsburgh, PA).  ​ For  more information visit https://www.nccakron.org/

BAAD! is seeking eight (8) choreographers to present 
5-7 minutes of dance and body-oriented performance works 
to music featured in movies–celebrating queer resilience with movie music. 
 
EVENT DETAILS
This event will be presented in-person at BAAD! (2474 Westchester Ave, Bronx 10461) on Saturday, February 17, 2024 in front of a live audience. The dance compilation will also be live streamed online. 

The compensation is $150 per choreographer. Each choreographer will also receive 5 hours of free rehearsal space (subject to availability) to be used before the performance.

A bare bones technical rehearsal will be conducted on a first come, first served basis earlier in the day of the performance.

TO SIGN UP
Please fill out the the Google Form linked below.
Don't forget to let us know which song from a movie you will be performing to.
Note: You may be asked to select an alternate song should your song already be selected.

A copy of your submission will be emailed to you for your records.

FROM THE FOLKS AT Limón Dance Company:

With great sorrow the passing of a beloved, six-decade-long member of the Limón family, Sarah Stackhouse. Sarah was a world-renowned dancer, artist, teacher, and dear friend. She passed at home in the early morning on Sunday, January 7, 2024, slipping away gracefully in her home with her husband Nano Seeber and son Roel Q Seeber present.

Sarah danced with the Limón Dance Company from 1958 to 1969 as a principal dancer and partner to Limón. She was also a member of the American Dance Theatre at Lincoln Center, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Louis Falco and Featured Dancers, ‘The Workgroup’ directed by Daniel Nagrin, and Annabelle Gamson Dance Solos, Inc. She gave teaching residencies, staged, and directed many of Limón’s major works for classical and modern companies in Europe, the United States, South and Central America, China, and India and served as an American Cultural Specialist for the Cultural Programs Division of the U.S. Department of State, lecturing and teaching in Rome, Perugia, and Florence, Italy. She taught at the Juilliard School, the American Dance Festival, and the Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College – SUNY, N.Y. Her essays have appeared in the books, East Meets West in Dance: Voices in the Cross-Cultural Dialogue; José Limón: The Artist Reviewed; and José Limón and La Malinche. Her paper The Moor’s Pavane: Notes on the Characters, Casting, and Scenes is included in the Labanotation score of this Limón work. Her dedication to the field will continue to inspire generations to come.

Various Artists
Works & Process’ Various Festivals
Jan. 10-Feb. 4 
These crosstown celebrations of dance in New York City featurs: Kayla Farrish, Lloyd Knight, Company Stephanie Batten Bland, Ephrat Asherie Dance, Omari Wiles’ Les Ballet Afrik, It’s Showtime NYC!, Ladies of Hip-Hop, Courtney “Balenciaga” Washington’s MasterZ at Work Dance Family, The Missing Element, Princess Lockerooo’s The Fabulous Waack Dancers, Kwikstep and Rokafella, Mai Lê Hô’s LayeRhythm, Music From The Sole, plus the Underground Uptown Ball with Leggoh JohVera, DJ BelindZz, and Hype Kitty, and much more.  Performances will be held at The Guggenheim, Lincoln Center and The Joyce.  Find out more here 
 
Various Artists
Perelman Center
Jan. 5-14
The Motion/Matter: Street Dance Festival, an international festival celebrating the multitude of street dance movements emerging from New York City and beyond will feature an Afrikan Party, events and performances with DJ Spinna and Rimarkable, Kia LaBeija, Ehizoje Azeke and all styles dance battle and more.  Find out more here 

Various Artists/Live Artery
Various Venues
Jan. 9-15
With performances at The Chocolate Factory, Gibney, and Collapsable Hole, Live Artery 2024 will present a mix of artists and curated guests in excerpts of works-in-progress, full-length performances, off-site productions, and introductions to new explorations.  Featured will be Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, Shamel Pitts I TRIBE, Albert Ibokwe Khoza, A.I.M. by Kyle Marshall, Jasmine Hearn, Miguel Gutierrez, Roderick George, Raja Feather Kelly l the feath3r theory, Faye Driscoll, Wanjiru Kamuyu and more. Find out more here  

​Various Artists/Out-FRONT!
Various Venues
Jan. 10-20
Curated by Pioneers Go East Collective and presented in partnership with The LGBT Community Center and Abrons Arts Center, featured will be works by artists exploring bold new performance modes. The festival runs Jan. 10–20, and features works by Arthur Aviles and Collaborators, Joey Kipp with Pioneers Go East Collective, Christopher Unpezverde Núñez, Jason Anthony Rodriguez, Paz Tanjuaquio, Ogemdi Ude, and Annie MingHao Wang; and films by Fana Fraser, Omega X and Danni, and Tourmaline. The festival will also include two workshops: a teen voguing workshop and more. All festival events are free (donations accepted). Reservations are required here 

Dual Rivet and Roderick George | kNoname
Gibney
Jan. 11-13
Gibney’s DoublePlus, curated by choreographer Kyle Abraham, featured will be world premieres by Dual Rivet in Stuff Your Eyes and Roderick George | kNoname Artist in Venom.  Find out more here  

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
Ailey Studios
Jan. 13 - 14
With the Asian American Arts Alliance, the Company will present an evening of AAPI dance alongside Shannon Yu 余香儒 and Ishita Mili.  Find out more here and here

Urban Bush Women (UBW)
Harlem Stage
Jan.11-13
UBW’s latest work, Haint Blu conceived, created, choreographed, and directed by co-artistic directors Chanon Judson & Mame Diarra Speis with the company “…reflects on what has been lost across generations and what can be restored, with spirits sharing their legacies and leaving the thick residue of their knowing behind,” according to the release.  Find out more here 

Jordan Demetrius Lloyd and Mina Nishimura
Danspace
Jan. 12-13
In a shared evening, Lloyd and Nishimura returns to Danspace Project with new iterations on excerpts of works shown earlier, Lloyd’s Blackbare in the Basement (2023) with co-performer Owen Prum, and Nishimura’s newly expanded (空 kuu), her duet with Glenn Potter-Takata from Mapping a Forest While Searching for an Opposite Term of Exorcist (2022). Find out more here 

Alicia Raquel Morales
BAAD!
Jan. 13
Morales' CROWNING in the cold, or how to change shape while remembering your name, offers an interactive scavenger hunt/dance ritual following urban water ways back to the ocean. Find out more here