The Flamenco Festival – Various Artists
New York City Center
March 2 – 11
Dancers and musicians from Spain return for a celebration of authentic flamenco “…while challenging the conventions of the form,” according to the release. The 2018 Flamenco Festival line-up includes performances by Ballet Nacional de España returns (March 2 – 4) for the first time in nearly 20 years with the premiere of Suite Sevilla, by director Antonio Najarro; the return of Eva Yerbabuena (Mar 9 & 10) with the ensemble of dancers musicians that comprise Compañía Eva Yerbabuena in her new show, Carne y Hueso (Flesh and Bone), and the Barcelona-born Jesús Carmona plus the eleven dancers, musicians, and singers of Ballet Flamenco Jesús Carmona (Mar 11), with  Ímpetus (“bursting with energy”).  Also planned for this season are studio events, pre-show talk and dance lessons.  Find out more here 
Company Wayne McGregor
Joyce Theater
February 27 – March 3
British choreographer, director and Resident Choreographer at The Royal Ballet, Wayne McGregor and his contemporary company returns to New York with the premiere of Autobiography. Find out more here
 
Paz Tanjuaquio
Tyler Rollins Fine Art
March 1
As part of  Yes, Sir/Ma’am! No, Sir/Ma’am! Right Away, Sir/Ma’am!, a new exhibition by Manuel Ocampo, featuring large-scale paintings inspired in part by the work of Theodor de Bry (1528–1598), the dance artist Tanjuaquio offers a live dance performance during the opening, between 6-8pm, within Ocampo's exhibition and the installation created by Todd B. Richmond. Find out more here
 
Various Artists
SMUSH Moves
March 2
Kyle Marshall Choreography, other Jersey City-based artists and more to be named will perform in this free/pay what you wish event.  Find out more here

​Applications are being accepted NOW for our Summer/Fall Season (August  through November 2018).

Deadline March 1. Late deadline March 8. 

Full information about residencies and how to apply can be found HERE.

Information on stipends and fellowships is HERE. 

And our Workshops 2018:

• Carole Maso's weeklong Master Class, also including seminars from Naomi Huffman and Jonny Diamond.
• Colleen Kinder and Owen Murray co-teaching a five-day class on travel writing and photography.
• National Book Award finalist Danez Smith leading a four-day poetry workshop.
• Our Sanctuary Series in NYC including daytime classes from Kid Millions, Tanisha Christie, Diana Cage and Kara Lee Corthron!

All the details are HERE. 

​The University of the West Indies
The Errol Barrow Center for Creative Imagination
Cave Hill Campus, Barbados
3rd Biennial International Dance Conference
May 23rd to 26th, 2018

Extended the submission date for proposals for papers, movement workshops, performances, site-specific works, academic posters, dance for the camera, theater, and multidisciplinary projects to March 16th, 2018. Notifications: April 2nd, 2018.

Abstract Submission Portal:
https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/mcmains/346031
Proposal submission – contact: [email protected]

We welcome dance professionals, practitioners and scholars across disciplines from around the world whose research focuses on decolonization to contribute to dynamic discussions and cultural encounters on the topic:

“Decolonizing Bodies: Engaging Performance”

Colonialism strategically positioned the aesthetics of the dominant group as a model under which any other cultural expression is held in a subaltern state. It is argued that dance and the performing arts in general have, as a consequence, been held under an imposition of a rigid, mono-cultural and patriarchal aesthetic model.
Globalization, on the other hand, as an epistemological project of colonialism, perpetuates the invisibility of uprooted cultures of countries from the Global South deemed "less valuable", which are strategically appropriated by the hegemonic high art.

According to the theoretical postulates of the Caribbean philosophers Frantz Fanon and Aimé Césaire , decolonization begins with awareness, opposition to hierarchies and institutions of socio-political power, and the creation of forms of human solidarity.

This conference, therefore, asks practitioners to interrogate the established structures and the creative individual, as well as philosophical and educational processes, towards the search for decolonization of the body and the form; and by so doing effect a decolonization of knowledge specifically in dance but generally across disciplines.
We therefore invite responses to the following questions from perspectives that include but are not limited to gender, race and social class:

- What is the impact of fusion forms in knowledge production, language and traditions?
- How can the current category of contemporary dance be expanded to include a dancing body
“other”?
- Is there still a role for ritual to play in informing performance?
- How do dancers negotiate the market forces in both their training and professional lives?
- What possible changes in dance education may support the development of the awareness of self-
identity among dance/performing arts students around the world mesmerized by the
commercialized styles broadcasted by the media?
- How is the discourse and performance of cultural difference negotiated spatially and physically?
- To what extent can dance forms “others” can be consciously diversified/hybridized while avoiding the pitfall of appropriation?
- To what extent are the multi-culturalist/inter-culturalist projects valid?
- In what way can the project of decolonizing dance as an artistic discipline be expanded?
- Which bodies are allowed to show the dance in migration sites and in the Global South and which are not?
- What is the impact of a homogenizing aesthetic to creative forms in the periphery?
- What is the responsibility of dance practitioners, cultural activists and dance scholars in the project of the decolonization of the body and in the production of knowledge?

Conference sessions will include:
Individual Paper Presentations – original research including in-depth exploration and analysis of an issue related to the conference theme. [20 minutes paper followed by a 10 minutes for Q & A]
Curated Panels – organized panels of 3-4 papers on related topics, each presenting original research related to the conference theme. [3-4 panelists – 1.5 hours] [15-20 minutes paper followed by 10 minutes for Q & A]
Workshops – practical presentations of fusion dance forms including a narrative component based on the applied pedagogy of fusion [45 minutes followed by a 15 minutes for Q & A]
Performance and Dance for the Camera – presentation. Six to eight dance works approximately 10 to 15 minutes in length will be selected to be part of the program as well as six to eight Dance on Camera works. A minimum of five years of professional choreography experience is required. Submission of video of the proposed work must be in its full version with a link to an online resource such as YouTube or Vimeo.
Submission Guidelines

Digital submission only – Mailed paper proposals will not be accepted.

Deadline for abstracts and videos: March 16th, 2018
Notification of acceptance: April 2nd, 2018
Submission date for publication of papers: July 15th, 2018
Conference registration fees: US$300 (early registration), US$350 after April 25th, 2018.
Hotel Accommodation: Discovery Bay Resort, Holetown, Barbados. Fees: US$125 (early registration) US$140 after April 25th, 2018. 

Artists of Color Council Quarterly News! 

Movement Research AoCC Newsletter

The Artists of Color Council is a cohort of artists of color addressing cultural diversity, equity, and sustainable structural integration in MR’s operations, programming, outreach, and throughout its extended communities. The council aspires to increase visibility, opportunities, and engagement with resources for artists of color within the field.

Here's just a bit of what's on the horizon.Artists of Color Council 
Open Meeting This Month

The AoCC held an Open Meeting: 
February 24 3-5pm
Abrons Arts Center Studio G05
466 Grand St, New York, NY 10002

The AoCC's core Council meets once a month. This month's meeting will be open to the artists of color public. This is a chance to listen and add voices to the conversation as the Council moves forward with its mission. It is also the first step towards joining the core Council for those who are interested!

Each season the Movement Research AoCC invites a member of the community to curate artists to participate in Movement Research at the Judson Church. The Spring 2018 curator is Chloe C. Chotrani, who has curated Rina Casero Espiritu, Zavé Martohardjono and Jana Lynn (JL) Umipig, performing on February 12, 19 and May 7 respectively.

Join us at Movement Research at the Judson Church!!

Applications Opening Soon:

Movement Research at Judson Church Fall 2018/Winter 2019 season.

Apply!
 
Upcoming Showings: Save the Date!
 April 23 Movement Research Mertz Gilmore Foundation Artist-in-Residence and Core Council Member Lisa Parra will be showing work at Movement Research at the Judson Church.

May 14 2018 Movement Research Van Lier Fellow J. Bouey will be showing work at Movement Research at the Judson Church.

Artists of Color Council Picks:
Studies Project: Decolonial Design, Indigenous Choreography, and Multicorporeal Sovereignties: A Womanist/Queer/Trans Indigenous Movement Dialogue 
 
Current Core Council Members: Alicia ayo Ohs, Brittany Williams, Ehizoje Azeke, J. Soto, lily bo shapiro, Lisa Parra, Ryutaro Mishima, Stanley Gambucci

With Gratitude to previous council members and artists of color who laid the foundation for this work and continue to guide us through current efforts and continued resounding knowledge: Edisa Weeks, Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, Marýa Wethers, Ni'Ja Whitson, niv Acosta, yon Tande, Trajal Harrell, and former Council Coordinator, Tara Aisha Willis.

​DANCING IN BLACKNESS, A MEMOIR, just released by University Press of Florida. They are giving a discount to anyone who orders the book this month in February 2018. Please see the discount code below, and order my book online. It is also on Amazon.com. 

In DANCING IN BLACKNESS, A MEMOIR I explore my personal dance career, capturing much of the revolutionary 60s, the transformative 70s, the Reagonomics 80s, and the 90s transition into the new millennium, while dancing in Europe, Africa, New York, and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area. I simultaneously explore black dance as an affirmation of the ancestors and a social and political tool.

Library Journal Review has already reviewed Dancing in Blackness:
"Osumare has engaged with black dance as performer, choreographer, educator, arts administrator, researcher, and activist in the United States, Africa, and Europe, and through multiple careers. In this equal parts memoir, autoethnography, history, encyclopedic catalog, and sociocultural analysis, she traces her activities from the 1960s through the late 1990s, as she becomes a tenacious advocate for black dance. . . . An eclectic melange."--Library Journal

You can read excerpts from the book in the UPF Press Kit 

I am launching  DANCING IN BLACKNESS, A MEMOIR on a national book tour from California to New York. I will periodically send you the venues and dates where I will be giving readings/signings. Right now, here are the Northern California tour dates:

Northern California Book Tour - Dancing in Blackness, A Memoir 
Sat., March 3, 2:00-4:00 – Underground Books, Sacramento, CA
Tues., March 6, 12:00-1:00 – Laney College Library, Oakland, CA
Thurs., March 8, 4:00-5:30 – UC Davis AA Studies, 3201 Hart Hall, Davis, CA
Sat., March 10, 6:30-7:30 PM – Laney College Theatre Oakland, CA
Sat. March 17, 2:00-4:00 – African American Museum & Library of Oakland
Tues. April 10, 11:00-12:00 – San Francisco State University, Room EP 116 
Sat. April 14, 2:00-3:30 – Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA

Click here and use code AU218 at checkout or order by phone, 800.226.3822.
Discount valid until February 28, 2018.
​
Postage & handling fee:
USA: $6 for the first book, $1 for each additional book.
Intl: $15 for the first book, $10 for each additional book.
 
Offer valid for individuals only and cannot be applied to bookstore or library orders.

KATHY BATES HOSTS LINCOLN CENTER AWARDS FOR EMERGING ARTISTS,
HONORING 11 RISING TALENTS IN THE PERFORMING ARTS
 
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 6:00 PM, IN THE STANLEY H. KAPLAN PENTHOUSE
 
Sponsored by The Movado Group Foundation
Press Contact: Amanda Angel / [email protected] / 212.875.5863
 
Academy Award winner Kathy Bates will host the Lincoln Center Awards for Emerging  Artists, with two-time Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris and New York City Ballet principal dancer Tyler Angel as presenters.

The evening honors eleven rising artists each selected by one of Lincoln Center’s eleven resident companies: soprano Michelle Bradley  (Metropolitan Opera); pianist Michael Brown (The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center); filmmaker Eliza Hittman (Film Society of Lincoln Center); corps de ballet member Ashley Hod (New York City Ballet); dancer Davide Riccardo (School of American Ballet); pianist Conrad Tao (The Juilliard School); pianist Isaiah Thompson (Jazz at Lincoln Center); composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir (New York Philharmonic); bass-baritone Davóne Tines (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts); playwright Bryna Turner (Lincoln Center Theater); and dancer and choreographer Preeti Vasudevan (The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts). Lincoln Center President Debora L. Spar and Chair Katherine Farley will also be on hand for the evening.

​Find out more here

From the folks at ABT & Duke University:

Duke University and American Ballet Theatre have announced a three-year partnership to begin in January 2019. 

The wide-ranging, immersive partnership marks a significant new investment in the arts at Duke, said Duke University President Vince Price and ABT Executive Director Kara Medoff Barnett, who announced the partnership at a recent gala opening of Duke’s Rubenstein Arts Center (“The Ruby”). It was initiated and will be managed by Duke Performances, the university’s presenting organization for the arts.

“Duke has long been home to world-class dance. I am delighted that we now have the opportunity to build on this rich history in partnership with American Ballet Theatre,” Price said. “ABT is among the premier ballet companies in the world, and this partnership will enrich the cultural landscape in Durham and give our students and faculty exciting new opportunities for
collaboration. ABT will also help us initiate the Ruby -- what better way to open our new dance studios than with the greatest ballet dancers and choreographers in the world.”

The partnership includes:
• American Ballet Theatre’s first appearances in North Carolina since 1969 -- five performances of Giselle at the Durham Performing Arts Center in downtown Durham in March 2020.

• A two-week ABT Studio Company residency at Duke each year for three years, during which guest choreographers will create new work for 12 members of this professional training ensemble. The annual residencies will incorporate public performances, master classes and engagement activities with Duke students and the local community, and will culminate in the development of one world premiere ballet each year.

• Monthly master classes for students in the Duke Dance Program led by instructors from the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School.

• A three-year project called Endless House, directed by Duke Dance Professor Michael Kliën in collaboration with current and former ABT dancers and ABT Studio Company dancers. Culminating in a public presentation in New York City in Spring 2021, Endless House may also be exhibited in contemporary art museums. At once a research project and a work of choreography, Endless House will be a point of intersection between ABT and Duke’s new MFA in Dance.​

​Marguerite Hemmings
Baryshnikov Arts Center
February 23
For one-night-only the Jamaican-born, NYC-based risk-taking, dance artist Marguerite Hemmings invites an audience to share in her “…creative processes of and between millennial musicians and dancers, focusing on blending digital and analog, improvisation and pattern, with a heavy centering of dance and music practices of today's African Diaspora,” according to the release. Find out more here 
 
Noche Flamenca
The Joyce Theater 
February 13 – 25
Founded by artistic director, Martín Santangelo and acclaimed dancer, Soledad Barrio, Íntimo, Noche Flamenca with and set to original and live music, brings their special brand of flamenco, and promises to explore “…the possibilities and limitations of human relationships,” notes the release.   Find out more here
 
Jennifer Monson
The Chocolate Factory
February 20 – 24
bend the even continues Monson’s “…research into phenomena that exist at the edges of human perception. Accessing new frameworks for emanating presence and animacy through the three mediums of sound, light and movement, the work leaves the audience at the edge of perceptual comprehension,” according to the release. Find out more here
 
Bebe Miller & Susan Rethorst
New York Live Arts
February 21 – 24
Miller and Rethorst come together for The Making Room “…an investigation into innovative ways of sharing the creative process…each presenting a new work that highlights the process of creating dance. The work’s six dancers—Michelle Boulé, Christal Brown, Sarah Gamblin, Angie Hauser, Bronwen MacArthur, Trebien Pollard, and Miller—weave sequences of events, references, music and relationship through the work, using sound and text as underlying maps of events and situations,” according to the release.  Find out more here 
 
Jasmine Hearn & Peggy Robles-Alvarado
BAAD!
February 22
Sharing the evening, choreographer Hearn performs thot, "a solo that sits in darkness. Using acquired memories of lyric and song from car rides to middle school with her sister, she'll listen to shadow, velvet and her own forgetting," while poet Robles-Alvarado reads and performs selected passages from "Ways of Going Home", followed by a discussion. Books are made available to all participants.  Find out more here 
 
Brother(hood)! Dance
BRIC House Artist Studio
February 22–23
For their work-in-progress Afro/Solo/Man the co-founders of Brother(hood)! Dance, Orlando Zane Hunter, Jr. and Ricarrdo Valentine, will multimedia, dance, and storytelling “…to engage the audience in a meditation on the identities of Black men in relation to ideas of origins, nourishment, heritage, nature, sexuality, and technology in the 21st century,” notes the release.  Find out more here 
 
BS Movement – Shaina Branford & Bryan Strimpel
Triskelion Arts
February 22 - 24
In BECOMING BAIRA (pronounced, bye-RAH and Sanskrit for Brave), the couple continues their journey after the recent duet, FLOYD (July 2017).  Find out more here 
 
Dacify That – Various Artists
Caveat
February 24
Dancify That is a dance game show in which contestants compete in taking bizarre videos from the internet and using them for inspiration for dance. This event is hosted by Deborah Lohse and features Jordan Isadore, Raja Feather Kelly, Cori Olinghouse, Ash Yergens, Krista Jansen, CJ Holm, Karilyn Surratt, Sarah Dahnke, Patrick Ferreri, Sam Szabo, Shannon Nash, Sarah Petersiel and more! Dancers will be judged by the very funny Keisha Zollar (Comedy Central, Orange Is the New Black, Funny or Die) and a special guest.  Find out more here 
 
Various Artists
Movement Research at the Judson Church
February 26
Don’t miss this free, ongoing, Monday night performance series of experimentation and works-in-progress.  This week’s featured artists are Laurel Atwell, Jasmine Hearn , Millie Kapp & Matt Shalzi and Shannon Yu. Find out more here