Wynton Marsalis, Charles “Lil Buck” Riley & Jared Grimes
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater
April 1 – 2
Marsalis (jazz musician), “Lil Buck” (jookin dancer ) and Grimes (tap dancer) came together to make Spaces described as an ‘animal ballet’ and will “…attempt to recapture the natural fascination we have with the sounds and movements of animals.  Movement is an essential aspect of both jazz music and natural life itself, and two extraordinary dance geniuses represent this connection in their work,” notes the release.  Find out more here  
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Pennsylvania Ballet
The Joyce Theater
March 29 – April 3
Pennsylvania Ballet, under the artistic direction of former American Ballet Theatre principal dancer, Angel Corella, makes their New York debut featuring works by Trey McIntyre, Matthew Neenan and Nicolo Fonte.  Find out more here 
 
Ailey II
The Ailey Citigroup Theater
March 30 – April 10
 Ailey II returns for their two-week season at their home with two programs of premieres and repertory works.  Slated for this season are works by Jean Emile, Ray Mercer, Kyle “JustSole” Clark, Dwight Rhoden, Manuel Vignoulle, Jennifer Archibald and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dancer, Jamar Roberts.  Find out more here
 
Adham Hafez Company & Radouan Mrizinga
New York Live Arts
March 30 – April 2
 As part the “Live Ideas Festival” Egyptian choreographer Adham Hafez presents 2065 BC, described as “Part political summit, part multi-media dance/theater, part protest…” and Moroccan dancer and choreographer, Radouan Mriziga brings his first work ~55, following the premiere at Kunstenfestival 2015.  Find out more here and here
 
Various Artists
Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
April 1 – 2
As part of “Work Up 2.1” Angélica Angulo Soledad, Lisa Fagan Dance Problems and Jasmine Hearn will share a program.  Find out more here 
 
From the Horse’s Mouth – Celebrate Gus Solomons jr
Theater at the 14th Street Y
April 1 - 3
The dance organization From the Horse’s Mouth spearheads the celebration of dancer, choreographer, actor, writer and educator Gus Solomons jr, a pioneer and dance legend .  Plans for the weekend celebration includes performances, viewing of rare film footage, and a “Talk Back” hosted by Wendy Perron.  Find out more here
 
10 Hairy Legs
Centenary College
April 2
Artistic Director, Randy James’ will present his latest work The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe based C. S Lewis' classic story, set in the fictitious Narnia.  Find out more here 
 
Daniel Gwirtzman
Gina Gibney: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
April 3
Gwirtzman will present Doodling as part of “ShowDown” – a free monthly performance and feedback series for works-in-progress.  Find out more here 
 
Cathy Weis
537 Broadway #3
April 3, 10 & 17
For her “Performance Installation: Time Travel with Madame Xenogamy,” Weis “…expands her multi-room installation that premiered at Sundays on Broadway in March 2015,” according to the release. Find out more here 
 
Screening – Akram Khan’s Desert Dancer
New York Live Arts
April 3
For this special screening of Desert Dancer  “…a classic hero story about brave young people risking their lives to rebel against their government and fight for their dreams,” director Richard Raymond will join the reception.  Find out more here 

My AmNews April Dance Calendar.

Featured: A celebration of Gus Solomons Jr. (April 1-3), Ballet Hispanico’s 45th anniversary season (April 5-10), Dance of Harlem’s celebration of women (April 6-9), Harlem Stage’s annual dance series, “EMoves” (April 7-9), and Nora Chipaumire dance and film (April 14-17).

View: Spaces by Wynton Marsalis
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Periapsis Open Series - April 2, 5pm and 8pm - GK ArtsCenter: Theater
Featuring:
- DoubleTake Dance Co with composer JC Gonzalez and his band One Truth
- Leigh Schanfein with composer Matt McBane and his band Build
- Pianist Sugar Vendil with composer Trevor Gureckis and choreographers Barbie Diewald and Coco Karol
- Royce Zackery with flutist Margaret Lancaster

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​Periapsis Open Series - April 3, 5pm and 8pm - GK ArtsCenter: Studio 3
Featuring:
- Kristin Draucker with composer Pascal Le Boeuf
- gual + moves with composer Daniel Reyes
- MoveWorks with composer Alexander Sovronsky
- Ursula Verduzco presenting Benjamin Briones Ballet with composer Timothy Prepscius

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: new work by women choreographers
and their collaborations with artists
Fri, Apr 8 at 7:30pm
Sat, Apr 9 at 7:30pm
and Sun, Apr 10 at 4pm
The Actors Fund Arts Center
160 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn
Directions by Subway:
A, C, G Train to Hoyt-Schermerhorn. 2, 3 Train to Hoyt Street
General Admission: $20 / Students+Seniors $15
>Link to Tickets<
Featuring new collaborative works by:
Kristin Draucker with sculptor Kara Daving
Julia K. Gleich with sculptor Rachel Beach
Brenda Neville with sculptor Courtney Puckett
Lynn Parkerson with artist Michelle Forsyth
Janice Rosario with painter Jessica Weiss
Ursula Verduzco with sculptor Sarah Bednarek
Eryn Renee Young with artist Amanda Browder
>Link to Press Release<
>Link to Artist Bios<

Now Hiring! Part-Time Ballet & Pointe Faculty Position:
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The 3rd Annual ITE Contemporary Dance Festival
Theater 54 at Shelter Studios
March 23 - 26
Back for the third year, ITE’s annual festival aimed at presenting emerging and established choreographers, boasts a lineup that includes: LaneCoArts, Steps Ensemble, Bryn Cohn & Artists, Danielle Russo Performance Project & 277 Dance Project, SHAWNBIBLEdanceco., Alrick Thomas, LoudHoundMovement, Monteleon Dance, Sidra Bell Dance NY, The Francesca Harper Project, Nelly van Bommel / NØA Dance, BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance, Company SBB Stefanie Batten Bland, and Bryn Cohn & Artists – Solo Show.  Find out more here
 

​Kim Brandt
Pioneer Works
March 20 – 27
In Clear Night, a new collaborative performance by Brandt, as part of ISSUE Project Room and Pioneer Works’ Artist-In-Residence programs, she will present “… a series of related but distinct performances in which dancers deploy a variety of movement systems to proliferate tones, surfaces, and landscapes,” notes the release.  Find out more here 
 
Juan Siddi Flamenco Santa Fe
The Joyce Theater
March 22 – 27
Making their New York and Joyce debuts, the company “…melds European based flamenco with the Southwestern influence of the company’s New Mexico home to create a vibrant, new and unexpected approach,” according to the release.  Find out more here  
 
Gibney Dance Company
Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performance Lab
March 23 – 26
Gibney invites audiences “…into an intimate reflection on her past work in Duet, a sequence of restaged and reimagined works… drawn from evening-length works beginning with 1992’s Landings and extending to Gibney’s present-day work-in-process,” notes the release. Find out more here  
 
Marie Al Fajr, Mona Gamil, Leyya Mona Tawil and Amira Chjebli
New York Live Arts
March 25 – 26
As part of New York Live Arts’ Live Ideas festival, these women from Egypt, Syria/Palestine and Tunis bring solo dance works to New York:  Shagarat Mussafira (Traveling Trees) by Al Fajr (Egypt), SAP: Safe Art Practice by Gamil (Egypt),  ‘Atlas’ by Tawil (Syria/Palestine) and ‘In-Situ’ by Chebli (Tunis). Find out more here
 
DD Dorvillier, Thomas Dunn, Sébastien Roux, Katerina Andreou, and Walter Dundervill
The Kitchen
March 25 – 29
human future dance corps’, Extra Shapes , an interdisciplinary performance work created by DD Dorvillier, Thomas Dunn, Sébastien Roux, Katerina Andreou, and Walter Dundervill, is described "... a dance event, a musical concert, and a light show – laid out like a giant slice of Neapolitan ice cream on The Kitchen's floor,” according to the release.  Find out more here 
 
Brooklyn Dance Festival – Various Artists
BAM Fisher
March 26
For their 5th annual festival, the roster includes: SynthesisDANCE, Brooklyn Dance Festival Company – Choreographer, Sidra Bell, Dormeshia Sumbry Edwards, Kristin Sudeikis Dance, 10 Hairy Legs, Earl Mosley, The Bang Group, Rebecca Stenn, Peridance Youth Ensemble, Steps Repertory Ensemble, Freespace Dance and BARE Dance Company.  Find out more here 

10 Hairy Legs
Crossroads Theatre
March 26
Randy James’ all male repertory dance company, 10 Hairy Legs, returns to Crossroads Theatre, New Brunswick and will “…showcase the company’s diverse repertory that explores the range of the male dancer,” notes the release.  Find out more here 
 
Ellis Wood Dance
Snug Harbor
March 26
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden will present Ellis Wood Dance’s work in progress The Juggler of Our Ladies as part of the Performing Arts Salon Saturday (PASS) series at the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art.  Find out more here
 
Various Artists
Movement Research at the Judson Church
March 28
Don’t miss this free, ongoing, Monday night performance series of experimentation and works-in-progress.  This week’s featured artists are Liana Conyers; LICO Dance Performance Projects: Donna Costello, Georgia Wall and Itamar Segev; Clarinde Wesselink.  Find out more here
 
Panel: Dancemakers on Diversity
Rutgers University - Newark
March 28
As part of Women’s History Month a panel of dance thinkers gather for a discussion on diversity. Panelists include Nai-Ni Chen, Choreographer and Artistic Director of the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company; Carolyn Dorfman, Artistic Director of Carolyn Dorfman Dance; Virginia Johnson, Artistic Director of Dance Theatre of Harlem; Karen Love, Founder and Artistic Director of Umoja Dance Company; Nasha Thomas, National Director of AileyCamp (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater); and Jennifer Weber, Artistic Director of Decadancetheatre. Find out more here 

STooPS is looking for artists of all mediums and genres to share engaging, site-specific work this summer on various STooPS throughout Bed-Stuy.

We are looking for all types of art including, but not limited to dance, theater, music, poetry and spoken word, visual art, jewelry making, textile design, film and video, hair design, etc. We’re especially looking for interactive pieces that focus on engaging the community with the artist and/or each other. Works will be part of STooPS, a community-building event that uses the arts to bring people of Bed-Stuy outside and promote social interaction amongst artists, residents, homeowners, and businesses.

Last year’s event attracted nearly 300 attendees and, more importantly, helped create lasting relationships between community members and artists. Given our hyperlocal focus, preference will be given to artists who are residents of or demonstrate a connection to Bed-Stuy. Performance pieces should be no more than 10 minutes.
All artists will be paid a modest stipend for their participation in STooPS.

The fourth annual STooPS event will be on Sunday, August 14, 2016 from 12pm-5pm.

Please visit 
http://www.stoopsbedstuy.org/artist-submission-form/to apply. You will be asked to submit your bio or artistic resume, headshot, and work samples, along with a proposal/description of the work you intend to share (no more 150 words).

For questions, please email info@stoopsbedstuy.org. Paper applications are also available upon request. For paper applications, please call (347) 927-8892.
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ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 22, 2016. NO EXCEPTONS.