Ni’Ja Whitson/The NWA Project
Danspace Project
March 28 - 30
As part of Whitson’s mixing of postmodern and African Diasporic performance practices, and through a keen look at the intersection of gender, sexuality, race, and spirituality, Whitson premieres Oba Qween Baba King Baba, "...engaging spiritual multiplicity and the role of Queerness in the Divine. The work’s title is based on the Yorùbá word “Oba,” which is a genderless term that has come to be known as a king. Through movement, poetry, jazz, textile, and video art, Oba Qween Baba King Baba uncovers architectures of the body, space, and sexuality to interrogate power and ways masculinity influences our understanding of histories of religion. Inspired by [Whitson's] own experiences as a child of a preacher, Oba Qween Baba King Baba ritualizes an interrogation into dynamics between constructs of father, masculinities, and power,” writes Whitson. “As a practitioner of the Yorùbá Òrìsà tradition, I draw from the performance of gender in ritual and ceremony, where Òrìsà exist as energies, not necessarily genders despite their colloquial references,” according to the release.  Danspace Project will host a free preview showing, Saturday, March 23 at 7pm for QTPOC (Queer and Trans People of Color) identified people. Please write to [email protected] to RSVP.  Find out more here

Noche Flamenca
Connelly Theater
March 9 – 31
Under artistic director Martín Santangelo and dancer Soledad Barrio, the Company will present Entre Tú y Yo (Between You and Me), an evening-length program of duets, solos, and ensemble works exploring “the constraints imposed and the possibilities afforded by human relationships,” notes the release. Find out more here
 
Nicky Paraiso
March 22 – April 7
La Mama
In the world premiere of Paraiso’s now my hand is ready for my heart: intimate histories, he dives into a “…deep exploration of [his] life, investigating aging, identity, sexuality, class and race,” according to the release.  Paraiso is joined by choreographer/dancers Irene Hultman, Jon Kinzel, Vicky Shick, and Paz Tanjuaquio in performance and as collaborators. The work is directed by John Jesurun.  Find out more here

Ballet Hispánico
The Joyce Theater
March 26 – 31
The Company returns to The Joyce for their annual season, this time with attention to connections between the Latinx and Asian diasporas. Works include Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Sombrerísimo, plus world premieres El Viaje by Edwaard Liang and Homebound/Alaala Bennyroyce Royon. Find out more here
 
Lori Belilove & The Isadora Duncan Dance Company
Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation Studios
March 28 – 31
Belilove and Company will present a program of Duncan dances to Chopin, Schubert, Brahms and Scriabin. Find out more here
 
BAAD! Ass Women Festival - Various Artists
BAAD!
March 29 - 30
The BAAD! Ass Women Festival concert series continues with choreographers from the Bronx and beyond including: ​ Davalois Fearon Dance (March 29–30) in “For C.J.,” “… dedicated to artistic director Davalois Fearon’s nephew C.J., who was the victim of a fatal asthma attack in 2017,” notes the release. Though dominated by dance, there are also theater and film offerings. Find out more here

Ann Carlson and Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company
Peak Performances
March 28 – 31
Elizabeth, the dance, Carlson’s evening-length work to be danced by Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company “…is both an homage to the artist’s lifelong association with the company—as a teenager…and to the “visionaries and teachers” of modern and contemporary dance history whose work has come to live in her body and choreography,” notes the release.  Find out more
here
 
Dorrance Dance
New York City Center
March 28 – 30
In three different programs of commissions and repertory, including works by Bill Irwin, Brenda Bufalino and special guest Kate Davis, Dorrance Dance comes to the New York City Center for an exclusive engagement.  Find out more here
 
Ariel Rivka Dance
Baruch Performing Arts Center
March 28 – 30
The all-female contemporary company led by choreographer/composer Ariel Grossman and David Homan will present a season of premieres and repertory works.  Find out more here
 
Ellen Cornfield Dance
92nd Street Y
March 29 - 30
This year’s Harkness Dance Festival comes to a close with Ellen Cornfield Dance. The company will present Pas de Detour (2016) and Close-Up (2017) along with the world premiere of Portal.  Find out more here
 
Two Sisters
University Settlement
March 29 - 30
After two years of development including travels to India, Two Sisters will premiere Veil  “…A poignant vision of [their] emotional and psychic lives…” according to the release.  Find out more here
 
Various Artists
Martha Graham Studio Theater
March 29
Robert Mark Burke, one of the five recipients of the “Eryc Taylor Dance New Choreographer Grant,” who was asked to create work for ETD's EARTH, a new, full-length program to address global warming. Burke’s Earth is Created, will be the first on this free program.  The other recipients are: Gierre Godley of Project 44, Aaron McGloin of Aaron McGloin Dance, Jordan Ryder of RyderDance, and Eryn Renee Young of XAOC Contemporary Ballet.  Find out more here
 
Kyle Marshall & Tatyana Tenanbaum
MANA Contemporary
March 29
For this “Double Bill,” Marshall and Tenanbaum will share some works-in-process in Jersey City as part of an on-going series of dance.  Find out more here
 
OcampoWang Dance
The Mark O'Donnell Theater at The Actors Fund Arts Center
March 30 – 31
The Company will present come 2gether - an evening of works by Chien-Ying Wang (USA) and YuChen Pan (JueDai Contemporary Jazz Dance Theatre, Taiwan), two cultures and two dance companies.  Find out more here
 
Various Artists
Movement Research at Judson Church
April 1
Don’t miss this free, on-going, Monday night performance series of experimentation and works-in-progress.  This week’s featured artists are: Rodney Bell, mayfield brooks, Lisa Parra, Ogemdi Ude and David Zambrano. Find out more here

FROM Jan Hanvik:

Dear Dance Enthusiast, 
Tlacopac International Artist Residency opened in Mexico City January 29.  Only 6% of artist residencies in the world invite performing artists, because performing arts residencies require a large rehearsal space and many bedrooms.  Tlacopac has a large wood-floored rehearsal space, 5 bedrooms that can accommodate 8 - 12 dance students or dance company members, and 2 - 3 professors or choreographers and assistants, as well as changing rooms, a steam room and sauna, and rooftops, gardens, patios, and living and sleeping spaces that are spacious and comfortable, in a home in a quiet safe neighborhood in southern Mexico City that attracted many of the most important figures in Mexican and Mexican-American art history.  Details and application form at https://crossingbridges.nyc/residencia-artistica-tlacopac-tlacopac-artist-residency/

Founder Jan Hanvik is a former modern dancer with a BFA City College of the City University of New York, and MA from New York University Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-hanvik-a5ba1a25/  Dance Director Mark DeGarmo has a BFA from the Juilliard School and PhD from Union Institute and University. http://markdegarmodance.org/our-mission/  Both have enormous experience in US-Mexico dance exchange and guarantee to dance visitors to Tlacopac an immersive experience in Mexico's rich world of traditional, indigenous, contemporary, classical, AfroMexican, and other forms of dance, as well as a quiet supportive environment in which to develop the dance project of their choosing.  Please visit the link above to research or to apply, and please send your inquiries to Jan Hanvik.
 
In 2019, our mission in life is "More intercultural exchange!  More intercultural exchange!  More intercultural exchange!"

Jan Hanvik (Mr.)
Founder/Principal. Crossing Bridges LLC (NYC)
Executive Director, PAMAR - Pan American Art Research Inc. (NYC)
www.crossingbridges.nyc www.pamar.org www.lacw.net
[email protected] 1 347 393 4257

IABD has launched the international campaign, I AM BLACK DANCE | I AM IABD. It is Denise’s hope and vision to raise awareness and bring visibility to our community - our way.

"As a community, IABD has become stronger generation after generation. We should never forget the shoulders that we stand on; those who were and continue to be groundbreaking and revolutionary. This campaign is a time to reflect and honor our achievements and culture, to celebrate our community and its bright future ahead. Let’s ensure that the Black Dance narrative remains ours! We will celebrate our pioneers and our possibilities. We will shatter every stereotype and celebrate our inspirations, which have led to our aspirations, and ultimately our achievements."  ~ Denise Saunders Thompson, President and CEO

Please join us in this campaign by creating your own I AM BLACK DANCE | I AM IABD videos for us to share.

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 ibney Dance Summer Intensive:

Learn company repertory by Micaela Taylor and Bobbi Jene Smith in an Intensive led by Gibney Dance Company.

The Intensive also includes professional enhancement workshops designed to help you develop leadership practices, community action skills, and navigation through your artistic career.

JUN. 17 - 28
WEEKDAYS, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

APPLICATION DEADLINE
MAR. 31, 11:59 PM EST

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Alicia Bauman-Morales
BAAD!
March 22
Continuing their celebration of women during Women’s History Month, and now confirming their 20 years of commitment, the BAAD! Ass Women Festival continues this week with a one-night-only performance by Bauman-Morales in huracán: storm medicine “… a personal dance story, living altar and town hall about destruction, translation, and the transformative power of storms. Told from the body and voice of a queer, lightskinned Oakland boricua, storm medicine is queer spanglish dance ritual in homage to the unseen powers that trip us up, shake us awake and call us home,” according to the release.  Find out more here
 
Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born
Abrons Arts Center
March 14 – 24
As part of the “TILT Kids Festival,” Okpokwasili's will offer Adaku's Revolt “…celebrating the bravery of children who listen to their bodies and challenge societal values, through a story of a young black girl who summons her inner strength to revolt against imposed beauty standards and wear her hair naturally,” notes the release.  Find out more here

BAAD! Ass Women Festival - Various Artists
BAAD!
March 23 - 30
The BAAD! Ass Women Festival concert series continues with choreographers from the Bronx and beyond including: Sole Sisters- Amber Funk Barton, Beatrice Capote, Deborah Conton, Mai Lê Hô and Tamara Williams (March 23), and ​ Davalois Fearon Dance (March 29–30) in “For C.J.,” “… dedicated to artistic director Davalois Fearon’s nephew C.J., who was the victim of a fatal asthma attack in 2017,” notes the release. Though dominated by dance, there are also theater and film offerings. Find out more here

CUNY Dance Initiative (CDI) – Various Artists
Baruch Performing Arts Center
March 20 – 23
To celebrate five years of supporting New York City dance artists through a residency program, CDI offers a series of performances and installations by 11 artists/companies over the five years in two separate programs including: Heidi Latsky Dance, Sonia Olla & Ismael Fernandez, Andrew Nemr, Miki Orihara Urban Bush Women, Parijat Desai, MBDance, Ephrat Asherie Dance and more.  Find out more here
 
From the Horse’s Mouth – Various Artists
Theater at 14th Street Y
March 21 – 24
For their 21st year of paying tribute to dance artists, Tina Croll and Jamie Cunningham, who conceived “From the Horses’s Mouth” will honor dance critic Deborah Jowitt.  Activities will include panel discussions, plus performances by Ella Baff, Darrah Carr, Pat Catterson, Yoshiko Chuma, Emily Coates, Ze'eva Cohen, Tina Croll, Jamie Cunningham, Douglas Dunn, Liz Gerring, Naomi Goldberg Haas, Ellen Graff, Stuart Hodes, Sara Hook, Djassi Johnson, Deborah Jowitt, Phyllis Lamhut, Cherylyn Lavagnino, Marcia Lerner Hofer, James Martin, Meredith Monk, Wendy Perron, Rajika Puri, Valda Setterfield, Vicky Shick, Marcia Siegel, Robert Small, Gus Solomons jr, Andy Teirstein, Martine van Hamel, and Elizabeth Zimmer and more. *Cast subject to change. Find out more here 
 
Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble
The Actors Fund Arts Center
March 21 – 24
“I’m not here to be polite” is the quote from Anna Sokolow that drives this season by the Ensemble. On the program will be works by Valerie Bettis, Robert Cleary, and Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble founder Jim May. Daniel Fetecua Soto will join as guest artist. Find out more here
 
China National Opera & Dance Drama Theater
Lincoln Center
March 21 – 24
Traditional Chinese music, costumes, and choreography are set for Princess Zhaojun the life story of one of China's most important heroines, Wang Zhaojun, “…then an imperial concubine, who sacrifices her comfortable palace life to secure peace on the turbulent border of northern China,” according to the release. Find out more here
 
Nicky Paraiso
March 22 – April 7
La Mama
In the world premiere of Paraiso’s now my hand is ready for my heart: intimate histories, he dives into a “…deep exploration of [his] life, investigating aging, identity, sexuality, class and race.” Paraiso is joined by choreographer/dancers Irene Hultman, Jon Kinzel, Vicky Shick, and Paz Tanjuaquio in performance and as collaborators. The work is directed by John Jesurun.  Find out more here
 
GroundWorks Dance Theater
Gibney
March 22 - 23
As part of Gibney's "Pop Performance" series, and in celebration of their 20th anniversary, Ohio's GroundWorks Dance Theater will present works by Dianne McIntyre, James Gregg and artistic director David Shimotakahara.  Find out more here

It’s Showtime NYC!
The Met
March 22
The dancers of “It’s Showtime NYC!” continues their regular presentations at The Met combining hip-hop and the age of chivalry matching freestyle dance with knights in armor. This series is commissioned by MetLiveArts in collaboration with The Met's Arms and Armor department and the urban dance organization Dancing in the Streets of the South Bronx. Find out more here

Sylvain Émard
Schimmel Center at Pace University
March 22
Concluding its 2018-19 dance series, dancer/choreographer Émard returns to the stage after a 15-year absence from performing with Le chant des sirènes, ("Siren Song"), the newest solo work “…probing the states of being of a man who wants to believe that all is not lost,” notes the release.  Find out more here
 
Nile Harris
BAX
March 23
Harris will present an excerpt of The Rise and Fall of the Huxtable Family which “…examines our culture's consumption of celebrity while investigating the blurring of Black identity in mass media and syndicated television and its roots in minstrelsy,” as part of their “Upstart Program,” notes the release.  Find out more here
 
Lotus Music & Dance
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School
March 25
For their 30th anniversary, and the T. Balasaraswati Centenary Celebration (bharata natyam dance guru), celebrations will include performances, an awards ceremony, and much more.  Find out more here
 
Various Artists
Movement Research at Judson Church
March 25
Don’t miss this free, on-going, Monday night performance series of experimentation and works-in-progress.  This week’s featured artists are: Anna Bjella and Nyah Duckworth, Aye Eckerson , Ben Gorodetsky / Flesh Mob and Nisha Ha.  Find out more here

Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born's
"ADAKU'S REVOLT"
Final week at Abrons Arts Center.
466 Grand Street
New York, NY 10002

March 22 @ 6:30pm
March 23 @ 3 & 6pm
March 24 @ 3pm

Adaku’s Revolt is an interdisciplinary performance about one young black girl who revolts against imposed standards of beauty: a revolt against those who normalize the pain that must be endured, against the inevitable physical scarring that results from an assault of chemical straighteners and iron hot combs. Her heroism strikes a blow against those that would have her believe that her natural hair should be a source of humiliation, a triumph against the insidious self-loathing that attempts to seed itself in her most vulnerable moments. Recommended Ages 7+

Find out more here

See Gia Kourlas'/New York Times Instagram dance post here

Applications now being accepted for LiftOff Creative and Project Development Residency

Choice of July, August, or September 2019 -

The LiftOff Creative and Project Development Residency takes place at NDA’s Studio in Tribeca and provides nine physical-based performance artists with a minimum of 30 hours of rehearsal space each, two creative sessions and one project development feedback session. The three sessions are in July, August, September 2019 and facilitated by Jil Guyon. There is no fee for the residency.

It is mandatory that artists be available for an introductory meeting on Tuesday April 23, 6-7:30 PM and group feedback.

Choose the month you are available for the residency:

• July
  Feedback sessions July 21 & 30: 6-9 PM
• August
  Feedback sessions August 12 & 27: 6-9 PM
• September 
  Feedback sessions September 10 & 24: 6-9 PM

Apply now!

Deadline: April 15, 2019 (11:59 PM EST)
Please note:Applicants must have produced a full-length evening of work – short works or longer – and be comfortable giving and receiving feedback. Rules: no more than five participants per artist/company, no live music, shoes and props need to be approved.