Blog Archives - Charmaine Warren

CALL FOR CHOREOGRAPHERS!: BAAD! BUNNY

3/24/2023

BAAD! is seeking eight (8) choreographers to present (in-person) 5-7 minutes of dance
and body-oriented performance of works inspired by music from Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny.

Songs selected may either be solo work, collaborations, or remix/mash-ups featuring Bad Bunny.
Choreographers may be asked to select an alternate song should their original song selection have already been picked.

EVENT DETAILS
This event will be presented in-person at BAAD! (2472 Westchester Ave, Bronx 10461) in front of a live audience. The dance compilation will also be live streamed.

The compensation is $125 per choreographer.
The choreographer will also receive 5 hours of free rehearsal space (subject to availability) to be used before the performance.

NOTE: BAAD! requires for all choreographers and dancers to provide full proof of vaccination (2 doses of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines; or 1 dose of Johnson & Johnson).

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

For more info and to submit, visit: bit.ly/BAADdancecomp

Some Dance This Weekend~

3/24/2023

Dormeshia & Guests
Mar. 25
92ny
In honor of Women's History Month,
the “Ladies in the Shoe” LIVE SHOW is a celebration of accomplished female tap dancers and well-respected ambassadors, presenting history and a variety of styles. Dormeshia will be joined by guests Brinae Ali, Karen-Callaway-Williams, Christina Carminucci and more …Find out more here

Joan Jonas and Eiko Otake
Mar. 14-Apr. 1
Danspace Project
Jonas and Otake come together in the collaborative project, Drawing in Circles, an exhibition and accompanying live performances. Find out more here

Various Artists
Mar. 18 - Apr. 2
Various Venues
For the 2023 EstroGenius Festival: BAN(NED) TOGETHER, a festival celebrating femme artists including Cory “Nova” Villegas / Soul Dance Co., Donna Costello, Eve Jacobs, Francesca Dominguez, Infinite Variety Production/Ashley Adelman, Joya Powell/Movement of the People Dance Company, Kim Savarino, Marina Celander, Pele Bauch, Petra Zanki, Portia Wells, slowdanger | anna thompson/taylor knight, sj swilley, Sheree V Campbell, Vanessa Goodman/Action at a Distance, and Zhen Heinemann, and more. Find out more here

Ailey II
Mar. 22-Apr. 2
Ailey Citygroup Center
Ailey II returns with two programs featuring works by artistic director, Francesca Harper, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s artistic director Robert Battle, William Forsythe, Andrea Miller, and former Ailey Company member Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish. Find out more here

Summation Dance & Sikora + Dance
Mar. 23-25
Gibney: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
Summation Dance NYC and LA and Sikora + Dance present an evening of works investigating the social structures that envelop and direct our lives. Find out more here

Sara Baras
Mar. 23 - 26
New York City Center
As part of the Flamenco Festival, dancer, director, and choreographer, Baras will present Alma. Find out more here

Korean Dance Company Bereishit Dance
Mar. 24-25
NYU Skirball
Bereishit Dance will present Balance and Imbalance and Judo choreographed by Soon-ho Park. Find out more here

Neville Dance Theatre
Mar. 25
Manhattan Movement & Arts Center
The Company presents 'Celebrating Women Composers', a special dance concert of works including three world premieres by Brenda Neville and guests Kristen Klein and Lauren Settembrino, Find out more here

Nathan Trice
Mar. 25
Snug Harbor
Choreographer Trice presents Rituals, an intimate afternoon of dances about love, humanity, and spirituality. Find out more here

Amber Sloan
Mar. 25
Arts On Site
Sloan is a choreographer, performer, teacher, curator, and producer. Find out more here

Atamira Dance Company
Mar. 29-Apr. 2
The Joyce Theater
New Zealand’s Atamira Dance Company, the creator and presenter of Māori contemporary dance theater, will present the New York premiere of the evening-length Te Wheke. Find out more here

PHILADANCO! Launches Legacy Conversation Series Beginning This Sunday 3/26/23

3/24/2023

The TRISK is Calling all movers, shakers, magic-makers!

3/24/2023

SIGN UPS ARE NOW OPEN FOR APRIL 4

Doors: 6:30pm
Performance: 7pm
Free! Free! Free!

Are you a movement artist? Want to try out an idea?

STAGE DIVE is an opportunity to experiment and share in our theater in a low-stakes environment with a repsonsive audience.

Sign up and invite your friends, family, and cohort to check it out.

Introducing the artists for The Shed's third "Open Call"!

3/24/2023

Standing, left to right: Kayla Hamilton, Bryan Fernandez, Christopher Radcliff, Calli Roche, Garrett Zuercher, Armando Guadalupe Cortés, Jake Brush. Seated, left to right: Kyle Dacuyan, Lizania Cruz, Asia Stewart, Luis A. Gutierrez, Minne Atairu, Sandy Williams IV, Jeffrey Meris. Not pictured: Cathy Linh Che, The Dragon Sisters, Nile Harris, NIC Kay, Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre. Photo: Dana Golan.

The 18 New York City–based artists and collectives chosen for our third Open Call, the city’s largest interdisciplinary commissioning program for early-career artists across the visual and performing arts disciplines.

Each artist, who lives or works in the five boroughs, will create and present new work after being selected by The Shed along with 67 external industry professionals and artists from across disciplines. The artists presenting in 2023 and 2024 create work in disciplines from drag performance and sculpture to filmmaking and poetry, each proposing care- and community-based responses to the urgent issues of our time.

An exhibition this October will present 10 artworks by artists Minne Atairu, Jake Brush, Cathy Linh Che & Christopher Radcliff, Armando Guadalupe Cortés, Lizania Cruz, Bryan Fernandez, Luis A. Gutierrez, Calli Roche, Jeffrey Meris, and Sandy Williams IV, who bring personal stories intersecting with global history to the Level 2 Gallery.

In summer 2024, the remaining eight commissions will feature immersive, multidisciplinary performances in our Griffin Theater by Kyle Dacuyan, The Dragon Sisters, Kayla Hamilton, Nile Harris, NIC Kay, Asia Stewart, Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre, and Garrett Zuercher.

Admission is free to all Open Call events. Tickets will be announced later this year.

Meet the 2023 UBW Apprenticeship Fellows!

3/24/2023

With support from The New York Community Trust (NYCT) Van Lier Fellowship program, Urban Bush Women (UBW) is thrilled to continue to provide one-year dance apprenticeships to Black women+. UBW Apprenticeship Program includes a wide range of activities, benefits, and rigorous evaluation to support each artist’s development.

Pictured (l-r): Keola Jones, Kashia Kancey, Makeda-Lily Love-Roney and J’nae Simmons

Read more here

IABD Receives National Medal of Arts

3/24/2023

The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) is proud to receive the National Medal of Arts. Through teaching, training, and performance, The International Association of Blacks in Dance promotes dance by people of African ancestry and origin, explores and exchanges art, spans cultures and generations, and enriches the dance culture of America.

“Receiving this National Medal of Arts award is a significant milestone in the history of this organization. It acknowledges the work, years of dedication by so many and endless contributions of Black people in Dance. We are so honored!” said Denise Saunders Thompson, President and CEO of The International Association of Blacks in Dance. “The current climate in our country has us more closely examining access and opportunity, body image, cultural integration vs. cultural appropriation, policymaking, mental health and well-being, philanthropy, and a host of other issues. There is no discipline that nurtures and sparks the ability to imagine, unleashes creativity and innovation, and offers promise as a powerful catalyst for change, more than arts, culture and humanities. They challenge dominant narratives in ways that other media cannot, yet connect us to each other, move us to action, and unify our collective voices. Art engages the soul.”

On Tuesday, March 21 at 4:30pm ET, President Biden will host an East Room ceremony at the White House to present the 2021 National Humanities Medals and the 2021 National Medals of Arts. Dr. Biden will attend the ceremony as well, which will be available to view via live stream at www.whitehouse.gov/live.

Seeking local NJ arts and culture producers for the North to Shore Festival ~ Deadline 3/28

3/24/2023

Deadline extended to March 29!

Are you a local producer of music, comedy, dance, theater or visual art in Newark, Asbury Park or Atlantic City interested in self-producing an event for the North to Shore Festival? Apply to have your great idea for an event considered for funding! 12 – 15 applicants with the best ideas in each city will be added to the festival line-up, included in the statewide festival marketing, and will be awarded a stipend between $1,000 – $5,000 to help make their event a reality.
apply hereNorth to Shore Festival will bring together 50+ venues for an over-the-top showcase of Jersey-wide excellence, aligned with Governor Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy’s vision for a celebration worthy of the Garden State’s legacy in the arts and innovation.

The deadline to apply is extended to Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Awardee notification begins on Monday, April 17, 2023

TODAY @ 6PM! BDS@NYPL

3/19/2023

RESERVE YOU SPOT NOW!
BDS @ NYPL - Monday, March 20

Some Dance This Weekend~

3/17/2023

Pioneers Go East Collective: My name’sound. Photo: Toby Tenenbaum.

Pioneers Go East Collective
Mar. 19
Center for Performance Research (CPR)
For CPR's "Sunday Salon" Pioneers Go East Collective will present My name'sound
an original three-part work merging live performance, installation design, and film. The work is "...inspired by James Baldwin's 'The Artist’s Struggle for Integrity. A meditation on creative agency and Queer identity.' which supports and amplifies contemporary stories of resilience and otherness amidst censorship, and investigates the nexus of Queer intimacy, physical embodiment, and media to reflect on the legacy of LGBTQ icons," notes the release. CPR 2022 Artist-in-Residence Pioneers Go East Collective will work on developing the third part of the triptych, a radio play incorporating music, sound, and spoken text. Find out more here

Joan Jonas and Eiko Otake
Mar. 14-Apr. 1
Danspace Project
Jonas and Otake come together in the collaborative project, Drawing in Circles, an exhibition and accompanying live performances. Find out more here

Jacotayl Dance
Mar. 17
Arts On Site
The contemporary dance company will present new works by Taylor. Find our more here

Various Artists
Mar. 18 - Apr. 2
Various Venues
For the 2023 EstroGenius Festival: BAN(NED) TOGETHER, a festival celebrating femme artists including Cory “Nova” Villegas / Soul Dance Co., Donna Costello, Eve Jacobs, Francesca Dominguez, Infinite Variety Production/Ashley Adelman, Joya Powell/Movement of the People Dance Company, Kim Savarino, Marina Celander, Pele Bauch, Petra Zanki, Portia Wells, slowdanger | anna thompson/taylor knight, sj swilley, Sheree V Campbell, Vanessa Goodman/Action at a Distance, and Zhen Heinemann, and more. Find out more here