Alonzo King LINES Ballet The Joyce Theater May 5-10 San Francisco-based Alonzo King LINES Ballet returns with two New York premieres: Writing Ground (2010) and Concerto for Two Violins. Writing Ground is a collaboration between King and Irish American author Colum McCann, "...inspired by the shared artistic values of King and McCann. McCann’s free verse is the starting point, and King translates through movement the ideas and the spiritual aesthetic to the audience," notes the release. The second work, Concerto for Two Violins, is choreographed to Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto in D Minor (first immortalized by George Balanchine in 1941). Noted as King's "...salute to ballet’s past while marking the continued evolution of neoclassicism....King investigates the densely layered contrapuntal voices," notes the release. Find out more here Rebecca Davis HERE April 29 (preview), April 30- May 9 HERE will present the world premiere of Davis’s Bloowst windku [bloom-twist-windmill-haiku] made through the Artist Residency Program. “Davis creates a performance for three dancers in which sound, light, and movement are compositional equals,”according to the release. Find out more here Whitney V. Hunter chashama in Harlem April 30-May 9 Hunter presents a Public Performance and Installation as part of “Open Practice.” Find out more here Various Artists BAAD! April 30-May30 The annual BAAD! spring dance festival The Boogie Down Dance Series returns with a mix of home grown dance from the Bronx and around the city featuring works by Brother(hood) Dance!, Raja Feather Kelly, Niv Acosta, Antonio Ramos, Miguel Anaya, Maria Bauman, Jumatatu Poe and many more. Find out more here Marjani Forté Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center May 6-9 For the final act of a three-year project, Harlem-based movement artist, Forté will present being Here…/this time a work “…that examines the intersections of mental illness, addiction and systemic poverty," notes the release. being Here…/this time also features a 3-D audio installation by composer and sound designer Everett Saunders. Find out more here “Moving Men” Dixon Place May 5 The series curated by Doug Post returns to Dixon Place with woks by Brother(hood) Dance!, Pia Vinson, Alyssa Derling and Chafin Seymour. Find out more here Dancers for a Variable Population Goddard Riverside Senior Center May 6 Join the movers in a final celebration - Movement Speaks®/Upper West Side. Find out more here The Kandake Dance Theatre for Social Change Dixon Place May 6 Kadanke Dance Theatre’s presents the rock ballet, 1001 Nights: Love Stories on Death Row. Find out more here DANCENOWNYC (Various Artists) Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater May 6-9 For its 20th anniversary season DANCENOWNYC opens with the premiere of NEWYORKnewyork@AstorPlace, a new dance-theater work by Mark Dendy. Get ready for four days of celebrating with 48 choreographers! Find out more here newsteps (Various Artists) Chen Dance Center May 7-9 This semi-annual series presents emerging choreographers and will feature Jonathan Breton, Hannah Cohen, Bree Nasby, Janice Rosario, and Ashley Carter with Vanessa Martinez de Banos. Find out more here Nimbus BAM/Fisher May 8-9 Nimbus Dance Works presents Public Forum: Dance, Race and Social Justice at BAM Fisher featuring rarely performed Modern Dance masterworks: Strange Fruit (1942) by Pearl Primus and Lynchtown (1936) by Charles Weidman. Other works on the program are artistic director Samuel Pott’s We Acquiesce, Francesca Harper's Backspace, and Thistown, performed by dance students from Drew University and New Jersey City University. Find out more here Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) NJPAC May 8-10 AAADT returns for their annual Mother’s Day weekend performances at New Jersey Performing Arts Center with repertory favorites. Find out more here David Appel P.S. Bookshop May 9 Appel premieres Off the Shelf (a bookstore project), four approximately 15-minute-long sets will take place at 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, and 4:30pm, with breaks in between each. Find out more here The A.O. Movement Collective LOFT 172 May 9 Joining forces with over 50 collaborators across various visual and performance the A.O. Movement Collective will present the ETLE Universe, “…an epic work of feminist science fiction,” according to the release. Find out more here My monthly AmNews Dance Calender Featured were/are: Ana “Rokafella” Garcia and Gabriel “Kwickstep” Dionisio’s hip-hop dance group Full Circle (May 1) Marjani Forte (May 6 to 9) Get ready, NYC! Breakin' Convention, the renowned international festival of Hip Hop Dance Theater a collaboration with Sadler’s Wells London, returns featuring performances by hip hop stars from around the globe and the local community at Harlem’s world famous Apollo Theater this fall - October 2015 Dancers: do you want to take part? If you think you've got what it takes to tear it up on the Breakin' Convention stage we'd love to hear from you. Auditions for the festival will be held at the Apollo May 26 – 28. Applications are now being accepted on the Apollo’s website Important dates: • Online submissions: Monday, April 27 – Friday, May 8, 2015 • Audition dates: Tuesday May 26 - Thurs May 28, 7pm - 10pm, Apollo Theater • Festival dates: Fall 2015 (dates tbc in May) • Festival location: Apollo Theater, Harlem, NYC From Katirina Reid/Site Lead for Marc Ramuthi Joseph:
I'd like to offer information on an upcoming exhibition called Drifting in Daylight: Art in Central Park, which opens Friday, May 15th, free and open to the public. Over the course of 6 weekends, 8 projects will be happening simultaneously at various locations in northern Central Park. Each project is amazing and I'm especially psyched for Marc Bamuthi Joseph's Black Joy in the Hour of Chaos. His project is wonderfully layered with a group participatory piece featuring music, dance and spoken word, as well as dedicated spaces in Central Park to speak about black joy. We are currently seeking Volunteers for this project especially for the first 2 weekends-- May 15-16 and May 22-23. If you are interested please read the volunteer link below. I also encourage you to forward this email to your own contacts and/or share links on social media. If you or someone you know is NOT able to attend the training meeting on May 6th just let us know when you email volunteers@creativetime.org. Interested in Volunteering Social media links for Volunteers • Insta • Tweet This is definitely an all-hands-on-deck moment and we need your help to bring on as many wonderful people as possible. If you are not able to volunteer, please do mark your calendars and attend this exhibition. Bring ya' folks and host your own conversation on black joy. Grab a friend and meander through north Central Park where you'll happen upon dreamy performances and artworks. In every case, I am excited at the possibility to see and work with so many of you! With heartfelt gratitude, Katrina Reid |
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AuthorI am a performer, historian, consultant and dance writer. I am a Empire State College's online program Center for Distance Learning. I am also a former faculty member at The Ailey School and the Alvin Ailey/Fordham University dance major program, Hunter College, Sarah Lawrence College (Guest), Kean University and The Joffrey Ballet School's Jazz and Contemporary Trainee Program. I write on dance for The Amsterdam News, Dance Magazine and various publications. Click below to read more about me at my home page - "About Me." |