Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group Photo: Ian Douglas; edited by Raja Feather Kelly Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group
Danspace Project
January 7 – 12
As part of American Realness 2019, Wilson’s …they stood shaking while others began to shout returns to Danspace Project where it premiered as part of the twelfth artist-curated Platform entitled “Dancing Platform Praying Grounds: Blackness, Churches, and Downtown Dance (Platform 2018),” curated by choreographer and artistic director of Fist & Heel Performance Group. “…they stood shaking while others began to shout is a dynamic tapestry that recalls the past into the present moment. This work is influenced by Wilson’s ongoing research related to Ring Shouts and traditional American Baptist, Trinidad and Tobagonian Spiritual Baptist, and Shaker praise songs. Major inspirations are the Black Shakers, particularly prominent Shaker Eldress, Mother Rebecca Cox Jackson; the Ibeji, an orisha (god) of the Yoruba religion that is represented by twins; the challenges of duets and pairing; and the 1995 work, The Littlest Baptist – Wilson’s 1st attempt at incorporating his field research of Black shout traditions into contemporary experimental performative theater,” according to the release. The performers are members of Fist & Heel Performance Group: Hadar Ahuvia, Yeman Brown, Paul Hamilton, Michel Kouakou, Clement Mensah, Gabi Silva, Annie Wang and Michelle Yard and features live vocals by Rhetta Aleong and Lawrence Harding. Find out more here
American Dance Platform – Various Artists
The Joyce Theater
January 3 - 5
For the fourth annual “American Dance Platform” series, the calendar includes: Stephen Petronio Company and Martha Graham Dance Company (January 3); BalletX and Raphael Xavier (January 4); and Ephrat Asherie Dance and Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE with Arturo O’Farrill & Resist (January 5). Find out more here
AIRs on APAP - Alethea Pace, Chuck Wilt, and Hee Ra Yoo
92nd Street Y
January 4 – 5
See all three of the 92Y 2018-19 Harkness Artists in Residence, in full-length newly crafted works all in one weekend: Alethea Pace (January 4), Chuck Wilt (January 5), and Hee Ra Yoo (January 5). Find out more here
Live Artery – Various Artists
New York Live Arts
January 4 - 7
This full roster of Live Artery artists includes: Jack Ferver, Joanna Kotze, Marjani Forté-Saunders Jennifer Nugent & Paul Mattenson and Randjelović/Stryker Resident Commissioned Artist (RCA) RoseAnne Spradlin, plus studio showings from Bill Shannon, Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, Yanira Castro | a canary torsi, Kimberly Bartosik / daela, Molly Lieber & Eleanor Smith, Abby Z and the New Utility, Netta Yerushalmy, and curated guests Sean Dorsey Dance, Kyle Marshall Dance, and Lakaï Dance Theatre. Find out more here
Various Artists
Marlene Myerson Jewish Community Center
January 5 – 7
The roster of artists curated by producer Philip Sandstrom, choreographer/curator Shannon Stewart, and curator Laurie Uprichard are: Kelly Bond – Based in New Orleans; Donna Costello and Jennifer Sargent – Based in New York City and New Orleans, respectively; Helen Gillet – Belgian-born, New Orleans-based musician; the “devised theater company” Goat in the Road – Based in New Orleans; Jarrell Hamilton – A conceptualist choreographer and performer working in both New Orleans and New York; Marcus Hayes –Clarksville, TN; Meryl Murman/FLOCK – New Orleans-based; and Shannon Stewart/Screaming Traps – New Orleans-based. The U.K. artists are: Christopher Matthews – U.S.-born, London-based artist Christopher Matthews; Janine Harrington – London-based; Matthias Sperling – London-based choreographer and scholar Matthias Sperling. Plus full-length works: Creep Cuts by Evan Spiegelman (New Orleans/New York) and Dylan Hunter (New Orleans); and Custodians of Beauty by Slovak-American choreographer Pavel Zuštiak and Palissimo Company (NYC). Find out more here
First Nations Dialogues Lenapehoking/New York - Various Artists
Various Venus – NYC
January 5 – 12
First Nations Dialgues is an initiative designed to provide exposure and a focus on Indigenous performing arts and artists based in Canada, the U.S., and Australia in partnership with contemporary live performance platforms across New York City, and also to kick-start the development of the Global First Nations Performance Network (GFNPN), a pilot initiative focused on cultural change. First Nations Dialgues is led by the transnational consortium of Emily Johnson (USA), Vallejo Gantner (USA), BlakDance (Australia), Angela Flynn/Kukuni Arts (Australia), Jacob Boehme (Australia), Ilbijerri Theatre Company (Australia), and Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance (Canada). Find out more here
In The Works 2019 APAP Showcase – Various Artists
La MaMa Rehearsal studios
January 6
The "In The Works 2019 APAP Showcase" includes: Anna Sperber, BamBam Frost*, DELIRIOUS Dances/Edisa Weeks, Fana Fraser, Laurie Berg, mayfield brooks, Samlingen* (Amanda Apetrea, Nadja Hjorton, Halla Óla
RSVP – Delirious Dances here
Caleb Teicher & Co with Conrad Tao
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
January 6 – 7
As part of the “Works & Process at the Guggenheim” series, Teicher and Tao will present the world premiere of More Forever a new evening-length work where “On a stage covered by a thin layer of sand, dancers explore American dance traditions such as vernacular jazz, tap, and Lindy Hop, set to Tao's new contemporary score for piano and electronics,” notes the release. Find out more here
Davalois Fearon Dance & The Black Iris Project
New York City Center, Studio 4
January 7
Davalois Fearon Dance will perform For C.J., inspired by the death of her nephew in 2017 from asthma, and shares the program with The Black Iris Project. The evening is curated by Pentacle. RSVP [email protected] and [email protected]
PMG Arts Management – APAP Guest Artist Showcase
City Center, Studio 4
January 7
Artists included on the roster are: DELIRIOUS Dances and nathantrice/RITUALS dance theater. Register/RSVP here
Danspace Project
January 7 – 12
As part of American Realness 2019, Wilson’s …they stood shaking while others began to shout returns to Danspace Project where it premiered as part of the twelfth artist-curated Platform entitled “Dancing Platform Praying Grounds: Blackness, Churches, and Downtown Dance (Platform 2018),” curated by choreographer and artistic director of Fist & Heel Performance Group. “…they stood shaking while others began to shout is a dynamic tapestry that recalls the past into the present moment. This work is influenced by Wilson’s ongoing research related to Ring Shouts and traditional American Baptist, Trinidad and Tobagonian Spiritual Baptist, and Shaker praise songs. Major inspirations are the Black Shakers, particularly prominent Shaker Eldress, Mother Rebecca Cox Jackson; the Ibeji, an orisha (god) of the Yoruba religion that is represented by twins; the challenges of duets and pairing; and the 1995 work, The Littlest Baptist – Wilson’s 1st attempt at incorporating his field research of Black shout traditions into contemporary experimental performative theater,” according to the release. The performers are members of Fist & Heel Performance Group: Hadar Ahuvia, Yeman Brown, Paul Hamilton, Michel Kouakou, Clement Mensah, Gabi Silva, Annie Wang and Michelle Yard and features live vocals by Rhetta Aleong and Lawrence Harding. Find out more here
American Dance Platform – Various Artists
The Joyce Theater
January 3 - 5
For the fourth annual “American Dance Platform” series, the calendar includes: Stephen Petronio Company and Martha Graham Dance Company (January 3); BalletX and Raphael Xavier (January 4); and Ephrat Asherie Dance and Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE with Arturo O’Farrill & Resist (January 5). Find out more here
AIRs on APAP - Alethea Pace, Chuck Wilt, and Hee Ra Yoo
92nd Street Y
January 4 – 5
See all three of the 92Y 2018-19 Harkness Artists in Residence, in full-length newly crafted works all in one weekend: Alethea Pace (January 4), Chuck Wilt (January 5), and Hee Ra Yoo (January 5). Find out more here
Live Artery – Various Artists
New York Live Arts
January 4 - 7
This full roster of Live Artery artists includes: Jack Ferver, Joanna Kotze, Marjani Forté-Saunders Jennifer Nugent & Paul Mattenson and Randjelović/Stryker Resident Commissioned Artist (RCA) RoseAnne Spradlin, plus studio showings from Bill Shannon, Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, Yanira Castro | a canary torsi, Kimberly Bartosik / daela, Molly Lieber & Eleanor Smith, Abby Z and the New Utility, Netta Yerushalmy, and curated guests Sean Dorsey Dance, Kyle Marshall Dance, and Lakaï Dance Theatre. Find out more here
Various Artists
Marlene Myerson Jewish Community Center
January 5 – 7
The roster of artists curated by producer Philip Sandstrom, choreographer/curator Shannon Stewart, and curator Laurie Uprichard are: Kelly Bond – Based in New Orleans; Donna Costello and Jennifer Sargent – Based in New York City and New Orleans, respectively; Helen Gillet – Belgian-born, New Orleans-based musician; the “devised theater company” Goat in the Road – Based in New Orleans; Jarrell Hamilton – A conceptualist choreographer and performer working in both New Orleans and New York; Marcus Hayes –Clarksville, TN; Meryl Murman/FLOCK – New Orleans-based; and Shannon Stewart/Screaming Traps – New Orleans-based. The U.K. artists are: Christopher Matthews – U.S.-born, London-based artist Christopher Matthews; Janine Harrington – London-based; Matthias Sperling – London-based choreographer and scholar Matthias Sperling. Plus full-length works: Creep Cuts by Evan Spiegelman (New Orleans/New York) and Dylan Hunter (New Orleans); and Custodians of Beauty by Slovak-American choreographer Pavel Zuštiak and Palissimo Company (NYC). Find out more here
First Nations Dialogues Lenapehoking/New York - Various Artists
Various Venus – NYC
January 5 – 12
First Nations Dialgues is an initiative designed to provide exposure and a focus on Indigenous performing arts and artists based in Canada, the U.S., and Australia in partnership with contemporary live performance platforms across New York City, and also to kick-start the development of the Global First Nations Performance Network (GFNPN), a pilot initiative focused on cultural change. First Nations Dialgues is led by the transnational consortium of Emily Johnson (USA), Vallejo Gantner (USA), BlakDance (Australia), Angela Flynn/Kukuni Arts (Australia), Jacob Boehme (Australia), Ilbijerri Theatre Company (Australia), and Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance (Canada). Find out more here
In The Works 2019 APAP Showcase – Various Artists
La MaMa Rehearsal studios
January 6
The "In The Works 2019 APAP Showcase" includes: Anna Sperber, BamBam Frost*, DELIRIOUS Dances/Edisa Weeks, Fana Fraser, Laurie Berg, mayfield brooks, Samlingen* (Amanda Apetrea, Nadja Hjorton, Halla Óla
RSVP – Delirious Dances here
Caleb Teicher & Co with Conrad Tao
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
January 6 – 7
As part of the “Works & Process at the Guggenheim” series, Teicher and Tao will present the world premiere of More Forever a new evening-length work where “On a stage covered by a thin layer of sand, dancers explore American dance traditions such as vernacular jazz, tap, and Lindy Hop, set to Tao's new contemporary score for piano and electronics,” notes the release. Find out more here
Davalois Fearon Dance & The Black Iris Project
New York City Center, Studio 4
January 7
Davalois Fearon Dance will perform For C.J., inspired by the death of her nephew in 2017 from asthma, and shares the program with The Black Iris Project. The evening is curated by Pentacle. RSVP [email protected] and [email protected]
PMG Arts Management – APAP Guest Artist Showcase
City Center, Studio 4
January 7
Artists included on the roster are: DELIRIOUS Dances and nathantrice/RITUALS dance theater. Register/RSVP here
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