Barrio & Noche Flamenca Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca
West Park Presbyterian Church (165 W 86th Street)
December 11 - January 23
Barrio’s critically acclaimed production of the Greek tragedy “Antigone” by Sophocles, adapted and renamed Antigona, returns for six weeks. Merging text, music and flamenco, “The company…reignit[es] the theatrical potential of the Greek chorus as the lyrical and rhythmic heart of the drama,” notes the release. Just Monday, December 14, Barrio received the very first Dance Magazine award as a flamenco dance artist. Antigona is adapted and directed by Martín Santangelo, choreographed by Barrio with additional choreography by Isabel Bayon. The music is by Eugenio Iglesias, Salva de Maria & Martín Santangelo. Find out more here
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
City Center
December 2-January 3
For their annual, month-long season at City Center under artistic director Robert Battle, AAADT returns with premieres, new productions and repertory favorites. Find out more here
Meredith Monk and Anne Waldman
Danspace Project
December 10-19
Monk and Waldman will close the fall 2015 season with 3 nights of new work and one collaboration. “Monk and Waldman first met in 1966 just after Monk premiered one of her earliest multi-media performances, 16 Millimeter Earrings, and Waldman was director of “The Poetry Project” (Danspace Project's neighbor at St. Mark's Church). This marks the first time in Monk and Waldman's nearly 50-year friendship that they will create and perform work together,” notes the release. Find out more here
luciana achugar
Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
December 17 - 19
achugar’s An Epilogue for OTRO TEATRO: True Love which “…furthers [her] search for another kind of theater; performance as ritual,” according to the release, runs for two weeks. Find out more here
Tuva Hildebrand with Sally O’Neill
Dixon Place
December 16
In the last event for the season, on a “SPLIT BILL” program, Hildebrand and O’Neill will present That Disgusting Thing Called Intimacy and the Brooklyn-based company, Current Harbor will present the dance/theatre work ‘59rpm. Find out more here
Mark DeGarmo New York City Previews of “Las Fridas”
The Clemente
December 16 – 20
The choreographer and director, DeGarmo, with performers Marie Baker-Lee and Susan Thomasson presents LasFridas “…a 60-minute site-specific movement installation…love letter to Mexico, an offering to Frida Kahlo, and homage to women exploring life after 60,” according to the release. Reservations: LasFridas.eventbrite.com. Find out more here
West Park Presbyterian Church (165 W 86th Street)
December 11 - January 23
Barrio’s critically acclaimed production of the Greek tragedy “Antigone” by Sophocles, adapted and renamed Antigona, returns for six weeks. Merging text, music and flamenco, “The company…reignit[es] the theatrical potential of the Greek chorus as the lyrical and rhythmic heart of the drama,” notes the release. Just Monday, December 14, Barrio received the very first Dance Magazine award as a flamenco dance artist. Antigona is adapted and directed by Martín Santangelo, choreographed by Barrio with additional choreography by Isabel Bayon. The music is by Eugenio Iglesias, Salva de Maria & Martín Santangelo. Find out more here
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
City Center
December 2-January 3
For their annual, month-long season at City Center under artistic director Robert Battle, AAADT returns with premieres, new productions and repertory favorites. Find out more here
Meredith Monk and Anne Waldman
Danspace Project
December 10-19
Monk and Waldman will close the fall 2015 season with 3 nights of new work and one collaboration. “Monk and Waldman first met in 1966 just after Monk premiered one of her earliest multi-media performances, 16 Millimeter Earrings, and Waldman was director of “The Poetry Project” (Danspace Project's neighbor at St. Mark's Church). This marks the first time in Monk and Waldman's nearly 50-year friendship that they will create and perform work together,” notes the release. Find out more here
luciana achugar
Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
December 17 - 19
achugar’s An Epilogue for OTRO TEATRO: True Love which “…furthers [her] search for another kind of theater; performance as ritual,” according to the release, runs for two weeks. Find out more here
Tuva Hildebrand with Sally O’Neill
Dixon Place
December 16
In the last event for the season, on a “SPLIT BILL” program, Hildebrand and O’Neill will present That Disgusting Thing Called Intimacy and the Brooklyn-based company, Current Harbor will present the dance/theatre work ‘59rpm. Find out more here
Mark DeGarmo New York City Previews of “Las Fridas”
The Clemente
December 16 – 20
The choreographer and director, DeGarmo, with performers Marie Baker-Lee and Susan Thomasson presents LasFridas “…a 60-minute site-specific movement installation…love letter to Mexico, an offering to Frida Kahlo, and homage to women exploring life after 60,” according to the release. Reservations: LasFridas.eventbrite.com. Find out more here
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