The Joyce Theater
Jan 20 -31
Artistic director David Parsons bring premieres and audience favorites for this two-week season including the premiere of Almah from former Parsons dancer and emerging choreographer Katarzyna Skarpetowska, and four from Parsons - Finding Center, Union, Caught and Nascimento, named for the legendary Brazilian singer-songwriter Milton Nascimento. Also slated for this season is Parsons alumnus Robert Battle's Train to name a few. Find out more here
Ann Liv Young
New York Live Arts
January 20-23 & 27-30
In Young’s Elektra, “This epic event explodes with [her] corporeal version of Sophocles' classic story of a family steeped in murder, revenge, and deception,” according to the release. Find out more here
“Food for Thought”
Danspace Project
January 21 - 23
“Food for Thought” the annual feel good event where canned goods are collected and donated to St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery food distribution programs, is curated by emerging curators Adrienne Rooney (independent curator), Ali Rosa-Salas (curatorial fellow, MoCADA), and Greta Hartenstein (curatorial assistant, Whitney Museum). Find out more here
Fridays at Noon
92nd Street Y
January 22
Brian Rogers, director of The Chocolate Factory Theater, “…presents forward-thinking artists working in dance, theater, performance and multi-media to discuss their art and their careers,” notes the release. Find out more here
STILL RUNNING:
Maurice Hines
New World Stages
December 23 – March
Hines is joined by tap dancing Manzari brothers and the all-female Diva Jazz Orchestra in Maurice Hines:
Tappin' Thru “…a swinging, song and dance musical that celebrates the astonishing showmanship of one of the last great tap dancers of a by-gone era,” notes the release. The show is directed by Jeff Calhoun. Find out more here
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, continues. 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. Find out more here