Dance/NYC
Gibney Dance Center
February 27 - 28
For the seventh year, Dance/NYC, “New York City's leading organization dedicated to promoting the knowledge, appreciation, practice, and performance of dance in the metropolitan area” will host their annual Symposium, a gathering place for the dance community. Keynote speakers for this singular full-day gathering of dance leaders and supporters in the metropolitan New York City area are: Misty Copeland of American Ballet Theatre, Virginia Johnson of Dance Theatre of Harlem, Edwin Torres, the Acting Commissioner of New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs, and Darren Walker of the Ford Foundation. Under the leadership of Executive Director, Lane Harwell, participants will “…explore questions of community and economic development, education, and technology that are central to the future of New York’s cultural sector…” notes the release. Harwell adds, “In seeking answers to these questions, we will also extend organizational initiatives focused on increasing racial equity and access and inclusion to the arts for disabled New Yorkers. Underpinning the work is a commitment to identifying, removing, and preventing inequities in the cultural sector and in helping artists advance social justice." A Pre-Symposium - Disability. Dance. Artistry, will happen on February 27. Find out more here
BalletBoyz®
The Joyce Theater
February 23 – 28
Under the direction of former Royal Ballet dancers Michael Nunn OBE and William Trevitt OBE, the all-male, contemporary dance ensemble BalletBoyz® will present the New York premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s Mesmerics, The Murmuring, a new work by Alexander Whitley. Find out more here
Malcolm Low/Formal Structure
Gina Gibney: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
February 24 - 27
Low’s new work, Speakeasy, “…draws upon his experience of growing up gay in a religious black family. Speakeasy imagines a utopian environment where the challenges of confronting race, homophobia, shame, and loss give way to clarity and candor,” notes the release. Find out more here
Marinsky Theatre
BAM
February 24 - 28
Under the direction of Valery Gergiev, the Marinsky Theatre returns to BAM for five nights with “…its renowned orchestra and a slew of star pianists and ballet dancers, including Diana Vishneva and Uliana Lopatkina. Two programs are planned: Folk, Form, and Fire: The Prokofiev Piano Concertos and A Tribute to Maya Plisetskaya. Find out more here
Pacific Northwest Ballet
New York City Center
February 24-27
Under artistic director Peter Boal, Pacific Northwest Ballet returns to City Center with two programs: “All Balanchine” (Square Dance , Prodigal Son and Stravinsky Violin Concerto) and “Contemporary Innovators” (David Dawson’s A Million Kisses to my Skin, William Forsythe’s The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, and Crystal Pite’s Emergence). Find out more here
New York Theatre Ballet
New York Live Arts
February 24 – 27
New York Theatre Ballet will present an untitled world premiere set to Philip Glass' “Piano Etudes” by Steven Melendez and Zhong-Jing Fang, featuring the NYU Steel Drum Ensemble plus Jerome Robbins' Antique Epigraphs, Richard Alston's Such Longing and Milissa Payne Bradley's Chemical Bond. Find out more here
Renegade Performance Group
The Schomburg Center – February 25 – 26
Studio Museum of Harlem – February 28
Artistic director André M. Zachery and artist practitioner LaMont Hamilton’s Dapline! described as a “…look at the origins and continued practice of ‘the DAP,’ comes to The Schomburg Center and Studio Museum in Harlem for the final week of Black History Month. These are free to the public. Find out more here
Gillian Walsh
New York Live Arts
February 26 - 27
As part of the on-going series “Live Feed,” (formerly Studio Series) Walsh shares her “…post-modernism and pop…sensitive and bizarre tone while staying true to a strong formalist point of view,” in this presentation. Find out more here
New Chamber Ballet
February 26 – 27
City Center Studios
The Company will present an evening of works by Miro Magloire and Constantine Baecher. Find out more here
Keely Garfield Dance
92nd Street Y
February 26-28
As part of the 92y’s Harkness Dance Festival, Garfield brings the world premiere of Pow where her brand of “…resilience is palpable as the performers rise to the physical challenge, emotional engagement, and complex sequential contests of the work,” according to the release. Find out more here
Gibney Dance Center
February 27 - 28
For the seventh year, Dance/NYC, “New York City's leading organization dedicated to promoting the knowledge, appreciation, practice, and performance of dance in the metropolitan area” will host their annual Symposium, a gathering place for the dance community. Keynote speakers for this singular full-day gathering of dance leaders and supporters in the metropolitan New York City area are: Misty Copeland of American Ballet Theatre, Virginia Johnson of Dance Theatre of Harlem, Edwin Torres, the Acting Commissioner of New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs, and Darren Walker of the Ford Foundation. Under the leadership of Executive Director, Lane Harwell, participants will “…explore questions of community and economic development, education, and technology that are central to the future of New York’s cultural sector…” notes the release. Harwell adds, “In seeking answers to these questions, we will also extend organizational initiatives focused on increasing racial equity and access and inclusion to the arts for disabled New Yorkers. Underpinning the work is a commitment to identifying, removing, and preventing inequities in the cultural sector and in helping artists advance social justice." A Pre-Symposium - Disability. Dance. Artistry, will happen on February 27. Find out more here
BalletBoyz®
The Joyce Theater
February 23 – 28
Under the direction of former Royal Ballet dancers Michael Nunn OBE and William Trevitt OBE, the all-male, contemporary dance ensemble BalletBoyz® will present the New York premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s Mesmerics, The Murmuring, a new work by Alexander Whitley. Find out more here
Malcolm Low/Formal Structure
Gina Gibney: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
February 24 - 27
Low’s new work, Speakeasy, “…draws upon his experience of growing up gay in a religious black family. Speakeasy imagines a utopian environment where the challenges of confronting race, homophobia, shame, and loss give way to clarity and candor,” notes the release. Find out more here
Marinsky Theatre
BAM
February 24 - 28
Under the direction of Valery Gergiev, the Marinsky Theatre returns to BAM for five nights with “…its renowned orchestra and a slew of star pianists and ballet dancers, including Diana Vishneva and Uliana Lopatkina. Two programs are planned: Folk, Form, and Fire: The Prokofiev Piano Concertos and A Tribute to Maya Plisetskaya. Find out more here
Pacific Northwest Ballet
New York City Center
February 24-27
Under artistic director Peter Boal, Pacific Northwest Ballet returns to City Center with two programs: “All Balanchine” (Square Dance , Prodigal Son and Stravinsky Violin Concerto) and “Contemporary Innovators” (David Dawson’s A Million Kisses to my Skin, William Forsythe’s The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, and Crystal Pite’s Emergence). Find out more here
New York Theatre Ballet
New York Live Arts
February 24 – 27
New York Theatre Ballet will present an untitled world premiere set to Philip Glass' “Piano Etudes” by Steven Melendez and Zhong-Jing Fang, featuring the NYU Steel Drum Ensemble plus Jerome Robbins' Antique Epigraphs, Richard Alston's Such Longing and Milissa Payne Bradley's Chemical Bond. Find out more here
Renegade Performance Group
The Schomburg Center – February 25 – 26
Studio Museum of Harlem – February 28
Artistic director André M. Zachery and artist practitioner LaMont Hamilton’s Dapline! described as a “…look at the origins and continued practice of ‘the DAP,’ comes to The Schomburg Center and Studio Museum in Harlem for the final week of Black History Month. These are free to the public. Find out more here
Gillian Walsh
New York Live Arts
February 26 - 27
As part of the on-going series “Live Feed,” (formerly Studio Series) Walsh shares her “…post-modernism and pop…sensitive and bizarre tone while staying true to a strong formalist point of view,” in this presentation. Find out more here
New Chamber Ballet
February 26 – 27
City Center Studios
The Company will present an evening of works by Miro Magloire and Constantine Baecher. Find out more here
Keely Garfield Dance
92nd Street Y
February 26-28
As part of the 92y’s Harkness Dance Festival, Garfield brings the world premiere of Pow where her brand of “…resilience is palpable as the performers rise to the physical challenge, emotional engagement, and complex sequential contests of the work,” according to the release. Find out more here
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