Various Venues
December 3 – 9
For their eighth annual Flamenco in the Boros tour, titled Navidad Flamenca, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana offers a series of free performances in neighborhoods across New York City. “…Navidad Flamenca draws inspiration from the rich holiday customs of the Spanish-speaking world from Argentina and Mexico to Colombia, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Through music, carols, and dance, this lively program highlights holiday traditions and reflects the influences of Hispanic culture throughout the Americas,” according to the release. Find out more here
Keely Garfield
The Chocolate Factory
November 29 – December 9
In Perfect Piranha Garfield “…moves in circles through ineffable strands of shady movement to fully-articulated declarative dancing. It emerges as an uninterrupted flow of continuous movement, veering between a whisper and a roar,” according to the release. Find out more here http://chocolatefactorytheater.org/keely-garfield-perfect-piranha/
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
New York City Center
November 29 – December 31
For their annual five-week season, included on the programs are world premieres Victoria by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano, and Members Don’t Get Weary by Ailey dancer Jamar Roberts, plus new productions by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar (Shelter - 1992), Twyla Tharp (The Golden Section - 1983) and Talley Beatty (Stack Up - 1983). The Opening Night Gala Benefit performance with host Janelle Monáe will feature a variety of one-night-only performances plus Revelations with live musicians and singers. Other season highlights include the Family Matinee Series which runs every Saturday afternoon, plus the Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve performances. The artistic director is Robert Battle. Find out more here
DoublePlus – Various Artists
Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
November 30 - December 16
The specially curated, split-bill, DoublePlus series returns for over three weekends with: Yinka Esi Graves + Shamar Wayne - curated by Nora Chipaumire (November 30 – December 2); Dr. Mique’s Dangeli & Mike Dangeli _ Maria Hupfield – curated by Emily Johnson (December 7 – 9); and Wesley Chavis + Cori Olinghouse – curated by Dean Moss (December 14 – 16). Find out more here
Liz Gerring Dance Company
The Joyce Theater
November 30 - December 3
For this season, Gerring again brings her “…signature non-narrative, abstract movement…” style in the New York premiere of Horizon, an exploration into the idea of destiny. Find out more here
Sundays on Broadway - Shared evening: Mina Nishimura, Miriam Parker, Marilyn Maywald Yahel
Cathy Weis Projects/WeisAcres
December 3
Sundays on Broadway, a free and intimate, ongoing series featuring performances, film screenings and discussions, presented by the Cathy Weis Projects at WeisAcres, continues in a “Shared Evening” with Nishimura, Parker and Yahel. Find out more here
Dance Magazine Awards
The Ailey Citigroup Theater
December 4
The annual awards ceremony will honor Rennie Harris, Marika Molnar, Linda Celeste Sims and Diana Vishneva. Find out more here
“Moving Men” series - Various Artists
Dixon Place
December 5
For one-night-only, Doug Posts curates this series with new choreography that features all male dancers. The lineup includes: Sean Thomas Boyt and Dr. Andy Thierauf, Collin Ranf, David Appel and HEWMAN (Jason Collins, Lindsay Harwell, and Ingrid Kapteyn). Find out more here