Benjamin Kimith Photo: Jessy Price Benjamin Kimitch
Danspace Project
February 23 – 25
Kimitch’s new work Ko-bu a solo for dancer/collaborator Julie McMillan “…seeks to create a sensory landscape in which to contemplate grief and loss. Kimitch is a fourth-generation Japanese American and grew up studying Chinese folk and classical dance in his home state of Minneapolis. Over many years, Kimitch has assembled a collection of photographs of Flying Apsaras and Boddhisatvas featured in the historic Mogao cave murals of Dunhuang in northern China, which date back as early as the late fourth century. These images, along with other religious iconography and Maurice Sendak illustrations, are brought to life in Ko-bu by McMillan through a series of articulated pauses and sustained images.” notes the release. There is no late seating for these performances. The audience is encouraged to arrive on time. Find out more here
Anna Azrieli
The Chocolate Factory
February 22-25
Performed by dancer (Eleanor Smith), actor (Massimiliano Balduzzi), child (Ezra Azrieli Holzman) and choreographer (Azrieli), Mirror Furor “…unfolds as a feedback loop of repeated actions in which duets are ruined then reconstituted into dissolving solos, odd trios and finally, the four…” according to the release. Find out more here
New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB)
The 92Y
February 24-25
NYTB brings its “Uptown/Downtown/Dance” series to the 92Y Harkness Dance Festival in a program that features three ballets from Antony Tudor: Soirée Musicale (1938), the Pas de Deux from Romeo & Juliet (1943) and Les Mains Gauches (1951), plus Martha Clarke’s Nocturne (1978) and The Garden of Villandry (1979). Find out more here
Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble
Mark Morris Dance Center
February 25
The Ensemble will perform Brangwen’s In And Out Of The Shadows, inspired by John Cassavetes’ 1959 film “Shadows” and will be accompanied by Grammy-nominated trumpeter and composer Tim Hagans. This performance is free. Find out more here
Various Artists
Movement Research at the Judson Church
February 27
Don’t miss this free, ongoing, Monday night performance series of experimentation and works-in-progress. This week’s featured artists are: K.J. Holmes, He Jin Jang, Barbara Ann Michaels, Angie Pittman and Helanius J. Wilkins. Find out more here
Emerging Choreographer Series – Various Choreographers
La Guardia Performing Arts Center
February 27 - 28
In its 15th year, Mare Nostrum Elements (MNE), “…a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to supporting performing artists and creating original works for the stage, will present the final performances of its Emerging Choreographer Series,” notes the release. The finalist selected included Felipe Galganni, Margaret Jones, Jacob Kruty, Patrick O’Brien, Michelle Sagarminage, Jiemin Yang, Jacqueline Dugal and Carmine Caruso. The winning choreographer will be announced on Wednesday, March 15. Find out more here
Danspace Project
February 23 – 25
Kimitch’s new work Ko-bu a solo for dancer/collaborator Julie McMillan “…seeks to create a sensory landscape in which to contemplate grief and loss. Kimitch is a fourth-generation Japanese American and grew up studying Chinese folk and classical dance in his home state of Minneapolis. Over many years, Kimitch has assembled a collection of photographs of Flying Apsaras and Boddhisatvas featured in the historic Mogao cave murals of Dunhuang in northern China, which date back as early as the late fourth century. These images, along with other religious iconography and Maurice Sendak illustrations, are brought to life in Ko-bu by McMillan through a series of articulated pauses and sustained images.” notes the release. There is no late seating for these performances. The audience is encouraged to arrive on time. Find out more here
Anna Azrieli
The Chocolate Factory
February 22-25
Performed by dancer (Eleanor Smith), actor (Massimiliano Balduzzi), child (Ezra Azrieli Holzman) and choreographer (Azrieli), Mirror Furor “…unfolds as a feedback loop of repeated actions in which duets are ruined then reconstituted into dissolving solos, odd trios and finally, the four…” according to the release. Find out more here
New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB)
The 92Y
February 24-25
NYTB brings its “Uptown/Downtown/Dance” series to the 92Y Harkness Dance Festival in a program that features three ballets from Antony Tudor: Soirée Musicale (1938), the Pas de Deux from Romeo & Juliet (1943) and Les Mains Gauches (1951), plus Martha Clarke’s Nocturne (1978) and The Garden of Villandry (1979). Find out more here
Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble
Mark Morris Dance Center
February 25
The Ensemble will perform Brangwen’s In And Out Of The Shadows, inspired by John Cassavetes’ 1959 film “Shadows” and will be accompanied by Grammy-nominated trumpeter and composer Tim Hagans. This performance is free. Find out more here
Various Artists
Movement Research at the Judson Church
February 27
Don’t miss this free, ongoing, Monday night performance series of experimentation and works-in-progress. This week’s featured artists are: K.J. Holmes, He Jin Jang, Barbara Ann Michaels, Angie Pittman and Helanius J. Wilkins. Find out more here
Emerging Choreographer Series – Various Choreographers
La Guardia Performing Arts Center
February 27 - 28
In its 15th year, Mare Nostrum Elements (MNE), “…a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to supporting performing artists and creating original works for the stage, will present the final performances of its Emerging Choreographer Series,” notes the release. The finalist selected included Felipe Galganni, Margaret Jones, Jacob Kruty, Patrick O’Brien, Michelle Sagarminage, Jiemin Yang, Jacqueline Dugal and Carmine Caruso. The winning choreographer will be announced on Wednesday, March 15. Find out more here
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