SOME DANCE THIS WEEK ~

Dance Theatre of Harlem

Dance Theatre of Harlem
NJPAC
Panel – January 16
Performance - January 17

After a decade, DTH returns to NJPAC as part of NJPAC’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.  Works slated for this performance are Robert Garland’s Gloria, George Balanchine’s Agon and John Alleyne’s Far But Close.  Other happenings during this event include a keynote address from Reverend DeForest Blake "Buster" Soaries, Jr., and a panel discussion titled:  “Black Ballerinas: Breaking the BOUNDARIES of Classical Ballet,” to list just a few.  Find out more ~ http://www.njpac.org/events/detail/dance-theatre-of-harlem



Okwui Okpokwasili
Danspace Project
January 14-February 1
Okpokwasili will premiere the dance/theatre work Bronx Gothic which follows the “…the sexual awakening and exploits of two 11 year-old girls living in the Bronx,” according to the release.  Find out more ~ http://www.danspaceproject.org/

'newsteps'
Chen Dance Center
January 16-18
For this year’s newsteps choreographer’s series, the young dancemakers featured are: Adam Wile, Jin Ju Song-Begin, Hilary Brown & Briana Brown, Calen Kurka, and Luis Gabriel Zaragoza. Find out more ~ www.chendancecenter.org

Restoration Dance Theatre Company
Kumble Theatre
January 18
RDT presents their annual MLK Day weekend concert under artistic director, Karen Thornton, featuring works by Ronald K. Brown, Germaul Barnes, Lindia Dugué, Nathan Trice, and Adé Chiké Torbert.  Find out more ~ http://www.kumbletheater.org/

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