Fana Fraser Fana Fraser + Beth Graczyk + zavé martohardjono
Gibney Dance
April 21 – 22
On this program of “Work Up” (3.3), Gibney Dance’s performance series which presents short works by dance and performance artists on a shared bill. Fraser will present Stillbirth where “mythic dreams of ovarian teratomas and the vagina dentata collide with Caribbean Carnival practices,” then “A series of physical micro-worlds emerge and dissolve in Graczyk’s solo, Beast,” and finally, martohardjono’s GENERAL DYNAMICS… will offer “…a ‘safe space’ for somatic survival in the era of information overload,” according to the release. Find out more here
Ballet Hispanico
The Joyce Theater
April 18 – 23
Ballet Hispanico’s program of all-female choreographers includes: Michelle Manzanales's Con Brazos Abiertos (world premiere), Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Línea Recta and Tania Pérez-Salas’ Catorce Dieciséis. Find out more here
Dance Theatre of Harlem
New York City Center
April 19 – 22
The season will feature System (NY Premiere) by Francesca Harper, Chaconne (DTH premiere) by José Limón, Dialogues (New Production) by Glen Tetley and Brahms Variations (NY Premiere) by resident choreographer Robert Garland. Returning is Dianne McIntyre’s Change, Darrell Grand Moultrie’s Vessels and Garland’s Return. Moultrie’s Equilibrium (BROTHERHOOD) and a Glen Tetley Tribute performed by special Guest artists are slated for special programs. Find out more here
Okwui Okpokwasili
New York Live Arts
April 19 – 22 & 26 – 29
In collaboration with director and visual designer Peter Born, Okpokwasili will premiere Poor People’s TV Room “…informed by two historic incidents in Nigeria: The Women’s War of 1929, a resistance movement against British colonial powers, and the Boko Haram kidnappings of more than 300 girls that launched the Bring Back Our Girls movement,” notes the release. Find out more here
Kathy Westwater
Brooklyn Studios for Dance
April 19 – 22
In Anywhere Westwater “…asks how a dance might engage with, and itself be, a monument,” according to the release. Find out more here
doug elkins choreography, etc.
Peak Performances
April 20- 23
In an evening-length program of new and repertory works, the company will offer the world premiere of O, round desire, a new dance commissioned and co-produced by Peak Performances; A Hundred Indecisions, a new film produced by Dance for Film on Location at Montclair State University, plus Elkins’ Mo(or)town/Redux (2012). Find out more here
Jimena Paz
The Chocolate Factory
April 21-30
In making Yellow, created and performed by Jimena Paz in collaboration with Ralph Lemon and Vicky Shick, says Paz, "We have been working with the idea of "foreignness" and how each artist interprets that word in her/his own making/practice.” Find out more here
Various Artists
Symphony Space
April 22 – 23
As part of World Music Institute’s fifth annual “Dancing The Gods Festival” at Symphony Space, slated are performances by Neena Prasad and musicians, Sanjukta Sinha and more. There is a Pre-Performance Slide Lecture (April 22), plus CHAT & CHAI with the artists after each performance. Find out more here - and here
It’s Showtime NYC
Castle Clinton Park, Battery Park
April 22
From 12 noon to 4pm, the crew of dancers that make up It’s Showtime NYC and “…celebrates New York City street culture and provides performance and professional development opportunities to street and subway dancers as a legal alternative to dancing in subway cars,” according to the release, comes to Battery Park. Find out more here
Various Artists
Movement Research at the Judson Church
April 24
Don’t miss this free, ongoing, Monday night performance series of experimentation and works-in-progress. This week’s featured artists are Lisa Fagan Dance Problems, Mersiha Mesihovic, Naomi Elena Ramirez and Lindsay Reute. Find out more here
Gibney Dance
April 21 – 22
On this program of “Work Up” (3.3), Gibney Dance’s performance series which presents short works by dance and performance artists on a shared bill. Fraser will present Stillbirth where “mythic dreams of ovarian teratomas and the vagina dentata collide with Caribbean Carnival practices,” then “A series of physical micro-worlds emerge and dissolve in Graczyk’s solo, Beast,” and finally, martohardjono’s GENERAL DYNAMICS… will offer “…a ‘safe space’ for somatic survival in the era of information overload,” according to the release. Find out more here
Ballet Hispanico
The Joyce Theater
April 18 – 23
Ballet Hispanico’s program of all-female choreographers includes: Michelle Manzanales's Con Brazos Abiertos (world premiere), Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Línea Recta and Tania Pérez-Salas’ Catorce Dieciséis. Find out more here
Dance Theatre of Harlem
New York City Center
April 19 – 22
The season will feature System (NY Premiere) by Francesca Harper, Chaconne (DTH premiere) by José Limón, Dialogues (New Production) by Glen Tetley and Brahms Variations (NY Premiere) by resident choreographer Robert Garland. Returning is Dianne McIntyre’s Change, Darrell Grand Moultrie’s Vessels and Garland’s Return. Moultrie’s Equilibrium (BROTHERHOOD) and a Glen Tetley Tribute performed by special Guest artists are slated for special programs. Find out more here
Okwui Okpokwasili
New York Live Arts
April 19 – 22 & 26 – 29
In collaboration with director and visual designer Peter Born, Okpokwasili will premiere Poor People’s TV Room “…informed by two historic incidents in Nigeria: The Women’s War of 1929, a resistance movement against British colonial powers, and the Boko Haram kidnappings of more than 300 girls that launched the Bring Back Our Girls movement,” notes the release. Find out more here
Kathy Westwater
Brooklyn Studios for Dance
April 19 – 22
In Anywhere Westwater “…asks how a dance might engage with, and itself be, a monument,” according to the release. Find out more here
doug elkins choreography, etc.
Peak Performances
April 20- 23
In an evening-length program of new and repertory works, the company will offer the world premiere of O, round desire, a new dance commissioned and co-produced by Peak Performances; A Hundred Indecisions, a new film produced by Dance for Film on Location at Montclair State University, plus Elkins’ Mo(or)town/Redux (2012). Find out more here
Jimena Paz
The Chocolate Factory
April 21-30
In making Yellow, created and performed by Jimena Paz in collaboration with Ralph Lemon and Vicky Shick, says Paz, "We have been working with the idea of "foreignness" and how each artist interprets that word in her/his own making/practice.” Find out more here
Various Artists
Symphony Space
April 22 – 23
As part of World Music Institute’s fifth annual “Dancing The Gods Festival” at Symphony Space, slated are performances by Neena Prasad and musicians, Sanjukta Sinha and more. There is a Pre-Performance Slide Lecture (April 22), plus CHAT & CHAI with the artists after each performance. Find out more here - and here
It’s Showtime NYC
Castle Clinton Park, Battery Park
April 22
From 12 noon to 4pm, the crew of dancers that make up It’s Showtime NYC and “…celebrates New York City street culture and provides performance and professional development opportunities to street and subway dancers as a legal alternative to dancing in subway cars,” according to the release, comes to Battery Park. Find out more here
Various Artists
Movement Research at the Judson Church
April 24
Don’t miss this free, ongoing, Monday night performance series of experimentation and works-in-progress. This week’s featured artists are Lisa Fagan Dance Problems, Mersiha Mesihovic, Naomi Elena Ramirez and Lindsay Reute. Find out more here
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