Nshoma Nkwabi
Marijana Cvetković Marković SOME DANCE THIS WEEK ~
Marijana Cvetković Marković (Serbia) &
Miki Braniste (Romania)
Apr 16 at 6pm
Isack Peter Abeneko (Tanzania) &
Nshoma Nkwabi (Tanzania)
Apr 16 at 7:30pm
New York Live Arts
Cvetković Marković and Braniste will culminate their two-week residency as part of New York Live Arts’ The Suitcase Fund. Cvetković Marković’s research goal was “…to improve knowledge, develop information flow between New York, Serbia and the Balkan Region and establish artistic and institutional partnerships for new projects,” according to the release. She is from STATION Service for Contemporary Dance in Serbia and Nomad Dance Academy, a network of Balkan arts professionals. Braniste, the director of the TEMPS D'IMAGES Festival Cluj, Romania “…will present the dynamics of the independent performing arts scene in Romania, connecting the development of the artistic scene with the social transformation of contemporary Romania,” notes the release. This is a FREE event! Find out more here
Emerging choreographers, Peter Abeneko and Nkwabi will culminate their week-long research residency with an informal showing followed by a short discussion. This is a FREE event! Find out more here
Panel: Alvin Ailey’s “Revelations”
April 15
NJPAC’s Center for Arts Education
Ailey’s classic Revelations is the topic of discussion just before the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns for their annual Mother’s Day weekend performances (May 10-11). The panel is moderated by Nasha Thomas-Schmitt, National Director of AileyCamp/Spokesperson & Master Teacher for Arts in Education, with Ailey company members Hope Boykin and Vernard J. Gilmore. This is a FREE event! Find out more here
Ballet NY
Ailey Citigroup Theater
April 15-17
For their 2014 season, co-founder Judy Fugate’s Ballet NY brings In the Garden of Souls by co-founder Medhi Bahiri, the premiere of Kinderszenen (Childhood Scenes) by Antonia Francheschi and Dreams by Margot Parsons, plus excerpts from Urban Study by Ginger Thatcher. Find out more here
Ballet Hispanico
April 15-27
The Joyce Theater
For a two-week season, Ballet Hispanico, under artistic director Eduardo Vilaro in his fourth year, returns with the premiere of El Beso by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano , plus three Joyce premieres: Sombrerísimo by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Umbral by Edgar Zendejas and Hogar by Vilaro. Nacho Duato's Jardi Tancat, Edwaard Liang's A Verme, plus more from Vilaro and Lopez Ochoa round out the season. Find out more here
Soaking WET
April 17-19
West End Theater
The Soaking WET Dance Series, directed by David Parker and Jeffrey Kazin, presents the companies of Tricia Brouk and Vicky Shick for 4 performances each. Brouk - April 17, 18, 19 at 6:30 PM, and April 20 at 2 PM. Shick - April 17, 18, 19 at 8:30 PM, and April 20 at 4 PM. Find out more here
Brown Girls Burlesque
Kumble Theater
April 18-19
Brown Girls Burlesque in association with the Kumble Theater presents “…a multi-media theatrical burlesque spectacular, made to disrupt and distort the senses through the looking glass of reality TV,” according to the release. Find out more here
The Bloc Party
The Apollo Soundstage
April 18-19
See some of hip hop’s finest including Soweto Kinch (Master of Ceremonies), James "Cricket" Colter, David “B-Boy Vybe” Giles, Honomi Kuwana, Inyoung “Dassy” Lee and Ryota “Riceball” Yamasaki choreographed and directed by London’s Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist, Jonzi D. Music is by DJ DP One. The Apollo says, “No sitting allowed. Come prepared to move about.” Find out more here
CoreDance Contemporary
The Actors Fund Arts Center
April 18-19
CoreDance Contemporary presents Thresholds of Being, a diverse program of modern dance described as “… an exploration of the seven stages we as human beings go through when dealing with a grief situation,” according to the release. Find out more here
Jon Kinzel
New York Live Arts
April 18-19
As part of the Studio Series at NYLA, Kinzel’s Provision Provision, Neighborhood Neighborhood, Permission Permission, Provision Provision, March March will feature a quartet including Kinzel, Hadar Ahuvia, Hilary Clark (Saturday only), Belinda He (Friday only), and Jeremy Pheiffer. Find out more here
Marijana Cvetković Marković (Serbia) &
Miki Braniste (Romania)
Apr 16 at 6pm
Isack Peter Abeneko (Tanzania) &
Nshoma Nkwabi (Tanzania)
Apr 16 at 7:30pm
New York Live Arts
Cvetković Marković and Braniste will culminate their two-week residency as part of New York Live Arts’ The Suitcase Fund. Cvetković Marković’s research goal was “…to improve knowledge, develop information flow between New York, Serbia and the Balkan Region and establish artistic and institutional partnerships for new projects,” according to the release. She is from STATION Service for Contemporary Dance in Serbia and Nomad Dance Academy, a network of Balkan arts professionals. Braniste, the director of the TEMPS D'IMAGES Festival Cluj, Romania “…will present the dynamics of the independent performing arts scene in Romania, connecting the development of the artistic scene with the social transformation of contemporary Romania,” notes the release. This is a FREE event! Find out more here
Emerging choreographers, Peter Abeneko and Nkwabi will culminate their week-long research residency with an informal showing followed by a short discussion. This is a FREE event! Find out more here
Panel: Alvin Ailey’s “Revelations”
April 15
NJPAC’s Center for Arts Education
Ailey’s classic Revelations is the topic of discussion just before the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns for their annual Mother’s Day weekend performances (May 10-11). The panel is moderated by Nasha Thomas-Schmitt, National Director of AileyCamp/Spokesperson & Master Teacher for Arts in Education, with Ailey company members Hope Boykin and Vernard J. Gilmore. This is a FREE event! Find out more here
Ballet NY
Ailey Citigroup Theater
April 15-17
For their 2014 season, co-founder Judy Fugate’s Ballet NY brings In the Garden of Souls by co-founder Medhi Bahiri, the premiere of Kinderszenen (Childhood Scenes) by Antonia Francheschi and Dreams by Margot Parsons, plus excerpts from Urban Study by Ginger Thatcher. Find out more here
Ballet Hispanico
April 15-27
The Joyce Theater
For a two-week season, Ballet Hispanico, under artistic director Eduardo Vilaro in his fourth year, returns with the premiere of El Beso by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano , plus three Joyce premieres: Sombrerísimo by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Umbral by Edgar Zendejas and Hogar by Vilaro. Nacho Duato's Jardi Tancat, Edwaard Liang's A Verme, plus more from Vilaro and Lopez Ochoa round out the season. Find out more here
Soaking WET
April 17-19
West End Theater
The Soaking WET Dance Series, directed by David Parker and Jeffrey Kazin, presents the companies of Tricia Brouk and Vicky Shick for 4 performances each. Brouk - April 17, 18, 19 at 6:30 PM, and April 20 at 2 PM. Shick - April 17, 18, 19 at 8:30 PM, and April 20 at 4 PM. Find out more here
Brown Girls Burlesque
Kumble Theater
April 18-19
Brown Girls Burlesque in association with the Kumble Theater presents “…a multi-media theatrical burlesque spectacular, made to disrupt and distort the senses through the looking glass of reality TV,” according to the release. Find out more here
The Bloc Party
The Apollo Soundstage
April 18-19
See some of hip hop’s finest including Soweto Kinch (Master of Ceremonies), James "Cricket" Colter, David “B-Boy Vybe” Giles, Honomi Kuwana, Inyoung “Dassy” Lee and Ryota “Riceball” Yamasaki choreographed and directed by London’s Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist, Jonzi D. Music is by DJ DP One. The Apollo says, “No sitting allowed. Come prepared to move about.” Find out more here
CoreDance Contemporary
The Actors Fund Arts Center
April 18-19
CoreDance Contemporary presents Thresholds of Being, a diverse program of modern dance described as “… an exploration of the seven stages we as human beings go through when dealing with a grief situation,” according to the release. Find out more here
Jon Kinzel
New York Live Arts
April 18-19
As part of the Studio Series at NYLA, Kinzel’s Provision Provision, Neighborhood Neighborhood, Permission Permission, Provision Provision, March March will feature a quartet including Kinzel, Hadar Ahuvia, Hilary Clark (Saturday only), Belinda He (Friday only), and Jeremy Pheiffer. Find out more here
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