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The Kitchen
June 22 – 24
Continuing their Lumberyard in the City festival, Lumberyard Contemporary Performing Arts (formerly American Dance Institute) presents the world premiere of feath3r theory in: Another Fucking Warhol Production, or Who’s Afraid of Andy Warhol?, a new work from Raja Feather Kelly and his company the feath3r theory. Kelly describes the feath3r theory in this work “…as a “docufiction performance. The work stars Kelly and his company, the feath3r theory (as themselves), performing a post-ballet theater musical that reimagines and attempts to re-create unrecorded, deleted and lost footage from a rumored 2015 “Saturday Night Live” episode on love and war (“The Love Episode”), featuring musical guest Kanye West.,” according to the release. Another Fucking Warhol Production, or Who’s Afraid of Andy Warhol? culminates Kelly’s development of the work with the support of LUMBERYARD’s 2016 Solange MacArthur Award. Find out more here
Various Artists
Prismatic Park/Madison Square Park
June 13 - October 8
Rashaun Mitchell & Silas Riener, Netta Yerushalmy, and Jodi Melnick will rehearse, have workshops, and perform amongst Josiah McElheny's outdoor public art project - prismatic glass-tile sculptures, in in full view of the public. Find out more here
River to River Festival – Various Artists
Various Venues
June 14 – 25
The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) presents the 16th annual “River To River Festival,” a free arts festival that promises to “…explore and celebrate diversity in all its forms over 100+ performances and events ...across Lower Manhattan and Governors Island,” according to the release. The lineup includes: Wally Cardona, Jennifer Lacey and multiple collaborators in The Set Up: Island Ghost Sleep Princess Time Story Show (June 23–24 & June 24–25); Maria Hassabi (June 23 & 25), to name a few. Find out more here
Various Artists
JACK
June 21 - 24
In the four-day festival of performances and conversation, “EXPLODE! queer dance,” curated by Clare Croft, set for this season is: Jennifer Monson, DD Dorvillier, Thomas DeFrantz, Jennifer Harge, Nic Gareiss & Cleek Schrey and Post Natyam Ensemble. The evenings at JACK will be hosted by Boston-based desi drag queen LaWhore Vagistan. Find out more here
Bryant Park Presents Contemporary Dance – Various Artists
Bryant Park
June 16 – 30
The Contemporary Dance series curated by Tiffany Rea-Fisher, paired with the ballet performances curated by Donna Salgador returns with a lineup that includes: Martha Graham Dance Company, Kinetic Architecture Dance Theatre and more (June 23); and CONTINUUM Contemporary/Ballet, Island Moving Company and Thomas/Ortiz Dance (June 30). Find out more here
NYC10 – Various Artists
Dixon Place
June 21
NYC10, which “…provides opportunities to 10 emerging dance companies to showcase their work (up to 10 minutes each) and receive feedback and reviews,” will feature Lukasz Zieba & Iza Szylinska, Soluq Dance Theater, ZEST Collective, ODNA Choreography, Cameron McKinney, Yidi Lin & Karlie Budge and more. Find out more here
Lydia Johnson Dance
New York Live Arts
June 21 – 23
The 13-member ensemble from Lydia Johnson Dance premieres two works, and will be joined by guests Mary Beth Hansohn and Peter Chursin, and Deborah Wingert,. Find out more here
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
Martha Graham Studio Theater
June 22-24
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will present the New York premiere of Chen's CrossCurrent, “…a collection of new works created on her journey as an immigrant artist attempting to reconcile the two cultures inside her, one she was born into, the other she chose to join,” notes the release. Find out more here
Dance Visions NY
Various Venues
June 25 – August 1
By collaborating with North Shore landmarks Dance Visions NY will create multi-faceted dance and art programs amongst the environments in which they are performed. Sands Point Preserve Conservancy (June 25), Cedarmere (July 29) and Clark Botanical Gardens (August 1 (rain date Aug. 3). Find out more here
David Michalek/Yvonne Rainer
Danspace Project
June 23 – July 1
The film, “SlowDancing/TrioA” by artist Michalek, in collaboration with choreographer, Rainer, “… seeks to create an unusual motion picture record of Rainer's iconic dance-work, Trio A, which she created in 1966,” notes the release. There is a cast of 46 dancers includes original dancers Pat Catterson, Emily Coates, Stephen Petronio, Richard Move, David Thomson, Wendy Whelan and younger generations of dancers, many of whom are students of the original dancers. " This video installation will be open to the public and admission is free. RSVP is recommended at danspaceproject.org. Find out more here
The Kitchen
June 22 – 24
Continuing their Lumberyard in the City festival, Lumberyard Contemporary Performing Arts (formerly American Dance Institute) presents the world premiere of feath3r theory in: Another Fucking Warhol Production, or Who’s Afraid of Andy Warhol?, a new work from Raja Feather Kelly and his company the feath3r theory. Kelly describes the feath3r theory in this work “…as a “docufiction performance. The work stars Kelly and his company, the feath3r theory (as themselves), performing a post-ballet theater musical that reimagines and attempts to re-create unrecorded, deleted and lost footage from a rumored 2015 “Saturday Night Live” episode on love and war (“The Love Episode”), featuring musical guest Kanye West.,” according to the release. Another Fucking Warhol Production, or Who’s Afraid of Andy Warhol? culminates Kelly’s development of the work with the support of LUMBERYARD’s 2016 Solange MacArthur Award. Find out more here
Various Artists
Prismatic Park/Madison Square Park
June 13 - October 8
Rashaun Mitchell & Silas Riener, Netta Yerushalmy, and Jodi Melnick will rehearse, have workshops, and perform amongst Josiah McElheny's outdoor public art project - prismatic glass-tile sculptures, in in full view of the public. Find out more here
River to River Festival – Various Artists
Various Venues
June 14 – 25
The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) presents the 16th annual “River To River Festival,” a free arts festival that promises to “…explore and celebrate diversity in all its forms over 100+ performances and events ...across Lower Manhattan and Governors Island,” according to the release. The lineup includes: Wally Cardona, Jennifer Lacey and multiple collaborators in The Set Up: Island Ghost Sleep Princess Time Story Show (June 23–24 & June 24–25); Maria Hassabi (June 23 & 25), to name a few. Find out more here
Various Artists
JACK
June 21 - 24
In the four-day festival of performances and conversation, “EXPLODE! queer dance,” curated by Clare Croft, set for this season is: Jennifer Monson, DD Dorvillier, Thomas DeFrantz, Jennifer Harge, Nic Gareiss & Cleek Schrey and Post Natyam Ensemble. The evenings at JACK will be hosted by Boston-based desi drag queen LaWhore Vagistan. Find out more here
Bryant Park Presents Contemporary Dance – Various Artists
Bryant Park
June 16 – 30
The Contemporary Dance series curated by Tiffany Rea-Fisher, paired with the ballet performances curated by Donna Salgador returns with a lineup that includes: Martha Graham Dance Company, Kinetic Architecture Dance Theatre and more (June 23); and CONTINUUM Contemporary/Ballet, Island Moving Company and Thomas/Ortiz Dance (June 30). Find out more here
NYC10 – Various Artists
Dixon Place
June 21
NYC10, which “…provides opportunities to 10 emerging dance companies to showcase their work (up to 10 minutes each) and receive feedback and reviews,” will feature Lukasz Zieba & Iza Szylinska, Soluq Dance Theater, ZEST Collective, ODNA Choreography, Cameron McKinney, Yidi Lin & Karlie Budge and more. Find out more here
Lydia Johnson Dance
New York Live Arts
June 21 – 23
The 13-member ensemble from Lydia Johnson Dance premieres two works, and will be joined by guests Mary Beth Hansohn and Peter Chursin, and Deborah Wingert,. Find out more here
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
Martha Graham Studio Theater
June 22-24
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will present the New York premiere of Chen's CrossCurrent, “…a collection of new works created on her journey as an immigrant artist attempting to reconcile the two cultures inside her, one she was born into, the other she chose to join,” notes the release. Find out more here
Dance Visions NY
Various Venues
June 25 – August 1
By collaborating with North Shore landmarks Dance Visions NY will create multi-faceted dance and art programs amongst the environments in which they are performed. Sands Point Preserve Conservancy (June 25), Cedarmere (July 29) and Clark Botanical Gardens (August 1 (rain date Aug. 3). Find out more here
David Michalek/Yvonne Rainer
Danspace Project
June 23 – July 1
The film, “SlowDancing/TrioA” by artist Michalek, in collaboration with choreographer, Rainer, “… seeks to create an unusual motion picture record of Rainer's iconic dance-work, Trio A, which she created in 1966,” notes the release. There is a cast of 46 dancers includes original dancers Pat Catterson, Emily Coates, Stephen Petronio, Richard Move, David Thomson, Wendy Whelan and younger generations of dancers, many of whom are students of the original dancers. " This video installation will be open to the public and admission is free. RSVP is recommended at danspaceproject.org. Find out more here
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