Sophie Martin and Victor Zarallo in Bryan Arias' "Motion of Displacement" Photo: Andy Ross. Scottish Ballet
The Joyce Theater
April 11 – 16
For their New York debut, the Scottish Ballet, now Scotland’s national dance company will feature a program of U.S. premieres: Motion of Displacement (2015) by Bryan Arias, and Ten Poems by Christopher Bruce. Arias’ Motion of Displacement “…is inspired by memories of his mother’s journey in her pursuit of love, and set to the music of John Adams and Johann Sebastian Bach,” while Bruce’s Ten Poems, set to various Dylan Thomas poems read by Richard Burton, “…focuses …on themes of humanity, loss, war, and peace.” notes the release. The program also features Scottish Ballet Artistic Director Christopher Hampson’s Sinfonietta Giocosa. Find out more here
Dancenoise
New York Live Arts
April 13 - 14
As part of the Live Feed in process creative residency, Anne lobst and Lucy Sexton will present a "sneak peak" into a work in process followed by a discussion with the artists moderated by a Live Arts staff. Find out more here
It’s Showtime NYC
April 14
Battery Park
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
Work Up 3.2
Gibney Dance
April 14–15
On this program of “Work Up” (3.2), Gibney Dance’s performance series which presents short works by dance and performance artists on a shared bill, effie bowen offers DANCE SPORT “…an exorcism dance for the contemporary moment, pursuing exhaustion as an ecstatic state,” IV Castellanos and Amanda Hunt “…Explor[es] the continuous catching and falling of the performers’ bodies…” in SurForm i & ii, and Veraalba Santa’s completes the program with Series of Non-Beginnings “…a solo piece and a long-distance duet between Santa and sound artist Joel Rodriguez,” notes the release. Find out more here
Various Artists
Movement Research at the Judson Church
April 17
Don’t miss this free, ongoing, Monday night performance series of experimentation and works-in-progress. This week’s featured artists are Pat Catterson, Jessica Cook, Andrea Spaziani and Ashley R.T. Yergens. Find out more here
The Joyce Theater
April 11 – 16
For their New York debut, the Scottish Ballet, now Scotland’s national dance company will feature a program of U.S. premieres: Motion of Displacement (2015) by Bryan Arias, and Ten Poems by Christopher Bruce. Arias’ Motion of Displacement “…is inspired by memories of his mother’s journey in her pursuit of love, and set to the music of John Adams and Johann Sebastian Bach,” while Bruce’s Ten Poems, set to various Dylan Thomas poems read by Richard Burton, “…focuses …on themes of humanity, loss, war, and peace.” notes the release. The program also features Scottish Ballet Artistic Director Christopher Hampson’s Sinfonietta Giocosa. Find out more here
Dancenoise
New York Live Arts
April 13 - 14
As part of the Live Feed in process creative residency, Anne lobst and Lucy Sexton will present a "sneak peak" into a work in process followed by a discussion with the artists moderated by a Live Arts staff. Find out more here
It’s Showtime NYC
April 14
Battery Park
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
Work Up 3.2
Gibney Dance
April 14–15
On this program of “Work Up” (3.2), Gibney Dance’s performance series which presents short works by dance and performance artists on a shared bill, effie bowen offers DANCE SPORT “…an exorcism dance for the contemporary moment, pursuing exhaustion as an ecstatic state,” IV Castellanos and Amanda Hunt “…Explor[es] the continuous catching and falling of the performers’ bodies…” in SurForm i & ii, and Veraalba Santa’s completes the program with Series of Non-Beginnings “…a solo piece and a long-distance duet between Santa and sound artist Joel Rodriguez,” notes the release. Find out more here
Various Artists
Movement Research at the Judson Church
April 17
Don’t miss this free, ongoing, Monday night performance series of experimentation and works-in-progress. This week’s featured artists are Pat Catterson, Jessica Cook, Andrea Spaziani and Ashley R.T. Yergens. Find out more here
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