SummerStage
July 30
SBB will perform ““PATIENT(CE)”- a physical requiem...[and]… an evening-length, interdisciplinary work inspired by the structure of jazz with its formal emphasis on the eternal present. The work will also feature a visual installation by Batten Bland and Alaric Hahn. “PATIENT(CE)” examines grace one finds in life when harmony is found between people, space and time. This creation is a special piece as it is an ode, to Ed Bland the controversial contemporary jazz composer and filmmaker, Stefanie’s father. A master class taught by Karisma Jay will open the event,” notes the release. Find out more here
L.A. Dance Project
The Joyce Theater
July 26 - 30
Founder, Benjamin Millepied’s L.A. Dance Project comes to the Joyce with the premiere Millepied's On the Other Side, plus Harbor Me by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Helix by Justin Peck and a sequence of three duets from the Martha Graham documentary, A Dancer’s World. Find out more here
Complexions Contemporary Ballet & Carolyn Dorfman Dance
SummerStage
July 27
As part of the SummerStage dance series, artistic directors Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson and their company Complexions Contemporary Ballet will present several works, including “STRUM,” and Carolyn Dorfman Dance will perform “WAVES.” This event is FREE! Find out more here
Kinesis Project dance theatre
John Jay College
July 27 – 28
As part of the CUNY Dance Initiative, Kinesis Project dance theatre will present In Persistence Of Memory, an outdoor performance shaped specifically for the rooftop plaza at John Jay College. Find out more here
Maurice Hines
Damrosch Park Bandshell
July 28
As part of Lincoln Center Out of Doors, in an adaptation of his Off-Broadway show, Hines “…taps and sings his way through his life story from the start of his show business career at age five as a tap act with his younger brother, Gregory Hines, to the trio act with their father, “Hines, Hines and Dad,” according to the release. This event is FREE! Find out more here
dance-mobile Summer 2016
Brooklyn Bridge
July 9 – 30
dance-mobile, the summer outdoor performance series presented by Gibney Dance Center includes performances at Foley Square and Brooklyn Bridge Park! See works by Amy Miller alongside the Yakar Roots and Rhythms Ensemble from Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance, Gibney Dance Company and David Thomson. Find out more here