Triskelion Arts
January 25 - 28
Triskelion's 4th annual NBNA festival “…features improvisation of all stripes…[and]… celebrates the moment of invention as it explodes from the unknown with a cadre of expert improvisors! Featuring artists who regularly harness the ephemeral, in work never before seen and never to be seen again beyond this one presentation. We invite you to share the power of immediate presence in performance - through dance, comedy, Butoh, music, theater, and more,” says the release. Featured artists are: Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company, Melanie Greene + Brianna Taylor, Lea Fulton + Ariel Lembeck, Suzie Rzecznik, Patrick Ferreri/indecisiveProductions, OMG Project, Oxana Chi & Layla Zami, Middle Space, in_transit, Singh & Dance, The Lovelies , Tipsy Point Projects, Jenni Hong & Friends, Singh & Dance and more. Find out more here
Kader Attou – Compagnie Accrorap
The Joyce Theater
January 23 - 28
Artistic Director Kader Attou brings the New York premiere of THE ROOTS with Compagnie Accrorap. The
Company “…combines hip-hop, circus arts, contemporary dance, and visual arts to create acclaimed unique works,” notes the release. Find out more here
LUMBERYARD - Various Artists
New York Live Arts
January 25 - February 3
For the third edition of LUMBERYARD's "In The City Winter Festival," featured is Kei Takei and her company Moving Earth Orient Sphere in the New York premiere of LIGHT, Part 44 (Bamboo Forest) (竹林) and Solo from LIGHT, Part 8 (January 25-27); playwright and performance artist Robbie McCauley, with the New York premiere of Sugar (February 1-3); and choreographer, dancer and visual artist Dana Reitz, in Latitude, her new world premiere work (February 8-10). Find out more here
Catherine Cabeen/Hyphen
Theatre for the New City
January 25–27
Cabeen/Hyphen will present the world premiere of Give Me More, “…a three-part work exploring the relationship between conditioning, consumption, and self-worth…[each chapter has]… a distinct lens on how our desires shape our identity and worldview, which in turn reshape our desires,” according to the release. Find out more here
Fridays at Noon - Various Artists
92nd Street &
January 26
Curated by Aimee Rials, this week's event will feature works by Jasmine Hearn, Pamela Pietro, Trebien Pollard, Aimee Rials and Chuck Wilt and the discussion will center around "...personal stories in new dance works that explore questions of identity and sexuality, personhood and power, inclusion and exclusion and the universal desire to belong," notes the release. Find out more here