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SOME DANCE THIS WEEK ~

9/23/2014

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Liz Lerman
Peak Performances – Montclair State University/The Kasser
September 25-27

Lerman’s Healing Wars, “…explores the brutalizing traumas of war, the eradicable effects it has on both the healer and the healed, and the many glorious and unexpected ways in which they compensate,” according to the release. For 90 minutes, the cast of dancers and actors in multiple roles, plus former Navy Gunners Mate Paul Hurley, who thought he lost a leg in an IED attack in Falluja and is able to dance, bring focus to “…a real and surreal panoramic consideration of the effect of war on bodies, the spirit and the emotional lives of everyone effected,” notes the release. Soundscape is by Tony Award-winning sound designer Darron L West; scenic environment is by David Israel Reynoso and the media projections are by Kate Freer. The choreography was created by Lerman and Keith Thompson, a member of the cast. Healing Wars is part of the National Civil War Project, a radical multi-city, multi-year collaboration among four universities and five performing arts organizations to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. Find out more here

Queer New York International Arts Festival
Abrons Arts Center and other venues

September 17-27
This Festival was created to expand the parameters of reading all that queer performance can be and mean, and shapes the “…concept that proposes a reinvented definition of queer that can serve as a wider platform for excellence in the arts, one that is capable of tracking, discovering, and interpreting new trends,” according to the release. Queer New York International will present artists from Croatia, Bulgaria, The Netherlands, Spain, India and the US. Some artists include, Ivo Dimchev, Jan Martens, Mark Tompkins and Jeremy Wade.  Find out  more here

luciana achugar
JACK
September 23–24
Two-time Bessie Award winner achugar presents a ritual dance experience made by everyone for everyone. This new work, “…made from the guts” of her 2014 piece OTRO TEATRO (which premiered in February at the Walker Art Center and was subsequently shown at NYLA) is an extension and a culmination of The Pleasure Project, in which achugar and her nine collaborators performed around city public spaces over the course of three months,”  according to the release. Find out more here

Cia. Unión Tanguera
The Joyce
September 23 – October 5
The French and Argentina-based ten-member tango company Cia. Unión Tanguera comes to The Joyce for a two-week engagement under the direction of Esteban Moreno and Claudia Codega. The Company brings the NYC premiere of the evening-length work, Nuit Blanche (Sleepless Night), accompanied by live musicians. Find out more here

Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion
New York Live Arts (NYLA)
September 23-27 & September 30-October 4
As the Resident Commissioned Artists at New York Live Arts (2012-2014) Abraham presents four works: one evening-length, two ensemble works and a trio, over two programs titled The Watershed and When the Wolves Came In.  Abraham “Explor[es] two totemic triumphs in the international history of the civil rights, the 150 year anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 20 year anniversary of the abolishment of apartheid in South Africa.  The works feature visual design by acclaimed conceptual artist Glenn Ligon and original music performed live by world renowned jazz artist Robert Glasper, accompanied by two musicians and a vocalist,” according to the release.  Find out more here

DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL                       
John Ryan Theater
September 25-28
WHITE WAVE presents the 14th annual Dumbo Dance Festival featuring over 75 companies with new works by over 350 contemporary performing artists and choreographers from the US and Mexico.  All Festival performances are presented FREE/pay-what-you-will. Seating will be prompt – on the hour.  Find out more here

Fernando Rubio
Hudson River Park
September 26-28
Co-presented with Performance Space 122 (PS 122) & Hudson River Park, in Rubio’s Everything by my side includes “…seven actresses in seven pristine white beds in a public space [who] whisper vivid childhood memories to individual audience members…[amongst]…the busyness of the city…” according to the release.  This event marks U.S. debut of Argentinean theater maker and visual artist Rubio.  Everything by my side runs in 15-minute cycles.  This presentation is part of French Institute Alliance’s Crossing The Line Fall Festival.  Find out more here

Suzanne Bocanegra
Danspace Project

September 27
Danspace Project’s 40th anniversary year opens with the New York premiere of Little Dot, a 12-hour sculptural dance installation created by visual artist Suzanne Bocanegra and performed en pointe by 14 ballet dancers from New York Theatre Ballet. Find out more here

STEPS/REVERBDANCE PERFORMANCE LAB
Steps

September 27
Works by nine choreographers including, Aaron Atkins, Jordan Daniels, Amber DeGaray, Aurelian Peillex and Julia Ehrstrand, Nikki Theroux and more will be featured.  The evening ends with an Artists Social.  Find out more here

Various Artists
Movement Research at the Judson Church
September 29
This round of artists will include Laurel Atwell & Tess Dworman, Marsi Burns and Alice Teirstein (aka Marsi & Alice), Kensaku Shinohara, Laurel Atwell & Tess Dworman.  Performances are free, high visibility low-tech weekly forum for the exploration of movement-based ideas.  “Throughout its 22 year history, the acclaimed Monday night series has provided a safe haven for experimentation and investigation for dance and performance artists from New York and beyond,” according to the release.  Find out more here

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    I am a performer, historian, consultant and dance writer. I am a Empire State College's online program Center for Distance Learning.  I am also a former faculty member at The Ailey School and the Alvin Ailey/Fordham University dance major program, Hunter College, Sarah Lawrence College (Guest), Kean University and The Joffrey Ballet School's Jazz and Contemporary Trainee Program.  I write on dance for The Amsterdam News, Dance Magazine and various publications.  Click below to read more about me at my home page - "About Me."

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