Michelson Photo: Dona Ann McAdams Sarah Michelson
Performance Space New York
April 27–May 5
"Michelson has been a defining presence at Performance Space 122 through the years, first as a dancer in the 1990s, then showing her own early work in peer-curated programs like Hothouse, followed by the evening-length pieces Group Experience (2001), Shadowmann Part II (2003), and Daylight (2005), which established her as one of the most original voices of her generation. After a 13-year hiatus, Michelson returns to Performance Space New York with a new piece that considers her own history with the organization, the building, and the community from which her work emanates," notes the release. Find out more here
Gathering Place: Black Queer Land(ing) – Various Artists
Gibney Dance
April 10 – 28
Curated by Marýa Wethers, week three of the three-week series filled with performances “…intersections and crossroads among Blackness, queerness, and Indigeneity,” concludes with the I Moving Lab, an inter-national, Indigenous, inter-cultural, and inter-disciplinary global arts collective 4/26 – 28. Find out more here
Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève
The Joyce Theater
April 24 – 29
Called one of Europe’s most glorious companies, Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève returns with the U.S. premiere of Pontus Lidberg’s evening-length work Une Autre Passion, an “…abstract take on Johann Sebastian Bach's Saint Matthew Passion,” notes the release. Find out more here
WestFest Dance – Various Artists
April 26 – 29
West Village – Westbeth
WestFest is a curated festival presenting emerging and established movement artists in the historic Westbeth Artists’ Residence at West Village, NYC. The festival has two distinct programs: WestFest Top Floor and All over Westbeth See the 2018 program and find out more here
Michael Mao Dance
New York Live Arts
April 26 - 28
Choreographer Mao, presents the 25th anniversary season with a program company favorites and guests Virginie Mecene, Kevin Predmore and other artists who are Mao Dance alumni. Find out more here
Brian Ornoy
JACK
April 26 – 28
Curated by Stacy Grossfield as part of her Images // Landscapes series at JACK, Ornoy premieres a new piece, titled with a symbol, “…his own version of a daily prayer through movement,” according to the release. Find out more here
Barbara Mahler & Meghan Frederick/Ethan Woods
Brooklyn Studios For Dance
April 27 - 28
Mahler will perform a solo, followed by the duet when it’s happening performed by Jamie Graham and Trina Mannino. Meghan Frederick (dancer) and Ethan Woods’ (musician), no such thing, will close the program. Find out more here
Nuo Spiritual Dance & Art Foundation
Gibney Dance
April 27
For one night only, in preparation for the full-evening work, Nuo Spiritual Dance Series offers a sneak peek at Chinese dancer/choreographer Nuo An’s new “Spiritual Dance” work “Moving Through Tea: Green Tea, Black Tea, and Pu'er Tea.” Find out more here
MorDance
Aaron Davis Hall
April 27 – 28
Artistic Director, Morgan McEwen of MorDance, celebrate their fifth year will present new and repertory works. Find out more here
Step Afrika!
Kumble Theater
April 28
Step Afrika! concludes the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College 2017-18 with performances and a Brooklyn residency that also includes weekday educational shows for schoolchildren. Find out more here
Anabella Lenzu
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
April 28
Lenzu presents No More Beautiful Dances, “…a dance/theater piece by which uses spoken word, video projections, and visual art to tell a personal vision of femininity and what it means to be a woman today,” notes the release. Find out more here
Various Artists
Union Street Dance
April 29
For Underground Movement: Volume 1, curated by Gabrielle Schutz and Eva Dean described as “…an unplugged performance series hosted by Union Street Dance…featured artists for this first round are: Suku Dance Lab, binbinFactory, and Eva Dean Dance in special collaboration with Caroline Partamian. Find out more here
J Chen Project
The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater
April 29
The J Chen Project will premiere “…an experimental live performance, Seasons of Sounds and Movement, part of the second annual Dancing Keys program in collaboration with composer Chris DeAngelis. Find out more here
“Works & Process”- Wayne McGregor
Guggenheim Museum
April 29 – 30
As part of the “Works & Process,” the performing arts series, McGregor and members of American Ballet Theatre will present excerpts of the new work AFTERITE “Utilizing Igor Stravinsky's “The Rite of Spring” as inspiration… into the creation of [his] new piece that reconceptualizes the seminal work,” notes the release. Find out more here
Performance Space New York
April 27–May 5
"Michelson has been a defining presence at Performance Space 122 through the years, first as a dancer in the 1990s, then showing her own early work in peer-curated programs like Hothouse, followed by the evening-length pieces Group Experience (2001), Shadowmann Part II (2003), and Daylight (2005), which established her as one of the most original voices of her generation. After a 13-year hiatus, Michelson returns to Performance Space New York with a new piece that considers her own history with the organization, the building, and the community from which her work emanates," notes the release. Find out more here
Gathering Place: Black Queer Land(ing) – Various Artists
Gibney Dance
April 10 – 28
Curated by Marýa Wethers, week three of the three-week series filled with performances “…intersections and crossroads among Blackness, queerness, and Indigeneity,” concludes with the I Moving Lab, an inter-national, Indigenous, inter-cultural, and inter-disciplinary global arts collective 4/26 – 28. Find out more here
Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève
The Joyce Theater
April 24 – 29
Called one of Europe’s most glorious companies, Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève returns with the U.S. premiere of Pontus Lidberg’s evening-length work Une Autre Passion, an “…abstract take on Johann Sebastian Bach's Saint Matthew Passion,” notes the release. Find out more here
WestFest Dance – Various Artists
April 26 – 29
West Village – Westbeth
WestFest is a curated festival presenting emerging and established movement artists in the historic Westbeth Artists’ Residence at West Village, NYC. The festival has two distinct programs: WestFest Top Floor and All over Westbeth See the 2018 program and find out more here
Michael Mao Dance
New York Live Arts
April 26 - 28
Choreographer Mao, presents the 25th anniversary season with a program company favorites and guests Virginie Mecene, Kevin Predmore and other artists who are Mao Dance alumni. Find out more here
Brian Ornoy
JACK
April 26 – 28
Curated by Stacy Grossfield as part of her Images // Landscapes series at JACK, Ornoy premieres a new piece, titled with a symbol, “…his own version of a daily prayer through movement,” according to the release. Find out more here
Barbara Mahler & Meghan Frederick/Ethan Woods
Brooklyn Studios For Dance
April 27 - 28
Mahler will perform a solo, followed by the duet when it’s happening performed by Jamie Graham and Trina Mannino. Meghan Frederick (dancer) and Ethan Woods’ (musician), no such thing, will close the program. Find out more here
Nuo Spiritual Dance & Art Foundation
Gibney Dance
April 27
For one night only, in preparation for the full-evening work, Nuo Spiritual Dance Series offers a sneak peek at Chinese dancer/choreographer Nuo An’s new “Spiritual Dance” work “Moving Through Tea: Green Tea, Black Tea, and Pu'er Tea.” Find out more here
MorDance
Aaron Davis Hall
April 27 – 28
Artistic Director, Morgan McEwen of MorDance, celebrate their fifth year will present new and repertory works. Find out more here
Step Afrika!
Kumble Theater
April 28
Step Afrika! concludes the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College 2017-18 with performances and a Brooklyn residency that also includes weekday educational shows for schoolchildren. Find out more here
Anabella Lenzu
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
April 28
Lenzu presents No More Beautiful Dances, “…a dance/theater piece by which uses spoken word, video projections, and visual art to tell a personal vision of femininity and what it means to be a woman today,” notes the release. Find out more here
Various Artists
Union Street Dance
April 29
For Underground Movement: Volume 1, curated by Gabrielle Schutz and Eva Dean described as “…an unplugged performance series hosted by Union Street Dance…featured artists for this first round are: Suku Dance Lab, binbinFactory, and Eva Dean Dance in special collaboration with Caroline Partamian. Find out more here
J Chen Project
The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater
April 29
The J Chen Project will premiere “…an experimental live performance, Seasons of Sounds and Movement, part of the second annual Dancing Keys program in collaboration with composer Chris DeAngelis. Find out more here
“Works & Process”- Wayne McGregor
Guggenheim Museum
April 29 – 30
As part of the “Works & Process,” the performing arts series, McGregor and members of American Ballet Theatre will present excerpts of the new work AFTERITE “Utilizing Igor Stravinsky's “The Rite of Spring” as inspiration… into the creation of [his] new piece that reconceptualizes the seminal work,” notes the release. Find out more here
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