Paz Tanjuaquio Photo: Todd B Richmond La Mama Moves! – Various Artists
Various Venues
May 10 – June 3
The month long series, returns with eleven companies, nine performances, including a shared bill with: Parijat Desai, Paz Tanjuaquio and Angie Pittman (May 17 – 18), Jonathan Gonzalez (May 19 – 20), Anabella Lenzu (May 30 - 31), Ni’Ja Whitson (June 1 – 2) and so much more. New this year will be two offsite events: panel discussions about artists and cultural identity, and screenings of rarely-seen films. “The choreographers participating in La MaMa Moves! 2018 are all strong, powerful individuals beholden to no one, answering to no one but themselves, adhering to no style or genre, holding on to not one physical practice, dance technique or philosophy,” said the festival’s curator Nicky Paraiso, himself a practicing artist for over thirty years Find out more here
The Limón Dance Company
The Joyce Theater
May 8 – 13
The Company returns to The Joyce Theater with the revival of Limón's Missa Brevis (1958), The Unsung (1970) for an all-male cast, the premiere of Artistic Director Colin Connor's The Body is a House Without Walls, for an all-female cast, and three commissioned works by Rosie Herrera, Adam Baruch, and Yin Yue. Find out more here
Alex Romania
Abrons Arts Center
May 9 – 12
Choreographer Romania, in collaboration with performers Andrew Braddock, Maira Duarte, Alvaro Gonzalez Millie Kapp, Raquel Mavecq, Butch Merigoni, Arthur Romania, and Emily Smith, will premiere KLUTZ “…an exploration of destabilizing nonsense on the sick state of the American psyche,” according to the release. Find out more here
Kyle Marshall Choreography
CPR
May 10 – 12
Marshall, with Oluwadamilare Ayroninde, Miriam Gabriel, Myssi Robinson and Nick Sciscione will premiere Wage, a “…work exposes white supremacy and capitalism wound within our American bodies,” notes the release. Find out more here
The Soaking Wet series/Vicky Shick and Dancers + “Women IN Motion”
The West End Theater
May 10 – 12
Curated by David Parker and Jeff Kazin, The Soaking Wet dance series bring Vicky Shick and Dancers (Program A) and artists of Women in Motion (Program B) together. Shick will premiere her new Wash/A Variety Show, created from her draw to “…both the making of and by the mini-portraits inherent in solos and duets.” Rebecca Lazier, Garnet Henderson, Joya Powell with Zoė Aqua make up the WOMEN IN MOTION program. Find out more here
Michele Boulé
Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC)
May 11
At the end of her week-long residency at BAC, Boulé will be showing a work-in-process with Kayvon Pourazar, a “…continuation of [her] inquiries into the relationship between aesthetic form in choreography and the science behind traditional and contemporary healing practices,” notes the release. Find out more here
Nuo An
Symphony Space
May 11
For one-night-only, Chinese dancer/choreographer An will present Nuo An Spiritual Dance and Arts Foundation’s debut performance in a new, evening-length work with live and recorded music, exploring spiritual and ritual traditions. Find out more here
Netta Dance
New York Live Arts
May 11 - 12
In an informal showing, Netta Dance, will show Paramodernities #5 / All That Spectacle: Dance on Stage and Screens/Bob Fosse, Sweet Charity (film, 1969) with dancers (Michael Blake, Joyce Edwards, Hsiao-Jou Tang, Megan Williams) and discussions with Julia Foulkes, Linda Murray and Claire Bishop. Find out more here
Fridays at Noon l Eiko
May 11
92nd Street Y
Eiko Otake of the duo Eiko & Koma who have worked together for more than 40 years will present a solo and share in conversation with author Rosemary Candelario — whose book Flowers Cracking Concrete: Eiko & Koma’s Asian/American Choreographies is the first in-depth study of Eiko & Koma’s work. Find out more here
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT)
NJPAC
May 11 – 13
This Mother’s Day weekend marks the 20th annual celebration by AAADT at NJPAC. This year’s lineup includes Jamar Roberts' Members Don't Get Weary, Artistic Director, Robert Battle's Mass, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar's Shelter, audience favorites by Alvin Ailey including Night Creatures, the signature Revelations and so much more. Find out more here
Penny Arcade
Performance Space New York
May 11 – 19
“Penny Arcade is the undisputed queen of downtown performance, and Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore! is her biggest hit. A freedom of speech rallying cry, the raucous sex and censorship show premiered at Performance Space 122 in 1990 during the height of the culture wars, when ultra-conservative politicians pressured the National Endowment for the Arts into defunding artists who made work that was considered “offensive to the average person,” according to the release. Find out more here
La Meira
Dixon Place
May 12
La Meira will be performing R A Í Z with director Rafael Abolafia and musician José Moreno, described as “…a ceremony of perforation and immersion in the rites of flamenco.” Find out more here
Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance – San Francisco Ballet
Various Theatres nationwide
May 12, 13 & 15
See San Francisco Ballet portrayal of the classic work, Romeo & Juliet choreographed by Helgi Tomasson in select movie theatres. Find out more here
Mimi Garrad Dancers
New York Live Arts (NYLA)
May 13
Garrard returns to NYLA) a live dance and video project featuring Garrard and Austin Selden, in a program of premieres. Find out more here
Various Artists
Cathy Weis’ “Sundays on Broadway”
May 13
Cathy Weis Projects continues the spring 2018 lineup for "Sundays on Broadway," an ongoing series of performances, film screenings, and discussions. This Sunday’s shared evening curated by Cathy Weis will include works by Jennifer Miller, Saori Tsukada with Nikki Appino, and Weis. Find out more here
Various Artists
Movement Research at Judson Church
May 14
Don’t miss this free, on-going, Monday night performance series of experimentation and works-in-progress. This week’s featured artists are: j. Bouey, Mayfield brooks, Courtney Krantz and Kate Watson-Wallace. Find out more here
Various Venues
May 10 – June 3
The month long series, returns with eleven companies, nine performances, including a shared bill with: Parijat Desai, Paz Tanjuaquio and Angie Pittman (May 17 – 18), Jonathan Gonzalez (May 19 – 20), Anabella Lenzu (May 30 - 31), Ni’Ja Whitson (June 1 – 2) and so much more. New this year will be two offsite events: panel discussions about artists and cultural identity, and screenings of rarely-seen films. “The choreographers participating in La MaMa Moves! 2018 are all strong, powerful individuals beholden to no one, answering to no one but themselves, adhering to no style or genre, holding on to not one physical practice, dance technique or philosophy,” said the festival’s curator Nicky Paraiso, himself a practicing artist for over thirty years Find out more here
The Limón Dance Company
The Joyce Theater
May 8 – 13
The Company returns to The Joyce Theater with the revival of Limón's Missa Brevis (1958), The Unsung (1970) for an all-male cast, the premiere of Artistic Director Colin Connor's The Body is a House Without Walls, for an all-female cast, and three commissioned works by Rosie Herrera, Adam Baruch, and Yin Yue. Find out more here
Alex Romania
Abrons Arts Center
May 9 – 12
Choreographer Romania, in collaboration with performers Andrew Braddock, Maira Duarte, Alvaro Gonzalez Millie Kapp, Raquel Mavecq, Butch Merigoni, Arthur Romania, and Emily Smith, will premiere KLUTZ “…an exploration of destabilizing nonsense on the sick state of the American psyche,” according to the release. Find out more here
Kyle Marshall Choreography
CPR
May 10 – 12
Marshall, with Oluwadamilare Ayroninde, Miriam Gabriel, Myssi Robinson and Nick Sciscione will premiere Wage, a “…work exposes white supremacy and capitalism wound within our American bodies,” notes the release. Find out more here
The Soaking Wet series/Vicky Shick and Dancers + “Women IN Motion”
The West End Theater
May 10 – 12
Curated by David Parker and Jeff Kazin, The Soaking Wet dance series bring Vicky Shick and Dancers (Program A) and artists of Women in Motion (Program B) together. Shick will premiere her new Wash/A Variety Show, created from her draw to “…both the making of and by the mini-portraits inherent in solos and duets.” Rebecca Lazier, Garnet Henderson, Joya Powell with Zoė Aqua make up the WOMEN IN MOTION program. Find out more here
Michele Boulé
Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC)
May 11
At the end of her week-long residency at BAC, Boulé will be showing a work-in-process with Kayvon Pourazar, a “…continuation of [her] inquiries into the relationship between aesthetic form in choreography and the science behind traditional and contemporary healing practices,” notes the release. Find out more here
Nuo An
Symphony Space
May 11
For one-night-only, Chinese dancer/choreographer An will present Nuo An Spiritual Dance and Arts Foundation’s debut performance in a new, evening-length work with live and recorded music, exploring spiritual and ritual traditions. Find out more here
Netta Dance
New York Live Arts
May 11 - 12
In an informal showing, Netta Dance, will show Paramodernities #5 / All That Spectacle: Dance on Stage and Screens/Bob Fosse, Sweet Charity (film, 1969) with dancers (Michael Blake, Joyce Edwards, Hsiao-Jou Tang, Megan Williams) and discussions with Julia Foulkes, Linda Murray and Claire Bishop. Find out more here
Fridays at Noon l Eiko
May 11
92nd Street Y
Eiko Otake of the duo Eiko & Koma who have worked together for more than 40 years will present a solo and share in conversation with author Rosemary Candelario — whose book Flowers Cracking Concrete: Eiko & Koma’s Asian/American Choreographies is the first in-depth study of Eiko & Koma’s work. Find out more here
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT)
NJPAC
May 11 – 13
This Mother’s Day weekend marks the 20th annual celebration by AAADT at NJPAC. This year’s lineup includes Jamar Roberts' Members Don't Get Weary, Artistic Director, Robert Battle's Mass, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar's Shelter, audience favorites by Alvin Ailey including Night Creatures, the signature Revelations and so much more. Find out more here
Penny Arcade
Performance Space New York
May 11 – 19
“Penny Arcade is the undisputed queen of downtown performance, and Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore! is her biggest hit. A freedom of speech rallying cry, the raucous sex and censorship show premiered at Performance Space 122 in 1990 during the height of the culture wars, when ultra-conservative politicians pressured the National Endowment for the Arts into defunding artists who made work that was considered “offensive to the average person,” according to the release. Find out more here
La Meira
Dixon Place
May 12
La Meira will be performing R A Í Z with director Rafael Abolafia and musician José Moreno, described as “…a ceremony of perforation and immersion in the rites of flamenco.” Find out more here
Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance – San Francisco Ballet
Various Theatres nationwide
May 12, 13 & 15
See San Francisco Ballet portrayal of the classic work, Romeo & Juliet choreographed by Helgi Tomasson in select movie theatres. Find out more here
Mimi Garrad Dancers
New York Live Arts (NYLA)
May 13
Garrard returns to NYLA) a live dance and video project featuring Garrard and Austin Selden, in a program of premieres. Find out more here
Various Artists
Cathy Weis’ “Sundays on Broadway”
May 13
Cathy Weis Projects continues the spring 2018 lineup for "Sundays on Broadway," an ongoing series of performances, film screenings, and discussions. This Sunday’s shared evening curated by Cathy Weis will include works by Jennifer Miller, Saori Tsukada with Nikki Appino, and Weis. Find out more here
Various Artists
Movement Research at Judson Church
May 14
Don’t miss this free, on-going, Monday night performance series of experimentation and works-in-progress. This week’s featured artists are: j. Bouey, Mayfield brooks, Courtney Krantz and Kate Watson-Wallace. Find out more here
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