Dean Moss 'jonbrown' Dean Moss
The Kitchen
October 16-25
After three years in the making, the very engaging Dean Moss premieres johnbrown described as a “Wry Meditation on the Legacy of White Abolitionist John Brown…[which] coincides with 155th Anniversary of Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry,” [and] features live performances by Kacie Chang, Julia Cumming (from the bands Sunflower Bean and Supercute!), Cassie Mey, Sari Nordman, Asher Woodworth, and Moss, with video performances of an original script commissioned from Thomas Bradshaw by Tymberly Canale, Aaron Hodges, Okwui Okpokwasili, and Pete Simpson. Also featured is sound and music by Stephen Vitiello, an original song by Cumming, lighting by Vincent Vigilante, costumes by Roxana Ramseur and integrates a number of teenaged production assistants. For jonbrown, Moss “…draws upon his own personal history as the son of civil rights activists to…” to tell this story. The work is presented in seven semi-autonomous segments titled after individual articles of John Brown’s Provisional Constitution of 1858, and “…melds an immersive audio/visual design and rigorous physicality with a disruptive impressionistic performance structure. It excavates contentious birthrights born of “our peculiar institution,” while simultaneously exploring the gendered and generational processes at play in their perception,” according to the release. Find out more here
Jonathan Royse Windham
Dixon Place
October 3-18
In Windham's Creatures of Habit, which “…draws its inspiration from slapstick comedy, children's stories, game shows and existential drama…seven dancers…find themselves in an absurd, yet strangely familiar universe,” notes the release. Find out more here
Fall For Dance Festival
New York City Center
October 8-19
For their 11th annual season, City Center's Fall For Dance Festival boasts five programs with performances by Aakash Odedra Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The Australian Ballet, Black Grace, Sébastien Ramirez & Honji Wang, Rennie Harris Puremovement and so many more. Find out more here
Mark Dendy Projects
Abrons Arts Center
October 9–26
Dendy presents Labyrinth, a new dance-play, described as “…a tragicomic, autobiographically inspired retelling of the Theseus myth…set in present-day New York City and performed by a cast of four in multiple roles,” notes the release. Find out more here
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company (LLDC)
The Joyce Theater
October 15-19
LLDC will premiere two works based on ancient myths, on one program titled ANCIENT TALES: The Black Rose (world premiere) and Artemis in Athens (new production). Find out more here
Luis Lara Malvacias/3rd Class Citizen
Danspace Project
October 16-18
Danspace Project brings Venezuelan-born choreographer and multidisciplinary artist Malvacías’ latest work (T) under Malvacías/3RDClass Citizen, a constantly evolving collective. Find out more here
Jumatatu Poe with Saori Tsukada & Nikki Appino's Club Diamond
JACK
October 16-18
Poe premieres his new solo, Android Tears on a double bill with Club Diamond, a brief new work-in-progress by Saori Tsukada and Nikki Appino. Find out more here
Beijing Dance Theater
BAM
October 15-18
Chinese choreographer Wang Yuanyuan and Beijing Dance Theater return to BAM in Wild Grass, an evening-length work inspired by the poems of Lu Xun, one of the most iconic left-wing writers in Chinese literature. Find out more here
The Symptoms
Peak Performances/The Alexander Kasser Theater
October 16-19
This performance collective from Hungary makes its U.S. debut with Apropos which “…ponders the critical questions of aging. When will I lose my virginity? Will I find work I love? How do I balance work with parenthood? Do I have enough money to retire? How long will I keep my looks? Will I ever have sex again?...” according to the release. Find out more here
L.A. Dance Project
BAM
Oct 16-18
Benjamin Millepied, choreographer, dancer, and newly appointed director of the Paris Opera Ballet, makes the New York City debut of his company, L.A. Dance Project with works by Millepied, Justin Peck, and William Forsythe. Find out more here
Nai-Ni Chen
Aljira
October 17
In Not Alone, the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company returns “…to expand on its collaboration with Aljira in a unique dialogue between the visual and performing arts…” according to the release. Find out more here
Pablo Mayor-Folklore Urbano and Daniel Fetecua-Pajarillo Pinta’o Dance Company
Turtle Bay Music School
October 17
As part of the Amalgama Music and Dance Project, Colombian artists Mayor and Fetecua come together to “… explore the possibilities of contemporary choreography and original music based on the traditions of their native country…” according to the release. Find out more here
Kathryn Posin Dance Company
92nd Street Y
October 17 -19
The Kathryn Posin Dance Company will appear at the Harkness Dance Center in a series of performances titled "Voices of Bulgaria and America," with longtime collaborator Momchil Mladenov, bringing together American and Bulgarian artistry in a shared vision. Find out more here
The EmergeLAB@BAX
BAX
October 17-18
Alums of the EmergeNYC program at the Hemispheric Institute for Performance and Politics will be presented in this “…non-curated, non-hierarchical space for artistic development, where the artists determine their own frameworks and processes for experimentation and growth,” according to BAX. Find out more here
Moving Men
Dixon Place
October 17-18
Raja Feather Kelly and Christopher Ralph will present works on this long-running dance series where male choreographers are given the space to explore. Find out more here
Heidi Latsky's GIMP Project
The New York Academy of Medicine
October 18
Lisa Bufano—a visual artist who was a bilateral amputee, commissioned choreographer Latsky to create a solo dance work for her. Find out more here
651ARTS – Panel: "Body Rock…"
October 18
Brooklyn Museum
The panel discussion - Body Rock: The Politics of Black Female Identity on “Stage” will include moderator, playwright and Medger Evers College professor Nina Angela Mercer, plus panelists Reverend Desiree Allen; theater director Charlotte Braithwaite; and Digital Advertising Creative Director, Shannon Washington. Find out more here
The Kitchen
October 16-25
After three years in the making, the very engaging Dean Moss premieres johnbrown described as a “Wry Meditation on the Legacy of White Abolitionist John Brown…[which] coincides with 155th Anniversary of Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry,” [and] features live performances by Kacie Chang, Julia Cumming (from the bands Sunflower Bean and Supercute!), Cassie Mey, Sari Nordman, Asher Woodworth, and Moss, with video performances of an original script commissioned from Thomas Bradshaw by Tymberly Canale, Aaron Hodges, Okwui Okpokwasili, and Pete Simpson. Also featured is sound and music by Stephen Vitiello, an original song by Cumming, lighting by Vincent Vigilante, costumes by Roxana Ramseur and integrates a number of teenaged production assistants. For jonbrown, Moss “…draws upon his own personal history as the son of civil rights activists to…” to tell this story. The work is presented in seven semi-autonomous segments titled after individual articles of John Brown’s Provisional Constitution of 1858, and “…melds an immersive audio/visual design and rigorous physicality with a disruptive impressionistic performance structure. It excavates contentious birthrights born of “our peculiar institution,” while simultaneously exploring the gendered and generational processes at play in their perception,” according to the release. Find out more here
Jonathan Royse Windham
Dixon Place
October 3-18
In Windham's Creatures of Habit, which “…draws its inspiration from slapstick comedy, children's stories, game shows and existential drama…seven dancers…find themselves in an absurd, yet strangely familiar universe,” notes the release. Find out more here
Fall For Dance Festival
New York City Center
October 8-19
For their 11th annual season, City Center's Fall For Dance Festival boasts five programs with performances by Aakash Odedra Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The Australian Ballet, Black Grace, Sébastien Ramirez & Honji Wang, Rennie Harris Puremovement and so many more. Find out more here
Mark Dendy Projects
Abrons Arts Center
October 9–26
Dendy presents Labyrinth, a new dance-play, described as “…a tragicomic, autobiographically inspired retelling of the Theseus myth…set in present-day New York City and performed by a cast of four in multiple roles,” notes the release. Find out more here
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company (LLDC)
The Joyce Theater
October 15-19
LLDC will premiere two works based on ancient myths, on one program titled ANCIENT TALES: The Black Rose (world premiere) and Artemis in Athens (new production). Find out more here
Luis Lara Malvacias/3rd Class Citizen
Danspace Project
October 16-18
Danspace Project brings Venezuelan-born choreographer and multidisciplinary artist Malvacías’ latest work (T) under Malvacías/3RDClass Citizen, a constantly evolving collective. Find out more here
Jumatatu Poe with Saori Tsukada & Nikki Appino's Club Diamond
JACK
October 16-18
Poe premieres his new solo, Android Tears on a double bill with Club Diamond, a brief new work-in-progress by Saori Tsukada and Nikki Appino. Find out more here
Beijing Dance Theater
BAM
October 15-18
Chinese choreographer Wang Yuanyuan and Beijing Dance Theater return to BAM in Wild Grass, an evening-length work inspired by the poems of Lu Xun, one of the most iconic left-wing writers in Chinese literature. Find out more here
The Symptoms
Peak Performances/The Alexander Kasser Theater
October 16-19
This performance collective from Hungary makes its U.S. debut with Apropos which “…ponders the critical questions of aging. When will I lose my virginity? Will I find work I love? How do I balance work with parenthood? Do I have enough money to retire? How long will I keep my looks? Will I ever have sex again?...” according to the release. Find out more here
L.A. Dance Project
BAM
Oct 16-18
Benjamin Millepied, choreographer, dancer, and newly appointed director of the Paris Opera Ballet, makes the New York City debut of his company, L.A. Dance Project with works by Millepied, Justin Peck, and William Forsythe. Find out more here
Nai-Ni Chen
Aljira
October 17
In Not Alone, the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company returns “…to expand on its collaboration with Aljira in a unique dialogue between the visual and performing arts…” according to the release. Find out more here
Pablo Mayor-Folklore Urbano and Daniel Fetecua-Pajarillo Pinta’o Dance Company
Turtle Bay Music School
October 17
As part of the Amalgama Music and Dance Project, Colombian artists Mayor and Fetecua come together to “… explore the possibilities of contemporary choreography and original music based on the traditions of their native country…” according to the release. Find out more here
Kathryn Posin Dance Company
92nd Street Y
October 17 -19
The Kathryn Posin Dance Company will appear at the Harkness Dance Center in a series of performances titled "Voices of Bulgaria and America," with longtime collaborator Momchil Mladenov, bringing together American and Bulgarian artistry in a shared vision. Find out more here
The EmergeLAB@BAX
BAX
October 17-18
Alums of the EmergeNYC program at the Hemispheric Institute for Performance and Politics will be presented in this “…non-curated, non-hierarchical space for artistic development, where the artists determine their own frameworks and processes for experimentation and growth,” according to BAX. Find out more here
Moving Men
Dixon Place
October 17-18
Raja Feather Kelly and Christopher Ralph will present works on this long-running dance series where male choreographers are given the space to explore. Find out more here
Heidi Latsky's GIMP Project
The New York Academy of Medicine
October 18
Lisa Bufano—a visual artist who was a bilateral amputee, commissioned choreographer Latsky to create a solo dance work for her. Find out more here
651ARTS – Panel: "Body Rock…"
October 18
Brooklyn Museum
The panel discussion - Body Rock: The Politics of Black Female Identity on “Stage” will include moderator, playwright and Medger Evers College professor Nina Angela Mercer, plus panelists Reverend Desiree Allen; theater director Charlotte Braithwaite; and Digital Advertising Creative Director, Shannon Washington. Find out more here
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