Batsheva - The Young Ensemble Photo: Gadi Dagon Batsheva – The Young Ensemble
The Joyce
July 10 – 22
Returning to The Joyce for the first time since 2015, and for two weeks, Batsheva – The Young Ensemble, under artistic director Ohad Naharin, will perform Naharin’s Virus (2002), which “…employs Naharin’s smooth, seductive, and infectious aesthetic, based on Gaga, the revolutionary movement language he created in the 1990s. An exploration into the boundaries of language, the piece is set to a unique soundtrack that includes classical music and recorded text from Offending the Audience, as well as original music by Karni Postel, and several adaptations of traditional Arabic music by Habib Alla Jamal and Chama Khader,” according to the release. Find out more here
Caleb Teicher & Company
The Yard
July 5 – 6
As part of The Yard’s 6th annual "TapTheYard: A Vineyard Festival of Rhythm and Beats," Caleb Teicher & Company returns with Meet Ella and Small and Tall. Find out more here
Stephen Petronio Company
Hudson Hall
July 6 – 8
For their Hudson debut, the Company will perform Petronio’s newest work, Hardness 10, an excerpt from Underland (2003), Bud Suite (2006), plus a revival of Steve Paxton’s Excerpt from Goldberg Variations (1986). Find out more here
Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal
Prospect Park Bandshell
July 6
Included in the outdoors lineup of BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!, Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal will present Leonard Cohen’s Dance Me, a homage to Leonard Cohen’s songs, choreographed by Andonis Foniadakis, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Ihsan Rustem. Find out more here
STREB Extreme Action Company
Lumberyard
July 6 - 8
Continuing the Lumberyard Contemporary Arts’ inaugural festival’s “Under Construction” series, STREB will present SEA, “… a wild kaleidoscope of action and music, with human bodies careening through, around, and above invented hardware accompanied by local guest DJs and STREB’s resident DJ and emcee,” according to the release. Find out more here
The Bang Group
The Yard
July 7
The Bang Group returns to The Yard for their 6th annual "TapTheYard: A Vineyard Festival of Rhythm and Beats" with A Mouthful of Shoes. Find out more here
The American Tap Dance Foundation’s (ATDF) – NYC Tap Festival
Various Venues
July 7 – 13
For the 18th year, the NYC Tap Festival returns with the week-long celebration of performances, workshops, film screenings and award presentations. Tap Dance Awards (July 10), ATDF Hoofer Award, the Tap Preservation Award and “Rhythm in Motion Concert Performance” (July 11), all under the direction of Tony Waag. Artists included in the celebration are: Jared Grimes, Ralph Brown, Brinae Ali, Chloe Arnold, Christina Carminucci, Michelle Dorrance, Felipe Galganni, Ana Rokafella Garcia, Delores Sanchez and more. Find out more here
The Joyce
July 10 – 22
Returning to The Joyce for the first time since 2015, and for two weeks, Batsheva – The Young Ensemble, under artistic director Ohad Naharin, will perform Naharin’s Virus (2002), which “…employs Naharin’s smooth, seductive, and infectious aesthetic, based on Gaga, the revolutionary movement language he created in the 1990s. An exploration into the boundaries of language, the piece is set to a unique soundtrack that includes classical music and recorded text from Offending the Audience, as well as original music by Karni Postel, and several adaptations of traditional Arabic music by Habib Alla Jamal and Chama Khader,” according to the release. Find out more here
Caleb Teicher & Company
The Yard
July 5 – 6
As part of The Yard’s 6th annual "TapTheYard: A Vineyard Festival of Rhythm and Beats," Caleb Teicher & Company returns with Meet Ella and Small and Tall. Find out more here
Stephen Petronio Company
Hudson Hall
July 6 – 8
For their Hudson debut, the Company will perform Petronio’s newest work, Hardness 10, an excerpt from Underland (2003), Bud Suite (2006), plus a revival of Steve Paxton’s Excerpt from Goldberg Variations (1986). Find out more here
Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal
Prospect Park Bandshell
July 6
Included in the outdoors lineup of BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!, Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal will present Leonard Cohen’s Dance Me, a homage to Leonard Cohen’s songs, choreographed by Andonis Foniadakis, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Ihsan Rustem. Find out more here
STREB Extreme Action Company
Lumberyard
July 6 - 8
Continuing the Lumberyard Contemporary Arts’ inaugural festival’s “Under Construction” series, STREB will present SEA, “… a wild kaleidoscope of action and music, with human bodies careening through, around, and above invented hardware accompanied by local guest DJs and STREB’s resident DJ and emcee,” according to the release. Find out more here
The Bang Group
The Yard
July 7
The Bang Group returns to The Yard for their 6th annual "TapTheYard: A Vineyard Festival of Rhythm and Beats" with A Mouthful of Shoes. Find out more here
The American Tap Dance Foundation’s (ATDF) – NYC Tap Festival
Various Venues
July 7 – 13
For the 18th year, the NYC Tap Festival returns with the week-long celebration of performances, workshops, film screenings and award presentations. Tap Dance Awards (July 10), ATDF Hoofer Award, the Tap Preservation Award and “Rhythm in Motion Concert Performance” (July 11), all under the direction of Tony Waag. Artists included in the celebration are: Jared Grimes, Ralph Brown, Brinae Ali, Chloe Arnold, Christina Carminucci, Michelle Dorrance, Felipe Galganni, Ana Rokafella Garcia, Delores Sanchez and more. Find out more here
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