Some Dance This Week ~

Christopher Grant and the ensemble in "Western Symphony" - Photo: Paul Kolnik

Live From Lincoln Center - School of American Ballet
PBS (*check local listings)
December 12

For the first time Live From Lincoln Center will air the School of American Ballet’s  50th Annual Workshop Performance. Taped during a live event in May 2014, this coming broadcast will feature performances and rare behind-the-scenes footage, demonstrating the legacy and continuing tradition of the excellence fostered at this prestigious academy and showcasing the talented dancers of the future. The event will be hosted by Audra McDonald.


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binbinFactory / Satoshi Haga & Rie Fukuzawa
@iBeam
December 10
Haga will join Jen Shyu (compositions, vocals), Mat Maneri (viola) and Randy Peterson for this one-night-only event.  Find out more here

Anna Azrieli + Stuart Shugg
Gibney Dance
December 10-13
Curated by Jon Kinzel, the series, Double Bill: A Series of Artists Curating Artists will feature Azrieli and Shugg.  Find out more here 

Keely Garfield
Danspace Project
December 11
In a return trip to Danspace Project, Garfield presents the premiere of WOW, by Garfield and performed by Garfiel, with Brandin Steffensen, Paul Hamilton, Jordan Morley, Leslie Kraus, and musician Matthew Brookshire, with music inspired by Kate Bush.  Find out more here 

Pilar/Ensemble Dance + Ni'Ja Whitson Adebanjo
Dixon Place
December 11
In a split bill, Pilar Castro Kiltz will present  And Then It Wasn’t , and Ni’Ja Whitson Adebanjo will present When Water Dries the Mouth.  Find out more here 

AUNTS
Abrons Art Center
December 14
AUNTS, nieces, nephews, and grandparents is about everybody dancing.  For this performance party event seniors from the Lower East Side, teen dance students from Abrons Art Center, and the internationally-acclaimed artist group AUNTS come together in a pop-up fashion, during a free public party in the Abrons Experimental Theater.  Find out more here

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