Peiju Chien-Pott in Ekstasis Reimagined CrossCurrent IV - Various Artists
Flushing Town Hall
March 5
For one-night-only, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, in collaboration with Taipei Cultural Center of TECO in New York and Flushing Town Hall, presents “CrossCurrent IV” featuring Nai-Ni Chen, Kun-Yang Lin, and PeiJu Chien-Pott. A panel discussion will follow the one-hour performance. Peiju Chien-Pott will perform Martha Graham's Ekstatsis reimagined, Kun-Yang Lin will dance Home and Nai-Ni Chen will present Richter and Earth. Find out more here
Wendy Whelan and Brian Brooks
The Joyce Theater
February 28 – March 5
Some of a Thousand Words (New York City premiere) is the latest collaboration between former New York City Ballet principal dancer Whelan and choreographer Brooks. Some of a Thousand Words is Whelan’s second collaboration with Brooks. Find out more here
The Kathak Ensemble & Friends
Danspace Project
March 2 – 4
The Indian dance performance collective The Kathak Ensemble & Friends, under director Janaki Patrik, returns with their all new Indian-influenced contemporary dance work WE SINFUL WOMEN. Based on the eight (Pakistani) Urdu poems first published in 1990. Find out more here
Malpaso Dance Company
BAM
March 1- 4
Malpaso Dance Company returns to BAM with Dreaming of Lions, a new evening-length dance work by resident choreographer and artistic director Osnel Delgado. Dreaming… draws “…inspiration from Ernest Hemingway’s…The Old Man and the Sea, performed to a new and original score composed and performed by Arturo O’Farrill along with his Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble. Find out more here
Fritzlyn Hector
Symphony Space
March 4
Hector –aka "Fritz," the African-Haitian Brooklyn native, will present an evening of dance works that integrate urban, traditional and contemporary forms. Find out more here
“It's Showtime NYC!” – Various Artists
Battery Park
March 3, 11, 17 & 25
A program of “Dancing in the Streets,” It's Showtime NYC! comes to Battery Park with new dancers, new work, and new moves celebrating the New York City street culture. Find out more here
Nihon Buyo Dance
Japan Society
March 3 – 5
The Kabuki-trained company, Nihon Buyo Dance (Nihon Buyo – translates to ‘Japanese dance’) brings the Japanese dance genre accompanied by a music ensemble featuring traditional instruments. Find out more here
Various Artists
Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
March 4 – 8
Gibney hosts “Our Configurations” a mixed-ability performance and programs featuring works by disabled and non-disabled artists and companies: AXIS Dance Company, Marc Brew, Kinetic Light, and Marissa Perel. These performances are a result of the continued discussion around dance and disability. Workshops are also scheduled. Find out more here
Jack Ferver
New York Live Arts
March 3 -4
Ferver will present Everything Is Imaginable, written and choreographed by Ferver and performed by Reid Bartelme, Lloyd Knight, James Whiteside and Ferver. The New York-based writer, choreographer and director offers “…genre-defying performances explore the tragicomedy of the human psyche,” notes the release. The presentation is not open for review. Find out more here
Flushing Town Hall
March 5
For one-night-only, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, in collaboration with Taipei Cultural Center of TECO in New York and Flushing Town Hall, presents “CrossCurrent IV” featuring Nai-Ni Chen, Kun-Yang Lin, and PeiJu Chien-Pott. A panel discussion will follow the one-hour performance. Peiju Chien-Pott will perform Martha Graham's Ekstatsis reimagined, Kun-Yang Lin will dance Home and Nai-Ni Chen will present Richter and Earth. Find out more here
Wendy Whelan and Brian Brooks
The Joyce Theater
February 28 – March 5
Some of a Thousand Words (New York City premiere) is the latest collaboration between former New York City Ballet principal dancer Whelan and choreographer Brooks. Some of a Thousand Words is Whelan’s second collaboration with Brooks. Find out more here
The Kathak Ensemble & Friends
Danspace Project
March 2 – 4
The Indian dance performance collective The Kathak Ensemble & Friends, under director Janaki Patrik, returns with their all new Indian-influenced contemporary dance work WE SINFUL WOMEN. Based on the eight (Pakistani) Urdu poems first published in 1990. Find out more here
Malpaso Dance Company
BAM
March 1- 4
Malpaso Dance Company returns to BAM with Dreaming of Lions, a new evening-length dance work by resident choreographer and artistic director Osnel Delgado. Dreaming… draws “…inspiration from Ernest Hemingway’s…The Old Man and the Sea, performed to a new and original score composed and performed by Arturo O’Farrill along with his Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble. Find out more here
Fritzlyn Hector
Symphony Space
March 4
Hector –aka "Fritz," the African-Haitian Brooklyn native, will present an evening of dance works that integrate urban, traditional and contemporary forms. Find out more here
“It's Showtime NYC!” – Various Artists
Battery Park
March 3, 11, 17 & 25
A program of “Dancing in the Streets,” It's Showtime NYC! comes to Battery Park with new dancers, new work, and new moves celebrating the New York City street culture. Find out more here
Nihon Buyo Dance
Japan Society
March 3 – 5
The Kabuki-trained company, Nihon Buyo Dance (Nihon Buyo – translates to ‘Japanese dance’) brings the Japanese dance genre accompanied by a music ensemble featuring traditional instruments. Find out more here
Various Artists
Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
March 4 – 8
Gibney hosts “Our Configurations” a mixed-ability performance and programs featuring works by disabled and non-disabled artists and companies: AXIS Dance Company, Marc Brew, Kinetic Light, and Marissa Perel. These performances are a result of the continued discussion around dance and disability. Workshops are also scheduled. Find out more here
Jack Ferver
New York Live Arts
March 3 -4
Ferver will present Everything Is Imaginable, written and choreographed by Ferver and performed by Reid Bartelme, Lloyd Knight, James Whiteside and Ferver. The New York-based writer, choreographer and director offers “…genre-defying performances explore the tragicomedy of the human psyche,” notes the release. The presentation is not open for review. Find out more here
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