Trisha Brown and Steve Paxton in Brown's "Lightfall" Photo: Peter Moore @ Barbara Moore/Lic. Judson Dance Theater:The Work Is Never Done
(Exhibition & Performances)
MoMA
September 16 – February 3, 2019
Celebrate Yvonne Rainer's “Early Dances 1961 – 1969,” and Deborah Hay’s ten (1968) in the 6-month performance and exhibit at MoMA. “For a brief period in the early 1960s, a group of choreographers, visual artists, composers, and filmmakers made use of a local church to present performances that Village Voice critic Jill Johnston declared the most exciting new developments in dance in a generation. Redefining the kinds of movement that could count as dance, the Judson participants—Trisha Brown, Lucinda Childs, Philip Corner, Bill Dixon, Judith Dunn, David Gordon, Alex Hay, Deborah Hay, Fred Herko, Robert Morris, Steve Paxton, Rudy Perez, Yvonne Rainer, Robert Rauschenberg, Carolee Schneemann, and Elaine Summers, among others—would go on to profoundly shape all fields of art in the second half of the 20th century. Taking its name from the Judson Memorial Church, a socially engaged Protestant congregation in New York’s Greenwich Village, Judson Dance Theater was organized as a series of open workshops from which its participants developed performances. Together, the artists challenged traditional understandings of choreography, expanding dance in ways that reconsidered its place in the world. They employed new compositional methods to strip dance of its theatrical conventions, incorporating “ordinary” movements—gestures typical of the street or home, for example, rather than a stage—into their work, along with games, simple tasks, and social dances to infuse their pieces with a sense of spontaneity.
Organized by Ana Janevski and Thomas Lax, and on view only at The Museum of Modern Art (September 16-February 3, 2019), Judson Dance Theater explores the unique moment in the 1960s when a group of choreographers, visual artists, composers, and filmmakers made use of a local church to present ground-breaking cross-disciplinary performances. The history of Judson is a key part of New York City’s history, taking its name from the Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village where they presented performances; these artists challenged traditional understandings of choreography.” Find out more here & here
Gabri Christa’s MAGDALENA
Theaterlab
September 12 – 22
At Theaterlab, Gabri Christa premiere’s her multimedia solo performance, Magdalena, “a family story of love and dementia…part family album, part story of love and race, but above all, a reckoning with the harrowing consequences of a devastating illness that affects an increasing percentage of the world’s population,” according to the release. Find out more here
Various Artists
Times Square (Duffy Square & Broadway Plaza)
September 20 – 23
Together, Danspace Project and Times Square Alliance commissioned site-specific works from Full Circle Souljahs (Ana "Rokafella" Garcia & Gabriel "Kwikstep" Dionisio), luciana achugar and Laurie Berg in the midst of a Times Square crowd. For this undertaking, the “…artists [were] to consider Times Square's history as a home to Broadway musicals, vaudeville, dance halls, and vernacular dance forms, including modern dance, tap, and hip hop, that emerged throughout the 20th century.” Find out more here
Fridays at noon
92nd Street Y
September 21
Three veteran dance-makers: Molissa Fenley, Claire Porter and Megan Williams will present new and reconstructed choreography. Find out more here
Miro Magloire's New Chamber Ballet
City Center Studio 5
September 21 - 22
Magloire's New Chamber Ballet opens its 2018-19 season with the world premiere of a Magloire's ballet to music by contemporary German composer Wolfgang Rihm, along with repertory works Amity (2017), Bach (2018), and The Letter (2012). Find out more here
“Making Moves Dance Festival”
Jamaica Center for the Arts
September 21 & 22
Beginning their 9th year, the two-day multi-stage/multi-site Festival will present emerging and established choreographers and dance companies in original works plus master workshops, showcases, and discussions. The lineup includes: Hana Kozuka, Barkha Dance Company/Barkha Patel, Kofago Dance Ensemble/Kevin McEwan, Laura Peterson Choreography, Schoen Movement Company and more. Find out more here
Melanie Greene and Meira Goldberg
Danspace Project
September 22
Greene and Goldberg will share the bill at “DraftWork,” curated by Ishmael Houston-Jones, which gives choreographers an opportunity for to share their work at various stages of development. This is a free event. Find out more here
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company
NYU’s Skirball Theater
September 22 – 23
In the first performance this trilogy, all in one place, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company brings together Dora: Tramontane, Lance: Pretty aka the Escape Artist, and the NYC premiere of Ambros: The Emigrant, the work’s final piece. The complete trilogy will run 6½ hours (including a 90-minute dinner break). Find out more here
Heidi Latsky Dance
Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery/Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
September 23
Latsky Dance will premiere of ON DISPLAY, featuring “…a cast of 20 dancers—ranging in age, race, size, disability and gender—who will create an interactive space where the viewer and the viewed can experience the beauty of difference,” according to the release. The performance is free and open to the public. It celebrates the Washington, D.C. premiere of this performance installation initially conceived to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Find out more here
(Exhibition & Performances)
MoMA
September 16 – February 3, 2019
Celebrate Yvonne Rainer's “Early Dances 1961 – 1969,” and Deborah Hay’s ten (1968) in the 6-month performance and exhibit at MoMA. “For a brief period in the early 1960s, a group of choreographers, visual artists, composers, and filmmakers made use of a local church to present performances that Village Voice critic Jill Johnston declared the most exciting new developments in dance in a generation. Redefining the kinds of movement that could count as dance, the Judson participants—Trisha Brown, Lucinda Childs, Philip Corner, Bill Dixon, Judith Dunn, David Gordon, Alex Hay, Deborah Hay, Fred Herko, Robert Morris, Steve Paxton, Rudy Perez, Yvonne Rainer, Robert Rauschenberg, Carolee Schneemann, and Elaine Summers, among others—would go on to profoundly shape all fields of art in the second half of the 20th century. Taking its name from the Judson Memorial Church, a socially engaged Protestant congregation in New York’s Greenwich Village, Judson Dance Theater was organized as a series of open workshops from which its participants developed performances. Together, the artists challenged traditional understandings of choreography, expanding dance in ways that reconsidered its place in the world. They employed new compositional methods to strip dance of its theatrical conventions, incorporating “ordinary” movements—gestures typical of the street or home, for example, rather than a stage—into their work, along with games, simple tasks, and social dances to infuse their pieces with a sense of spontaneity.
Organized by Ana Janevski and Thomas Lax, and on view only at The Museum of Modern Art (September 16-February 3, 2019), Judson Dance Theater explores the unique moment in the 1960s when a group of choreographers, visual artists, composers, and filmmakers made use of a local church to present ground-breaking cross-disciplinary performances. The history of Judson is a key part of New York City’s history, taking its name from the Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village where they presented performances; these artists challenged traditional understandings of choreography.” Find out more here & here
Gabri Christa’s MAGDALENA
Theaterlab
September 12 – 22
At Theaterlab, Gabri Christa premiere’s her multimedia solo performance, Magdalena, “a family story of love and dementia…part family album, part story of love and race, but above all, a reckoning with the harrowing consequences of a devastating illness that affects an increasing percentage of the world’s population,” according to the release. Find out more here
Various Artists
Times Square (Duffy Square & Broadway Plaza)
September 20 – 23
Together, Danspace Project and Times Square Alliance commissioned site-specific works from Full Circle Souljahs (Ana "Rokafella" Garcia & Gabriel "Kwikstep" Dionisio), luciana achugar and Laurie Berg in the midst of a Times Square crowd. For this undertaking, the “…artists [were] to consider Times Square's history as a home to Broadway musicals, vaudeville, dance halls, and vernacular dance forms, including modern dance, tap, and hip hop, that emerged throughout the 20th century.” Find out more here
Fridays at noon
92nd Street Y
September 21
Three veteran dance-makers: Molissa Fenley, Claire Porter and Megan Williams will present new and reconstructed choreography. Find out more here
Miro Magloire's New Chamber Ballet
City Center Studio 5
September 21 - 22
Magloire's New Chamber Ballet opens its 2018-19 season with the world premiere of a Magloire's ballet to music by contemporary German composer Wolfgang Rihm, along with repertory works Amity (2017), Bach (2018), and The Letter (2012). Find out more here
“Making Moves Dance Festival”
Jamaica Center for the Arts
September 21 & 22
Beginning their 9th year, the two-day multi-stage/multi-site Festival will present emerging and established choreographers and dance companies in original works plus master workshops, showcases, and discussions. The lineup includes: Hana Kozuka, Barkha Dance Company/Barkha Patel, Kofago Dance Ensemble/Kevin McEwan, Laura Peterson Choreography, Schoen Movement Company and more. Find out more here
Melanie Greene and Meira Goldberg
Danspace Project
September 22
Greene and Goldberg will share the bill at “DraftWork,” curated by Ishmael Houston-Jones, which gives choreographers an opportunity for to share their work at various stages of development. This is a free event. Find out more here
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company
NYU’s Skirball Theater
September 22 – 23
In the first performance this trilogy, all in one place, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company brings together Dora: Tramontane, Lance: Pretty aka the Escape Artist, and the NYC premiere of Ambros: The Emigrant, the work’s final piece. The complete trilogy will run 6½ hours (including a 90-minute dinner break). Find out more here
Heidi Latsky Dance
Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery/Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
September 23
Latsky Dance will premiere of ON DISPLAY, featuring “…a cast of 20 dancers—ranging in age, race, size, disability and gender—who will create an interactive space where the viewer and the viewed can experience the beauty of difference,” according to the release. The performance is free and open to the public. It celebrates the Washington, D.C. premiere of this performance installation initially conceived to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Find out more here
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