Vim Vigor Dance Company Photo: David Bazemore Vim Vigor Dance Company
Baruch Performing Arts Center
February 2 – 11
For the New York premiere of FUTURE PERFECT, “…Under a star-filled sky, five performers [who are] encamped in the wilderness venture into a full-bodied, psychotropic walkabout - where the push and pull of an extreme event propels each of them to confront their place in the universe,” according to the release. FUTURE PERFECT premiered in September 2016 at the historic Lobero Theatre with DANCEworks in Santa Barbara. Find out more here
Complexions Contemporary Ballet
January 24 – February 5
The Joyce
Jan. 24-Feb. 5—Under artistic directors Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, for their 23rd season, Complexions Contemporary Ballet returns to the Joyce Theater with two programs of works by Rhoden, including the world premiere of “Gutter Glitter,” the New York premiere of “Star Dust,” repertory works and the launch of “The Collage Series,” an ongoing initiative created by Rhoden in which new works are presented “in a visual collage format that seeks to find the line of commonality within diverse elements,” notes the release. Find out more here
The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers
Theater for the New City
January 27- February 5
The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers presents their 43rd concert and pow-pow at Theater for the New City. Featured will be dances, stories and traditional music from the Iroquois and native peoples of the Northeast, Southwest and Great Plains regions. All proceeds benefit the Native American scholarship fund. Find out more here
Batsheva Dance Company
BAM/Opera House
February 1 - 4
Ohad Naharin, and his company, Batsheva Dance Company returns to the BAM with the premiere of Last Work, a new evening-length piece “…developed by Naharin and his 18 dancers over the course of a 10-week intensive rehearsal process, Last Work premiered in Tel Aviv in June of 2015,” notes the release. Find out more here
Marguerite Hemmings
JACK
February 2-3
As part of their yearlong series, “Reparation365,” Hemmings will present “to make ready again” (referring to the etymology of the word “reparation”) which she describes “a non-performance…a call to a very very very obvious collective action.” Find out more here
Amanda Loulaki
Gibney Dance
February 2 – 4
In Loulaki’s house of winds: a process for Untitled 2, she “…examines the architectural relationship between the moving body and the space that contains it. The work builds a sensory environment in which all elements in the performance space become equal with the performer. In a random manner, the audience becomes the performer’s path,” according to the release. Find out more here
Richard Alston Dance Company
Peak Performances
February 2 -5
The British contemporary company, Richard Alston Dance Company, returns to Montclair, New Jersey with a program that includes the world premiere of Alston’s Chacony, the American premieres of Alston’s An Italian in Madrid, featuring the young kathak dancer Vidya Patel, and Mazur; and the American Premiere of Martin Lawrance’s Stronghold. The Repast Baroque Ensemble, along with the Shanghai Quartet, will perform with them. Find out more here
Asase Yaa African American Dance Theater
Symphony Space
February 4
At Symphony Space, and as part of their 16th anniversary celebration, the premieres “Ghana: The Place Where the Chief Sleeps,” a blend of traditional aesthetics of African drum and dance with modern expressions found in the African Diaspora. Find out more here
Baruch Performing Arts Center
February 2 – 11
For the New York premiere of FUTURE PERFECT, “…Under a star-filled sky, five performers [who are] encamped in the wilderness venture into a full-bodied, psychotropic walkabout - where the push and pull of an extreme event propels each of them to confront their place in the universe,” according to the release. FUTURE PERFECT premiered in September 2016 at the historic Lobero Theatre with DANCEworks in Santa Barbara. Find out more here
Complexions Contemporary Ballet
January 24 – February 5
The Joyce
Jan. 24-Feb. 5—Under artistic directors Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, for their 23rd season, Complexions Contemporary Ballet returns to the Joyce Theater with two programs of works by Rhoden, including the world premiere of “Gutter Glitter,” the New York premiere of “Star Dust,” repertory works and the launch of “The Collage Series,” an ongoing initiative created by Rhoden in which new works are presented “in a visual collage format that seeks to find the line of commonality within diverse elements,” notes the release. Find out more here
The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers
Theater for the New City
January 27- February 5
The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers presents their 43rd concert and pow-pow at Theater for the New City. Featured will be dances, stories and traditional music from the Iroquois and native peoples of the Northeast, Southwest and Great Plains regions. All proceeds benefit the Native American scholarship fund. Find out more here
Batsheva Dance Company
BAM/Opera House
February 1 - 4
Ohad Naharin, and his company, Batsheva Dance Company returns to the BAM with the premiere of Last Work, a new evening-length piece “…developed by Naharin and his 18 dancers over the course of a 10-week intensive rehearsal process, Last Work premiered in Tel Aviv in June of 2015,” notes the release. Find out more here
Marguerite Hemmings
JACK
February 2-3
As part of their yearlong series, “Reparation365,” Hemmings will present “to make ready again” (referring to the etymology of the word “reparation”) which she describes “a non-performance…a call to a very very very obvious collective action.” Find out more here
Amanda Loulaki
Gibney Dance
February 2 – 4
In Loulaki’s house of winds: a process for Untitled 2, she “…examines the architectural relationship between the moving body and the space that contains it. The work builds a sensory environment in which all elements in the performance space become equal with the performer. In a random manner, the audience becomes the performer’s path,” according to the release. Find out more here
Richard Alston Dance Company
Peak Performances
February 2 -5
The British contemporary company, Richard Alston Dance Company, returns to Montclair, New Jersey with a program that includes the world premiere of Alston’s Chacony, the American premieres of Alston’s An Italian in Madrid, featuring the young kathak dancer Vidya Patel, and Mazur; and the American Premiere of Martin Lawrance’s Stronghold. The Repast Baroque Ensemble, along with the Shanghai Quartet, will perform with them. Find out more here
Asase Yaa African American Dance Theater
Symphony Space
February 4
At Symphony Space, and as part of their 16th anniversary celebration, the premieres “Ghana: The Place Where the Chief Sleeps,” a blend of traditional aesthetics of African drum and dance with modern expressions found in the African Diaspora. Find out more here
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