Ni'Ja Whitson/The NWA Project Photo: Ian Douglas Ni’Ja Whitson/The NWA Project
Danspace Project
March 28 - 30
As part of Whitson’s mixing of postmodern and African Diasporic performance practices, and through a keen look at the intersection of gender, sexuality, race, and spirituality, Whitson premieres Oba Qween Baba King Baba, "...engaging spiritual multiplicity and the role of Queerness in the Divine. The work’s title is based on the Yorùbá word “Oba,” which is a genderless term that has come to be known as a king. Through movement, poetry, jazz, textile, and video art, Oba Qween Baba King Baba uncovers architectures of the body, space, and sexuality to interrogate power and ways masculinity influences our understanding of histories of religion. Inspired by [Whitson's] own experiences as a child of a preacher, Oba Qween Baba King Baba ritualizes an interrogation into dynamics between constructs of father, masculinities, and power,” writes Whitson. “As a practitioner of the Yorùbá Òrìsà tradition, I draw from the performance of gender in ritual and ceremony, where Òrìsà exist as energies, not necessarily genders despite their colloquial references,” according to the release. Danspace Project will host a free preview showing, Saturday, March 23 at 7pm for QTPOC (Queer and Trans People of Color) identified people. Please write to lydia@danspaceproject.org to RSVP. Find out more here
Noche Flamenca
Connelly Theater
March 9 – 31
Under artistic director Martín Santangelo and dancer Soledad Barrio, the Company will present Entre Tú y Yo (Between You and Me), an evening-length program of duets, solos, and ensemble works exploring “the constraints imposed and the possibilities afforded by human relationships,” notes the release. Find out more here
Nicky Paraiso
March 22 – April 7
La Mama
In the world premiere of Paraiso’s now my hand is ready for my heart: intimate histories, he dives into a “…deep exploration of [his] life, investigating aging, identity, sexuality, class and race,” according to the release. Paraiso is joined by choreographer/dancers Irene Hultman, Jon Kinzel, Vicky Shick, and Paz Tanjuaquio in performance and as collaborators. The work is directed by John Jesurun. Find out more here
Ballet Hispánico
The Joyce Theater
March 26 – 31
The Company returns to The Joyce for their annual season, this time with attention to connections between the Latinx and Asian diasporas. Works include Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Sombrerísimo, plus world premieres El Viaje by Edwaard Liang and Homebound/Alaala Bennyroyce Royon. Find out more here
Lori Belilove & The Isadora Duncan Dance Company
Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation Studios
March 28 – 31
Belilove and Company will present a program of Duncan dances to Chopin, Schubert, Brahms and Scriabin. Find out more here
BAAD! Ass Women Festival - Various Artists
BAAD!
March 29 - 30
The BAAD! Ass Women Festival concert series continues with choreographers from the Bronx and beyond including: Davalois Fearon Dance (March 29–30) in “For C.J.,” “… dedicated to artistic director Davalois Fearon’s nephew C.J., who was the victim of a fatal asthma attack in 2017,” notes the release. Though dominated by dance, there are also theater and film offerings. Find out more here
Ann Carlson and Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company
Peak Performances
March 28 – 31
Elizabeth, the dance, Carlson’s evening-length work to be danced by Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company “…is both an homage to the artist’s lifelong association with the company—as a teenager…and to the “visionaries and teachers” of modern and contemporary dance history whose work has come to live in her body and choreography,” notes the release. Find out more
here
Dorrance Dance
New York City Center
March 28 – 30
In three different programs of commissions and repertory, including works by Bill Irwin, Brenda Bufalino and special guest Kate Davis, Dorrance Dance comes to the New York City Center for an exclusive engagement. Find out more here
Ariel Rivka Dance
Baruch Performing Arts Center
March 28 – 30
The all-female contemporary company led by choreographer/composer Ariel Grossman and David Homan will present a season of premieres and repertory works. Find out more here
Ellen Cornfield Dance
92nd Street Y
March 29 - 30
This year’s Harkness Dance Festival comes to a close with Ellen Cornfield Dance. The company will present Pas de Detour (2016) and Close-Up (2017) along with the world premiere of Portal. Find out more here
Two Sisters
University Settlement
March 29 - 30
After two years of development including travels to India, Two Sisters will premiere Veil “…A poignant vision of [their] emotional and psychic lives…” according to the release. Find out more here
Various Artists
Martha Graham Studio Theater
March 29
Robert Mark Burke, one of the five recipients of the “Eryc Taylor Dance New Choreographer Grant,” who was asked to create work for ETD's EARTH, a new, full-length program to address global warming. Burke’s Earth is Created, will be the first on this free program. The other recipients are: Gierre Godley of Project 44, Aaron McGloin of Aaron McGloin Dance, Jordan Ryder of RyderDance, and Eryn Renee Young of XAOC Contemporary Ballet. Find out more here
Kyle Marshall & Tatyana Tenanbaum
MANA Contemporary
March 29
For this “Double Bill,” Marshall and Tenanbaum will share some works-in-process in Jersey City as part of an on-going series of dance. Find out more here
OcampoWang Dance
The Mark O'Donnell Theater at The Actors Fund Arts Center
March 30 – 31
The Company will present come 2gether - an evening of works by Chien-Ying Wang (USA) and YuChen Pan (JueDai Contemporary Jazz Dance Theatre, Taiwan), two cultures and two dance companies. Find out more here
Various Artists
Movement Research at Judson Church
April 1
Don’t miss this free, on-going, Monday night performance series of experimentation and works-in-progress. This week’s featured artists are: Rodney Bell, mayfield brooks, Lisa Parra, Ogemdi Ude and David Zambrano. Find out more here
Danspace Project
March 28 - 30
As part of Whitson’s mixing of postmodern and African Diasporic performance practices, and through a keen look at the intersection of gender, sexuality, race, and spirituality, Whitson premieres Oba Qween Baba King Baba, "...engaging spiritual multiplicity and the role of Queerness in the Divine. The work’s title is based on the Yorùbá word “Oba,” which is a genderless term that has come to be known as a king. Through movement, poetry, jazz, textile, and video art, Oba Qween Baba King Baba uncovers architectures of the body, space, and sexuality to interrogate power and ways masculinity influences our understanding of histories of religion. Inspired by [Whitson's] own experiences as a child of a preacher, Oba Qween Baba King Baba ritualizes an interrogation into dynamics between constructs of father, masculinities, and power,” writes Whitson. “As a practitioner of the Yorùbá Òrìsà tradition, I draw from the performance of gender in ritual and ceremony, where Òrìsà exist as energies, not necessarily genders despite their colloquial references,” according to the release. Danspace Project will host a free preview showing, Saturday, March 23 at 7pm for QTPOC (Queer and Trans People of Color) identified people. Please write to lydia@danspaceproject.org to RSVP. Find out more here
Noche Flamenca
Connelly Theater
March 9 – 31
Under artistic director Martín Santangelo and dancer Soledad Barrio, the Company will present Entre Tú y Yo (Between You and Me), an evening-length program of duets, solos, and ensemble works exploring “the constraints imposed and the possibilities afforded by human relationships,” notes the release. Find out more here
Nicky Paraiso
March 22 – April 7
La Mama
In the world premiere of Paraiso’s now my hand is ready for my heart: intimate histories, he dives into a “…deep exploration of [his] life, investigating aging, identity, sexuality, class and race,” according to the release. Paraiso is joined by choreographer/dancers Irene Hultman, Jon Kinzel, Vicky Shick, and Paz Tanjuaquio in performance and as collaborators. The work is directed by John Jesurun. Find out more here
Ballet Hispánico
The Joyce Theater
March 26 – 31
The Company returns to The Joyce for their annual season, this time with attention to connections between the Latinx and Asian diasporas. Works include Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Sombrerísimo, plus world premieres El Viaje by Edwaard Liang and Homebound/Alaala Bennyroyce Royon. Find out more here
Lori Belilove & The Isadora Duncan Dance Company
Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation Studios
March 28 – 31
Belilove and Company will present a program of Duncan dances to Chopin, Schubert, Brahms and Scriabin. Find out more here
BAAD! Ass Women Festival - Various Artists
BAAD!
March 29 - 30
The BAAD! Ass Women Festival concert series continues with choreographers from the Bronx and beyond including: Davalois Fearon Dance (March 29–30) in “For C.J.,” “… dedicated to artistic director Davalois Fearon’s nephew C.J., who was the victim of a fatal asthma attack in 2017,” notes the release. Though dominated by dance, there are also theater and film offerings. Find out more here
Ann Carlson and Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company
Peak Performances
March 28 – 31
Elizabeth, the dance, Carlson’s evening-length work to be danced by Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company “…is both an homage to the artist’s lifelong association with the company—as a teenager…and to the “visionaries and teachers” of modern and contemporary dance history whose work has come to live in her body and choreography,” notes the release. Find out more
here
Dorrance Dance
New York City Center
March 28 – 30
In three different programs of commissions and repertory, including works by Bill Irwin, Brenda Bufalino and special guest Kate Davis, Dorrance Dance comes to the New York City Center for an exclusive engagement. Find out more here
Ariel Rivka Dance
Baruch Performing Arts Center
March 28 – 30
The all-female contemporary company led by choreographer/composer Ariel Grossman and David Homan will present a season of premieres and repertory works. Find out more here
Ellen Cornfield Dance
92nd Street Y
March 29 - 30
This year’s Harkness Dance Festival comes to a close with Ellen Cornfield Dance. The company will present Pas de Detour (2016) and Close-Up (2017) along with the world premiere of Portal. Find out more here
Two Sisters
University Settlement
March 29 - 30
After two years of development including travels to India, Two Sisters will premiere Veil “…A poignant vision of [their] emotional and psychic lives…” according to the release. Find out more here
Various Artists
Martha Graham Studio Theater
March 29
Robert Mark Burke, one of the five recipients of the “Eryc Taylor Dance New Choreographer Grant,” who was asked to create work for ETD's EARTH, a new, full-length program to address global warming. Burke’s Earth is Created, will be the first on this free program. The other recipients are: Gierre Godley of Project 44, Aaron McGloin of Aaron McGloin Dance, Jordan Ryder of RyderDance, and Eryn Renee Young of XAOC Contemporary Ballet. Find out more here
Kyle Marshall & Tatyana Tenanbaum
MANA Contemporary
March 29
For this “Double Bill,” Marshall and Tenanbaum will share some works-in-process in Jersey City as part of an on-going series of dance. Find out more here
OcampoWang Dance
The Mark O'Donnell Theater at The Actors Fund Arts Center
March 30 – 31
The Company will present come 2gether - an evening of works by Chien-Ying Wang (USA) and YuChen Pan (JueDai Contemporary Jazz Dance Theatre, Taiwan), two cultures and two dance companies. Find out more here
Various Artists
Movement Research at Judson Church
April 1
Don’t miss this free, on-going, Monday night performance series of experimentation and works-in-progress. This week’s featured artists are: Rodney Bell, mayfield brooks, Lisa Parra, Ogemdi Ude and David Zambrano. Find out more here
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