2nd Best Dance Company 2nd Best Dance Company
November 11-12
TRISK
The choreographer Hannah Garner and her company, 2nd Best Dance Company will present RED, "...a piece that walks the fuzzy, shag-carpet line between dance performance and narrative play, leaning into both text and movement to tell an abstracted version of a well known fictional story of survival: Little Red Riding Hood. By cycling through distinct characters, both true to the original story and entirely new, 2nd Best Dance Company explores how we confront the many-faced “big bads” that lurk on our personal wooded paths," according to the release. Find out more here
Ayodele Casel
November 2 – 13
The Joyce
Returning for an in-person presentation of Chasing Magic, her 2019 digital Joyce debut, the tap dancer Ayodele Casel will again be joined by jazz musician and composer Arturo O’Farrill. Directed by frequent collaborator Torya Beard—who also served as creative director for Casel’s Joyce debut—“…the piece is an ode to craft and community, a celebratory display of artistic encounters that endure no matter when and where you leave them,” according to the release. Find out more here
Various Artists
November 9–12
Gibney
Emerging choreographers Alexander Anderson and Jie-Hung Connie Shiau (Gibney Company artistic associates) and Chuck Wilt (UNA Productions artistic director) will present new works at Gibney. Find out more here
Serge Aimé Coulibaly
November 11 – 12
NYU Skirball
The Burkina Faso choreographer, Coulibaly and his Faso Danse Théâtre will premiere Wakatt, with live music by Magic Malik Orchestra at NYU Skirball. Wakatt which means "our times" in the Mooré language of Burkina Faso, features 10 dancers and three musicians. Find out more here
Dee Dee Bridgewater and Savion Glover
November 12
NJPAC
Tapa dancer Savion Glover and vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater come together in “Interpretations” for an evening of jazz in solo sets of dance and improvisation. Find out m ore here
Edisa Weeks
November 12 - 13
Kupferberg Center for the Arts
Weeks' ’world premiere of Action Songs/Protest Dances, a live music and dance event will feature five original songs commissioned by composers/musicians Taina Asili, Spirit McIntyre, and Martha Redbone. Three of the songs are inspired by the life, speeches, and writings of civil rights activist James Forman (1928-2005), whose personal archives are housed at the Queens College Rosenthal Library; and two are about social justice issues in America today. Find out more here
Neil Greenberg
November 12 - 20
LaMama
Greenberg will present the world premiere of Betsy a new dance exploring the phenomenon of performance itself. Find out more here
Ephrat Asherie Dance and NYC Club Legends
November 13-14
The Guggenheim
Commissioned by Works & Process, UNDERSCORED is a multi-faceted project that acts as a living archive of five generations of NYC club dancers such as Archie Burnett, Michele Saunders, and Brahms “Bravo” LaFortune and Ephrat Asherie Dance company. Find out more here
Garth Fagan Dance
November 15-20
The Joyce
for the company’s 52nd anniversary season. Slated for this season’s program world premieres by Fagan and Norwood Pennewell and works from the repertory. Find out more here
November 11-12
TRISK
The choreographer Hannah Garner and her company, 2nd Best Dance Company will present RED, "...a piece that walks the fuzzy, shag-carpet line between dance performance and narrative play, leaning into both text and movement to tell an abstracted version of a well known fictional story of survival: Little Red Riding Hood. By cycling through distinct characters, both true to the original story and entirely new, 2nd Best Dance Company explores how we confront the many-faced “big bads” that lurk on our personal wooded paths," according to the release. Find out more here
Ayodele Casel
November 2 – 13
The Joyce
Returning for an in-person presentation of Chasing Magic, her 2019 digital Joyce debut, the tap dancer Ayodele Casel will again be joined by jazz musician and composer Arturo O’Farrill. Directed by frequent collaborator Torya Beard—who also served as creative director for Casel’s Joyce debut—“…the piece is an ode to craft and community, a celebratory display of artistic encounters that endure no matter when and where you leave them,” according to the release. Find out more here
Various Artists
November 9–12
Gibney
Emerging choreographers Alexander Anderson and Jie-Hung Connie Shiau (Gibney Company artistic associates) and Chuck Wilt (UNA Productions artistic director) will present new works at Gibney. Find out more here
Serge Aimé Coulibaly
November 11 – 12
NYU Skirball
The Burkina Faso choreographer, Coulibaly and his Faso Danse Théâtre will premiere Wakatt, with live music by Magic Malik Orchestra at NYU Skirball. Wakatt which means "our times" in the Mooré language of Burkina Faso, features 10 dancers and three musicians. Find out more here
Dee Dee Bridgewater and Savion Glover
November 12
NJPAC
Tapa dancer Savion Glover and vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater come together in “Interpretations” for an evening of jazz in solo sets of dance and improvisation. Find out m ore here
Edisa Weeks
November 12 - 13
Kupferberg Center for the Arts
Weeks' ’world premiere of Action Songs/Protest Dances, a live music and dance event will feature five original songs commissioned by composers/musicians Taina Asili, Spirit McIntyre, and Martha Redbone. Three of the songs are inspired by the life, speeches, and writings of civil rights activist James Forman (1928-2005), whose personal archives are housed at the Queens College Rosenthal Library; and two are about social justice issues in America today. Find out more here
Neil Greenberg
November 12 - 20
LaMama
Greenberg will present the world premiere of Betsy a new dance exploring the phenomenon of performance itself. Find out more here
Ephrat Asherie Dance and NYC Club Legends
November 13-14
The Guggenheim
Commissioned by Works & Process, UNDERSCORED is a multi-faceted project that acts as a living archive of five generations of NYC club dancers such as Archie Burnett, Michele Saunders, and Brahms “Bravo” LaFortune and Ephrat Asherie Dance company. Find out more here
Garth Fagan Dance
November 15-20
The Joyce
for the company’s 52nd anniversary season. Slated for this season’s program world premieres by Fagan and Norwood Pennewell and works from the repertory. Find out more here
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