
Parkside Plaza/Brooklyn
October 17
PLG Arts presents, in collaboration with Davalois Fearon Dance (DFD), Music and Dance at Parkside Plaza. The event will be an outdoor, block party-style event that celebrates the rich Caribbean heritage of Flatbush/ Prospect-Lefferts Gardens (PLG) and the growing community of local artists. The event will feature live drumming by Ryan Greenidge, Agyei Phillip, and Rasaan Green, the music of composer and woodwind player Mike McGinnis, Dancehall, and Reggae music facilitated by D.J. Ayanna Heaven, and a site-specific performance of Finding Herstory and community dance-along led by Davalois Fearon. Find out more and
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Various Artists
New York Botanical Gardens
April - October 2021
The Contemporary Dance Series offers up "...A series of spontaneous outdoor performances celebrate the infinite possibilities of our connection with nature and each other," notes the release. Find out more here
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company
The Armory
September 28 – October 9
The Company bring the world premiere of Deep Blue Sea. The production marks Jones' first time performing in over fifteen years. Find out more here
Rourou Ye
Virtual
October 1 - December 31
Ye presents May I Dance on Your Screen?, a movement-centered online exhibit of video works created specifically for the digital platform. Find out more here
Caleb Teicher & Company
The Joyce
October 5 - 17
Teicher & Company debuts at the Joyce with SW!NG OUT a celebration of swing dance and Lindy Hop. Find out more here
Jamar Roberts
Virtual/Ailey All Access
October 6 - 19
See Roberts’ dance film Holding Space which focuses on “…confinement, healing and the quest for sustainable pathways towards wholeness,” according to the release. Find out more here
Various Artists
Bethesda Fountain, DUMBO Archway
October 9 & 30
White Wave Dance presents iyouuswe II (I-You-Us-We-Two), a multi-year collaboration with choreographer Young Soon Kim and composer Marco Cappelli, in collaboration with their performers. Find out more here
Richard Move
Governor's Island
October 16
The Trust for Governors Island announced the world premiere of Herstory of the Universe@Governors Island by Move and MoveOpolis! a series of six site-specific dance performances. Find out more here
Mimi Gerard
NYLA
October 17
Garrard will present two premieres The Money Game and Junk Journey. Find out more here
Various Artists
City Center
October 13 - 24
The ten‐day Festival, now in its 18th year, will again five programs featuring Ayodele Casel, Lar Lubovitch, Adrian Danchig‐Waring and Joseph Gordon, and The Verdon Fosse Legacy, Georgina Pazcoguin, Damian Woetzel’s Vail Dance Festival, Justin Peck, Tiler Peck, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, BalletX, Ephrat Asherie Dance, Houston Ballet, Lil Buck, Micaela Taylor’s The TL Collective, Philadelphia Ballet, Roman Mejia, STEP AFRIKA!, Stephen Petronio Company, and STREB EXTREME ACTION. Find out more here
Serena Wolman & Tai Lee (dance)
Arts on Site
October 15-16
Wolman and Lee will share the weekend on two separate evenings. Find out more here