Netta Yerushalmy's "Movement" Photo: Chris Cameron Netta Yerushalmy
PEAK Performances at Montclair State University
March 17- 20
Yerushalmy presents the world premiere of Movement where she "...quilts together quotations from a vast array of sources: folk dances, traditional dances and ceremonies, modern and contemporary concert dance, commercial dance, sports, and contemporary life. The work draws from over 100 existing dances, stretching the idea of pluralism until it almost snaps. Movement features a new score by award-winning composer Paula Matthusen and is performed by dancers hailing from Korea, Senegal, Israel, Taiwan, and across the U.S." according to the release. Yerushalmy says “When I take a snippet of Israeli folk dance, I know its intrinsic rhythm—I know the song in my head. When I take a snippet of a dance from a well-known contemporary choreographer, I know its timing—I've performed it hundreds of times. When I dance these two snippets in succession, a new kind of rhythmical pattern emerges. This attention to the musicality of movement—when the original music is no longer there—is an exciting and challenging part of working on this piece: the dancers need to shift time-signatures every few seconds. As they dance the radically re-woven/densely juxtaposed material, the rhythmical landscape of Movement comes to life.” Find out more here
Peggy Baker
(Virtual) BAC
February 28–March 14
Baker’s her body as words (2020) inspired by the 2009 translation of Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex is "...a sound and film installation that fragments and explodes notions of female identity as expressed by nine Canadian dance artists," according to the release. Find out more here
Sara Mearns
(In-person) Joyce
March 8-13
The New York City Ballet principal dancer Mearns invites new collaborators to be part of her process of creative self-discovery, "...challeng[ing] herself and her partners in a series of pieces that span mediums and reimagine genres," notes the release. Works are by Beth Gill, Jodi Melnick, Guillaume Côté, and others. Find out more here
The Pocket Fuel Groovers
In-Person (Arts On Site)
March 10 - 11
The Company, founded by Nick Alselmo in 2020, is influenced by contemporary, hip-hop, ballet, street dance as well as martial art. Find out more here
Mina Nishimura & Christopher “Unpezverde” Núñez
(Virtual) Danspace
March 12
As part of the "Conversations Without Walls" series, Nishimura and Núñez will be in conversation, facilitated by Samita Sinha This event will stream via YouTube. A link to the stream will be sent to registrants via email 30 minutes prior to the stream. Registration closes 30 minutes prior to the event. Find out more and rsvp here
Nélida Tirado
(In-person) Hostos Center for Arts and Culture
March 12
In Dime Quién Soy, Tirado embarks on a triumphant and challenging journey “dancing between cultures," notes the release. Find out more here
Alethea Pace and Yin Yue
(In-person) Guggenheim Museum
March 13
Works & Process and Dance Magazine Awards will present works by choreographers Pace and Yue, recipients of the 2021 Harkness Promise Awards. Find out more here
Trinity Irish Dance Company
(In-person) Joyce
March 15 - 20
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day week and the contemporary Irish step dance company's Founding Artistic Director Mark Howard, the program features Howard’s Soles, Push, and Johnny, plus works by Associate Artistic Director Chelsea Hoy, and Michelle Dorrance and Melinda Sullivan. Find out more here
Gibney Dance
(In-Person) Gibney 280
March 16-19
At Gibney, “Company Created” is an evening of works by Gibney Company Artistic Associates Alexander Anderson, Zui Gomez, Jesse Obremski, Kevin Pajarillaga, Marla Phelan, Jie-Hung Connie Shiau and Jake Tribus. Find out more here
Catherine Stimpson Tapes - Elizabeth Streb
(Virtual) NYU Skirball
March 14
For the NYU Skirball’s interview series Stimpson interviews Elizabeth Streb founder of the STREB Extreme Action Company in 1979 and established SLAM (STREB Lab for Action Mechanics) in Brooklyn, NY in 2003. Find out more here
Jo and Lena
(In-person) The Brick Theater
March 17
In Jo Warren and Lena Engelstein's all I want is what you want, they offer "...a practice in embodiment and disembodiment; grounding and ungrounding a sense of “self” in the space," notes the release. Find out more here
The Black Iris Project
(In-person/Virtual) 651ARTS/Schomburg Center
March 17
The Black Iris Project, in collaboration with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and 651 ARTS, presents the world premiere of WILD by Jeremy McQueen. Find out more here
Michihiko Kakazu
(In-Person) Japan Society
March 18 - 19
Japan Society will present Waves Across Time: Traditional Dance and Music of Okinawa with Kakazu, who will perform highlights from the traditional repertoires of kumiodori and zo odori. Find out more here
PEAK Performances at Montclair State University
March 17- 20
Yerushalmy presents the world premiere of Movement where she "...quilts together quotations from a vast array of sources: folk dances, traditional dances and ceremonies, modern and contemporary concert dance, commercial dance, sports, and contemporary life. The work draws from over 100 existing dances, stretching the idea of pluralism until it almost snaps. Movement features a new score by award-winning composer Paula Matthusen and is performed by dancers hailing from Korea, Senegal, Israel, Taiwan, and across the U.S." according to the release. Yerushalmy says “When I take a snippet of Israeli folk dance, I know its intrinsic rhythm—I know the song in my head. When I take a snippet of a dance from a well-known contemporary choreographer, I know its timing—I've performed it hundreds of times. When I dance these two snippets in succession, a new kind of rhythmical pattern emerges. This attention to the musicality of movement—when the original music is no longer there—is an exciting and challenging part of working on this piece: the dancers need to shift time-signatures every few seconds. As they dance the radically re-woven/densely juxtaposed material, the rhythmical landscape of Movement comes to life.” Find out more here
Peggy Baker
(Virtual) BAC
February 28–March 14
Baker’s her body as words (2020) inspired by the 2009 translation of Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex is "...a sound and film installation that fragments and explodes notions of female identity as expressed by nine Canadian dance artists," according to the release. Find out more here
Sara Mearns
(In-person) Joyce
March 8-13
The New York City Ballet principal dancer Mearns invites new collaborators to be part of her process of creative self-discovery, "...challeng[ing] herself and her partners in a series of pieces that span mediums and reimagine genres," notes the release. Works are by Beth Gill, Jodi Melnick, Guillaume Côté, and others. Find out more here
The Pocket Fuel Groovers
In-Person (Arts On Site)
March 10 - 11
The Company, founded by Nick Alselmo in 2020, is influenced by contemporary, hip-hop, ballet, street dance as well as martial art. Find out more here
Mina Nishimura & Christopher “Unpezverde” Núñez
(Virtual) Danspace
March 12
As part of the "Conversations Without Walls" series, Nishimura and Núñez will be in conversation, facilitated by Samita Sinha This event will stream via YouTube. A link to the stream will be sent to registrants via email 30 minutes prior to the stream. Registration closes 30 minutes prior to the event. Find out more and rsvp here
Nélida Tirado
(In-person) Hostos Center for Arts and Culture
March 12
In Dime Quién Soy, Tirado embarks on a triumphant and challenging journey “dancing between cultures," notes the release. Find out more here
Alethea Pace and Yin Yue
(In-person) Guggenheim Museum
March 13
Works & Process and Dance Magazine Awards will present works by choreographers Pace and Yue, recipients of the 2021 Harkness Promise Awards. Find out more here
Trinity Irish Dance Company
(In-person) Joyce
March 15 - 20
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day week and the contemporary Irish step dance company's Founding Artistic Director Mark Howard, the program features Howard’s Soles, Push, and Johnny, plus works by Associate Artistic Director Chelsea Hoy, and Michelle Dorrance and Melinda Sullivan. Find out more here
Gibney Dance
(In-Person) Gibney 280
March 16-19
At Gibney, “Company Created” is an evening of works by Gibney Company Artistic Associates Alexander Anderson, Zui Gomez, Jesse Obremski, Kevin Pajarillaga, Marla Phelan, Jie-Hung Connie Shiau and Jake Tribus. Find out more here
Catherine Stimpson Tapes - Elizabeth Streb
(Virtual) NYU Skirball
March 14
For the NYU Skirball’s interview series Stimpson interviews Elizabeth Streb founder of the STREB Extreme Action Company in 1979 and established SLAM (STREB Lab for Action Mechanics) in Brooklyn, NY in 2003. Find out more here
Jo and Lena
(In-person) The Brick Theater
March 17
In Jo Warren and Lena Engelstein's all I want is what you want, they offer "...a practice in embodiment and disembodiment; grounding and ungrounding a sense of “self” in the space," notes the release. Find out more here
The Black Iris Project
(In-person/Virtual) 651ARTS/Schomburg Center
March 17
The Black Iris Project, in collaboration with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and 651 ARTS, presents the world premiere of WILD by Jeremy McQueen. Find out more here
Michihiko Kakazu
(In-Person) Japan Society
March 18 - 19
Japan Society will present Waves Across Time: Traditional Dance and Music of Okinawa with Kakazu, who will perform highlights from the traditional repertoires of kumiodori and zo odori. Find out more here
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