Anna Sperber's "Beacons" Photo: Maria Baranova Anna Sperber
The Chocolate Factory
May 7-10
Sperber will present Beacons, an evening-length dance that "continues her investigations into the tension between exacting formal clarity and a visceral wildness, mapping the intersections between desire and care. Through movements that are at once driving, soft, and precise, Beacons seeks an exuberant and expansive generosity of space, feeling, volume, and light; luring its audience toward a heightened sense of our collective rhythms and shared environments. An immersive, saturating sound score (by experimental electronic musician Lea Bertucci) and atmospheric lighting (by Madeline Best) create striking perceptual effects in response to the architecture and the bodies it contains; complicating distinctions between body and space; and challenging the limits of our common awareness, both real and imagined," according to the release. Find out more here
The Trisha Brown Dance Company
The Joyce
Apr. 29 - May 4
The Company with a program celebrating Brown’s Unstable Molecular Structure cycle, a period which introduced the geometric style that remains a hallmark of her work. The program will feature Opal Loop/Cloud Installation #72503 (1980) and Son of Gone Fishin’ (1981), plus a new commissioned piece, Time again, by Lee Serle in collaboration with Colombian visual artist Mateo López. Find out more here
Various Artists
WestFest
May 1-4
The WestFest Festival returns for their 15th year with performances all over Westbeth Artists Housing. Performances will be by Assaf Salhov - Cardinal Movement and Company, Company of Collaborative Artists (CoCA), Dylan Richmond, Faustine Lavie Dance Project, Jamal Jackson Dance Company, The Bang Group, The DynamitExperience and many more. Find out more here
Peridance Contemporary Dance Company
Peridance Center
May 2-4
The Company’s Season 42 will feature works by Igal Perry, Roderick George, Mizuho Kappa and Lar Lubovitch. Find out more here
Michael Greenberg
CUNY
May 3
Choreographer and dancer Michael Greenberg creates a site-specific work for City College’s Cohen Library titled Intuitive Imprints. Find out more here
Various Artists
Guggenheim Museum
May 4
As part of the Works & Process series, the Vail Dance Festival is highlighted. Every summer, leading and rising choreographers, composers, companies, dancers, and musicians all come together at the Vail Dance Festival in Colorado. Directed by Damian Woetzel, the festival features a mosaic of offerings, including premieres. Find out more here
Various Artists
Judson Church
May 5-19
The Movement Research at the Judson Church continues its monthly offerings with performances by Kiera Bono, Stephanie García | Punto de Inflexión and Leslie Parker (May 5), Mohammadreza Akrami and Abbey McBride (May 12) and Benin Gardner, Zhangxinan Wu 吴张心安, Queer CI Cohort: Robin Ekeya, Leland Hull, Emily Jones, and Hannah Krafcik (May 19). Find out more here
Julia Antinozzi
The Brooklyn Peace Center
May 8
Antiozzi will present a new work in progress, danced by Sienna Blaw, Leah Fournier, Dasol Kim, Shane Larson, Paulina Meneses and Kelsey Saulnier. Find out more here
Cleo Reed and Symara Sarai
Abrons Arts Center
May 8
As part of CPR's Open Studios series and in partnership with Abrons'; AIRSpace Residency, Reed and Sarai, will share works in process. Find out more here
Bebe Miller Company
Harlem Stage
May 8-9
As part of Harlem Stage’s dance series, E-Moves, the Company makes its Harlem Stage debut with the new ensemble work Indifferent Forest, plus solos Rain (1989) and Rhythm Studies (1999). Find out more here
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre
New York Live Arts
May 8-10
Dance Theatre presents the world premiere of Awaken which "weaves original material with resonant choreography from Selwyn’s 25 years of rich repertory...exploring the struggle between distraction, a quest for certainty, and living in an embodied present," according to the release. Find out more here
Various Artists
Arts on Site
May 3 - 9
In varied productions, Erin Maher, JacoTayl Dance! And Friends, Finding Compassion and Agon/Again are presented over the weekend. Find out more here
The Chocolate Factory
May 7-10
Sperber will present Beacons, an evening-length dance that "continues her investigations into the tension between exacting formal clarity and a visceral wildness, mapping the intersections between desire and care. Through movements that are at once driving, soft, and precise, Beacons seeks an exuberant and expansive generosity of space, feeling, volume, and light; luring its audience toward a heightened sense of our collective rhythms and shared environments. An immersive, saturating sound score (by experimental electronic musician Lea Bertucci) and atmospheric lighting (by Madeline Best) create striking perceptual effects in response to the architecture and the bodies it contains; complicating distinctions between body and space; and challenging the limits of our common awareness, both real and imagined," according to the release. Find out more here
The Trisha Brown Dance Company
The Joyce
Apr. 29 - May 4
The Company with a program celebrating Brown’s Unstable Molecular Structure cycle, a period which introduced the geometric style that remains a hallmark of her work. The program will feature Opal Loop/Cloud Installation #72503 (1980) and Son of Gone Fishin’ (1981), plus a new commissioned piece, Time again, by Lee Serle in collaboration with Colombian visual artist Mateo López. Find out more here
Various Artists
WestFest
May 1-4
The WestFest Festival returns for their 15th year with performances all over Westbeth Artists Housing. Performances will be by Assaf Salhov - Cardinal Movement and Company, Company of Collaborative Artists (CoCA), Dylan Richmond, Faustine Lavie Dance Project, Jamal Jackson Dance Company, The Bang Group, The DynamitExperience and many more. Find out more here
Peridance Contemporary Dance Company
Peridance Center
May 2-4
The Company’s Season 42 will feature works by Igal Perry, Roderick George, Mizuho Kappa and Lar Lubovitch. Find out more here
Michael Greenberg
CUNY
May 3
Choreographer and dancer Michael Greenberg creates a site-specific work for City College’s Cohen Library titled Intuitive Imprints. Find out more here
Various Artists
Guggenheim Museum
May 4
As part of the Works & Process series, the Vail Dance Festival is highlighted. Every summer, leading and rising choreographers, composers, companies, dancers, and musicians all come together at the Vail Dance Festival in Colorado. Directed by Damian Woetzel, the festival features a mosaic of offerings, including premieres. Find out more here
Various Artists
Judson Church
May 5-19
The Movement Research at the Judson Church continues its monthly offerings with performances by Kiera Bono, Stephanie García | Punto de Inflexión and Leslie Parker (May 5), Mohammadreza Akrami and Abbey McBride (May 12) and Benin Gardner, Zhangxinan Wu 吴张心安, Queer CI Cohort: Robin Ekeya, Leland Hull, Emily Jones, and Hannah Krafcik (May 19). Find out more here
Julia Antinozzi
The Brooklyn Peace Center
May 8
Antiozzi will present a new work in progress, danced by Sienna Blaw, Leah Fournier, Dasol Kim, Shane Larson, Paulina Meneses and Kelsey Saulnier. Find out more here
Cleo Reed and Symara Sarai
Abrons Arts Center
May 8
As part of CPR's Open Studios series and in partnership with Abrons'; AIRSpace Residency, Reed and Sarai, will share works in process. Find out more here
Bebe Miller Company
Harlem Stage
May 8-9
As part of Harlem Stage’s dance series, E-Moves, the Company makes its Harlem Stage debut with the new ensemble work Indifferent Forest, plus solos Rain (1989) and Rhythm Studies (1999). Find out more here
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre
New York Live Arts
May 8-10
Dance Theatre presents the world premiere of Awaken which "weaves original material with resonant choreography from Selwyn’s 25 years of rich repertory...exploring the struggle between distraction, a quest for certainty, and living in an embodied present," according to the release. Find out more here
Various Artists
Arts on Site
May 3 - 9
In varied productions, Erin Maher, JacoTayl Dance! And Friends, Finding Compassion and Agon/Again are presented over the weekend. Find out more here
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