Raja Feather Kelly I The feath3r theory Photo: Kate Enman Raja Feather Kelly The feath3r theory
New York Live Arts (NYLA)
February 6
As the 2019–2020 Randjelović/Stryker Resident Commissioned Artist at NYLA, Kelly and his company, the feath3r theory, will present a work-in-progress showing of his new work, WEDNESDAY where the performers “…search for the true motivations and outcome behind the bank robbery in the 1975 cinematic-drama ‘Dog Day Afternoon…’ dismantle the film by re-centering the story on Liz Eden, for whom the character Leon in the fllm is loosely based, and the reason why the character Sonny conspires to rob a bank: to fund Eden’s sex change [sic]. This dance-theatre speculative documentary WEDNESDAY is a queer-fantasia where music, movement, and speech are inseparable,” according to the release. Find out more here
Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker
The Joyce
February 4-9
The Company returns to the Joyce with Cão Sem Plumas (Dog Without Feathers), inspired by João Cabral de Melo Neto’s poem of the same name, and exploring the Capibaribe River region in Northeast Brazil and the dry land and riverbed dwellers that water sustains. Find out more here
Oren Barnoy
Roulette
February 5-7
Barnoy premieres future erasure, "...born out of a desire to craft a daily prayer through movement," notes the release. Find out more here
Various Artists
Mark DeGarmo Dance Studio Theater
February 6
Mark DeGarmo Dance presents the February 2020 edition of its annual transcultural transdisciplinary “Salon Performance Series” with performances by Catey Clark, Joan Liu, Jill Moshman, and Frances Rosario-Puleo. Find out more here
Batoto Yetu
City College Center for the Arts/Aaron Davis Hall
February 8
For their return to Aaron Davis Hall, Batoto Yetu brings The Life and Spirit of a Warrior Queen: Nzinga Mbandi of Matamba. Find out more here
Karen Bernard
Douglas Dunn Studio
February 6-8
Performance artist and choreographer Bernard will present her new interdisciplinary work, Lakeside, where she “…confronts the memory of trauma and its lasting impact on the body,” notes the release. Find out more here
Movement Research at Judson Church
Judson Church
February 10
Don’t miss this free, on-going, Monday night performance series of experimentation and works-in-progress. This week’s featured artists are: Maura Bailey, Aminah Ibrahim, Athena Malloy and Connor Voss, plus Paige Phillips
Find out more here
Various Artists
Dixon Place
February 11
Curated around the theme “The Inner Strength,” the “Fast Forward” series will present Kizuna Dance in Rebirth by artistic director Cameron McKinney, and OCA Dance in Pal’ Monte by Kennyth Montes De Oca. Find out more here
Che Malmbo
The Joyce
February 11-16
The all-male dance company filled with Argentinian traditions, bring their percussive dance and music spectacle to the Joyce. Find out more here
New York Live Arts (NYLA)
February 6
As the 2019–2020 Randjelović/Stryker Resident Commissioned Artist at NYLA, Kelly and his company, the feath3r theory, will present a work-in-progress showing of his new work, WEDNESDAY where the performers “…search for the true motivations and outcome behind the bank robbery in the 1975 cinematic-drama ‘Dog Day Afternoon…’ dismantle the film by re-centering the story on Liz Eden, for whom the character Leon in the fllm is loosely based, and the reason why the character Sonny conspires to rob a bank: to fund Eden’s sex change [sic]. This dance-theatre speculative documentary WEDNESDAY is a queer-fantasia where music, movement, and speech are inseparable,” according to the release. Find out more here
Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker
The Joyce
February 4-9
The Company returns to the Joyce with Cão Sem Plumas (Dog Without Feathers), inspired by João Cabral de Melo Neto’s poem of the same name, and exploring the Capibaribe River region in Northeast Brazil and the dry land and riverbed dwellers that water sustains. Find out more here
Oren Barnoy
Roulette
February 5-7
Barnoy premieres future erasure, "...born out of a desire to craft a daily prayer through movement," notes the release. Find out more here
Various Artists
Mark DeGarmo Dance Studio Theater
February 6
Mark DeGarmo Dance presents the February 2020 edition of its annual transcultural transdisciplinary “Salon Performance Series” with performances by Catey Clark, Joan Liu, Jill Moshman, and Frances Rosario-Puleo. Find out more here
Batoto Yetu
City College Center for the Arts/Aaron Davis Hall
February 8
For their return to Aaron Davis Hall, Batoto Yetu brings The Life and Spirit of a Warrior Queen: Nzinga Mbandi of Matamba. Find out more here
Karen Bernard
Douglas Dunn Studio
February 6-8
Performance artist and choreographer Bernard will present her new interdisciplinary work, Lakeside, where she “…confronts the memory of trauma and its lasting impact on the body,” notes the release. Find out more here
Movement Research at Judson Church
Judson Church
February 10
Don’t miss this free, on-going, Monday night performance series of experimentation and works-in-progress. This week’s featured artists are: Maura Bailey, Aminah Ibrahim, Athena Malloy and Connor Voss, plus Paige Phillips
Find out more here
Various Artists
Dixon Place
February 11
Curated around the theme “The Inner Strength,” the “Fast Forward” series will present Kizuna Dance in Rebirth by artistic director Cameron McKinney, and OCA Dance in Pal’ Monte by Kennyth Montes De Oca. Find out more here
Che Malmbo
The Joyce
February 11-16
The all-male dance company filled with Argentinian traditions, bring their percussive dance and music spectacle to the Joyce. Find out more here
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