nora chipmaurie's "Nehanda" Photo: nora chipamaurie & Alla Kovgan Various Artists
June 10 - 27
River To River Festival
For the 20th annual edition, with both COVID-safe in-person events as well as opportunities for online interaction, and as always is 100% free and open to the public, featured dance highlights include work by Okwui Okpokwasili, Miguel Gutierrez, The Illustrious Blacks, Mariana Valencia, nora chipaumire, and Maria Hassabi. Find out more here
STILL HAPPENING:
AFROFEMONONOMY // WORK THE ROOTS
March 1-June 27
Performance Space New York
Members of AFROFEMONONOMY who have collaborated in different configurations come together for the first time as a group to celebrate each other’s work. This exploratory collaboration happens with Black femme theatermakers Lileana Blain-Cruz, Charlotte Brathwaite, Eisa Davis, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Ayesha Jordan, Joie Lee, April Matthis, Jennifer Harrison Newman, Okwui Okpokwasili, Stacey Karen Robinson, Kaneza Schaal, and others. Find out more here
Ailey All Access
March 17 – June 24
Join the Ailey All Access web page and get real-time access to many Ailey classics, favorites and more. Find out more here
NEW HAPPENINGS****
Various Artists
June 3 – August 1
The Shed
Now open to the public with their Open Call, an Exhibition and Performance Series, featured will be works by early-career New York artists including Leslie Cuyhet, Nia O. Witherspoon, Emily Waters, Nazareth Hassan, Rachika Nayar, AnAkA, DonChristian Jones, Troy Anthony, Merche Blasco, Kyle Marshall, Ana María Agüero Jahannes and more. Find out more here
Various Artists
June 10 -27
Various Locations
Celebrating 20 years, River To River Festival returns with dance highlights including works by Okwui Okpokwasili, Miguel Gutierrez, The Illustrious Blacks, Mariana Valencia, nora chipaumire, and Maria Hassabi. Find out more here
Various Artists
June 12 – 26
Rufus King Park
The Jamaica Dance Festival returns with performances by Jamal Jackson Dance Company, Alpa Omega Theatrical Dance Company, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Kizuna Dance and more. Find out more here
Various Artists
June 24 -26
Various Locations
Dances For A Variable Population, Artistic Director Naomi Goldberg Haas and legendary guest artists offers a five-day hybrid dance festival, Revival 5, with guest choreographers: Shirley Black Brown Coward, George Faison, Goldberg Haas, Ellen Graff, Audrey Hubbard Madison, Myna Majors, Sandra Rivera, and Marnie Thomas Wood. Find out more here
Various Artists
June 25
Harlem Stage
E-Moves Part 2 features Tiffany Rae-Fisher and EMERGE125 who pays homage to the Harlem Renaissance and celebrate three Black, Queer, Female playwrights, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Mary Powell Burrill, and Angelina Weld Grimké in a recent work. A discussion will follow moderated by Pat Cruz, Harlem Stage's Artistic Director and CEO. Find out more here
Tere O'Connor & Rashaun Mitchell
June 28
Danspace Project
O’Connor revisits the new work Rivulets postponed from its scheduled 2021 premiere due to the pandemic, currently in development and set to premiere in 2022, and is joined by Mitchell for a discussion on process. RSVP and find out more here
Various Artists
July 1 - August 31
Dancespace Project
The Dream of the Audience, curated by artistic director Judy Hussie-Taylor brings artist to the virtual space to present works built while in-residence at Danspace’s historic venue in St. Mark’s Church, and more. The Dream of the Audience features the premiere of a new film by Ishmael Houston-Jones in collaboration with josé e. abad, Snowflake Calvert, Keith Hennessy, and Kevin O’Connor followed by live conversation with Houston-Jones & Miguel Gutierrez. Also featured will be films by Okwui Okpokwasili, Eiko Otake with Joan Jonas, and Reggie Wilson. All films will be available for online viewing July 1-Aug 31. Find out more here
June 10 - 27
River To River Festival
For the 20th annual edition, with both COVID-safe in-person events as well as opportunities for online interaction, and as always is 100% free and open to the public, featured dance highlights include work by Okwui Okpokwasili, Miguel Gutierrez, The Illustrious Blacks, Mariana Valencia, nora chipaumire, and Maria Hassabi. Find out more here
STILL HAPPENING:
AFROFEMONONOMY // WORK THE ROOTS
March 1-June 27
Performance Space New York
Members of AFROFEMONONOMY who have collaborated in different configurations come together for the first time as a group to celebrate each other’s work. This exploratory collaboration happens with Black femme theatermakers Lileana Blain-Cruz, Charlotte Brathwaite, Eisa Davis, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Ayesha Jordan, Joie Lee, April Matthis, Jennifer Harrison Newman, Okwui Okpokwasili, Stacey Karen Robinson, Kaneza Schaal, and others. Find out more here
Ailey All Access
March 17 – June 24
Join the Ailey All Access web page and get real-time access to many Ailey classics, favorites and more. Find out more here
NEW HAPPENINGS****
Various Artists
June 3 – August 1
The Shed
Now open to the public with their Open Call, an Exhibition and Performance Series, featured will be works by early-career New York artists including Leslie Cuyhet, Nia O. Witherspoon, Emily Waters, Nazareth Hassan, Rachika Nayar, AnAkA, DonChristian Jones, Troy Anthony, Merche Blasco, Kyle Marshall, Ana María Agüero Jahannes and more. Find out more here
Various Artists
June 10 -27
Various Locations
Celebrating 20 years, River To River Festival returns with dance highlights including works by Okwui Okpokwasili, Miguel Gutierrez, The Illustrious Blacks, Mariana Valencia, nora chipaumire, and Maria Hassabi. Find out more here
Various Artists
June 12 – 26
Rufus King Park
The Jamaica Dance Festival returns with performances by Jamal Jackson Dance Company, Alpa Omega Theatrical Dance Company, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Kizuna Dance and more. Find out more here
Various Artists
June 24 -26
Various Locations
Dances For A Variable Population, Artistic Director Naomi Goldberg Haas and legendary guest artists offers a five-day hybrid dance festival, Revival 5, with guest choreographers: Shirley Black Brown Coward, George Faison, Goldberg Haas, Ellen Graff, Audrey Hubbard Madison, Myna Majors, Sandra Rivera, and Marnie Thomas Wood. Find out more here
Various Artists
June 25
Harlem Stage
E-Moves Part 2 features Tiffany Rae-Fisher and EMERGE125 who pays homage to the Harlem Renaissance and celebrate three Black, Queer, Female playwrights, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Mary Powell Burrill, and Angelina Weld Grimké in a recent work. A discussion will follow moderated by Pat Cruz, Harlem Stage's Artistic Director and CEO. Find out more here
Tere O'Connor & Rashaun Mitchell
June 28
Danspace Project
O’Connor revisits the new work Rivulets postponed from its scheduled 2021 premiere due to the pandemic, currently in development and set to premiere in 2022, and is joined by Mitchell for a discussion on process. RSVP and find out more here
Various Artists
July 1 - August 31
Dancespace Project
The Dream of the Audience, curated by artistic director Judy Hussie-Taylor brings artist to the virtual space to present works built while in-residence at Danspace’s historic venue in St. Mark’s Church, and more. The Dream of the Audience features the premiere of a new film by Ishmael Houston-Jones in collaboration with josé e. abad, Snowflake Calvert, Keith Hennessy, and Kevin O’Connor followed by live conversation with Houston-Jones & Miguel Gutierrez. Also featured will be films by Okwui Okpokwasili, Eiko Otake with Joan Jonas, and Reggie Wilson. All films will be available for online viewing July 1-Aug 31. Find out more here
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