Dorothée Munyaneza Photo: Leslie Artamonow Dorothée Munyaneza
NYLA
Oct. 26-27
British-Rwandan singer, actress, dancer and choreographer Munyaneza together with five Black, African and Afro-descendant artists brings Mailles, shares "...intimate journeys ... from Bristol to Seville and Port-au-Prince to Marseille, creating a symphony of voices. Each of these voices and bodies tells a unique story of commitment and strength," according to the release. Begun in 2014 by Munyaneza, Mailles is performed by Ife Day, Yinka Esi Graves, Asmaa Jama and Nido Uwera. Mailles is presented with The Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival. Find out more here
Michael Keegan-Dolan
St. Ann's Warehouse
Oct. 21 - Nov. 5
Keegan-Dolan’s How to Be a Dancer in Seventy-two Thousand Easy Lessons, offers a story about his life in dance that are both fictious and real. Find out more here
Sankai Juku
The Joyce
Oct. 24
The Tokyo-based company offers contemporary Butoh creations in KŌSAr, a compilation of reimagined excerpts from the company’s repertoire. Find out more here
Take Dance
Arts On Site
Oct 26 - 27
Take Dance presents two world premieres, Bamboo Dreams by artistic director Takehiro Ueyama and If You Find Yourself Missing by associate director Jill Echo. Find out more here
Rachide Ouramdane
BAM
Oct 27-29
Ouramdane brings his Corps extrêmes, his new gravity-defying multimedia piece of aerial dance, where performers traverse the stage against the backdrop of an impressive climbing wall. Find out more here
Boris Charmatz
NYU Skirball
Oct 27 - 28
The French dancer, choreographer, and artistic director of of Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch Charmatz will present his solo, Somnole which explores the idea of somnolence — the feeling of being on the brink of sleep. Find out more here
Various Artists
Judson Memorial Church
Oct. 27-28
Paul J. Botelho, Brice Brown, Douglas Dunn, and Steve Gibson will present BODY / SHADOW, a new experimental opera featuring 16 dancers. Find out more here
Wendell Gray II and Anna Sperber
Danspace
Oct. 28
As part of the DraftWork series, Gray II and Sperber will offer works-in-development followed by a conversation with the DraftWork curator Ishmael Houston-Jones. This event is free with RSVP. Find out more here
Various Artists
Arts on Site
Oct. 28-29
"And yet," a festival curated by choreographer Heidi Latsky is a celebration of disability and dance with choreogrhers Mark Travis Rivera, Nicole Marquez, and Leslie Taub. Find out more here
Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH)
Guggenheim Museum
Oct. 29
As part of the "Works & Process" series at the Guggenheim Museum, DTH’s new artistic director Robert Garland celebrates the DTH diaspora with a program that celebrates the company’s multifaceted founder Arthur Mitchell. Four DTH alums—Dionne Figgins, Director, Eliot Feld’s Ballet Tech; Alicia Graf Mack, Director, Juilliard School Dance Division; Tai Jimenez, Director, Dance Theatre of Harlem School; and Melanie Person, Co-Director, The Ailey School, and Director, Ailey/Fordham BFA—will coach DTH company dancers and participate in discussions moderated by Garland that explore how their time at DTH resonates in their work. Find out mre here
Alfred Gallman & Mansa K Mussa
Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Company
Oct. 28
Gallman and Mussa, in collaboration with Clark Center NYC will present "Gallman and Mousa in conversation." Find out more here
Various Artists
Manhattan Movement Arts Center
Oct. 29
The Annual World Dance Festival: Dancing Across Cultural Borders presented by Lotus Music & Dance and Robert Browning and Associates will present Zerd Mongolian Music and Dance, Sri Lankan Dance Academy, Songhee Lee Korean Dance Company and Sidiki Conde and Friends (West African Dance from Guinea). Find out more here
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Lincoln Center
Oct 31 - Nov 12
Featured this season are Taylor's Piazzolla Caldera (1997), Black Tuesday (2001) and Esplanade (1975) and more, plus works by contemporary choreographers Lauren Lovette, Larry Keigwin and Amy Hall Garner accompanied by live music from the Orchestra of St. Luke's. Find out more here
NYLA
Oct. 26-27
British-Rwandan singer, actress, dancer and choreographer Munyaneza together with five Black, African and Afro-descendant artists brings Mailles, shares "...intimate journeys ... from Bristol to Seville and Port-au-Prince to Marseille, creating a symphony of voices. Each of these voices and bodies tells a unique story of commitment and strength," according to the release. Begun in 2014 by Munyaneza, Mailles is performed by Ife Day, Yinka Esi Graves, Asmaa Jama and Nido Uwera. Mailles is presented with The Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival. Find out more here
Michael Keegan-Dolan
St. Ann's Warehouse
Oct. 21 - Nov. 5
Keegan-Dolan’s How to Be a Dancer in Seventy-two Thousand Easy Lessons, offers a story about his life in dance that are both fictious and real. Find out more here
Sankai Juku
The Joyce
Oct. 24
The Tokyo-based company offers contemporary Butoh creations in KŌSAr, a compilation of reimagined excerpts from the company’s repertoire. Find out more here
Take Dance
Arts On Site
Oct 26 - 27
Take Dance presents two world premieres, Bamboo Dreams by artistic director Takehiro Ueyama and If You Find Yourself Missing by associate director Jill Echo. Find out more here
Rachide Ouramdane
BAM
Oct 27-29
Ouramdane brings his Corps extrêmes, his new gravity-defying multimedia piece of aerial dance, where performers traverse the stage against the backdrop of an impressive climbing wall. Find out more here
Boris Charmatz
NYU Skirball
Oct 27 - 28
The French dancer, choreographer, and artistic director of of Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch Charmatz will present his solo, Somnole which explores the idea of somnolence — the feeling of being on the brink of sleep. Find out more here
Various Artists
Judson Memorial Church
Oct. 27-28
Paul J. Botelho, Brice Brown, Douglas Dunn, and Steve Gibson will present BODY / SHADOW, a new experimental opera featuring 16 dancers. Find out more here
Wendell Gray II and Anna Sperber
Danspace
Oct. 28
As part of the DraftWork series, Gray II and Sperber will offer works-in-development followed by a conversation with the DraftWork curator Ishmael Houston-Jones. This event is free with RSVP. Find out more here
Various Artists
Arts on Site
Oct. 28-29
"And yet," a festival curated by choreographer Heidi Latsky is a celebration of disability and dance with choreogrhers Mark Travis Rivera, Nicole Marquez, and Leslie Taub. Find out more here
Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH)
Guggenheim Museum
Oct. 29
As part of the "Works & Process" series at the Guggenheim Museum, DTH’s new artistic director Robert Garland celebrates the DTH diaspora with a program that celebrates the company’s multifaceted founder Arthur Mitchell. Four DTH alums—Dionne Figgins, Director, Eliot Feld’s Ballet Tech; Alicia Graf Mack, Director, Juilliard School Dance Division; Tai Jimenez, Director, Dance Theatre of Harlem School; and Melanie Person, Co-Director, The Ailey School, and Director, Ailey/Fordham BFA—will coach DTH company dancers and participate in discussions moderated by Garland that explore how their time at DTH resonates in their work. Find out mre here
Alfred Gallman & Mansa K Mussa
Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Company
Oct. 28
Gallman and Mussa, in collaboration with Clark Center NYC will present "Gallman and Mousa in conversation." Find out more here
Various Artists
Manhattan Movement Arts Center
Oct. 29
The Annual World Dance Festival: Dancing Across Cultural Borders presented by Lotus Music & Dance and Robert Browning and Associates will present Zerd Mongolian Music and Dance, Sri Lankan Dance Academy, Songhee Lee Korean Dance Company and Sidiki Conde and Friends (West African Dance from Guinea). Find out more here
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Lincoln Center
Oct 31 - Nov 12
Featured this season are Taylor's Piazzolla Caldera (1997), Black Tuesday (2001) and Esplanade (1975) and more, plus works by contemporary choreographers Lauren Lovette, Larry Keigwin and Amy Hall Garner accompanied by live music from the Orchestra of St. Luke's. Find out more here
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