Weeksville Heritage Center
Nov. 16-18
3 Rites: Happiness is the third and final installment of 3 RITES: Life, Liberty, Happiness, a three-part performance series by Weeks and collaborators. Happiness is “a celebratory investigation of how laughter and pleasure reside in the body. The rite is about self-care, and making time to relax, laugh and recharge for the labor to uphold the values of life, liberty and happiness,” according to the release. The performances will feature four dancers and commissioned music by Nathaniel Braddock, played live by the Occidental Brothers Dance Band International. The series is presented in partnership with 651 ARTS. Find out more here
Complexions Contemporary Ballet
The Joyce
Nov. 14-26
The Company will celebrate its 29th season under the direction of co-founding artistic directors Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson in a two-week season. On the three programs will be world premieres by Rhoden, Abdul Latif and Jenn Freeman, and company premieres by Ricardo Amarante and Justin Peck. Find out more here
Akram Khan
Lincoln Center
Nov. 16-18
Khan will offer the New York premiere of Jungle Book reimagined, “…a rethinking of the Rudyard Kipling classic The Jungle Book, which updates the original's colonizer-centric perspective to tell the story of the young girl Mowgli as a refugee child stranded by the cruel realities of climate change,” notes the release. Find out more here
Various Artists
NYLA
Nov. 16-18
Juni One Set, a collaboration of Senga Nengudi, eddy kwon, and Haruko Crow Nishimura & Joshua Kohl of Degenerate Art Ensemble come together to present Boy mother / faceless bloom, a blend of mythology and autobiography, drawing from the diverse lineages of queer, anti-colonial, and care-based artistic practices. Find out more here
Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance Ensemble
The New York Society for Ethical Culture
Nov. 17
The Company will present the world premiere of Arbor, ecologically themed works by Sperling, the Eco-Artist-in-Residence at The New York Society for Ethical Culture. Find out more here and RSVP
Various Artists
Dixon Place
Nov. 17
For the 12th year, a diverse lineup of companies and choreographers will be presented by Pentacle at Dixon Place's "Fall Further" series featuring Claire Porter / PORTABLES, Freespace Dance milkleaf, The Moving Architects, and Sonia Plumb Dance Company. Find out more here
VISIONS Contemporary Ballet
The Riverside Theater
Nov. 17-19
Under the evening's theme: Humility and Faith, the company with perform Backbone, Tainted Bla’k and Roots by founder/artistic director Ranardo-Domeico Grays. Find out more here
Dimitri Chamblas and Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)
NYU Skirball
Nov. 17-18
Chamblas and Gordon will present the new piece, TAKEMEHOME created and performed by nine dancers, five electric guitars and five amplifiers, which takes shape under a zeppelin where silhouettes emerge and disappear. Find out more here
Deborah Hay, Scott Heron, Paul Botelho & Cherrie Yu
WeisArts
Nov. 19
The "Sundays on Broadway" series, an evening of sharing by co-curators Jade Manns and Cathy Weis returns with performances by Hay, Heron Botelho and Yu. Find out more here