Some Dance This Week(end) ~

The Kathryn Posin Dance Company

The Kathryn Posin Dance Company
92nd St. Y
September 13- 14
The Kathryn Posin Dance Company opens the 2019-20 “Dig Dance Season” with three premieres: Evolution: The Letters of Charles Darwin, Triple Sextet and Memoir.   The seven-member Kathryn Posin Dance Company, founded in 1972, is returning to the 92nd Street Y''s series for the third time.  Find out more here
 


​Solo Works/Andrea E. Woods & Dancers
Gibney
September 12 - 14
In a return to New York, at Gibney, Souloworks/Andrea E. Woods & Dancers brings The Amazing Adventures of Grace May B. Brown “…a soulful, spirit-filled, dancing, musical folk performance in several acts written, choreographed and directed by Andrea E. Woods to celebrate 25 years,” notes the release.  Find out more here
 
Wilma Casal/Wolf & Swan
La Mama
September 12 - 14
German dancer and choreographer Casal and her company Wolf & Swan will premiere the evening-length program, Shadow of a Dragon Wing, as part of Summer Shares at La MaMa. Shadow of a Dragon Wing comprises three works--Dust in My Wings, Ancestral Shadows, and Dragon Blood. Find out more here
 
Mari Meade Dance Collective/MMDC
John Jay College
September 13
The CUNY Dance Initiative and John Jay College, in collaboration with MMDC presents the world premiere of immigration stories, a series of dances based on true experiences about relocating to the United States.  Find out more here
 
Miro Magloire’s New Chamber Ballet
City Center Studio 5
September 13–14
Magloire opens the 15th anniversary season of the New Chamber Ballet with a full-evening world premiere to music by contemporary German composer Wolfgang Rihm.  Find out more here
 
Deeply Rooted
BAM Fisher
September 13-14
In a shared evening titled “Legacy,” Deeply Rooted Dance Theater (DRDT), under founder/artistic director Kevin Iega Jeff, and Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet (JCGO) come together. “Legacy” is inspired by JUBILATION! Dance Company’s mission, established during the 1980s and 90s in Brooklyn, NY.  Find out more here
 
Various Artists – Erasing Borders Dance Festival
Various Venues
September 14–16
In association with the Indo-American Arts Council, the annual “Erasing Borders Dance Festival,” at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup, boasts a lineup that includes Parijat Desai, Radhe Jaggi, IndianRaga and more. Find out more here
 
Various Artists - Works & Process
Guggenheim
September 15
For the “Works & Process” performing arts series at the Guggenheim, The National Ballet of Canada will present Orpheus Alive by Robert Binet and Missy Mazzoli, moderated by Wendy Whelan.  Find out more here 

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