WOMEN/CREATE! A VIRTUAL FESTIVAL OF DANCE
May 20
Armitage Gone! Dance |Sidra Bell Dance New York | Buglisi Dance Theatre | Meagan King | Jennifer Muller/The Works | Passion Fruit Dance Company6 Ft Apart is a dance trio created in collaboration with engineer, Agnes Fury Cameron. The dancers are wired up. Armitage types code into the computer, launching the sound - traveling to you live, in real-time. A talkback hosted by Danni GeeThe evening will remain on demand through Sunday, May 23
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Find out more here
Nai-Ni Chen and Dancers
Month of May
The Maplewood Township, South Orange Village, SOMA Cross Cultural Works and the AAPI Community come together to recognize and celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. These organizations stand in solidarity, the focus is on education, healing and creating joy as we honor the richness and diversity of Asian and Pacific Islander cultures with an exciting lineup of family oriented activities and programs. The South Orange Performing Arts Center will share Chen’s Awakening free on demand throughout the Month of May. Highlights include Chen’s Truth Bound, Introspection, Luminescence, and Shadow Force. Find out more here
AFROFEMONONOMY // WORK THE ROOTS
March 1-June 27
At 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
Various Artists
May 12 - 23
The 2021 La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival will feature works by Morgan Bullock (US), Gerald Casel (US), Daudi Fayar (Kenya), BamBam Frost (Sweden), and John Scott (Ireland). The two-week festival will also feature works by New York-based artists Hadar Ahuvia and Tatyana Tenenbaum, J. Bouey, Jasmine Hearn, Tiffany Mills, Ricarrdo Valentine, and Sugar Vendil. Performances will be streamed live from La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theatre and Downstairs Theatre, with additional performances outdoors at Downtown Art for limited, in-person audiences. Find out more here
Ballet Hispánico
May 20 & 27
A live stream of Ballet Hispánico’s En Familia, a virtual performance narrated by Artistic Director and CEO Eduardo Vilaro showcasing excerpts from the company’s repertoire – Con Brazos Abiertos and Club Havana. The performance will be followed up by a Q&A featuring some Ballet Hispánico artists and educators. Find out more here.
Various Artists
May 15 - June 18 & July 1 - August 31
Dancespace Project's 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
Dormeshia, Jason Samuels Smith, and Derick K. Grant
May 21 - June 3
Dormeshia, Samuels Smith and Grant come together for the Joyce Theater's presentation the 4th annual Tap Family Reunion featuring the original production: The Mayor of Harlem - Bill “Bojangles” Robinson in a simultaneous celebration of National Tap Dance Day and Robinson’s birthday. Find out more here
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company
May 21 - 31
The Lar Lubovitch Dance Company will broadcast three the duet from Concerto Six Twenty-Two, danced by the Lubovitch company; Othello, performed by San Francisco Ballet; and The Planets, created for an ensemble of both ice skaters and non-skating dancers from the US and Canada. Reservations are required at www.lubovitch.org.
May 20
Armitage Gone! Dance |Sidra Bell Dance New York | Buglisi Dance Theatre | Meagan King | Jennifer Muller/The Works | Passion Fruit Dance Company6 Ft Apart is a dance trio created in collaboration with engineer, Agnes Fury Cameron. The dancers are wired up. Armitage types code into the computer, launching the sound - traveling to you live, in real-time. A talkback hosted by Danni GeeThe evening will remain on demand through Sunday, May 23
.
Find out more here
Nai-Ni Chen and Dancers
Month of May
The Maplewood Township, South Orange Village, SOMA Cross Cultural Works and the AAPI Community come together to recognize and celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. These organizations stand in solidarity, the focus is on education, healing and creating joy as we honor the richness and diversity of Asian and Pacific Islander cultures with an exciting lineup of family oriented activities and programs. The South Orange Performing Arts Center will share Chen’s Awakening free on demand throughout the Month of May. Highlights include Chen’s Truth Bound, Introspection, Luminescence, and Shadow Force. Find out more here
AFROFEMONONOMY // WORK THE ROOTS
March 1-June 27
At 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
Various Artists
May 12 - 23
The 2021 La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival will feature works by Morgan Bullock (US), Gerald Casel (US), Daudi Fayar (Kenya), BamBam Frost (Sweden), and John Scott (Ireland). The two-week festival will also feature works by New York-based artists Hadar Ahuvia and Tatyana Tenenbaum, J. Bouey, Jasmine Hearn, Tiffany Mills, Ricarrdo Valentine, and Sugar Vendil. Performances will be streamed live from La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theatre and Downstairs Theatre, with additional performances outdoors at Downtown Art for limited, in-person audiences. Find out more here
Ballet Hispánico
May 20 & 27
A live stream of Ballet Hispánico’s En Familia, a virtual performance narrated by Artistic Director and CEO Eduardo Vilaro showcasing excerpts from the company’s repertoire – Con Brazos Abiertos and Club Havana. The performance will be followed up by a Q&A featuring some Ballet Hispánico artists and educators. Find out more here.
Various Artists
May 15 - June 18 & July 1 - August 31
Dancespace Project's 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
Dormeshia, Jason Samuels Smith, and Derick K. Grant
May 21 - June 3
Dormeshia, Samuels Smith and Grant come together for the Joyce Theater's presentation the 4th annual Tap Family Reunion featuring the original production: The Mayor of Harlem - Bill “Bojangles” Robinson in a simultaneous celebration of National Tap Dance Day and Robinson’s birthday. Find out more here
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company
May 21 - 31
The Lar Lubovitch Dance Company will broadcast three the duet from Concerto Six Twenty-Two, danced by the Lubovitch company; Othello, performed by San Francisco Ballet; and The Planets, created for an ensemble of both ice skaters and non-skating dancers from the US and Canada. Reservations are required at www.lubovitch.org.
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