Benjamin Akio Kimitch performing at Movement Research at the Judson Church, 2022. Photo: Whitney Browne. Benjamin Akio Kimitch
The Shed
August 4-6
In Tiger Hands, Kimitch "...dreams beyond the worn-out mantra of East-meets-West. Inspired by his formative training in Chinese dance and intimate encounters with Peking opera, Kimitch’s vision for his first production in five years is one of world making. With this performance, Kimitch continues a body of dance works that honor grief for his late mother, a third-generation sansei Japanese American, amateur taiko drummer, and folk dancer. “Tiger hands,” a Peking opera posture conventionally reserved for male characters, represents for Kimitch both a later-life reconnection to his formative non-Western dance training and cues for how he might enliven the early experimental energy that birthed this artform. Kimitch invites a diverse group of creative collaborators in his cosmic, sunrise-colored search for authentic personal expression, using elements of Peking opera as a transformative source of beauty and strength." Find out more here
Black Grace
The Joyce
August 2-7
Black Grace, the New Zealand company, known for their fusion of contemporary and traditional Pacific dance, under the direction of Founding Artistic Director Neil Ieremia (ONZM) will present new and repertory works. Find out more here
Tiona Nekkia McClodden + Talk with Mikki Shepard
The Shed
August 3- December 11
McClodden's multidisciplinary exhibition The Trace of an Implied Presence explores contemporary Black dance. Also join McClodden in conversation with cultural worker, producer and presenter Mikki Shepard (8/5) who has been a vital collaborator for McClodden throughout the making of this new work. Together they will discuss the legacy of Dance Black America, the materiality of the archive, cultural production, and its reverberations in the Black dance community today. Find out more here & here
Various Artists
Gibney
August 4-6
For the seventh year, Doug Varone's DEVICES, a week-long intensive and summer-long mentorship program designed for emerging choreographers will feature works by Alexis Diggs, Francesca Dominguez, Brian Golden, Molly Matutat, Mamiko Nakatsugawa, Nicole Pierce, Da’Shown Rawl and Zoe Walders. Find out more here
Various Artists
Arts On Site
August 5-6
In an evening curated by Louise Benkelman, performances will be by Dylan Baker, Emily Jerant-Hendrickson, Elliott Keller and Mar Undag, Amber Sloan, & Emily Tellier. Find out more here
Various Artists
Various NYC Parks
August 5 – 28
Central Park SummerStage continues its dance series with: Maimouna Keita African Dance Company (8/5); Urban Bush Women / Cheri L. Stokes (8/12); Omar Edwards | tap master / Latasha Barnes: excerpts from the jazz continuum (8/19); and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (8/28). Find out more here
Maria Bauman/MB Dance + Various Artists
BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange
August 6
For the site-responsive, immersive performance-ritual built around Black Queer survival techniques such as place-claiming and world-building, Bauman and MBDance will present Desire: A Sankofa Dream. This performance is the kick-off to our QTPOC Sankofa Dreaming weekend! Find out more here
Various Artists
Lincoln Center
August 6-7
Kyle Abraham has two Lincoln Center events as part of the Summer for the City series. This weekend is Abraham’s curation titled Reunions, featuring alumni of his company - Rena Butler, Kayla Farish, Vinson Fraley, Nicole Mannerino, Chalvar Monteiro, Jie-Hung Connie Shiau, and Maleek Washington. Each will share their own work. Find out more here
Various Artists
Snug Harbor
August 6-7
The inaugural Snug Harbor Dance Festival happens this weekend with an array of dance styles staged throughout Snug Harbor’s historic grounds and gardens. The lineup includes: Catherine Galasso (PASS artist in residence at Snug Harbor), Rochelle Jamila Wilbun, Pigeonwing Dance Company, Ballet Imagination, Bella Ru Dance Company, Kinesis Project dance theatre, 36.5 / A Durational Performance with the Sea, Anjoli Chadha, Melisande Echanique, Amelia Dawe Sanders, and more. Find out more here
Various Artists
Ailey Citigroup Theater
August 6-8
"Erasing Borders" and "India @ 75" Dance Festival will feature various artists in various programs. Find out more here
Various Artists
Damrosh Park/Lincoln Center
August 9 -13
“BAAND Together Dance Festival” returns as part of Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City series. The five New York companies that make up BAAND Together are: Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem. Find out more here
Rennie Harris
The Joyce
August 10 – 14
Harris returns to The Joyce with the evening-length, New York Premiere of LIFTED: A Gospel House Musical, “…centered on the story of one young black man and his path to healing and redemption through faith and community,” notes the release. Find out more here
The Shed
August 4-6
In Tiger Hands, Kimitch "...dreams beyond the worn-out mantra of East-meets-West. Inspired by his formative training in Chinese dance and intimate encounters with Peking opera, Kimitch’s vision for his first production in five years is one of world making. With this performance, Kimitch continues a body of dance works that honor grief for his late mother, a third-generation sansei Japanese American, amateur taiko drummer, and folk dancer. “Tiger hands,” a Peking opera posture conventionally reserved for male characters, represents for Kimitch both a later-life reconnection to his formative non-Western dance training and cues for how he might enliven the early experimental energy that birthed this artform. Kimitch invites a diverse group of creative collaborators in his cosmic, sunrise-colored search for authentic personal expression, using elements of Peking opera as a transformative source of beauty and strength." Find out more here
Black Grace
The Joyce
August 2-7
Black Grace, the New Zealand company, known for their fusion of contemporary and traditional Pacific dance, under the direction of Founding Artistic Director Neil Ieremia (ONZM) will present new and repertory works. Find out more here
Tiona Nekkia McClodden + Talk with Mikki Shepard
The Shed
August 3- December 11
McClodden's multidisciplinary exhibition The Trace of an Implied Presence explores contemporary Black dance. Also join McClodden in conversation with cultural worker, producer and presenter Mikki Shepard (8/5) who has been a vital collaborator for McClodden throughout the making of this new work. Together they will discuss the legacy of Dance Black America, the materiality of the archive, cultural production, and its reverberations in the Black dance community today. Find out more here & here
Various Artists
Gibney
August 4-6
For the seventh year, Doug Varone's DEVICES, a week-long intensive and summer-long mentorship program designed for emerging choreographers will feature works by Alexis Diggs, Francesca Dominguez, Brian Golden, Molly Matutat, Mamiko Nakatsugawa, Nicole Pierce, Da’Shown Rawl and Zoe Walders. Find out more here
Various Artists
Arts On Site
August 5-6
In an evening curated by Louise Benkelman, performances will be by Dylan Baker, Emily Jerant-Hendrickson, Elliott Keller and Mar Undag, Amber Sloan, & Emily Tellier. Find out more here
Various Artists
Various NYC Parks
August 5 – 28
Central Park SummerStage continues its dance series with: Maimouna Keita African Dance Company (8/5); Urban Bush Women / Cheri L. Stokes (8/12); Omar Edwards | tap master / Latasha Barnes: excerpts from the jazz continuum (8/19); and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (8/28). Find out more here
Maria Bauman/MB Dance + Various Artists
BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange
August 6
For the site-responsive, immersive performance-ritual built around Black Queer survival techniques such as place-claiming and world-building, Bauman and MBDance will present Desire: A Sankofa Dream. This performance is the kick-off to our QTPOC Sankofa Dreaming weekend! Find out more here
Various Artists
Lincoln Center
August 6-7
Kyle Abraham has two Lincoln Center events as part of the Summer for the City series. This weekend is Abraham’s curation titled Reunions, featuring alumni of his company - Rena Butler, Kayla Farish, Vinson Fraley, Nicole Mannerino, Chalvar Monteiro, Jie-Hung Connie Shiau, and Maleek Washington. Each will share their own work. Find out more here
Various Artists
Snug Harbor
August 6-7
The inaugural Snug Harbor Dance Festival happens this weekend with an array of dance styles staged throughout Snug Harbor’s historic grounds and gardens. The lineup includes: Catherine Galasso (PASS artist in residence at Snug Harbor), Rochelle Jamila Wilbun, Pigeonwing Dance Company, Ballet Imagination, Bella Ru Dance Company, Kinesis Project dance theatre, 36.5 / A Durational Performance with the Sea, Anjoli Chadha, Melisande Echanique, Amelia Dawe Sanders, and more. Find out more here
Various Artists
Ailey Citigroup Theater
August 6-8
"Erasing Borders" and "India @ 75" Dance Festival will feature various artists in various programs. Find out more here
Various Artists
Damrosh Park/Lincoln Center
August 9 -13
“BAAND Together Dance Festival” returns as part of Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City series. The five New York companies that make up BAAND Together are: Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem. Find out more here
Rennie Harris
The Joyce
August 10 – 14
Harris returns to The Joyce with the evening-length, New York Premiere of LIFTED: A Gospel House Musical, “…centered on the story of one young black man and his path to healing and redemption through faith and community,” notes the release. Find out more here
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