Yvonne Rainer Yvonne Rainer
The Kitchen
June 2- 4
Rainer and her “Reindeers” will present The Concept of Dust: Continuous Project-Altered Annually, “…an ongoing work-in-progress that interweaves formal dance and personal themes of aging and mortality with humor and diverse texts—intermittently read by Rainer and the dancers—dealing with ancient Mideast dynasties, paleontological findings, and literary quotations,” notes the release.
This piece will kick off American Dance Institute’s New York premieres at The Kitchen. The rest of the season includes: Wilderness by Brian Brooks Moving Company, June 9-11; Jane Comfort & Company’s You Are Here, June 16-18; CHROMATIC, from Susan Marshall, Composer Jason Treuting and Visual Artist Suzanne Bocanegra, June 23-25; and Jack Ferver’s I Want You to Want Me, June 30 – July 2. Find out more here
Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance
NYU/Tisch School of the Arts, Jack Crystal Theater
June 2 – 3
Lavagnino brings repertory, and will also feature Veiled, a new contemporary ballet for seven women inspired by Martin Bresnick’s Prayers Remain Forever. Find out more here
Raja Feather Kelly - The Feath3r Theory
Danspace Project
June 2 – 4
Kelly and The Feath3r Theory presents the world premiere of Andy Warhol's Tropico, a new dance-theater work “… Loosely-inspired by singer Lana Del Rey's short film titled Tropico, Andy Warhol's Tropico, [and] sees Kelly and company on a Wizard of Oz-esque journey,” according to the release. Find out more here
Eiko & Koma
Martha’s Vineyard
June 2 – 6
The Yard presents the performance artists team in their own shows: Koma Otake, will present The Ghost Festival, the first multi-disciplinary solo project and Eiko Otake, will present A Body in Places. These are free events. Find out more here
Graham 2
Martha Graham Studio Theater
June 2 – 5
Under artistic director, Virginie Mécène, the Company will perform Graham’s repertory as well as the works of guest choreographers Robert Battle, Blanca Li, Pascal Rioult, Kun-Yang Lin, Robert Cohan, Darshan Singh Bhuller and Mécène. Find out more here
Antonio Ramos and the Gang Bangers
JACK
June 2 – 5
Ramos and the Gang Bangers brings Thirsty Mind, love and starvation sitting in a lonely tree built on “… exaggerated and abstracted characters created from personal neuroses dredged up through the labor of “making things,” notes the release. Find out more here
Satoshi Haga
Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning in Queens
June 3
For one-performance-only, Haga is part of First Friday gathering. Find out more here
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
NJPAC
June 3
The Company will present a full evening of works by Chen for one-night-only. Find out more here
Parijat Desai and Heena Patel
Gibney Dance Center
June 4
At the 890 Broadway space, Desai (Parijat Desai Dance Company) and Patel (MELA Arts Connect) hosts “Dance in the Round 1.0” a participatory event involving Garba/Raas, the circle dance from Gujarat, India. Find out more here
Performance Mix Festival – Various Artists
Henry Street Settlement – Abrons Arts Center
June 6 – 11
New Dance Alliance - Performance Mix Festival, returns for the 30th year with “…experimental dance, improvisation, performance art, theater, and interdisciplinary works…[and] provides a unique platform for experimentation and creative risk-taking by both emerging and established artists,” notes the release. Find out more here
Satellite Collective
92nd Street Y
June 10 – 12
Satellite Collective will present works by young and emerging artists from the New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Juilliard and the indie music and video scenes. Find out more here
“New Traditions Festival 2016: Dance Your Caribbean!” – Various Artists
Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center
June 11 – 12
Works based on, and deeply set in Brooklyn communities, are what make up the 2016 Festival which happens during Caribbean Heritage month and features dance artists with roots in Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, and Jamaica, active in their communities in the US and back home in the Caribbean. Artists are: Christopher Walker and Kevin A. Ormsby, Jessica St. Vil, Maxine Montilus, Safi Hariott, Shola Roberts and Dance Caribbean COLLECTIVE Founder, Candace Thompson. Find out more here
The Kitchen
June 2- 4
Rainer and her “Reindeers” will present The Concept of Dust: Continuous Project-Altered Annually, “…an ongoing work-in-progress that interweaves formal dance and personal themes of aging and mortality with humor and diverse texts—intermittently read by Rainer and the dancers—dealing with ancient Mideast dynasties, paleontological findings, and literary quotations,” notes the release.
This piece will kick off American Dance Institute’s New York premieres at The Kitchen. The rest of the season includes: Wilderness by Brian Brooks Moving Company, June 9-11; Jane Comfort & Company’s You Are Here, June 16-18; CHROMATIC, from Susan Marshall, Composer Jason Treuting and Visual Artist Suzanne Bocanegra, June 23-25; and Jack Ferver’s I Want You to Want Me, June 30 – July 2. Find out more here
Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance
NYU/Tisch School of the Arts, Jack Crystal Theater
June 2 – 3
Lavagnino brings repertory, and will also feature Veiled, a new contemporary ballet for seven women inspired by Martin Bresnick’s Prayers Remain Forever. Find out more here
Raja Feather Kelly - The Feath3r Theory
Danspace Project
June 2 – 4
Kelly and The Feath3r Theory presents the world premiere of Andy Warhol's Tropico, a new dance-theater work “… Loosely-inspired by singer Lana Del Rey's short film titled Tropico, Andy Warhol's Tropico, [and] sees Kelly and company on a Wizard of Oz-esque journey,” according to the release. Find out more here
Eiko & Koma
Martha’s Vineyard
June 2 – 6
The Yard presents the performance artists team in their own shows: Koma Otake, will present The Ghost Festival, the first multi-disciplinary solo project and Eiko Otake, will present A Body in Places. These are free events. Find out more here
Graham 2
Martha Graham Studio Theater
June 2 – 5
Under artistic director, Virginie Mécène, the Company will perform Graham’s repertory as well as the works of guest choreographers Robert Battle, Blanca Li, Pascal Rioult, Kun-Yang Lin, Robert Cohan, Darshan Singh Bhuller and Mécène. Find out more here
Antonio Ramos and the Gang Bangers
JACK
June 2 – 5
Ramos and the Gang Bangers brings Thirsty Mind, love and starvation sitting in a lonely tree built on “… exaggerated and abstracted characters created from personal neuroses dredged up through the labor of “making things,” notes the release. Find out more here
Satoshi Haga
Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning in Queens
June 3
For one-performance-only, Haga is part of First Friday gathering. Find out more here
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
NJPAC
June 3
The Company will present a full evening of works by Chen for one-night-only. Find out more here
Parijat Desai and Heena Patel
Gibney Dance Center
June 4
At the 890 Broadway space, Desai (Parijat Desai Dance Company) and Patel (MELA Arts Connect) hosts “Dance in the Round 1.0” a participatory event involving Garba/Raas, the circle dance from Gujarat, India. Find out more here
Performance Mix Festival – Various Artists
Henry Street Settlement – Abrons Arts Center
June 6 – 11
New Dance Alliance - Performance Mix Festival, returns for the 30th year with “…experimental dance, improvisation, performance art, theater, and interdisciplinary works…[and] provides a unique platform for experimentation and creative risk-taking by both emerging and established artists,” notes the release. Find out more here
Satellite Collective
92nd Street Y
June 10 – 12
Satellite Collective will present works by young and emerging artists from the New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Juilliard and the indie music and video scenes. Find out more here
“New Traditions Festival 2016: Dance Your Caribbean!” – Various Artists
Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center
June 11 – 12
Works based on, and deeply set in Brooklyn communities, are what make up the 2016 Festival which happens during Caribbean Heritage month and features dance artists with roots in Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, and Jamaica, active in their communities in the US and back home in the Caribbean. Artists are: Christopher Walker and Kevin A. Ormsby, Jessica St. Vil, Maxine Montilus, Safi Hariott, Shola Roberts and Dance Caribbean COLLECTIVE Founder, Candace Thompson. Find out more here
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