Dance List 10
I often add to Dance List as I learn of new events. To submit an addition or correction, write to me at danceletter@substack.com. Thanks for reading! —Siobhan
July and August are slow months for dance in the city; this month’s list is a bit sparser than usual, but with some wonderful outdoor (and indoor) offerings. For events through this weekend, see Dance List 9, which includes a few recent updates.
I debated including an “out of town” section here for summer events outside the city but decided to stick with my five-boroughs parameter. I do want to give a quick shoutout, though, to two NYC-adjacent shows coming up: Urban Bush Women’s SCAT! The Complex Lives of Al & Dot, Dot & Al Zollar at Bard College’s Fisher Center (June 28-30); and Annie-B Parson and dancers’ choreographic response to Girl Group, Arlene Shechet’s sculpture exhibition at Storm King Art Center (July 19-20).
~ Summer Sale ~
This is the tenth edition of Dance List, which seems like a number worth celebrating. Also, I was recently alerted that I am now a “Substack Bestseller,” and while I still don’t quite know what that means, I’ll take the validation!
I’m marking the occasion(s) with my first-ever Danceletter sale. For the next two weeks, I’m offering 20% off annual paid subscriptions (that’s $32/year, or $2.67/month). In addition to this monthly list, paying subscribers receive biweekly posts with my recommendations of shows to see, aka Danceletter Picks. (For a sense of what those look like, see this unpaywalled post from last week, or this one from a while back.)
Dance List takes a lot of time to put together, and paid subscriptions help to make it a sustainable project. I’m grateful for your support! If you’d like to share this offer with friends or fellow dance-lovers, direct them to danceletter.substack.com/summer.
A few notes for navigating this list:
The events are listed in order of opening date. Where listed as “through” a certain date, the event has already opened.
The list has two sections: performances (week by week) followed by a roundup of dance-related screenings, talks, and exhibitions.
* = free, suggested donation, or sliding-scale ticket options
The information below is current as of the last time I checked, but things can change, and while I strive for accuracy, I will inevitably make a few mistakes. Please visit the event websites for up-to-date details and full date/time info.
Want to let me know about an upcoming show? Reply to this email, or write to me at danceletter@substack.com. (Please note that to keep the workload of this project manageable, I tend not to list student recitals or showcases, as much as I appreciate them!)
When I have work/news of my own to share, you can find it at the end under p.s.
Updated 8/1/24 at 10:23am ET
Performances
Week of Monday, July 1
July 2-7: tanzmainz / Sharon Eyal, Soul Chain at the Joyce Theater
July 6-7: Arch Dansé Ensemble at Arts on Site
Through July 20: American Ballet Theatre summer season at the Metropolitan Opera House
Through Aug. 11: CATS: “The Jellicle Ball,” choreographed by Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles, directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, at PAC NYC
Week of Monday, July 8
July 9-14: Smuin Contemporary Ballet in works by Val Caniparoli, Amy Seiwert, and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, at the Joyce Theater
*July 10: Aparna and Ranee Ramaswamy for Ragamala Dance Company, Avimukta: Where the Seeker Meets the Sacred, part of India Week at Summer for the City, at Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center
*July 11: “A Celebration of the American Tap Dance Foundation” at New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
*July 11: Works & Process: It’s Showtime NYC! / Maimouna Keita African Dance Company / Kash Gaines’s Caged Birds, part of SummerStage, at Von King Park
*July 11-12: Aakash Odedra Company, Samsara, part of India Week at Summer for the City, at the Rose Theater, Lincoln Center
*July 11 and 18, Aug. 8: Carvalho Park Summer 2024 Performance Series, feat. Diana Orving, Jodi Melnick, and Sara Mearns, at Carvalho Park
July 12: Digital Movement Dance / Nikki and the Noise at Arts on Site
July 14: BODYSONNET, INSTAL at CPR
Through July 20: American Ballet Theatre summer season at the Metropolitan Opera House
Through Sept. 8: CATS: “The Jellicle Ball,” choreographed by Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles, directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, at PAC NYC
Week of Monday, July 15
July 16-21: Michelle Dorrance / Dorrance Dance, world premiere at the Joyce
July 17-21: Pam Tanowitz, Day for Night at Little Island
*July 18-19: Shade Théret at Pageant
*July 11 and 18, Aug. 8: Carvalho Park Summer 2024 Performance Series, feat. Diana Orving, Jodi Melnick, and Sara Mearns, at Carvalho Park
July 20: Performance Party at Arts on Site
*July 20: Joshua Serafin, VOID at Amant
Through July 20: American Ballet Theatre summer season at the Metropolitan Opera House
Through Sept. 8: CATS: “The Jellicle Ball,” choreographed by Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles, directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, at PAC NYC
Week of Monday, July 22
July 23-Aug. 11: Pilobolus, re:CREATION at the Joyce
July 24: Symara Sarai, I want it to rain inside, presented by Women in Motion, at Kestrels
July 25: New Victory Dance: Program C, feat. Ladies of Hip Hop, NVA & Guests, and GALLIM at the New Victory Theater
*July 25-26: Without Fanfare, choreography by Deborah Hay, performance by Amelia Heintzelman, Julie Mayo, and Teddy Tedholm, at Pageant
*July 26: Kinetic Light at Poster House
July 26-27: Sunhi Willa Keller, “Kaja!” at Arts on Site
July 26-28: Volta Collective, SALT at the Brooklyn Center for Theater Research
*July 28 and Aug. 4: Urban Bush Women, Haint Blu | Episodic Chapters, part of Summer for the City, at Hearst Plaza, Lincoln Center
Through Sept. 8: CATS: “The Jellicle Ball,” choreographed by Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles, directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, at PAC NYC
Week of Monday, July 29
July 29: Dance Magazine’s 25 to Watch Live at Ailey Citigroup Theater
*July 30-Aug. 3: BAAND Together Dance Festival, feat. Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem, part of Summer for the City, at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
Aug. 1-3: Dance Heginbotham, You Look Like a Fun Guy at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
*Aug. 1-3: NIC Kay, must have character, part of Open Call, at The Shed
Aug. 2: Nick Alselmo / The Pocket Fuel Groovers, Veil Sponge Cauldron Sagas (Chapters 1-4, 6, 10, 12, 14-25, 28, 32) at Arts on Site
*Aug 2: Summer Sway: Michele Byrd-Mcphee & Ladies of Hip-Hop at The Shed
*Aug. 2, 4, 5, 8: Alexa West, “Open Rehearsals” at SculptureCenter
Aug. 3: FUSA, A French-USA Dance Festival, presented by Althea Dance Company & Fondation des États-Unis, at La MaMa
*Aug. 3: Mark Morris Dance Group at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Aug. 3-4: Isaac Martin Lerner, 2nd Best Dance Company, and Mar Talavera Tejeda at Arts on Site
*Aug. 4 (also July 28): Urban Bush Women, Haint Blu | Episodic Chapters, part of Summer for the City, at Hearst Plaza, Lincoln Center
Through Aug. 11: Pilobolus, re:CREATION at the Joyce
Through Sept. 8: CATS: “The Jellicle Ball,” choreographed by Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles, directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, at PAC NYC
Screenings, Talks, and Exhibitions
*Through Aug. 2: Alexandra Bachzetsis, Notebook at kurimanzutto
*Through Aug. 18: Joshua Serafin, Creation Paradigm at Amant
*Through August: MX Oops, UnFiNiShEd aNiMaL gallery installation at New York Live Arts
Through Sept. 22: Crafting the Ballets Russes: The Robert Owen Lehman Collection at the Morgan Library
Through Oct. 31: Dance to Belong: A History of Dance at 92NY, curated by Jessica Friedman and Ninotchka Bennahum with Jeanne Haffner, at Milton J. Weill Art Gallery, 92NY
p.s.
I’m excited to be taking part in the inaugural Momus Arts Journalism Residency, with an amazing international group of writers joining from seven countries and eight time zones (the program is all online). For a glimpse into what we’re talking about, Momus is sharing faculty reading lists on its Instagram page, like this one from Catherine G. Wagley (the program leader) and this one from Julia Halperin, who joined us last week.