Dance List 2
Welcome back to Dance List, your extensive (not comprehensive) monthly guide to dance shows coming up in New York City — plus a few dance-related screenings, talks, and exhibitions. I’ve learned of some new late-October events since I last wrote, so this list begins with a couple of additions to Dance List 1 and continues through Sunday, Nov. 26.
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A few notes for navigating the 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 (including virtual-only events).
* = free, suggested donation, or sliding-scale ticket options
^ = virtual viewing options
November brings the sprawling Performa Biennial 2023 to locations around NYC. I’ve singled out what seem to be a few especially dance-y events. You can find the full biennial lineup here.
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.
Stay tuned for another list coming your way in one month. Is there a show I should know about? Write to me at danceletter@substack.com.
—Siobhan
Performances
(Updated 11/5/23 at 11:47 p.m.)
Additions to Dance List 1 (through Oct. 29)
Oct. 19-22: Pavel Zustiak/PALISSIMO Company, HEBEL at La MaMa
Oct. 20-21: Adrienne Westwood, box/truck at The Old Stone House / 4th Street Plaza in Park Slope
Oct. 26-28: Mayfield Brooks, Wail•Fall•Whale•Fall at Performance Space New York
Week of Monday, Oct. 30
Oct. 30 (also Oct. 29): “Dance Theatre of Harlem Diaspora” at Works & Process at the Guggenheim
*Oct. 30-Nov. 2: Crossroads Series curated by Pioneers Go East Collective, at the 14th Street Y
Oct. 31-Nov. 2: BalletCollective (works by Troy Schumacher and Omar Román De Jesús) at Trinity Commons
Oct. 31-Nov. 12: Paul Taylor Dance Company (works by Ulysses Dove, Amy Hall Garner, Larry Keigwin, Lauren Lovette, Paul Taylor) at David H. Koch Theatre, Lincoln Center
*Nov. 1: Judson Arts Wednesdays: nathan trice / RITUALS at Judson Memorial Church
Nov. 1-4: Carrie Ahern, Carnal Spill at a private home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (location disclosed with ticket purchase confirmation)
*Nov. 2: Open Studios: Jess Barbagallo and Emily Davis, Anne Gridley, and Kimiko Tanabe, curated by Big Dance Theater, at Center for Performance Research
*Nov. 2-3: Wendell Gray II at PAGEANT
Nov. 2-4: 2nd Best Dance Company, The myth of forward motion (or, The Box Dance) at Gibney
Nov. 2-4: Trajal Harrell, The Köln Concert at Brooklyn Academy of Music
Nov. 2-4: Stephen Petronio Company with Jennifer Koh at NYU Skirball
Nov. 2-4: Nicole von Arx / NVA & Guests, The Fear Project at Triskelion Arts
*Nov. 3-4: Anna Maria Häkkinen, Afterglow, low lingering slips of light, part of Performa Biennial 2023, at the Arts Center at Governors Island
Nov. 3-4: Miro Magloire/New Chamber Ballet at Mark Morris Dance Center
Nov. 3-4: Salon: Catherine Tharin Dance at Douglas Dunn Studio
Nov. 3-4: Finleigh Zack Dance, “Archives from the Scrapbook” at Center for Performance Research
Nov. 3 and 5: Sameena Mitta/MeenMoves, W(h)ine Pairings at 92nd Street Y
Nov. 3 and 5: Alexa West, Occasion, occasion, occasion, part of Performa Biennial 2023, at Performa Hub, 408-412 Broadway at Canal Street
Nov. 3-18: Bill T. Jones, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, and Tamar-kali, Watch Night at Perelman Performing Arts Center
*Nov. 5: Open Studios: Jordan Deal, Michael J. Love, Kaleena Miller, and Adriana Ogle, curated by Benae Beamon, at Center for Performance Research
Nov. 5: Sekou McMiller & Friends, Shine at Works & Process at the Guggenheim
Through Nov. 5: Michael Keegan-Dolan, How to Be a Dancer in 72,000 Easy Lessons at St. Ann’s Warehouse
Through Nov. 5: Nicole Mannarino, 10 Seconds til Midnight at Kestrels
Week of Monday, Nov. 6
*Nov. 6: Movement Research at the Judson Church (Vitche-Boul Ra, SHA Creative Outlet / Shannon Yu 余香儒, Fredrik Quiñones) at Judson Memorial Church
Nov. 6: Chita Rivera with Patrick Pacheco and ADM21 at Works & Process at the Guggenheim
*Nov. 8: Judson Arts Wednesdays: Vitche-Boul Ra, part of Black Aesthetics, curated by Malcolm-x Betts and Arien Wilkerson, at Judson Memorial Church (info forthcoming on Judson website)
*Nov. 8: Raymond Pinto, the zebra goes wild where the sidewalk ends at Center for Performance Research
Nov. 8: Mike Tyus and Luca Renzi, My Body Is an Instrument, part of MAXlive 2023: Where Is My Body? at National Sawdust
Nov. 9: Kate Ladenheim, COMMIT!, part of MAXlive 2023: Where Is My Body? at National Sawdust
Nov. 8-12: Kyle Marshall Choreography at the Joyce Theater
Nov. 9: It's Showtime NYC!, Pyramid by Cal Hunt and Johnathan “Akuma” Moore, at Works & Process at the Guggenheim
Nov. 9-11: Michelle Ellsworth, Evidence of Labor and Post-Verbal Social Network at the Chocolate Factory
Nov. 9-11: Samita Sinha, Tremor (with Okwui Okpokwasili) at Danspace Project
Nov. 9-11: Pam Tanowitz, Song of Songs at New York City Center
Nov. 9-18: Jamal Jackson Dance Company, TEETH at Triskelion Arts
Nov. 9-19: Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble, In the Eye of a Dream at Theaterlab
Nov. 10-11: Julien Creuzet, Algorithm ocean true blood moves, part of Performa Biennial 2023, at 41 Broad Street
^*Nov. 11: Simply the Best: Tina Turner Dance Tribute at BAAD! The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance
Nov. 12: Kwikstep and Rokafella, “Wus Poppin NYC” at Works & Process at the Guggenheim
*Nov. 12: Sundays on Broadway (Jennifer Monson, Zeena Parkins, Isa Spector, Cathy Weis) at WeisAcres
Week of Monday, Nov. 13
*Nov. 13: Movement Research at the Judson Church (Liony Garcia, Barkha Patel, Brendan Drake) at Judson Memorial Church
Nov. 14-26: Complexions Contemporary Ballet (works by Ricardo Amarante, Jenn Freeman, Justin Peck, Dwight Rhoden) at the Joyce Theater
*Nov. 16-18: Tess Dworman at PAGEANT
Nov. 16-18: Juni One Set, Boy mother / faceless bloom, part of Performa Biennial 2023, at New York Live Arts
Nov. 16-18: Akram Khan, Jungle Book reimagined at Rose Theater, Lincoln Center
Nov. 16-26: Ivo Dimchev, In Hell with Jesus/Top 40 at La MaMa
Nov. 17-18: Dmitri Chamblas and Kim Gordon, TAKEMEHOME at NYU Skirball
^*Nov. 17-18: CocoMotion with Marcus Braggs, Muriel Peterson, Ze Motion, and Luffy, Interludes at BAAD! The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance
Nov. 17-26: Sugar Hill: The Ellington/Strayhorn Nutcracker at New York City Center
Nov. 18-19: The Batsheva Ensemble, Kamuyot at 92nd Street Y [cancelled]
*Nov. 19: Sundays on Broadway (Paul Botelho, Deborah Hay, Scott Heron, and Cherrie Yu) at WeisAcres
Through Nov. 18: Jamal Jackson Dance Company, TEETH at Triskelion Arts
Through Nov. 19: Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble, In the Eye of a Dream at Theaterlab
Week of Monday, Nov. 20
Nov. 24-Dec. 31: New York City Ballet, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker at David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
Through Nov. 26: Complexions Contemporary Ballet (works by Ricardo Amarante, Jenn Freeman, Justin Peck, Dwight Rhoden) at the Joyce Theater
Through Nov. 26: Ivo Dimchev, In Hell with Jesus/Top 40 at La MaMa
Through Nov. 26: Sugar Hill: The Ellington/Strayhorn Nutcracker at New York City Center
Screenings, Talks & Exhibitions
^*Oct. 19: Suki John, Sh’ma: A Story of Survival (screening and conversation) at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
^*Oct. 26 & 28: Kinetic Light, DESCENT: Online & In-Depth (virtual conversation and screening)
^*Nov. 15: Heather Shaw and Krishna Washburn, Telephone (virtual screening and Q&A, presented by Movement Research)
Nov. 16: “Eiko Otake on an Artist of Rebellion and Rejection: Otake Chikuha” at Asia Society
*Through Nov. 19: Liz Magic Laser, Convulsive States at Pioneer Works
*Through Feb. 4: Ligia Lewis, study now steady at CARA, with public rehearsals Thursdays-Sundays (except Nov. 20-26 and Dec. 18-Jan. 12)
*Through March 16, “Border Crossings: Exile and American Modern Dance, 1900-1955” at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
p.s.
The format of the list has been calling to me lately. Here’s a little something I contributed recently to Interlude Docs, a digital archive consisting of documents engaged with the theme of impermanence.