Dance List 3
This edition of Dance List picks up where Dance List 2 left off and continues through the last full week of December. As you’ll see, Nutcracker season is upon us, but there’s a lot going on that’s not The Nutcracker, too. Things slow down the week of Dec. 18 and will remain pretty mellow through early January. As the new year approaches, I’m already planning another “Top 10 Shows I Didn’t See This Year,” so stay tuned.
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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
^ = virtual viewing 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.
Another extensive-not-comprehensive list will be coming your way on Dec. 21. Want to let me know about an upcoming show? Write to me at danceletter@substack.com.
Performances
(Updated 12/21/23 at 3:52pm)
Week of Monday, Nov. 27
*Nov. 27: Movement Research at the Judson Church (Ching-I Chang, Nikaio Bulan Sahar Thomashow, Morgan Amirah, curated by Sugar Vendil / Artists of Color Council) at Judson Memorial Church
Nov. 28-Dec. 2: Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born, adaku, part 1: the road opens at BAM Fisher
Nov. 28-Dec. 10: “Dancing with Glass: The Piano Etudes” (works by Lucinda Childs, Chanon Judson, Justin Peck, Leonardo Sandoval, and Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, with pianist Maki Namekawa) at the Joyce Theater
Nov. 29-Dec. 2: Leslie Cuyjet, With Marion at the Kitchen at Westbeth
Nov. 29-Dec. 14: Pina Bausch, The Rite of Spring + Germaine Acogny & Malou Airaudo, common ground[s] at the Park Avenue Armory
Nov. 29-Dec. 31: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York City Center
Nov. 30-Dec. 1: Split Bill #41: Stephen Shynes and Grace Yi-Li Tong at Triskelion Arts
Nov. 30-Dec. 2: Barnard/Columbia Dances (works by Gabrielle Lamb, Iréne Hultman, MX Oops, and Roderick George) at New York Live Arts
Nov. 30-Dec. 2: Yue Yin / YY Dance Company at Gibney
Nov. 30-Dec. 3: Vanessa Walters, Ripening: Dawn of the Wylding at the Space at Irondale
Nov. 30-Dec. 10: Ashley Chen / Compagnie Kashyl at La MaMa
*Dec. 1-2: Open Stage: Fall Movement (Juli Brandano; ALEXA GRÆ and Stephanie Acosta; Dominica Greene; Nazareth Hassan / Paratheater; Cherrie Yu) at Center for Performance Research
Dec. 2-3: Tiffany Mills Company and Ensemble Ipse at National Sawdust
Dec. 3: “Lar Lubovitch at 80: Art of the Duet” (featuring dancers of New York City Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Bruce Wood Dance, and Lar Lubovitch Dance Company) at Works & Process at the Guggenheim
Through Dec. 31: New York City Ballet, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker at David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
Week of Monday, Dec. 4
*Dec. 4: Movement Research at the Judson Church (Laila J. Franklin, Umami Playground Dance Company, Paul Hamilton) at Judson Memorial Church
Dec. 6-10: New Dances: Edition 2023 (works by Lauren Lovette, Hope Boykin, Raja Feather Kelly, and Omar Román De Jesús) at Peter Jay Sharp Theater, The Juilliard School
Dec. 7-9: Nora Alami and Jadd Tank, 3rd Body: Simulations for Long Distance at Triskelion Arts
Dec. 7-9: Limón Dance Company, “Women’s Stories” at New York Live Arts
Dec. 8: “Ariel Lembeck Curates: Solo Dolo - An evening of solo works by Angel Acuña, Ariel Lembeck, Ariana Speight,” part of the International Human Rights Art Festival, at the Tank
Dec. 8-23: Jenn Freeman, Sonya Tayeh, and Holland Andrews, Is It Thursday Yet? at Perelman Performing Arts Center
*Dec. 10: Sundays on Broadway (Jim Neu with Deborah Auer and Harry Mann; Jennifer Miller; Owen Prum; Cathy Weis) at WeisAcres
Dec. 10-16: Big Dance Theater, The March (choreography by Tendayi Kuumba, Annie-B Parson, Donna Uchizono) at Perelman Performing Arts Center
Through Dec. 10: Ashley Chen / Compagnie Kashyl at La MaMa
Through Dec. 10: “Dancing with Glass: The Piano Etudes” (works by Lucinda Childs, Chanon Judson, Justin Peck, Leonardo Sandoval, and Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, with pianist Maki Namekawa) at the Joyce Theater
Through Dec. 14: Pina Bausch, The Rite of Spring + Germaine Acogny & Malou Airaudo, common ground[s] at the Park Avenue Armory
Through Dec. 31: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York City Center
Through Dec. 31: New York City Ballet, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker at David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
Week of Monday, Dec. 11
*Dec. 11: Movement Research at the Judson Church (Shantelle Courvoisier Jackson, Kat Sotelo, Maho Ogawa) at Judson Memorial Church
Dec. 12: animals & giraffes: Claudia La Rocco and Phillip Greenlief with Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener at the Chocolate Factory
Dec. 12-17: Caleb Teicher, Bzzz at the Joyce Theater
Dec. 14-16: Koma Otake, You at Danspace Project at St. Mark’s Church
Dec. 14-17: Seán Curran Company and Darrah Carr Dance, Céilí at Irish Arts Center
Dec. 14-17: Yehuda Hyman / Mystical Feet Company, The Dancing Room at Arts On Site
Dec. 14-17: Dances Patrelle, Francis Patrelle’s The Yorkville Nutcracker at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College
Dec. 15-16: Graham Studio Series: Graham 2 Holiday Event at Martha Graham Studio Theater
Dec. 16: Brooklyn Ballet, The Brooklyn Nutcracker at Kings Theatre
Dec. 16: Catie Cuan and Ken Goldberg, Breathless: Catie and the Robot at National Sawdust
^Dec. 16-17: The Bang Group, Nut/Cracked at 92nd Street Y
*Dec. 17: Sundays on Broadway (Vicky Shick; Jacob Burckhardt; Reason Wade and Aminah Ibrahim; Cathy Weis) at WeisAcres
Through Dec. 14: Pina Bausch, The Rite of Spring + Germaine Acogny & Malou Airaudo, common gound[s] at the Park Avenue Armory
Through Dec. 16: Big Dance Theater, The March (choreography by Tendayi Kuumba, Annie-B Parson, Donna Uchizono) at Perelman Performing Arts Center
Through Dec. 23: Jenn Freeman, Sonya Tayeh, and Holland Andrews, Is It Thursday Yet? at Perelman Performing Arts Center
Through Dec. 31: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York City Center
Through Dec. 31: New York City Ballet, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker at David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
Week of Monday, Dec. 18
Dec. 19-Jan. 7: MOMIX at the Joyce Theater
Through Dec. 23: Jenn Freeman, Sonya Tayeh, and Holland Andrews, Is It Thursday Yet? at Perelman Performing Arts Center
Through Dec. 31: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York City Center
Through Dec. 31: New York City Ballet, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker at David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
Week of Monday, Dec. 25
Dec. 27-Jan. 16: Noche Flamenca, Searching for Goya at the Second Floor Theatre at 122CC
Dec. 30: Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, “Kwanzaa: A Regeneration Celebration” at the Apollo Theater
Through Dec. 31: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York City Center
Through Dec. 31: New York City Ballet, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker at David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
Through Jan. 7: MOMIX at the Joyce Theater
Screenings, Talks & Exhibitions
*Nov. 29: “The Dance Historian Is In: Zita Allen, Leo Holder and Carmen de Lavallade on the Collaboration Between Carmen de Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder” at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
*Dec. 1: “Alastair Macaulay Explores Giselle” at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
*Dec. 8: “Accumulation: A Conference on Dance History” at the Lehman Center for American History, Columbia University
Dec. 9: No Rule is Our Rule: Screening and Discussion with Eiko Otake and Wen Hui at Asia Society
*Through Nov. 19: Liz Magic Laser, Convulsive States at Pioneer Works
Through Dec. 22: Derek Fordjour, SCORE at Petzel Gallery, featuring daily performances of Arena composed in collaboration with Sidra Bell
*Through Feb. 4: Ligia Lewis, study now steady at CARA, with live studies 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; free gallery tour on Nov. 22 (no registration required)
p.s.
Here’s my recent writing. These are all gift links, so you shouldn’t hit a paywall:
I wrote about audio description for dance, and artists who are approaching it not just as an accessibility service but as a space for creative exploration. If you prefer listening, there’s also an audio version (at the same link), produced by Adrienne Hurst and read by me.
I reviewed Michelle Ellsworth’s latest at the Chocolate Factory (and took home one of her custom dish towels; if you read the review, that will make at least a little more sense). Also at the Chocolate Factory, I reviewed chemeckilerner’s Aging Prelude.
The French collective (La)Horde made its New York debut as part of the Dance Reflections festival, in two programs at NYU Skirball. I wrote about both, with a few words on the festival opener, Lyon Opera Ballet in Lucinda Childs’ Dance.