Dance List 9
Outdoor dance season has arrived here in New York, and we’re having a stretch of just-about-perfect weather to usher it in. You’ll find lots of free open-air shows below (e.g. River to River, Prelude in the Parks). For events this weekend, see Dance List 8.
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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
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.
I often add to Dance List as I learn of new events; the latest is below. To suggest an addition or correction, please write to me at danceletter@substack.com. (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 of my own to share, you can find it at the end under p.s.
Updated 6/25/24 at 11:27am
Performances
Week of Monday, May 27
May 27 (also May 25-26): DanceAfrica 2024, The Origin of Communities / A Calabash of Cultures at BAM
May 28: Jake Blount, Nic Gareiss, Sammy Wetstein Trio at Joe’s Pub
May 29-31: MOLLY&NOLA (Molly Ross and Nola Sporn Smith), Agituhhhhh at Roulette
May 30: New York Choral Society and EMERGE125, The Unicorn at NYU Skirball
May 30-31: Obremski/Works, with works by Jesse Obremski and Hoyori Maruo, at Arts on Site
May 30-June 1: Elliot Reed, You can hear footsteps at Performance Space New York
May 30-June 2: Ballet Tech Kids Dance at the Joyce
May 30-June 6: Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance, Tales of Hopper and The Winter’s Tale at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music
*May 31-June 1: infinity kiss: Layton Lachman in consortium with Samuel Hertz, ALEXA GRÆ, effie bowen, Estado Flotante, and John Hoobyar, at Amant
May 31-June 1: Take Root: Kaley Pruitt Dance and Laura Neese | Dance Projects at Green Space
*June 1: Dances for a Variable Population, REVIVAL 8: Then and Now at Queensbridge Park (also June 15 at Grant’s Tomb)
June 1: Alyx Henigman and Emily Jerant-Hendrickson at Arts on Site
June 1: Jody Sperling / Time Lapse Dance, SOUND~EARTH~MOTION at the New York Society for Ethical Culture
June 1-23: Twyla Tharp, How Long Blues at Little Island
June 2: 7Midnights Physical Research, “The Seventh Midnight — Pride Month Celebration” at Arts on Site
June 2: Fertile Ground New Works Showcase, feat. Claudia Logi Dance Project, Earthworks, Bri Vigorito, Yona Lavie, Lyss Bourgeois/Melange Rhythms, and Elizabeth Buchheister, at Green Space
June 2: “An Informal Arrangement,” with works by Oliver Steele and others, at the Paul Taylor Dance Company studios
Through June 2: La Mama Moves! Dance Festival at La MaMa and Center for Remembering and Sharing
May 30-June 2: Dancers Unlimited: 10th NYC Anniversary Celebration
May 30-June 2: John Scott, Heroes
June 1: The School of Hard Knocks, Stop Calling Them Dangerous: Love Story Palestine, vol. 10, by Ryuji Yamaguchi, concept by Yoshiko Chuma
Through June 2: New York City Ballet spring season at David H. Koch Theater
Through June 2: STREB Extreme Action, RINGSIDE at SLAM
Week of Monday, June 3
*June 3: Movement Research at the Judson Church, feat. Christhian C. Diaz Silva, Annie Ming-Hao Wang, and Loud Relations, at Judson Memorial Church
June 4-9: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in works by Alonzo King, Jamar Roberts, Hans van Manen, and Ailey, at BAM
June 4-9: Oona Doherty, Navy Blue at the Joyce
*June 5-8: Angie Pittman, Black Life Chord Changes at the Chocolate Factory
*June 6: Bryant Park Picnic Performances: Contemporary Dance, with works by Naomi Funaki + Jared Alexander feat. Ayodele Casel, Sidra Bell Dance New York, and It’s Showtime NYC!, curated by Tiffany Rea-Fisher, at Bryant Park
*June 6-7: Juli Brandano, Ordinary Time at Pageant
June 6-8: Vinson Fraley + Bebe Miller Company: A shared evening, part of Platform 2024: A Delicate Ritual, curated by Kyle Abraham, at Danspace
June 6-8: Graham 2 in works by Virginie Mécène, Stuart Hodes, and Graham, at the Martha Graham Studio Theater
June 6-8: Christian Warner at Triskelion Arts
June 6-9: Performance Mix Festival, presented by New Dance Alliance, at Abrons Arts Center
June 6-16: Cosimo Pori and Travis Amiel, Das Ersatz at the Brick Theater
*June 7-9: Prelude in the Parks: performances for the planet, feat. Richard Move / MoveOpolis!, Kinesis Project dance theatre, Artichoke Dance Company, Anh Vo, and more, at various NYC parks
*June 7-23: River to River Festival, presented by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
June 7: Miguel Gutierrez, THE POWER OF THE BOUNCE at 28 Liberty Street
June 7-23: jaamil olawale kosoko, The (chrysalis) Archives (exhibition with performance activation on June 9) at the Arts Center at Governors Island
June 8: Jesi Cook, Whole body in my ear at the Arts Center at Governors Island
June 8-9: Nattie Trogdon + Hollis Bartlett, Fallacies at Rockefeller Park
*June 8: If so, was it good?: an evening with Sofia Engelman, Lindsey Jennings, Delaney McDonough, and Em Papineau, at CPR
June 8: Out Like That! Dance Compilation, feat. Anabella Lenzu, Stephany, Deepa Mahadevan, Ann-Sylvia Clark, Estelle Walkin, Charli Ariel, Edrimael Delgado, and Parker Ramirez, at BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (also online)
Through June 6: Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance, Tales of Hopper and The Winter’s Tale at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music
Through June 23: Twyla Tharp, How Long Blues at Little Island
Week of Monday, June 10
*June 10: Movement Research at the Judson Church, feat. Shannon Brooks, Nile Harris, Sara Shelton Mann, and Jesse Zaritt, at Judson Memorial Church
June 11-16: Introdans, “Energy,” with works by Mauro Bigonzetti, Lucinda Childs, and Akram Khan, at the Joyce
June 12-13: Carolyn Dorfman Dance, “Celebrate 40/NYC,” with works by Juel D. Lane and Dorfman, at Ailey Citigroup Theater
June 13-15: Ashley R.T. Yergens, SURROGATE at New York Live Arts
June 13-July 14: CATS: “The Jellicle Ball,” choreographed by Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles, directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, at PAC NYC
June 14-15: Camille A. Brown & Guests, “BLACK JOY,” with works by Chloe Davis, Juel D. Lane, Mayte Natalio, Rickey Tripp, Maleek Washington, and Camille A. Brown, part of E-Moves, at Harlem Stage
June 14-15: Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company, Landscapes, part of Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within, at the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum
June 15: CATCH 75 at the Invisible Dog
*June 15: Dances for a Variable Population, REVIVAL 8: Then and Now at Grant’s Tomb (also June 1 at Queensbridge Park)
Through June 16: Cosimo Pori and Travis Amiel, Das Ersatz at the Brick Theater
*Through June 23: River to River Festival
June 13-14: NIC Kay, lil BLK at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center and Monster Bar
June 14-16: Kayla Hamilton and Kate Speer, PlaceHolder (installation with performance activation on June 14) at the Arts Center at Governors Island
June 15-23: mayfield brooks, whale fall reckoning (installation with performance activation on June 15) at the Arts Center at Governors Island
Through June 23: jaamil olawale kosoko, The (chrysalis) Archives (exhibition with performance activation on June 9) at the Arts Center at Governors Island
Through June 23: Twyla Tharp, How Long Blues at Little Island
Week of Monday, June 17
*June 17: Movement Research at the Judson Church, feat. Alexandra Barbier, Riven Ratanavanh, and Kayla Farrish / Decent Structures Arts, at Judson Memorial Church
June 18-23: Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, Emilio Ochando’s EQUILIBRIO (Clásica/Tradición) at the Joyce
June 18-July 20: American Ballet Theatre summer season at the Metropolitan Opera House
*June 19: Black Aesthetics: Malcolm-x Betts, curated by Malcolm-x Betts and Arien Wilkerson, at Judson Memorial Church
*June 20-21: Evan Ray Suzuki and Glenn Potter-Takata at Pageant
*June 20-22: Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre, Gathering: New York City at The Shed
June 20-22: Yue Yin / YY Dance Company, SOMEWHERE at New York Live Arts
June 21-23: New York Kathak Festival at Manhattan Movement and Arts Center
June 21-23: Queer the Ballet, Dream of a Common Language, with choreography by Adriana Pierce, Minnie Lane, Rosie Elliott, and Lenai Alexis Wilkerson, at Baruch Performing Arts Center
June 21-23: Jill Sigman/thinkdance, Re-Seeding (Encounter #3: The Commons), 25th anniversary performance season, at Gibney
*Through June 23: River to River Festival
June 19-22: mayfield brooks, whale fall abyss at the Tall Ship Wavertree, South Street Seaport Museum
June 20: Samita Sinha, Tremor at Federal Hall
June 20-22: Leslie Cuyjet, THICK WAKE (installation) at Black Gotham Experience
Through June 23: mayfield brooks, whale fall reckoning (installation with performance activation on June 15) at the Arts Center at Governors Island
Through June 23: jaamil olawale kosoko, The (chrysalis) Archives (exhibition with performance activation on June 9) at the Arts Center at Governors Island
Through June 28: Twyla Tharp, How Long Blues at Little Island
Through July 14: CATS: “The Jellicle Ball,” choreographed by Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles, directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, at PAC NYC
Week of Monday, June 24
June 24 and 29: Maggie Cee, Ladies at a Gay Girls' Bar, 1938-1969, part of FRIGID New York’s Queerly Festival, at Under St. Marks Theater
June 25-30: Joan Jonas, Mirror Piece I & II, part of Joan Jonas: Good Night Good Morning, at the Museum of Modern Art
June 25-30: Paul Taylor Dance Company, “Extreme Taylor” at the Joyce
June 26: Hip-Hop Homelands: Lotus Bomb & Janice Tomlinson at BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance
*June 26-27: Alexandra Bachzetsis, Notebook (performances) at kurimanzutto
June 26-29: Eiko Otake and Margaret Leng Tan, Stone I at Green-Wood Cemetery
*June 26-29: jess pretty, call and response at the Chocolate Factory
June 26-29: Vangeline Theater / New York Butoh Institute, Queer Butoh 2024 at the Brick Theater
June 27-30: DUMBO Dance Festival, presented by White Wave Dance, at the Mark Morris Dance Center
June 28: Kinesis Project dance theatre, Bridge Matter / The Reach, part of Summer on the Hudson, at Fort Washington Park
June 29: Studio Showing: New Works, feat. Amelia Heintzelman and Vita Taurke, at Kestrels
Through July 14: CATS: “The Jellicle Ball,” choreographed by Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles, directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, at PAC NYC
Through July 20: American Ballet Theatre summer season at the Metropolitan Opera House
Screenings, Talks, Exhibitions, etc.
*May 29: The Dance Historian Is In: Trinette Singleton on The Joffrey Ballet at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
*June 4: Book launch party for A Sense of Shifting: Queer Artists Reshaping Dance by Yael Malka and Coco Romack at Performance Space New York
*June 8: Conversations Without Walls: A Delicate Ritual, with Abigail Deville, jaamil olawale kosoko, Samora Pinderhughes, Bebe Miller, and Vinson Fraley, part of Platform 2024: A Delicate Ritual, curated by Kyle Abraham, at Danspace
*June 24: Movement Research Performance Journal Issue #60 Launch Party at the Parish Hall at St. Mark’s Church
*June 25: Studies Project: Kit of Tools, Queer Choreographic Craft with Tere O’Connor, presented by Movement Research, online
*June 26: The Dance Historian Is In: Dyane Harvey Salaam on Eleo Pomare at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
June 26-Aug. 2: Alexandra Bachzetsis, Notebook (exhibition) at kurimanzutto
*June 27-Aug. 18: Joshua Serafin, Creation Paradigm at Amant
*Through August: MX Oops, UnFiNiShEd aNiMaL gallery installation at New York Live Arts
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.
Two un-paywalled links to my recent work: In case you missed it, here’s my story on Fresh Tracks. And this one’s from a little while back, but I realized I never shared it: my review of Ursula Eagly’s Dream Body Body Building at the Chocolate Factory.