Camille Brown and Juel D. Lane in "Been There Done That" | Photo Christopher Duggan
PREVIEW: Focus 2013 and Dance Gotham
To kick off 2013, New York City will once again turn its full attention to the performing arts. The annual Association of Performing Arts Presenters conference joins hundreds of performing artists with presenters from all over the world in hopes of forging connections and fostering plans for future engagements. It’s…
"CURTAIN" SACD; Photo by Pascal Gely
Dance Is Not Forever, and He’ll Prove it
One year ago, visual artist Daniel Arsham proposed a set design for choreographer Jonah Bokaer’s new work CURTAIN: “The stage design will be composed of a non-Newtonian substance that I have developed over the last year,” Arsham wrote. “It is a material that has properties of both a solid and of…
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in "Violet Kid" | Photo by Juileta Cervantes
Cedar Lake Finally Dances in New York
For a year and a half, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet has performed almost everywhere but New York City. But from May 15-27 they are back at the Joyce Theater with two programs. They’ll feature six pieces by six different choreographers, five NYC premieres, and one world premiere. Ana-Maria Lucaciu, one…
"Ascension" Photo Credit Tom Caravaglia
Dancers As Action Heroes
When audiences enter the Park Avenue Armory for STREB: Kiss The Air, they will see a stadium of hardware and obstacles, complete with a pool, zip lines, a rotating 20-foot ladder, and a scaffold tower with three diving platforms. This is the STREB Extreme Action Company’s playground, where dancers fall, crawl, climb, and fly.
Steampunk Haunted House
The Elegant Terror of Steampunk
Plenty of haunted houses have blood and guts and monsters, but only one lets nightmares mingle with dance.
Presented by the dance troupe Third Rail Projects, Steampunk Haunted House first appeared in 2009, and this year, it plunges audiences into a dark world inspired by Lewis Carroll and his Alice stories.
Presented by the dance troupe Third Rail Projects, Steampunk Haunted House first appeared in 2009, and this year, it plunges audiences into a dark world inspired by Lewis Carroll and his Alice stories.
Joyce Fall Season Opens Tomorrow with Flamenco
From September 20-25th The Joyce Theater opens its fall season with Israel Galván’s vibrant “Le Edad de Oro” or The Golden Age, a full length solo flamenco performance accompanied by live musicians. In a Joyce lineup that often features full dance companies, Mr. Galván’s work is uniquely captivating, as is his philosophy on dance.