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Mon 1st
10:00pm
FINAL CALL FOR “Choreographers Collective Series!” Deadline today by 10:00PM!

FINAL CALL FOR “Choreographers Collective Series!” Deadline today by 10:00PM!

Ya'el Tap Dance Company
Choreographers - FINAL CALL FOR APPLICATIONS BY 10:00PM TONIGHT!  The Ya’el Tap Dance Company’s “Choreographers Collective Series” is growing and we are looking for new choreographers for our next event on January 10th at 7:30PM! This showcase gives aspiring, emerging, or established choreographers of all dance genres the opportunity to present their works, or works in progress, in a safe…

 
Tue 2nd
7:00pm
The Stoop Series: Cori Orlinghouse

The Stoop Series: Cori Orlinghouse

BRIC
Stoop at BRIC House FREE Cori Olinghouse, a Brooklyn-based choreographer, performer, teacher, and archivist whose work explores the shapeshifting capacities of the body, space and time, brings her unique perspective on physical transformation to BRIC for our first dance performance on the Stoop. BRIC’s Stoop Series illuminates the arts and life around us in Brooklyn through artistic performances,…

 
7:30pm
JOYCE SEASON

JOYCE SEASON

Doug Varone and Dancers
Whether he is creating dazzling, complex whirlwinds of movement or tracing the interior landscape of terse gesture, an indelible humanity lives at the core of Doug Varone’s world. The company returns to The Joyce with two premieres and a major revival. Dome, set to Christopher Rouse’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Trombone Concerto, explores dynamic new territory. Rouse’s haunting score, both lyrically…

 
Wed 3rd
6:30am
Rave Your Way Into The Day! EPISODE #7

Rave Your Way Into The Day! EPISODE #7

Morning Gloryville NYC
Morning Gloryville NYC is an immersive, midweek, early morning (sober) dance party. Our gathering occurs once a month, and people dance and exercise to deep house and disco in a joyful, positive environment before going work. Our event offers DJs, dance troupes, massage stations, yoga, coffee and smoothies. 

 
5:30pm
Unveiling Motion at Bronx Museum

Unveiling Motion at Bronx Museum

Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama
Unveiling Motion and Emotion  by Anabella Lenzu Wednesday, December 3 at 5:30pm  at Bronx Museum/ BCA BRONX CULTURE TROLLEY NIGHT  Location: North Wing Lobby READING & DANCE PERFORMANCE FREE Admission / Limited seating  RSVP required: info@anabellalenzu.com Exploring the importance of dance, community, choreography and dance pedagogy, Argentinean Choreographer Anabella Lenzu celebrates 23 years…

 
6:30pm
SIMYS presents EYE ON DANCE screening examining dance in Israel

SIMYS presents EYE ON DANCE screening examining dance in Israel

EYE ON DANCE
SIMYS presents EYE ON DANCE public screening "Examining Dance in Israel" Produced in 1991, the EYE ON DANCE video program features a conversation about the complications of raising a modern dance company in a land of constant upheaval. Dec. 3 at 6:30pm Free 890 Broadway 5th Floor Guest: (video recording) Jeannette Ordamn, Director of the Bat Dor Dance Company Moderator: Celia Ipiotis, creator/producer/moderator…

 
7:30pm
GAP Presents! BAND|portier

GAP Presents! BAND|portier

Gowanus Art + Production
About the Work Recognized for rich physical vocabulary and haunting imagery, BANDportier will perform an evening of short works inspired by “Love is the longing for the half of ourselves we have lost” [Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being].   Portier will perform an autobiographical solo, an excerpt from HOUND of Wolves where Self as Character is the premise for this ongoing solo…

 
7:30pm
JOYCE SEASON

JOYCE SEASON

Doug Varone and Dancers
Whether he is creating dazzling, complex whirlwinds of movement or tracing the interior landscape of terse gesture, an indelible humanity lives at the core of Doug Varone’s world. The company returns to The Joyce with two premieres and a major revival. Dome, set to Christopher Rouse’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Trombone Concerto, explores dynamic new territory. Rouse’s haunting score, both lyrically…

 
7:30pm
The Wanderer

The Wanderer

Jessica Lang Dance
Franz Schubert’s song cycle Die schöne Müllerin provides the musical and narrative backdrop of this story ballet by choreographer Jessica Lang.

 
8:00pm
Anna's Americana

Anna's Americana

The Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble
The Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble, in association with the Dance Series at The 14th Street Y, is proud to present "Anna's Americana," a program of dance/theater works by Anna Sokolow that have a special connection to America.   By the great American modern dance pioneer are the 1984 "Preludes," music by Gershwin; "Homage to Edgar Allan Poe," and "Frida,' Sokolow's tribute to her friend…

 
Thu 4th
7:00pm
Dances Patrelle presents The Yorkville Nutcracker

Dances Patrelle presents The Yorkville Nutcracker

Dances Patrelle
Dances Patrelle presents The Yorkville Nutcracker from December 4-7, 2014 at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, E. 68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues, NYC. Performances: Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7pm; Saturday at 2pm; and Sunday at 12pm and 5pm. Tickets are $45-85 (student and senior discounts available) and will be available beginning November 4, 2014 at www.dancespatrelle.org,…

 
7:00pm
The Yorkville Nutcracker

The Yorkville Nutcracker

Dances Patrelle
In its 19th year, Dances Patrelle presents a unique rendition of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic The Nutcracker. The Yorkville Nutcracker, set in 1895, includes lavish sets and costumes which takes the audience on a tour through Olde New York’s most beloved landmarks: a holiday party at Gracie Mansion, skating in Central Park, and dancing at the Crystal Palace in the New York Botanical…

 
7:30pm
2014 Creature Gala

2014 Creature Gala

ChristinaNoel and The Creature
On Thursday, December 4th, ChristinaNoel & the Creature will host its Second Annual Creature Gala, a celebration of dance, music, art, and self-expression in all its forms, at Judson Church. ChristinaNoel & The Creature is a Brooklyn based dance company that focuses on creating a hybrid performance medium utilizing the dancers’ voices, bodies, and drawing from their perspectives. All tickets, donations,…

 
7:30pm
GAP Presents! BAND|portier

GAP Presents! BAND|portier

Gowanus Art + Production
About the Work Recognized for rich physical vocabulary and haunting imagery, BANDportier will perform an evening of short works inspired by “Love is the longing for the half of ourselves we have lost” [Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being].   Portier will perform an autobiographical solo, an excerpt from HOUND of Wolves where Self as Character is the premise for this ongoing solo…

 
7:30pm
Trainor Dance Celebrates NYC Season 12/4-6

Trainor Dance Celebrates NYC Season 12/4-6

Trainor Dance
For its fourth New York City concert, Trainor Dance premieres three highly physical and musical pieces by its Artistic Director and choreographer/dancer Caitlin Trainor. With movements as varied as the sound palette, the evening is a well-balanced composition of the modern ballet-hybrid.

 
7:30pm
The Wanderer

The Wanderer

Jessica Lang Dance
Franz Schubert’s song cycle Die schöne Müllerin provides the musical and narrative backdrop of this story ballet by choreographer Jessica Lang.

 
8:00pm

LIFE PRACTICES

Movement Research Fall Festival
Sylvestre Akakpo-Adzaku (Kordkor Dance Company) Lacina Coulibaly & Kota Yamazaki Collective Settlement This opening night of performances at Danspace Project showcases works that develop when an artist's somatic practice and cultural context is fundamentally linked to their art-making. What happens when art and life are blurred, in this context of performance?

 
8:00pm
Anna's Americana

Anna's Americana

The Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble
The Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble, in association with the Dance Series at The 14th Street Y, is proud to present "Anna's Americana," a program of dance/theater works by Anna Sokolow that have a special connection to America.   By the great American modern dance pioneer are the 1984 "Preludes," music by Gershwin; "Homage to Edgar Allan Poe," and "Frida,' Sokolow's tribute to her friend…

 
8:00pm
Second Avenue Dance Company December Concert

Second Avenue Dance Company December Concert

Tisch Dance
Second Avenue Dance Company December Concert  December 4 – 6, 8pm, 111 2nd Avenue, Free The Second Avenue Dance Company is Tisch Dance’s resident company, comprised of undergraduate and graduate students in their final year at Tisch. Each winter, the company produces its December concert that presents works by two guest choreographers and eight students, demonstrating a wide array of styles…

 
8:00pm
JOYCE SEASON

JOYCE SEASON

Doug Varone and Dancers
Whether he is creating dazzling, complex whirlwinds of movement or tracing the interior landscape of terse gesture, an indelible humanity lives at the core of Doug Varone’s world. The company returns to The Joyce with two premieres and a major revival. Dome, set to Christopher Rouse’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Trombone Concerto, explores dynamic new territory. Rouse’s haunting score, both lyrically…

 
8:00pm
American Dance Guild Festival '14

American Dance Guild Festival '14

American Dance Guild
The rich diversity of contemporary dance will be on view for four nights, Thursday, December 4 through Sunday, December 7, at the Annual Performance Festival of the American Dance Guild at The Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 W. 55th Street at 9th Avenue, NYC. Thirty-three artists/companies will be presented on the program, alongside three living legends of modern dance - Joan Myers Brown, founder of Philadanco,…

 
8:00pm
Fall Festival 2014

Fall Festival 2014

Movement Research
Movement Research, one of the world's leading laboratories for the investigation of dance and movement-based forms, returns to Danspace Project with its annual Fall Festival. The Movement Research Festival Fall 2014, curated byRebecca Brooks, Daria Faïn, and Shelley Senter, will feature acclaimed experimentalists, highlighting and juxtaposing their varied investigations into the artistic currents…

 
8:30pm
Tiffany Club Spotlight

Tiffany Club Spotlight

Tiffany Club
TIFFANY CLUB  is very excited to invite You to the 1st Tiffany Club Spotlight!

 
Fri 5th
7:00pm
Burlesque-A-Pades, A Christmas Shimmy!

Burlesque-A-Pades, A Christmas Shimmy!

(le) poisson rouge
Burlesque-A-Pades, A Christmas Shimmy! w/ Angie Pontani, Albert Cadabra, Helen Pontani, and The Maine Attraction Get ready to deck the halls and jingle your bells with A Christmas Shimmy! Join the world-renowned cast of Burlesque-A-Pades as they present their version of A Christmas Carol this holiday season. Enjoy elements of the timeless Dickens tale flavored with the world class burlesque, illusion,…

 
7:00pm
Dances Patrelle presents The Yorkville Nutcracker

Dances Patrelle presents The Yorkville Nutcracker

Dances Patrelle
Dances Patrelle presents The Yorkville Nutcracker from December 4-7, 2014 at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, E. 68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues, NYC. Performances: Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7pm; Saturday at 2pm; and Sunday at 12pm and 5pm. Tickets are $45-85 (student and senior discounts available) and will be available beginning November 4, 2014 at www.dancespatrelle.org,…

 
7:00pm
The Yorkville Nutcracker

The Yorkville Nutcracker

Dances Patrelle
In its 19th year, Dances Patrelle presents a unique rendition of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic The Nutcracker. The Yorkville Nutcracker, set in 1895, includes lavish sets and costumes which takes the audience on a tour through Olde New York’s most beloved landmarks: a holiday party at Gracie Mansion, skating in Central Park, and dancing at the Crystal Palace in the New York Botanical…

 
7:00pm
The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

Ajkun Ballet Theatre
Begin a truly special holiday season with Ajkun Ballet Theatre's magical Nutcracker suite, filled with The Company's great dancers and adorable children from the Public School District of New Rochelle.

 
7:30pm
Cocktail Benefit Party

Cocktail Benefit Party

Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama
Cocktail Benefit Party  You are invited to an evening of Fun, Food, and Entertainment  -to help benefit the Company's 2015 season and  -to support the writing of my second book! I deeply appreciate the support you have shown me over the past 8 years  of my artistic development in New York City. I am excited to announce that after the success of my first book Unveiling Motion and Emotion,…

 
7:30pm
Trainor Dance Celebrates NYC Season 12/4-6

Trainor Dance Celebrates NYC Season 12/4-6

Trainor Dance
For its fourth New York City concert, Trainor Dance premieres three highly physical and musical pieces by its Artistic Director and choreographer/dancer Caitlin Trainor. With movements as varied as the sound palette, the evening is a well-balanced composition of the modern ballet-hybrid.

 
7:30pm
The Wanderer

The Wanderer

Jessica Lang Dance
Franz Schubert’s song cycle Die schöne Müllerin provides the musical and narrative backdrop of this story ballet by choreographer Jessica Lang.

 
8:00pm

SETTING THE SCENE

Movement Research Fall Festival
Malin Arnell with musician KOEFF and additional 12 guests First, the non human: electricity.        A tragedy of the commons, / arising only in the doing        Affects create a field of force that does not tend to congeal into subjectivity.        ; I equate affect with materiality, / Hungry for wildness, / is a two-way-street        The intimacy between being and following: /called…

 
8:00pm
Post Concert Dance Company Presents: Diversity Winter Concert

Post Concert Dance Company Presents: Diversity Winter Concert

Post Concert Dance Company
The Post Concert Dance Company Presents their Winter Diversity Concert at the Little Theatre on the Long Island Univesity Post Campus. Dynamic new works with up and coming choreogaphers. For more information contact the box office.

 
8:00pm
Anna's Americana

Anna's Americana

The Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble
The Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble, in association with the Dance Series at The 14th Street Y, is proud to present "Anna's Americana," a program of dance/theater works by Anna Sokolow that have a special connection to America.   By the great American modern dance pioneer are the 1984 "Preludes," music by Gershwin; "Homage to Edgar Allan Poe," and "Frida,' Sokolow's tribute to her friend…

 
8:00pm
Second Avenue Dance Company December Concert

Second Avenue Dance Company December Concert

Tisch Dance
Second Avenue Dance Company December Concert  December 4 – 6, 8pm, 111 2nd Avenue, Free The Second Avenue Dance Company is Tisch Dance’s resident company, comprised of undergraduate and graduate students in their final year at Tisch. Each winter, the company produces its December concert that presents works by two guest choreographers and eight students, demonstrating a wide array of styles…

 
8:00pm
JOYCE SEASON

JOYCE SEASON

Doug Varone and Dancers
Whether he is creating dazzling, complex whirlwinds of movement or tracing the interior landscape of terse gesture, an indelible humanity lives at the core of Doug Varone’s world. The company returns to The Joyce with two premieres and a major revival. Dome, set to Christopher Rouse’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Trombone Concerto, explores dynamic new territory. Rouse’s haunting score, both lyrically…

 
8:00pm
American Dance Guild Festival '14

American Dance Guild Festival '14

American Dance Guild
The rich diversity of contemporary dance will be on view for four nights, Thursday, December 4 through Sunday, December 7, at the Annual Performance Festival of the American Dance Guild at The Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 W. 55th Street at 9th Avenue, NYC. Thirty-three artists/companies will be presented on the program, alongside three living legends of modern dance - Joan Myers Brown, founder of Philadanco,…

 
8:00pm
Fall Festival 2014

Fall Festival 2014

Movement Research
Movement Research, one of the world's leading laboratories for the investigation of dance and movement-based forms, returns to Danspace Project with its annual Fall Festival. The Movement Research Festival Fall 2014, curated byRebecca Brooks, Daria Faïn, and Shelley Senter, will feature acclaimed experimentalists, highlighting and juxtaposing their varied investigations into the artistic currents…

 
8:00pm

RIOULT Dance NY Announces 2014-15 Tour

RIOULT Dance NY
RIOULT Dance NY, a leading American modern dance company with a classic sensibility, announces it’s 2014-15 Tour Schedule with 22 performances in 16 cities throughout the U.S. and abroad. The season will include a broad range of dances including mixed repertory programs as well as The Ravel Project (Home Front, Wien, Prelude to Night, Bolero); Bach Dances (Views of the Fleeting World, City, Celestial…

 
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