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Fri 1st
6:00pm
Two figures in athletic clothing crouch on a long stretch of white flooring inside simple wood structures, dragging talc and ash

RACE: TBD

New York Live Arts
RACE: TBD is a dance about gentrification, staged as a sporting event. Holly Bass first launched the RACE: performance series  in Washington, DC to highlight cultural losses related to the city’s declining black population. This new iteration focuses on Chelsea and Hudson Yards in New York City, particularly the use of eminent domain to redevelop areas of the city, and shifting definitions of “public…

 
7:00pm
A close-up portrait of Alexandra Tatarsky. She has black paint down her right cheek and various colored feathers in her mouth.

[SIGN FELT] Sad Boys in Harpy Land

Alexandra Tatarsky
Created and performed by Alexandra Tatarsky, with direction by Eva Steinmetz, [SIGN FELT] Sad Boys in Harpy Land is a pseudo-autobiography that is part sad clown, part nonsense freak-out, and part extended crisis of meaning. A savagely humorous collage of classic coming-of-age tales, the piece takes place in the hellscape of the mind, and asks how splintered thoughts yield insights into one’s…

 
7:30pm
12 figures lay on the floor in nearly identical poses, both hands flat, right leg outstretched and left leg crossed over

Chapel/Chapter

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company
Bill T. Jones sees Chapel/Chapter in its present form as the beginning of an investigation. As always, the work is proceeding from a set of questions. For Jones the lead question might be, “How can this event suggest the uneasy distance our mediatized era helps create between the passive observers which we are and the disturbing, sometimes incomprehensible ‘news items’ we encounter every day. The…

 
7:30pm
DQIV eflyer

Dance Quarantine IV

Dixon Place Theater
Dance Quarantine IV - Online Premiere 5/1 Friday at 7:30pm (EDT) at DP TV Curated by Sangeeta Yesley Featuring Alison Cook Beatty Dance, Charles Scheland (CES Dance Works), Corinne Shearer (Corinne Shearer & Dancers), Danielle Diniz, Hanna Q Dance Company, Jaime Shannon (Kilowatt Dance Theater), Thea Bautista (Althea Dance Company), Vanessa Long Dance Company, Zoë Reed Helm. Dancers…

 
7:30pm
Escapades by Amy Hall Garner

ABT Studio Company at The Ailey Citigroup Theater

American Ballet Theatre Studio Company
See the ballet stars of tomorrow! American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, a classical ensemble of 12 dancers of outstanding potential (ages 17-20), serves as the crucial vehicle for transitioning from student to professional performer. Nearly 80% of the current dancers in American Ballet Theatre began their careers in ABT Studio Company, including 13 Soloists and 9 Principal Dancers. Performances…

 
8:00pm
Award plaque for Sarasota Film Festival 2020; below a photo of dancer dressed in black and gold in a celebratory pose

REVIVAL Film Showing at Saratoga Film Festival!

Dances for a Variable Population
Witness the beauty and vitality of age and dance in this gorgeous film by director Josefina Lyons, presenting REVIVAL, a documentary about the performance by New York City based Dances For A Variable Population (DVP) and artistic director Naomi Goldberg Haas. (dvpnyc.org) Watch the film online this week (April 27 to May 3) at the Sarasota Film Festival. Tickets are $3.99 and can be purchased on the…

 
8:00pm
Sam Szabo and Shannon Nash Spicer

Seeking Dancers who like comedy

Dancify That
  Seeking Dancers for comedic sketches and improvisations.  Dancify That (dance game show) is moving online and looking for dancers who can have fun with movement.  Our content will include sketches, choreography, dance games/challenges, and dance puzzles.  Compensation is minimal, but you will not be asked to work for free.  If you are interested in the intersection of comedy and dancing,…

 
8:00pm
Hip Hop Dancer for The Ride

The Ride

The Ride
Casting for the role of HIP HOP performer (M/F) and FEMALE BALLET performer in "The Ride," a Drama Desk-nominated experience that is part tour/part show. Must be comfortable dancing outside, take direction well, be very personable, positive and charismatic while dancing. Synopsis: "The Ride" takes place on a stadium seated bus (like an indoor theatre) and takes an audience to tourist attractions around…

 
Sat 2nd
2:00pm
An Exploration of Site Specific Dance

An Exploration of Site Specific Dance

Kinesis Project
Join arts-based social networking community, Women of Culture, for a combined virtual viewing party, live online performance and intimate talkback with Melissa Riker, Choreographer and Artistic Director of Kinesis Project dance theatre, a large-scale, out-door, public space dance company. Since 2001, Kinesis has been at the forefront of the international discussion of placemaking, art engagement and…

 
6:00pm
A white butterfly with symmetrical red and black spots wings are spread with the text ☾Altar no. 5⚡︎ between the tops of them

☾Altar no. 5⚡︎ (In-process preview)

New York Live Arts
In the Spring of 1994, the late Rebecca Rice sat Daniel Alexander Jones down and gave him a tarot divination that struck like lightening and beckoned like the Moon. He never forgot it. Twenty-six years later, that reading forms the basis of a durational performance project begun by Jones in collaboration with Ebony Noelle Golden, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Josh Quat, and Julia Sangodare Wallace. Jones and…

 
7:00pm
NimbusPRESENTS: Stagedoor Series | ONLINE - Saturdays 7 - 8 pm

NimbusPRESENTS: Stagedoor Series | ONLINE - Saturdays at 7pm

Nimbus Dance
Nimbus Launches: Stagedoor Series | ONLINE - Saturdays, 7pm Featuring in-depth conversation, exclusive video footage, behind-the-scenes engagement with Nimbus Dancers, Choreographers, Collaborators, PLUS preview artists of Nimbus Arts Center's inaugural season! April 25 - Get to Know a Nimbus Dancer! [Recommended for Youth and Adult Audiences] May 2 - Process Deconstructed:  A look inside…

 
7:00pm
A close-up portrait of Alexandra Tatarsky. She has black paint down her right cheek and various colored feathers in her mouth.

[SIGN FELT] Sad Boys in Harpy Land

Alexandra Tatarsky
Created and performed by Alexandra Tatarsky, with direction by Eva Steinmetz, [SIGN FELT] Sad Boys in Harpy Land is a pseudo-autobiography that is part sad clown, part nonsense freak-out, and part extended crisis of meaning. A savagely humorous collage of classic coming-of-age tales, the piece takes place in the hellscape of the mind, and asks how splintered thoughts yield insights into one’s…

 
7:30pm
Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn

Modern Dance 101: Dances by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn

Denishawn
Modern Dance 101: Dances by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, a program of rarely seen works by The Mother and Father of American Modern Dance, performed by a stellar cast: PeiJu Chien Pott (Martha Graham Dance Company); Christine Dakin (former principal, Martha Graham Dance Company); David Glista (Limon Dance Company); Valentina Kozlova (former principal Bolshoi Ballet and New York City Ballet); Bradley…

 
7:30pm
Escapades by Amy Hall Garner

ABT Studio Company at The Ailey Citigroup Theater

American Ballet Theatre Studio Company
See the ballet stars of tomorrow! American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, a classical ensemble of 12 dancers of outstanding potential (ages 17-20), serves as the crucial vehicle for transitioning from student to professional performer. Nearly 80% of the current dancers in American Ballet Theatre began their careers in ABT Studio Company, including 13 Soloists and 9 Principal Dancers. Performances…

 
Sun 3rd
12:00pm
Sensedance

Sensedance Sundays

Henning Rubsam's Sensedance
Choreographer Henning Rubsam announces the release of his uplifting 2015 work "And there was Morning," online via his YouTube channel DanceArtJoy every Sunday during the current crisis.  A celebration of life, friendship, and community, "And there was Morning" was created to a commissioned score by composer Beata Moon and performed by Sensedance members Maurice Dawkins, Raffles Durbin, Luz Guillen,…

 
3:00pm
Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn

Modern Dance 101: Dances by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn

Denishawn
Modern Dance 101: Dances by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, a program of rarely seen works by The Mother and Father of American Modern Dance, performed by a stellar cast: PeiJu Chien Pott (Martha Graham Dance Company); Christine Dakin (former principal, Martha Graham Dance Company); David Glista (Limon Dance Company); Valentina Kozlova (former principal Bolshoi Ballet and New York City Ballet); Bradley…

 
4:00pm
Online Event: World Dance Passport: Travel the World Through Dance

Online Event: World Dance Passport

Lotus Music & Dance
The World Dance Passport Event is scheduled on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at 4pm. This event will be online. You can go to www.lotusmusicanddance.org to view the video. Lotus Music & Dance is pleased to present World Dance Passport, as part of the Cultural Immigrant Initiative with support from NYC Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez featuring Bahar Dance, Calipulli Mexican Dance, and Oyu Oro Afro-Cuban Dance. These…

 
6:00pm
Escapades by Amy Hall Garner

ABT Studio Company at The Ailey Citigroup Theater

American Ballet Theatre Studio Company
See the ballet stars of tomorrow! American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, a classical ensemble of 12 dancers of outstanding potential (ages 17-20), serves as the crucial vehicle for transitioning from student to professional performer. Nearly 80% of the current dancers in American Ballet Theatre began their careers in ABT Studio Company, including 13 Soloists and 9 Principal Dancers. Performances…

 
Mon 4th
7:30pm
Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn

Modern Dance 101: Dances by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn

Denishawn
Modern Dance 101: Dances by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, a program of rarely seen works by The Mother and Father of American Modern Dance, performed by a stellar cast: PeiJu Chien Pott (Martha Graham Dance Company); Christine Dakin (former principal, Martha Graham Dance Company); David Glista (Limon Dance Company); Valentina Kozlova (former principal Bolshoi Ballet and New York City Ballet); Bradley…

 
8:00pm
Wendy Whelan and Craig Hall

Dance Against Cancer celebrates 10 years with ‘Year 1' performance stream

Dance Against Cancer
This Monday, May 4, Dance Against Cancer - the American Cancer Society's premier dance event - is celebrating a “Decade of DAC” by opening their archives and airing never-before-seen performance highlights from DAC’s first benefit in 2011, with a special intro by Co-Founders Daniel Ulbricht (New York City Ballet) and Erin Fogarty (Manhattan Youth Ballet). The stream will launch on Monday,…

 
Tue 5th
7:30pm
Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn

Modern Dance 101: Dances by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn

Denishawn
Modern Dance 101: Dances by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, a program of rarely seen works by The Mother and Father of American Modern Dance, performed by a stellar cast: PeiJu Chien Pott (Martha Graham Dance Company); Christine Dakin (former principal, Martha Graham Dance Company); David Glista (Limon Dance Company); Valentina Kozlova (former principal Bolshoi Ballet and New York City Ballet); Bradley…

 
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