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Fri 1st
10:00am

New York Butoh Institute presents Free Virtual Series: Women Defining Butoh

Vangeline Theater Online
This October, New York Butoh Institute will present a free virtual series highlighting women's important contributions to butoh. In October 2021, Women Defining Butoh will showcase recent works by two generations of women butoh pioneers. Virtual performances will live stream on www.vimeo.com/vangeline and be available on-demand for a limited time. The calendar of festivities will be available…

 
5:00pm
WHITE WAVE Dance announces three free performances of iyouuswe II

WHITE WAVE Dance announces three free performances of iyouuswe II

WHITE WAVE Dance
WHITE WAVE Dance announces three free performances of their newest production, iyouuswe II (I-You-Us-We-Two), on October 1, 9, and 30, 2021 at Bethesda Fountain, DUMBO Archway, and the Home of WHITE WAVE Dance, respectively, at 5pm EST as part of the City Artist Corps Grant Initiative. iyouuswe II is a multi-year collaboration with pioneering choreographer Young Soon Kim and composer Marco Cappelli,…

 
6:30pm

Arts on Site announces October Performances

Arts on Site
Arts on Site (AOS) announces October performances, featuring dance, music, and film in the heart of the East Village at Studio 3R, 12 St. Mark's Place, NYC. Tickets are $20-$30 and can be purchased online at artsonsite.ticketleap.com/studio-3r.   "Arts On Site began presenting artists in 2016 at 12 Saint Marks Place," said Chelsea Ainsworth, Executive Director of Arts On Site. "After 350 shows…

 
7:00pm
Ballet Hispánico Virtual A La Calle Block Party

Ballet Hispánico Virtual A La Calle Block Party

Ballet Hispánico
Ballet Hispánico will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a robust and engaging programming line-up anchored by the organization's annual A La Calle Block Party. The fourth edition of the popular community event will take place virtually on Friday, October 1, from 7-8pm EST. Out of an abundance of caution, due to the rapidly increasing rates of COVID-19 infection across New York City, this…

 
7:00pm
Ballet Hispánico Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Ballet Hispánico Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Ballet Hispánico
Ballet Hispánico will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a robust and engaging programming line-up anchored by the organization's annual A La Calle Block Party. The fourth edition of the popular community event will take place virtually on Friday, October 1, from 7:00 -8:00 p.m. Eastern. Out of an abundance of caution, due to the rapidly increasing rates of COVID-19 infection across New York…

 
7:30pm
Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn

DENISHAWN: Dances by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn

Denishawn
DENISHAWN: Dances by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, the Mother and Father of American Modern Dance. A program of rarely seen dances, created in the early 1900s,  performed by Arthur Aviles, PeiJu Chien Pott, Christine Dakin, Antonio Fini, Nina Jirka, Valentina Kozlova, Bradley Shelver, Limon2, and a trio from the Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble.  pianists Jonathan Howard Katz and Melody Fader.

 
7:30pm
Queens Theatre QDF Dance image

2021 Season Finale, Queensboro Dance Festival

Queensboro Dance Festival
$20 Tickets After touring all summer throughout Queens outdoor spaces, the 2021 Queensboro Dance Festival is having its 3-night season finale on the Queens Theatre stage!  Launched in 2014, the Queensboro Dance Festival is an annual tour of performances and classes featuring only Queens-based dance companies of diverse cultures and styles.  The festival's mission is to strengthen the dance community…

 
7:30pm
the cast of "What Keeps You Going?"

What Keeps You Going?

HOLDTIGHT
Through an organic blend of dance, storytelling, live music, structural and mental disruptions, and video design, WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING?  is an intimate and participatory experience that invites audiences to immerse themselves in performances on three levels of the cell theatre's historic townhouse. The artists of HOLDTIGHT explore the liminal space between past, present, and future and what it…

 
8:00pm
a girl hanging down from the ceiling, in front a door

Digital Dance Exhibition - May I Dance on Your Screen?

Rourou Ye
May I Dance On Your Screen? is a digital dance exhibition that explores how dance inhabits online space. Free for public viewing from Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2021 at Digitaldance.space They are choreographed by international choreographer and media artist Rourou Ye, whose work incorporates dance movement, shadow puppetry, projection, and technology. Ye innovatively crafted these five works exclusively for…

 
8:00pm
El Arte Del Fuego Flyerr

“El Arte Del Fuego”: Not Your Average Hispanic Heritage Month Show

Reaction Dance Company NYC
Performance: El Arte Del Fuego: Hispanic Heritage Month Live Fiesta Company: Reaction Dance Company NYC and Unlimited Stages  Location: Centro Español de Queens, 4101 Broadway, Queens, NY 11103 Date: Friday October 1st 2021 Show Time: 8:00pm Ticket Price: $25   Ticket Link: https://www.reactiondancecompany.com/show-tickets/p/el-arte-del-fuego Instagram: @reactiondancecompanynyc Website:…

 
8:00pm
Take Root

Take Root: Hee Ra Yoo and N/N Dance Collaborative

Valerie Green/Dance Entropy
TAKE ROOT, now in its 13th season, nurtures dance artists at established stages in their careers, pairing them in a split bill or full evening-length program. This monthly series supports dance makers’ experimentation and growth with support to present their work to the public. Take Root will present 20 aesthetically diverse artists among seven performances July 2021 - June 2022. Virtual Performances…

 
Sat 2nd
11:00am
Edivaldo Ernesto

Movement Without Borders

Movement Without Borders
On Saturday, October 2, 2021, dancers, musicians, filmmakers, poets, and immigration advocates will gather in community at Judson Memorial Church around the urgent issue of humanizing our immigration system.   Movement Without Borders: A Day of Performance to Celebrate New York Immigration Coalition, UnLocal, and Gente Unida—three dynamic organizations that create support systems for those…

 
2:00pm
VG/DE performing "Everything"

Valerie Green/Dance Entropy Presents "Everything" October 2 @ The Unisphere Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Valerie Green/Dance Entropy
Valerie Green/Dance Entropy is pleased to continue its live event comeback by collaborating with Flushing Meadows Corona Park, in Corona, Queens to present “Everything” in The Unisphere. The performance will be followed by a post-performance Q&A with the artists: October 2, 2021 at 2pm Location: The Unisphere, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Grand Central Pkwy, Van Wyck Exwy, Queens 11354 FREE "Everything" is…

 
7:30pm
Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn

DENISHAWN: Dances by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn

Denishawn
DENISHAWN: Dances by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, the Mother and Father of American Modern Dance. A program of rarely seen dances, created in the early 1900s,  performed by Arthur Aviles, PeiJu Chien Pott, Christine Dakin, Antonio Fini, Nina Jirka, Valentina Kozlova, Bradley Shelver, Limon2, and a trio from the Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble.  pianists Jonathan Howard Katz and Melody Fader.

 
7:30pm
Queens Theatre QDF Dance image

2021 Season Finale, Queensboro Dance Festival

Queensboro Dance Festival
$20 Tickets After touring all summer throughout Queens outdoor spaces, the 2021 Queensboro Dance Festival is having its 3-night season finale on the Queens Theatre stage!  Launched in 2014, the Queensboro Dance Festival is an annual tour of performances and classes featuring only Queens-based dance companies of diverse cultures and styles.  The festival's mission is to strengthen the dance community…

 
7:30pm
the cast of "What Keeps You Going?"

What Keeps You Going?

HOLDTIGHT
Through an organic blend of dance, storytelling, live music, structural and mental disruptions, and video design, WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING?  is an intimate and participatory experience that invites audiences to immerse themselves in performances on three levels of the cell theatre's historic townhouse. The artists of HOLDTIGHT explore the liminal space between past, present, and future and what it…

 
Sun 3rd
2:00pm
Interior of a studio with white walls and a wood floor. Beyond the glass windows is a car and a passerby looking in.

Sunday Salon and Opening Celebration: Nami Yamamoto, Lu Yim, & lisa nevada

CPR-Center for Performance Research
Sunday Salon and Opening Celebration: Nami Yamamoto, Lu Yim, and lisa nevada Sunday, October 3 | 2-5pm Tickets: Free and open to the public Welcoming audiences to CPR for the first in-person, live performances since March 2020, CPR opens its doors for an afternoon of performances, activations, and celebration, featuring works in development by CPR 2021 Artists-in-Residence Nami Yamamoto and Lu Yim,…

 
3:00pm
Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn

DENISHAWN: Dances by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn

Denishawn
DENISHAWN: Dances by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, the Mother and Father of American Modern Dance. A program of rarely seen dances, created in the early 1900s,  performed by Arthur Aviles, PeiJu Chien Pott, Christine Dakin, Antonio Fini, Nina Jirka, Valentina Kozlova, Bradley Shelver, Limon2, and a trio from the Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble.  pianists Jonathan Howard Katz and Melody Fader.

 
5:00pm
Queens Theatre QDF Dance image

2021 Season Finale, Queensboro Dance Festival

Queensboro Dance Festival
$20 Tickets After touring all summer throughout Queens outdoor spaces, the 2021 Queensboro Dance Festival is having its 3-night season finale on the Queens Theatre stage!  Launched in 2014, the Queensboro Dance Festival is an annual tour of performances and classes featuring only Queens-based dance companies of diverse cultures and styles.  The festival's mission is to strengthen the dance community…

 
5:30pm
Dance by water reaching up, overlaid on harbor landscape during sunset

Morning, Afternoon, Evening

Dance Visions NY
Dance Visions NY presents "Morning Afternoon Evening" an exploration of humanity and nature in 3 parts, created and directed by Beth Jucovy based on a new poetic testament to our time, by Kyra Jucovy. Performed by the dynamic artists of Dance Visions NY with dramatic narration by actor Tzena Nicole. This thought-provoking, holistic, interdisciplinary, symbolic artwork depicts a journey following…

 
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