The Dance Gallery Festival NYC

November 3-5
Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center | Ailey Citigroup Theater 

Opening Night – Friday, November 3 at 7:00pm Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center
29 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Reception with Cast to Follow Performance

 Thirteen artists, selected by the Festival committee from more than 250 applications, will present work pushing the boundaries of modern and contemporary dance. The program will include the AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD, in which audience members get to choose the ONE choreographer they would like to see in The Dance Gallery Festival Level UP program next year .

Saturday, November 4 at 7:30pm
Ailey Citigroup Theater – The Joan Weill Center for Dance 405 W. 55t h Street at 9t h Avenue
New York, NY 10019

 “Level UP” is a performance showcase for three dance companies/choreographers ready to advance to the next level in development and promotion of their work. Each company will receive 25 minutes of performance time and a commission fee. “Level UP” artists are judged qualified by the selection committee to present at the national level. Featured Artists for the Dance Gallery 2017 Level Up performances include Nicole von Arx, Rohan Bhargava, Dionne Sparkman Noble and Andy Noble.

Sunday, November 5 at 3:00pm
Ailey Citigroup Theater – The Joan Weill Center for Dance 405 W. 55t h Street at 9t h Avenue
New York, NY 10019

 Thirteen artists to present, six for the first time at this year’s Festival, and seven in reprise from Dance Gallery Festival opening night at Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center. Artists were chosen from the Festival committee from more than 250 applicants, presenting work that pushes the boundaries of modern and contemporary dance. The program will include the AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD, in which audience members get to choose the ONE choreographer they would like to see in The Dance Gallery Festival Level UP program next year .

THE DANCE GALLERY FESTIVAL NYC PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:

The Movement/James Morrow , Victoria DeRenzo, Ad Deum Dance Company, Charlette Settle, Sean Carmon, Cassie Hobbs, Patrick O'Brien, RudduR Dance/Christopher Rudd, Kjara Staric Wurst, Kizuna Dance/Cameron McKinney, Keerati Jinakunwiphat, Elizabeth Roxas, Bruce Wood Dance, Ariel Rivka Dance, Jenny Gerena, Mary Grace McNally, 

LEVEL UP: Level UP
Nicole von Arx, Rohan Bhargava, Dionne Sparkman Noble and Andy Noble

*Press Contact for The Dance Gallery Festival ’17: Adria Rolnik PR, Adria Rolnik 973-568-0060 adria.rolnik@gmail.com .