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Valentina Kozlova announces the 9th annual International Ballet Competition, March 18-23 at Symphony Space.  More than 100 dancers from around the world will come to NY to dance for company contracts and scholarships to international dance academies, including the Vaganova Academy in St. Petersburg.   Jury includes Andris Liepa, Charles Jude, Nikolai Tsiskaridzke, Paul McRae and more.  An opportunity to see exceptional young artists from countries from Russia to Brazil.See More

Valentina Kozlova announces the 9th annual International Ballet Competition, March 18-23 at Symphony Space.  More than 100 dancers from around the world will come to NY to dance for company contracts and scholarships to international dance academies, including the Vaganova Academy in St. Petersburg.   Jury includes Andris Liepa, Charles Jude, Nikolai Tsiskaridzke, Paul McRae and more.  An opportunity to see exceptional young artists from countries from Russia to Brazil.See More

Laura Pawel presents her company of dancers and musicians, all longtime collaborators, in the premiere of "Cloudy with a chance of rain" and company repertory.  The Pawel dances include both set and improvised movement, with improvised talk in many of the works.  All dances are performed to original music played live by the composers: Phil Stone, Barebones, and The Cecilia Coleman Quartet.See More

Miro Magloire's New Chamber Ballet presents the world premiere of "Sanctum," with guest singers, the Ekmeles vocal choir.  Magloire states that "Sanctum describes either a sacred place or a privately secluded one.  The ballet evokes both, brought to life by the music of two of the most famous living composers: Kaija Saariho and Karin Rehnqvist."  The stunning singers of Ekmeles, Charlotte Mundy, Mary Mackenzie and Elisa Sutherland, join NCB's resident musicians: pianist Melody Fader and…See More

The Soaking WET dance series, curated by David Parker and produced by Jeffrey Kazin, continues at its home base of the West End Theatre with 2 programs that celebrate collaborations of dancers and musicians.Program A: Feb. 7, 8, 9 at 7 PM: dancer/choreographer Alan Good and pianist Allen Fogelsanger present "Lossless", created especially for the intimate West End Theatre;Program B: Feb. 7, 8, 9 at 8:30 PM & Sun. at 2 PM: dancer/choreographer Johanna S. Meyer and violinist/composer Catherine…See More

The Rachel Thorne Germond Performance Collage will perform an evening of multimedia works, including two premieres, created by Germond between 2017 and 2019.  Intrigued by a wide range of random and disparate inputs from modern life, Germond's works incorporate video projection, performance, and photography.See More

The Soaking WET dance series, curated by David Parker and produced by Jeffrey Kazin, continues at its home base of the West End Theatre with 2 programs that celebrate collaborations of dancers and musicians.Program A: Feb. 7, 8, 9 at 7 PM: dancer/choreographer Alan Good and pianist Allen Fogelsanger present "Lossless", created especially for the intimate West End Theatre;Program B: Feb. 7, 8, 9 at 8:30 PM & Sun. at 2 PM: dancer/choreographer Johanna S. Meyer and violinist/composer Catherine…See More

Jeanette Stoner and Dancers return to the Stoner Loft for the premiere of "Stairways," along with repertory works.   The veteran choreographer/dancer's works combine movement, theater, the spoken word, and her very individual vision, placed in the hands of dancer/actors, many of whom have worked with Stoner for years.  Ruth Grauert, reviewing in the Bearnstow Journal, remarked that "Always, Jeanette Stoner spurs the aesthetic and kinetic, and that is what the art of dance should do."See More

The 92nd St Y's dig Dance will present AILEEN PASSLOFF, Stepping Forward: One Foot (in front of the other), a program of dances by Aileen Passloff spanning her creative years from the early 1960s, when she was one of the pioneers of the early Judson Church modern dance scene, to new works receiving their world premieres. Also on the program are solos created by James Waring and Remy Charlip, premiered in the 50s and 60s by Passloff.  Passloff's ensemble of dancers will be joined by members of…See More

Alessandra Belloni, renowned Southern Italian percussionist/singer, has gathered a remarkable group of percussionists/vocalists/dancers for "Drums of Illumination," uniting three great cultures: Native American performed by the SilverCloud Singers and Dancers; the fiery African performed by Kevin Nathaniel; and Southern Italian by Belloni and her ensemble I Giullari di Piazza.See More

The 92nd St Y's dig Dance will present AILEEN PASSLOFF, Stepping Forward: One Foot (in front of the other), a program of dances by Aileen Passloff spanning her creative years from the early 1960s, when she was one of the pioneers of the early Judson Church modern dance scene, to new works receiving their world premieres. Also on the program are solos created by James Waring and Remy Charlip, premiered in the 50s and 60s by Passloff.  Passloff's ensemble of dancers will be joined by members of…See More

The Bang Group's comic, neo-vaudeville version of "The Nutcracker" will return to The Flea with a cast of 12 dancers and guest students from The Dalton School, Frank Sinatra High School for the Performing Arts, and e.g. dance.   The witty production takes its inspiration from all corners of the dance canon, from tap riffs to en pointe ballet, with side trips into the worlds of disco, bubble wrap, and Chinese take-out noodles.  Choreographer Parker waltzes the audience through many incarnations…See More

The Rome-based Ondadurto Teatro will make its U.S. debut with its newest work "Terramia," a multi-media performance art spectacle that takes an irreverent look at humanity through the eyes of an android.  The original performance art work uses text, movement, video, music and innovative scenography designed by creators Marco Paciotti and Lorenzo Pasquali, inspired by Physical Theatre, the Nouveau Cirque and Gesture Theatre.See More

Alessandra Corona, former principal dancer with Ballet Hispanico, presents her Performing Works in the premieres of two dance theater/works.  Choreographers are Manuel Vignoulle, from Paris, and Guido Tuveri who, like Ms. Corona, is a native of Cagliari Italy.   The dance ensemble will be joined by singer/poet Parris Lewis.See More

Chen Dance Center presents its semi-annual emerging choreographer's series "newsteps."  Selected at an open audition, the December choreographers are Keith Comley, Allison Plamondon, Lucas Klinge, Javier Padilla, Elisabeth Archer, and Ciatlin Javech.   Each receives a stipend, free rehearsal space and three public performances at the Chen Dance Center in Chinatown, NYC.See More

The annual Martha Hill Awards Gala will take place November 19th, this year honoring Sylvia Waters with a Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Robert Battle. Mid-career awards will be awarded to Jessica Lang (presented by Kevin McKenzie) and to David Leventhal (presented by David Iverson).  Master of Ceremonies for the evening will be John Heginbotham.  The Martha Hill Dance Fund continues to perpetuate the legacy of a remarkable woman whose influence in the world of dance and performance…See More