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Jacqulyn Buglisi's moving 9/11 Table of Silence Project, a free public performance tribute to 9/11 and prayer for peace and healing, returns to Lincoln Center for the 7th year.  Performed around the Josie Robertson Plaza fountain, the 100+ dancers, led by Buglisi Dance Theatre, is a call to action for peace.  The ceremony begins at 8:15 am and ends precisely at 8:46 am, the time that Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower.  The event will also be livestreamed at…See More

Renowned puppet and mask maker RALPH LEE (Metropolitan Opera, many theater companies, the Land Shark on Saturday Night Live!) presents his Mettawee River Theatre Company in the New York premiere of "Before the Sun and Moon."  Lee's magical puppets, masks and other visual effects, in the hands of his ensemble of actors/singers/puppeteers, will enact a story of the power of love and devotion.   Playwright Kristine Haruna Lee has based her play on an ancient Korean tale; Ralph Lee has directed;…See More

Jacqulyn Buglisi's moving 9/11 Table of Silence Project, a free public performance tribute to 9/11 and prayer for peace and healing, returns to Lincoln Center for the 7th year.  Performed around the Josie Robertson Plaza fountain, the 100+ dancers, led by Buglisi Dance Theatre, is a call to action for peace.  The ceremony begins at 8:15 am and ends precisely at 8:46 am, the time that Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower.  The event will also be livestreamed at…See More

Antonio Fini of Calabria announces a Gala Performance August 31st, bringing to a close the 7th annual Fini Int'l Dance Festival that takes place in Italy and NYC.  Performers from Rome, Milan and Bologna will join American-based companies with an "Italian connection" for a Gala performance and awards event.  The Lifetime Achievement Award this year will go to Terese Capucilli, great dramatic dancer and former principal with the Martha Graham Dance Company.See More

The elegant GlamourTango, with an all-female cast of musicians, vocalist and dancers, returns to pay tribute to the Tango of the Rio de la Plata region of South America and the unheralded women of early tango.  The glamorous cast hails from Argentina and Uruguay, and is led by creator/pianist Polly Ferman.See More

Soaking WET, curated by David Parker and Jeff Kazin, opens its 2017-18 season with two different programs, September 14-17.Program A will be shared by Doppleganger Dance (Shura Baryshnikov and Danielle Davidson) and Sarah Konner and Austin Selden Dance, performing Thurs/Fri/Sat at 7 PM.Program B will feature Beyond the Bang Group, with performances by 5 couples.  Thurs/Fri/Sat at 8:30 PM and Sunday at 2 PMSee More

The Lake Tahoe Dance Collective, founded and directed by Christin Hanna, presents the 5th annual Lake Tahoe Dance Festival.  Three performances of works by James Graham Dance Theater, SFDanceWorks, and choreographers Constantine Baecher, Justin Peck, Christin Hanna, and Kristina Berger.   Performances July 26 & 27 at Gatekeeper's Museum in Tahoe city, CA, and July 28 at the Truckee Amphitheater in Truckee, Ca.See More

Antonio Fini of Calabria announces a Gala Performance August 31st, bringing to a close the 7th annual Fini Int'l Dance Festival that takes place in Italy and NYC.  Performers from Rome, Milan and Bologna will join American-based companies with an "Italian connection" for a Gala performance and awards event.  The Lifetime Achievement Award this year will go to Terese Capucilli, great dramatic dancer and former principal with the Martha Graham Dance Company.See More

Soaking WET, curated by David Parker and Jeff Kazin, opens its 2017-18 season with two different programs, September 14-17.Program A will be shared by Doppleganger Dance (Shura Baryshnikov and Danielle Davidson) and Sarah Konner and Austin Selden Dance, performing Thurs/Fri/Sat at 7 PM.Program B will feature Beyond the Bang Group, with performances by 5 couples.  Thurs/Fri/Sat at 8:30 PM and Sunday at 2 PMSee More

Young Dancemakers Company is a unique ensemble of teens, selected through auditions in NYC public high schools, to choreograph and perform in free touring performances thoughout NYC.  On this 22nd season, the talented teens will present works that are topical, lively and witty, created under the supervision of founder, Bessie award winner Alice Teirstein, and music director/percussionist William Catanzaro.  In addition to their original works, the YDC always performs a work by an established…See More

Carmen de Lavallade and Paul Bogaev will host "Up Close: A Benefit Performance Event" to support the creative works and educational programs of Jacqulyn Buglisi's Buglisi Dance Theatre.  The performance, with live music and champagne reception, will feature works from the company's repertory, including "Threshold," danced by guests PeiJu Chien-Pott and Ben Schultz; "Sospiri," danced by guests Virginie Mecene and Kevin Predmore; and excerpts from Buglisi's new ballet "Moss I," with commissioned…See More

Choreographer Lydia Johnson presents her 13-member ensemble joined by guests Mary Beth Hansohn and peter Chursin, recently seen in the Twyla Tharp Dance 50th Anniversary Tour.  Johnson will premiere two ballets: Trio Sonatas, set to music by Handel; and "This, and my heart beside," inspired by a poem by Emily Dickinson and set to music by Philip Glass and Marc Mellits.See More

The Kozlova International Ballet Competition will come to an exciting close June 10th with announcement of the medalists (6 PM) followed by a gala performance (7 PM), featuring dancers who have received medals, scholarships to schools and contracts to companies around the world.  The dancers will be joined by guests Ildar Tagirov, former medalists, and three primas from Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo in a trio from Le Corsaire.  True to its aim of honoring figures who have contributed to…See More

Four formidable female artistic director/choreographers will share the stage for five nights at NYLA.  Karole Armitage, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Elisa Monte, and Jennifer Muller, along with Tiffany Rea-Fisher, will present 6 dances, 3 premieres, and 35 powerful dancers in a rich evening of dance by Armitage Gone! Dance, Buglisi Dance Theatre, Elisa Monte Dance, and Jennifer Muller/The Works.See More

Valentina Kozlova, former principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet and New York City Ballet, presents the 7th annual Kozlova International Ballet Competition, rewarding excellence in both classical and modern dance.  Semi-finals have already been held in Argentina and Russia.   New York will see Rounds on Tuesday & Wednesday, Rounds for contemporary dance on Thursday, and the Finals for all on Friday.  Saturday will bring presentation of the medals, scholarships to schools around the world,…See More