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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.  Created to a commissioned score by composer Beata Moon, and performed by Sensedance members Maurice Dawkins, Raffles Durbin, Luz Guillen, and Kristen Stuart, "And there was Morning" is a celebration of life, friendship, and community.  Visit…See More

Join the Limon Dance Company's NYC season on LIMONLIVE@limondance.  The Company will reinvent the cancelled 2020 Joyce Season with 1/2 hour Instagram presentations to honor the work that could have been seen Live this week at the Joyce.  Every night at 7:30 PM will see a conversation with company members, with snippets of dance, about the works to be presented during the season.  Sunday at 2 will be a talk about future plans.  The week is organized and executed by the dancers of the Limon Dance…See More

Antonio Fini, founder/director of the Fini Dance Int'l Summer School held in Calabria in Southern Italy, announces an innovative Dance Challenge Competition on Video.  Fini invites dancers to post a video of themselves dancing on their instagram accounts, with the winner receiving a full scholarship to the 3-week Fini Dance Int'l Summer School.  Dancers of all ages and genres are invited to apply.  The celebrated staff includes teachers from Juilliard, Graham, and Ailey Schools.  Post a…See More

Modern Dance 101: Dances by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn will feature a stellar cast performing rarely seen works by St. Denis and Shawn, considered the Mother and Father of American Modern Dance.  The Company: PeiJu Chien Pott, Christine Dakin, David Glista, Valentina Kozlova, Bradley Shelver, Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble, Adam Weinert, dancers from the Limon Institute coached by Henning Rubsam, and pianist Nathaniel LaNasa.  4 performances, September 10-13;See More

The Limon Dance Company, one of the world's great modern companies since its founding in 1946, will return to the Joyce with a program of Limon masterworks: "The Traitor," a deeply relevant investigation of betrayal drawn from the biblical drama of Judas and Jesus; "Mazurkas," a celebration of the vitality of the Polish people, set to music by Chopin played live by brilliant pianist Andrei Baumann; and "Orfeo," one of Limon's final works, bringing to life the love and loss of Orfeo and Eurydice.See More

Laura Pawel Dance Company presents "Time Bites and Other Dances," featuring the premiere of "Time Bites," and popular company works.   Pawel presents her longtime dance and music colleagues, whose work includes set and improvised movement and music.   All music is played live by composer/musicians Phil Stone, The Cecilia Coleman Quartet, and Barebones (guitar and harmonica).See More

The Exponential Festival presents a shared evening of two innovative female choreographers: Anabella Lenzu, who will perform her acclaimed "No more beautiful dances," a solo that wrestles with being an immigrant, a dancer, and a mother, and CJ Holm in her thought-provoking "Becky's Lament," which explores Becky's world through text, movement, music, and authentic Midwestern cuisine.See More

The Exponential Festival presents a shared evening of two innovative female choreographers: Anabella Lenzu, who will perform her acclaimed "No more beautiful dances," a solo that wrestles with being an immigrant, a dancer, and a mother, and CJ Holm in her thought-provoking "Becky's Lament," which explores Becky's world through text, movement, music, and authentic Midwestern cuisine.See More

Alessandra Belloni and I Giullari di Piazza present "God is a Woman and She is Black,' a trip to the sacred sites of the mysterious Black Madonna in Italy and around the world.  The show transports audiences with processions, drumming rituals, chanting, and dancing in honor of the Black Madonna.See More

The Bang Group's Nut/Cracked, its cheeky take on The Nutcracker, returns for its 17th season with an ensemble of 19 dancers spreading lighthearted holiday cheer.  David Parker's neo-vaudeville, comic version of the holiday classic also includes students from e.g. dance, Steffi Nossen Dance, and the Frank Sinatra H.S. (at different performances).See More

Buglisi Dance Theatre celebrates its 26th anniversary season with a program of works by artistic director Jacqulyn Buglisi, company principal dancer Virginie Mecene, Kristine Bendul and Abdiel Jacobsen, and Meagan King.   The program will feature two world premieres by Ms. Buglisi, and a NYC premiere by Ms. Mecene, peformed by a a company of brilliant dancers known for their power and passion.See More

The Martha Hill Dance Fund announces its 2019 Gala, presenting Lifetime Achievement Awards to Stuart Hodes, Carolyn Adams, and Betty Jones.  The Mid-Career Award recipients are Sean Curran and Nigel Campbell & Chanel DaSilva.  The Dance Fund is named for the remarkable Martha Hill, whose influence in the world of dance and performance knew no bounds.See More

Mark DeGarmo Dance announces the opening of its Salon Performance Series 2019-2020.  Founded in 2010, MDD's Series provides a unique opportunity for audiences to view and engage with original dance works-in-progress of DeGarmo and guests.  Participating in the November 21 event are Elizabeth Bergmann, Peter Cook, Anne Harris, Kelly McConville, Catherine Tharin, and Jam No Peanut.See More

Valentina Kozlova presents her Dance Conservatory dancers, ages 6-18, in their one-hour, family-friendly "Nutcracker Winter Suite" to the beloved Tchaikovsky score.   The performance is all dance, starting with the Snow Scene and moving into the Kingdom of Sweets with all the traditional divertissements, including Waltz of the Flowers and the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier.See More