Performed Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Gibney Dance Company Gibney Dance’s Agnes Varis Performance Center New York, NY It was an evening of firsts for the Gibney Dance Company. The five-member group, which is the Resident Company of Artistic Director and CEO Gina Gibney’s newly expanded (and beautifully realized) downtown dance hub, inaugurated its first…
Ireland in the East Village: U.S. Premiere of “Dusk Ahead” to play at La MaMa After a critically acclaimed run in Ireland, the Dublin-based troupe junk ensemble brings their imaginative dance theatre piece “Dusk Ahead” to La MaMa. Exploring the unknown grey area between reality and imagination, the talented cast will act, dance, and provide…
75 Years of American Ballet Theatre The first days of American Ballet Theatre’s 8-week season at the Metropolitan Opera House is all about celebrating the company’s 75-year history. They’ll perform some of the most beloved works in their repertory, including George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations and Agnes de Mille’s Rodeo, for this week of mixed-bill…
Performed May 6, 2015 Choreography by Marjani Forté Gibney Dance’s Agnes Varis Performance Center New York, NY Where to begin recounting Marjani Forté’s being Here…/this time, the last chapter in a three year series of dance works exploring the nexus of racism and public drug policy? It is undeniably heavy stuff – it’s doubtable that…
Speaking Up for the Community: Marjani Forté performs at GibneyThe final part of a three-year-long project, “being Here…this time” is Marjani Forté’s investigation into the intersection of mental illness, addiction, and systemic poverty. Forté is known for her projects that bridge performance and community activism, and this time around she has partnered with composer and…
Back to Basics: NYCB kicks of Spring Season with a week of Black & White ballets For those who love the leotard, you’re in luck. New York City Ballet’s Spring Season begins today, and for the first week, they’re celebrating with a series of programs featuring some of Balanchine’s most beloved works, including“Agon,” “Concerto Barocco,”…
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