On a Sunday afternoon, 15 dancers and choreographers gather in a Brooklyn dance studio to share their works in progress under the careful eye of Candace Thompson, the founding Executive Director of Dance Caribbean Collective. Together, they are preparing for DCC’s second annual New Traditions Festival, a performance series that celebrates Caribbean diasporic dance traditions…
Curtain Call: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet’s Final Performances Known for bringing works by some of Europe’s most à la mode choreographers to New York with an unmatched youthful energy, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet shocked the dance world earlier this year with an announcement that it will cease operations at the end of this season. The group…
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…
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…
The Median Movement Performed April 15, 2015 GAP Presents! at The Green Building Brooklyn, NY In a place like the Green Building, it’s hard not to think about the transformation of space. Tucked away on the upper bank of the Gowanus Canal, this former brass foundry has found new life as a performance venue with…
If you missed my weekly recommendations, you’re in luck – they’re back with a renewed sense of purpose. I want Point of Contact to support the great dance community we have here in NYC, so if you know of a dance event (lectures or panels count, too) that you’d like to see listed in a…
Talk about variety – this week, there’s something for everyone in the world of dance performances. Read on for more info about flamenco at The Joyce, a New York premiere from Reggie Wilson, and the beginning of Ailey’s month-long run at City Center. Reggie Wilson and Fist/Heel bring Hurston to BAM Inspired by Zora Neal…
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