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JOYCE SOHO PRESENTS AN IMPRESSIVE LINE-UP OF ARTISTS DURING ITS SPRING/SUMMER ’12 SEASON
Through July 29, 2012

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John J Zullo Dance/Raw Movement presents the
2013 Season
September 19-21, 2013


ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER
JUNE 12 TO 16, 2013
LINCOLN CENTER’S DAVID H. KOCH THEATER

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, beloved as one of the world’s most popular dance companies, returns to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts for the first time in 13 years for a seven-performance engagement at the David H. Koch Theater June 12-16, 2013. Today, Artistic Director Robert Battle announced repertory for the season anchored with a world premiere by celebrated choreographer Ronald K. Brown, along with encore performances of 2012-2013 season premieres and repertory favorites, including Alvin Ailey’s acclaimed American masterpiece Revelations.
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Tickets starting at $25 can be purchased beginning April 1st at the David H. Koch Box Office, by phone at 212-496-0600, and online atwww.alvinailey.org or www.lincolncenter.org. For further information about Ailey’s performances, preferred seating for Amex (Gold, Platinum & Centurion) members, and discounts for groups and students, please visit www.alvinailey.org.

LINCOLN CENTER’S DAVID H. KOCH THEATER | Broadway 62nd


 

Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre presents IT'S A GAME
June 27-29, 2013 at 7:30pm
New York Live Arts

It’s a Game will be an evening-length dance theatre work that will bring a chess game to life through character, movement, line, pattern, relationship, and human drama. Inspired by the work of Alexander McQueen and the magic of Harry Potter, the piece will create a moving fantasy of power dynamics, competition, and strategy. With Selwyn’s fresh and vibrant movement language of extended limbs, physical risk, athleticism, gesture, energy, release, touch, and balance, she will activate emotional expression and offer many in-roads for audiences to make meaning for themselves.

Tickets are $30 ($20 for Live Arts members, students, and seniors) and are available at www.newyorklivearts.org or by phone at (212) 924-0077.

New York Live Arts | 219 W. 19th Street, NYC.


Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College
2011-2012 Season: Dance
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College is pleased to announce its 2011-2012 world dance series. Since the inception of the dance series in 1966, more than 175 regional, national and international companies have premiered new works. This season showcases four international dance companies: Compañía Flamenca José Porcel, National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica, Red Star / Red Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble, and Moscow Festival Ballet. These companies reflect the artistic excellence and cultural diversity to which Brooklyn Center is dedicated.

Tickets: Free to $45
Online orders: www.BrooklynCenterOnline.org
Box Office: (718) 951-4500, Tuesday - Saturday, 1pm - 6pm

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College
Walt Whitman Theatre
2900 Campus Road, Brooklyn
2/5 trains to Brooklyn College/Flatbush Avenue


"Cinco Por Cinco."
Fri & Sat at 8 PM
Sun at 3 PM
May 17 to 19, 2013,
Theatre 80 Saint Marks


With a new program of innovative and edgy repertoire, Rebeca Tomás, brings her A Palo Seco Flamenco Company back to Theatre 80 Saint Marks from May 17 to 19, presenting a new production, "Cinco Por Cinco." Tomás, a fierce and feminine NY-based Flamenco artist, will direct her company of five dancers, two singers and three musicians in a show that promises to be true to her vision of upholding Flamenco's traditions while also pushing its boundaries and giving it a distinctive New York City feel.

The evening will feature the premier of two new choreographies. "Cinco por Cinco," the production's namesake, will feature the cast of five female dancers in a rhythmic call-and-response, each using one of five percussive elements within Flamenco: Zapateo (Footwork), Palmas (Rhythmic Hand-Clapping), El Abanico (the Spanish Fan), Castanuelas (Castanets), and el Baston (the Percussive Cane). The second piece, "La Farruca," which is a typically masculine-style of Flamenco dance, will be set as a duet for two females, clad in high-wasted pants and bolero jackets. The piece will capitalize on the linear nature of this dance style with its heel-turns and musically intricate footwork. Musical accompaniment will include guitar, violin, and a female vocalist who plays an integral role in the choreography.

Tickets $25-40. $20 Students/Seniors with valid ID at door. Box office (212) 388-0388 (Mon-Fri 1-5pm)
Online ticketing available at: www.theatre80.org

Theatre | 80 Saint Marks
80 Saint Marks Place, Manhattan


An Evening Celebrating New York Theatre Ballet & Ballet School NY
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 6:30pm
Repertorio Español

New York Theatre Ballet announces their benefit, An Evening Celebrating New York Theatre Ballet & Ballet School NY, on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

The evening, which will be hosted by i Trulli, will begin at 6:30pm with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and an exclusive performance by NYTB performing popular selections from their repertory at Repertorio Español, 138 E. 27th Street, NYC. The evening will continue with a four-course dinner with Pugliese wine pairing at i Trulli, 122 E. 27th Street, NYC.

Register online at nytb.org or by calling 212-679-0401. Seating is limited. Admission is $30 (tax deductible) for the performance and hors d'oeuvres or $175 ($100 tax deductible) for the dinner at i Trulli, which includes admission to the show at Repertorio Español.

Repertorio Español | 138 East 27th Street, NYC


GOTHAM CHAMBER OPERA
La hija de Rappaccini
Mondays, June 17 and 24, 2013 at 7pm
Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Gotham Chamber Opera presents Daniel Catán's 1988 opera, La hija de Rappaccini (Rappaccini's Daughter), on Mondays, June 17 and 24, 2013 at 7pm at Brooklyn Botanic Garden (rain date June 25). Seating is by general admission on the lawn. Blankets and outside food will be permitted. Boxed picnic dinners will also be available for purchase. Tickets are $35 and are available at www.ticketcentral.com or (212) 279-4200. For more information visit www.gothamchamberopera.org.

The creative team for La hija de Rappaccini (Rappaccini's Daughter) consists of Neal Goren (conductor), Rebecca Taichman (director), Andrew Eggert (associate director), Riccardo Hernandez (scenic design), Justin Townsend (lighting design), Anita Yavich (costume design), and Mark Dendy (choreographer). The cast stars Elaine Alvarez, Daniel Montenegro, and Weston Hurt, with Brian Downen, Jessica Grigg, Ariana Wyatt, Cassandra Zoé Velasco, and Nora Graham-Smith.
Mozart's Il sogno di Scipione (1772).

For more information, visit www.gothamchamberopera.org.

Learn what's happening at Brooklyn Botanic Garden at bbg.org/visit/calendar

Brooklyn Botanic Garden


GREEN AFTERNOON II
July 13, 2013 at 4:30pm
Home of Architects, Marcia Previti and Peter Gumpel

Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre announces a performance and installation at the home of architects Marcia Previti and Peter Gumpel in East Hampton, NY on Saturday, July 13, 2013. The evening begins at 4:30 p.m. with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and several outdoor sitting rooms featuring performance installations. A more formal performance will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will be followed by a reception.

Amanda Selwyn will be presenting an excerpt of her newest work It's a Game. It's a Game will bring a chess game to life through character, movement, line, pattern, relationship, and human drama. Inspired by the work of Alexander McQueen and the magic of Harry Potter, the piece will create a moving fantasy of power dynamics, competition, and strategy. With Selwyn's fresh and vibrant movement language of extended limbs, physical risk, athleticism, gesture, energy, release, touch, and balance, she will activate emotional expression and offer many in-roads for audiences to make meaning for themselves.

Dancers: Sarah Buscaino, Jenny Gillan, Victor Larue, Emily Pacilio, Torrey McAnena, Randall Smith

Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at http://greenafternoon2.eventbrite.com/.

230 Old Stone Hwy | East Hampton, NY 11937


Grounded Aerial presents:
Sneak Peek
-a glimpse of our newest repertoire
Sunday May 19th at 7pm
Monday May 20th at 8pm
Where
House of Yes


We are a visceral aerial dance company that theatrically utilizes the dimensions of each space by piercing through the air with character-driven purpose. We believe in spectacle for a reason. Our technically trained dancers come from such backgrounds as Fuerza Bruta, De La Guarda, Momix, Blue Man Group, The Met, Keigwin + Company, STREB, Cirque du Soleil, and Pilobolus. Prior to our performance featuring never-before-heard commissioned works by John Medeski, John E. Oyzon, and Trevor Exter, a live five-piece ensemble will be performing original compositions by Jacob Robinette.

Artistic Director- Karen A. Fuhrman
Technical Director- Aaron Verdery

Sneak Peek is an evening of theater, dance and aerial with enticing characters, gymnastic feats, original live music, and choreographic debuts of Grounded Aerial's new repertoire. There is a fully stocked bar.
For Tickets ($15 on line and $20 at door):http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/370527

House of Yes | 342 Maujer St., Brooklyn, NY 11206
(Subway: Take the L Train to Grand St.)


Lydia Johnson Dance
June 6-8 at 7:30 PM
Ailey Citigroup Theater


Choreographer Lydia Johnson presents her Company in the premieres of works to music by Schubert and Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov. The program will be completed by Johnson works to J.S. Bach and contemporary Polish composer Henryk Gorecki. The outstanding 15-member ensemble consists of dancers whose credits include American Ballet Theatre and the companies of Lar Lubovitch, Tricia Brown and Kyle Abraham.

Tickets: $20
Reservations: 212.868.4444 or www.smarttix.com


Ailey Citigroup Theater | , 405 West 55 Street (corner of 9th Avenue)


Parsons Dance's 13th Annual
SUMMER INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS
three-week intensive for pre-professional and professional dancers
June 3 - 21, 2013

Parsons Dance - praised around the world for its athleticism, energy and accessibility - presents the thirteenth annual New York City Summer Intensive Workshop for pre-professional and professional dancers from June 3 - 15, 2013. David Parsons' Master Choreography Workshop will follow, taking place from June 17-21, 2013. Enrollment information for both the Summer Intensive and Master Choreography Workshops can be found at www.parsonsdance.org/summerworkshops.

The Summer Intensive Workshop includes a performance, the Summer Intensive Showcase, on Friday, June 14, 2013 at 6 p.m., at Manhattan Movement and Arts Center, 248 W. 60th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. Admission to the performance is free and open to the public, but seating is limited and reservations are required. To reserve seats, call (212) 869-9275 or email info@parsonsdance.org.
The Summer Intensive Workshop, held from June 3 - 15, 2013, gives participants the unique opportunity to study with Artistic Director David Parsons and members of Parsons Dance in the heart of the modern dance capital, New York City. Participants take classes in modern and ballet technique, the repertory of Parsons Dance, and participate in professional development seminars with industry luminaries and audition for David Parsons.
David Parsons' Master Choreography Workshop will take place from June 17 - 21, 2013. Dancers will have the opportunity to be part of the development process for David Parsons' next choreographic work. David Parsons will set new work on participants and involve them in his creative process.

Both the Summer Intensive and the Master Choreography Workshop are presented in association with Marymount Manhattan College, the official education partner of Parsons Dance, and are held at Manhattan Movement and Arts Center, 248 W. 60th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues.

Scholarships and housing suggestions are available.

For more information about either program, call 212-869-9395 or visit www.parsonsdance.org/summerworkshops.

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Manhattan Movement and Arts Center | 248 W. 60th Street
Between Amsterdam and West End Avenues.


Rioult Dance
June 4 -9, 2013
The Joyce Theater

RIOULT Dance NY, a leading American modern dance company with a classic sensibility, announces its eight-performance New York Season
The Season includes the World Premiere of Artistic Director/Choreographer Pascal Rioult’s newest work, Iphigenia (working title), a dance drama inspired by the Greek heroine of the same name from Euripides' "Iphigenia in Aulis." The Season program also includes the critically acclaimed On Distant Shores (2011), the powerful Prelude to Night (2002), and one of the company's signature works, Bolero (2002).

Tickets can be purchased through The Joyce Theater's Box Office: www.joyce.org, (212) 242-0800. Prices for performances start at just $10 and range to $49.

The Joyce Theater | 175 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10011


SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET 2013 WORKSHOP PERFORMANCES
Saturday, June 1, at 2pm and 8pm
The Peter Jay Sharp Theater

The School of American Ballet's 2013 Workshop Performances will take place at Lincoln Center's Peter Jay Sharp Theater on Saturday, June 1, (2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.) and Tuesday, June 4, (7:00 p.m. benefit performance) with an all-Balanchine program of Divertimento No. 15, Le Tombeau de Couperin, and Walpurgisnacht Ballet. As in years past, the performances will once again provide audiences with a unique opportunity to witness the pre-professional debuts of the nation's most talented ballet students as they prepare to embark on professional ballet careers with notable companies around the U.S. and abroad.

Tickets for the 2013 Workshop Performances may be purchased online at www.sab.org/workshop beginning April 15. Mail order forms may be requested by calling (212) 769-6600. Ticket prices are $50 for June 1 (2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m). Tickets for the June 4 benefit performance and dinner dance are available at $100 (performance only), $1,000, $1,500 and $2,500.

The Peter Jay Sharp Theater | 155 W. 65th Street
(between Amsterdam and Broadway).


The School of American Ballet Workshop Performance Benefit 2013
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 (see text for times etc)
Lincoln Center's Peter Jay Sharp Theater

The School of American Ballet announces the Workshop Performance Benefit 2013 on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, honoring Peter Martins' and Kay Mazzo's 30th Anniversary at SAB. The Workshop Performance Benefit 2013 is The School of American Ballet's most anticipated event of the year. The annual Workshop Performances are SAB's only public performances and a rare opportunity to get a sneak preview of the ballet world's up and coming young stars. A Benefit Dinner follows the Tuesday evening performance at Lincoln Center, and attracts more than 550 arts patrons, corporate VIPs and New York's social elite for a seated dinner and dancing in the SAB studios, which are transformed into elegant dining rooms for the evening. Cocktails begin at 5:30pm at Morse Hall at the Juilliard School, 155 W. 65th Street, followed by the performance at 7pm at Lincoln Center's Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 155 W. 65th Street, and dinner and dancing at 9pm in the School's Studios in the Samuel B. and David Rose Building, 165 W. 65th Street, 5th floor.

Attire is cocktail or festive. Tickets begin at $300 and tables begin at $15,000. To purchase tickets, a table, or for more information, please contact Natalie Schweizer at nschweizer@sab.org or (212) 769-6610.

Lincoln Center's Peter Jay Sharp Theater | 155 W. 65th Street


SALON/SANCTUARY CONCERTS PRESENTS
The New York City Ballet's
Jared Angle & Megan LeCrone
On Point: From Duel to Pas de Deux
MONDAY, JUNE 3rd 2013 @ 7:00PM

THE LIEDERKRANZ CLUB

Dégagé, Coupé, Glissade, Croisé... These are not only Steps in Ballet, but also Techniques of the Blade. Point work can be done with a Rapier as well as a Point Shoe. Translating the choreography of the duel to the language of ballet, this Benefit Performance for Salon/Sanctuary Concerts will feature the world premiere of a fiery and intimate pas de deux created for Jared Angle and Megan LeCrone, as well as a live presentation of the historically-based, fiercely beautiful sword fight (performed by a male and female fighter), upon which the ballet is based.

Music for the program, from the award-winning period instrument ensemble THE SEBASTIANS, will include Heinrich Ignaz von Biber (1644 – 1704) Battaglia à 10 in D Major; Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1620 – 1680) Balletto for Strings and Continuo in G “Die Fechtschule”; Selected works of GF Handel (1685 – 1759).
Program Concept by Erica Gould, Jared Angle, and Jessica Gould. Stage Direction & Fight Choreography by Erica Gould.

A limited number of benefit tickets will be available for an Intimate Post-Performance Dinner Reception With the Artists.

ADMISSION: $250 Premium Seating and Post-Performance Dinner Reception With the Artists (tax-deductible). Performance Only: $100 Premium Seating (tax-deductible), $50 General Admission, $35 Rear Seating.

FOR RESERVATIONS: http://www.salonsanctuary.org, or call 1 888 718 4253

THE LIEDERKRANZ CLUB | 6 EAST 87th STREET b/w FIFTH and MADISON


 

Sidra Bell Dance New York: 2013 2 Weeks, 4 Works:
Thurs.-Sun., May 23-26
Thurs.-Sun., May 30-June 2
Season Baruch Performing Arts Center

Sidra Bell Dance New York (SBDNY, Inc.), presents four works during a two-week engagement at Baruch Performing Arts Center in New York City. The 2013 season will showcase four works that reflect Bell's ability to create work that defies boundaries and invites its spectators into a breathtaking experience. Program A: Week 1 (May 23-26), features the return of two audience favorites, STELLA (2012) & POOL (2011). Program B: Week 2 (May 30-31 & June 1-2), features two new works that have already received critical acclaim, Nudity (2012) & .heterogamy (2013). The programs are a reflection of a unique vision to bring progressive and graphic performance art to a wide- range of audiences in intimate settings.

Company website:
http://www.sidrabelldanceny.org

Advance Ticket Purchase: http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/bpac, or by calling Box Office: (646) 312-5073
General Admission: $25; Students $12 (with proper ID); Two Students $15 (with proper ID); Season Ticket (both works) $40 (Use Code "BELL").

Baruch Performing Arts Center (Nagelberg Theater) | East 25th Street, NYC 10010
(between Lexington & 3rd Avenues)


 

Tango Soiree
Saturday May 25, 7 PM to 12 midnight
Dardo Galletto Studios, 151 West 46th Street

Grab your tango shoes for a special Tango Milonga with performances by dancers Dardo Galletto and Karina Romero, and music by the piano-bandoneon duo of Binelli and Ferman. Uruguayan pianist Polly Ferman performs solo recitals and with symphony orchestras around the world, specializing in music by Latin composers; Daniel Binelli toured the world with the orchestra of Astor Piazzolla, second bandoneon to Piazzolla himself. Evening includes the dance and music performances, a tango class, and champagne.

Tickets: $50 in advance; $60 at the door.
Reservations at 1-800-838-3306

Dardo Galletto Studios | 151 West 46th Street
Between 6th & 7th Avenues


WE FALL DOWN, WE GET UP
Martha Graham Center for Contemporary Dance's Studio Theater Westbeth
May 17-18, 2013
Westbeth

RG Dance Projects presents We Fall Down, We Get Up featuring three pieces from choreographer and Artistic Director Rubén Graciani on May 17, 2013 at 8pm and May 18, 2013 at 3pm and 8pm at the Martha Graham Center for Contemporary Dance's Studio Theater at Westbeth.

The evening will include two works from the repertory - Swing and a Miss set to music by Richard Danielpour and Rapture, a multi-media duet to the music of Debussy. The program culminates with the new work, We Fall Down, We Get Up - a larger work with 5 dancers, 24 singers from the Broadway Community Chorus, and a "living" set by Philip Treviño.

We Fall Down, We Get Up, is an extension of a work begun at Skidmore College about the boundaries of identity. The new work is an exploration of one's boundaries; both those we create for ourselves and those we inherit. The work questions how much control we have over the "performance" of our identity if some of those identifying markers are more or less inherited and permanent. The singers will be part of a "living" set to which they are tethered, demarking the stage space with tangible boundaries for the dancers to either work through or be constrained by. The singers are not only performing with the dancers, but also creating and changing the dynamics of the performance space as a living, breathing set piece.

Tickets are $20 ($15 for students, seniors, and artists) and can be purchased at www.artful.ly/store/events/1111.

Westbeth | 55 Bethune Street, 11th Floor, NYC.


 

Coming Soon


Fire Island Dance Festival
19th Annual Edition
Friday July 19th Leader ship Event
Saturday, July 20th at 5Pm
Saturday July 20th at 5PM & 7PM
Sunday, July 21st at 5PM
July 19-21, 2013
Fire Island Pines Harbor

Fire Island Dance Festival, the most anticipated event of the season on Fire Island, returns July 19-21, 2013, for its 19th edition. The popular must-see event will again feature some of the hottest dance companies in the industry, spanning ballet to Broadway. The memorable and magical shows are all performed outdoors against the dazzling backdrop of the Great South Bay.

The festival is produced by and benefits Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This year’s performers, choreographers and host will be announced later.

The weekend kicks off with the Friday night, July 19th Leadership Event, an intimate evening reserved for Leadership Supporters. The excitement continues throughout the weekend with three Fire Island Dance Festival performances: the opening performance on Saturday, July 20 at 5 pm (open bar starting at 4 pm); Leadership Sunset Performance on Saturday, July 20 at 7 pm (open bar following); and closing performance on Sunday, July 21 at 5 pm (open bar following). Each performance features acclaimed and emerging dancers and dance companies.

Leadership Supporters enjoy an elevated festival experience including the Leadership Event with cocktails on Friday, as well as the highly coveted tickets to the Leadership Sunset Performance on Saturday, July 20th and prominent recognition in the harbor and throughout the Pines.
Performing at this year's Leadership Event will be Keigwin + Company, an electrifying contemporary dance company that embodies a theatrical sensibility of wit, style and heart.

Tickets are available at dradance.org or by phone at 212.840.0770, ext. 268. Beginning May 25, tickets also will be available in person on weekends in the Fire Island Pines Harbor. Leadership tickets start at $325. Individual $125 tickets for the 5 pm performances go on sale May.
Leadership Gala Tickets On Sale Now
Produced by and benefiting Dancers Responding to AIDS,
a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
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For more information, please visit Dancers Responding to AIDS at dradance.org, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/DRAdance, follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/DRAdance and watch us on YouTube at youtube.com/DRAdance.


Fire Island Pines Harbor


 

 

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