Dance in New York: Critics' picks
Find the best dance events in New York this week, as chosen by Time Out's editors
Dance events in NYC this week
Brendan Connelly and Scotty Heron: Appalachian Spring Break
Composer Brendan Connelly and dance-choreographer (and 1990s downtown performance staple) Scotty Heron pool their wild resources in a chaotic tribute to Martha Graham and Aaron Copland.
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Dance Now Festival
Dance Now's 21st season offers a massive festival of short works by 40 dance makers of every stripe, all challenged to create five-minute pieces for the teeny stage at Joe's Pub. The best of the fest (chosen by the producers) return for a special encore performance on Thu 29, including Boomerang, Jane Comfort and Company and Raja Feather Kelly / the feath3r theory.
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Anne Nguyen
Breakdance expert Anne Nguyen makes her U.S. debut as part of the French Institute Alliance Française's Crossing the Line Festival, with two works: Graphic Cyphers, a group street dance presented for free in the Bronx (Sept 23) and in Times Square (Sept 25); and Autarcie (....): a search for self-sufficiency (Sept 29–Oct 1), in which four female dancers in jumpsuits perform a warrior dance.
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DUMBO Dance Festival 2016
The 16th annual DUMBO Dance Festival crams 325 artists into its hectic programming, which runs the gamut from emerging artists to full-fledged dance stars. 70 dance troupes perform, including host group White Wave Young Soon Kim Dance Company and local heroes Buglisi Dance Theatre. Aside from the opening gala on Thu 29, the performances are free (but reservations are suggested).
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Pandaemonium
Three demons of innovation collaborate for the first time: choreographer-dancer Nichole Canuso, director Lars Jan and theater artist Geoff Sobelle (whose The Object Lesson was a marvel at BAM in 2014). Their piece takes a postmodern look at connection and isolation in the digital age.
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NY Quadrille
Inspired by a rectangular form of 18th-century dance, conceiver-director Lar Lubovitch invites four choreographers—Pam Tanowitz, RoseAnne Spradlin, Tere O’Connor and Loni Landon—to create modern variations on the form, presented in rep over two weeks. A specially constructed stage at the Joyce will allow the works to be viewed from all four sides.
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Fall for Dance 2016
The super-affordable festival is a smorgasbord for dance lovers. Each evening features a sampling of international superstars and local favorites. This year, 20 companies and artists take part, including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Nederlands Dans Theater, American Ballet Theatre, Hong Kong Ballet, Jessica Lang Dance and flamenco star Farruquito. The lineup includes multiple U.S. or world premieres.
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New York City Ballet Fall 2016
The company's fall season includes 14 works by cofounder George Balanchine, including the full-length Jewels and two programs of shorter pieces. Also on the schedule are a collection of dances by Jerome Robbins (including Glass Pieces) and world premieres of ballets by Lauren Lovette, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Justin Peck and Peter Walker.
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The Slipper Room is NYC's premiere spot for contemporary Burlesque, in the hip Lower East Side! Featuring top variety performers regularly, this month is a special treat- NOW LEASING -a poetic dance theater piece. Using elements of circus, aerial silks, yoga, Commedia Del Arte and the winner of Hollywood Fringe Festival's Best Costume Design Award this Edinburgh Festival bound show don't miss -a special preview party event at The Slipper Room July 24 @7pm :-) sexy yet family friendly, extrovertly entertaining and introspectively inspiring