Director-choreographer Caitlin Ort mounts a dance-theater adaptation of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's horror story, in which a mentally fragile woman confined to isolation by her physician husband begins to believe that the is another woman trapped within—and not just by—the walls of her dingy room. Ort's sister, Broadway ensembler Megan Ort, plays the central role, joined by Josh Andrés Rivera.
For dance lovers, New York City always offers good reasons to get moving. If your taste runs to classical ballet, you can get your fill from New York City Ballet or American Ballet Theatre at Lincoln Center. For more modern fare, visit the Joyce Theatre, New York Live Arts, New York City Center, BAM or the Baryshnikov Arts Center. Looking for avant-garde work? You'll find it at the Skirball Center, the Chocolate Factory or Abrons Arts Center—and that's not to mention hip hop, international pageants, dance theater, Broadway musicals, experimental performance art and much more. Here are some of the best dance shows to check out in the next few weeks.
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