Jim May News

Explore the reimagined roots of anti-fascist dance with Anna Sokolow's performance at the Library of Congress, now available for streaming on demand. Discover the extraordinary find of handwritten scores by Alex North for Sokolow's dances.

Jim May, Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble’s founder, is being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Martha Hill Dance Fund.

The Martha Hill Dance Fund has announced the honorees of the 2024 Martha Hill Awards to be presented at 6:00 P.M. on Monday, February 26 at Manhattan Penthouse. Learn more about the recipients here!

Join the Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble for a free performance of 'Anna Sokolow and the Reimagined Roots of Anti-Fascist Dance' at the Library of Congress.

Dances We Dance presents their 2023 Fall Season from November 1-4. Don't miss this exciting event featuring a variety of dance performances.

Dances We Dance presents its 2023 Fall Season featuring choreography by Francesca Todesco, Rae Ballard, Jim May, Benjamin Cortés, and Mark Bankin. The season includes a reunion performance by former dance partners Francesca Todesco and Benjamin Cortés. The lineup also includes works by Anna Sokolow and guest choreographer Mark Bankin. The season showcases the evolution of American Modern Dance and pays homage to the legacy of Betty Jones and Fritz Ludin, the founders of Dances We Dance.

Rubicon Theatre Company, Ventura’s non-profit professional theatre company, will continue the company’s 2022-2023 Season with the World Premiere of LONESOME TRAVELER: GENERATIONS, conceived by George Grove and James O’Neil, with musical direction by Rick Dougherty and George Grove and direction by Rubicon Co-Founder James O’Neil.

Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble's symposium on Anna Sokolow's Rooms that took place on December 5, 2020, is now available online for review. The free event was moderated by Dance Enthusiast Founder and Editor in Chief Christine Jowers, and featured speakers from the Library of Congress, Prof. Neil Baldwin, and dancers who have performed Rooms.

Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble will present a symposium on Anna Sokolow's Rooms on December 5, 2020. This FREE event will be moderated by Dance Enthusiast Founder and Editor in Chief Christine Jowers, and feature speakers from the Library of Congress, Prof. Neil Baldwin, and dancers who have performed Rooms across a half-century.

The SOKOLOW THEATRE/DANCE ENSEMBLE will return to the Mark O'Donnell Theater at the Actors Fund Arts Center in Brooklyn with 'I'm not here to be polite,' a program of works by Anna Sokolow, Valerie Bettis, Jim May, and guest choreographer Robert Cleary, March 21-24.  The presentation will feature the new generation of Sokolow dancers, taught and coached by masters in the Sokolow style and intent.

Francesca Todesco, a longtime member of the Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble and Dances by Isadora presents Awakening Rhythms, a program of dances by Isadora Duncan, Anna Sokolow, Catherine Gallant, Jim May, Rae Ballard. Todesco celebrates her 20 year journey in the American Modern Dance Scene with two performances, November 3 & 4, at University Settlement, 184 Eldridge Street in downtown Manhattan.

Francesca Todesco, a longtime member of the Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble and Dances by Isadora, celebrates her 20 year journey in the American Modern Dance Scene with two performances, November 3 & 4, at University Settlement, 184 Eldridge Street in downtown Manhattan.

Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance, in conjunction with Community Board 7 presents Spot for Dance: A Micro Movement Festival and Community Zone as a part of PARK(ing) Day today, September 21, 2018 from 1-7pm (open hours) and 3-6pm (performance/workshops) on the West Side of Broadway between 100th & 101st Streets.The event is free and for more information visit: http://timelapsedance.com/events/spot4dance/.

Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance, in conjunction with Community Board 7 presents Spot for Dance: A Micro Movement Festival and Community Zone as a part of PARK(ing) Day today, September 21, 2018 from 1-7pm (open hours) and 3-6pm (performance/workshops) on the West Side of Broadway between 100th & 101st Streets.The event is free and for more information visit: http://timelapsedance.com/events/spot4dance/.

Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance, in conjunction with Community Board 7 presents Spot for Dance: A Micro Movement Festival and Community Zone as a part of PARK(ing) Day on Friday, September 21, 2018 from 1-7pm (open hours) and 3-6pm (performance/workshops) on the West Side of Broadway between 100th & 101st Streets. The event is free and for more information visit: http://timelapsedance.com/events/spot4dance/.

Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance, in conjunction with Community Board 7 presents Spot for Dance: A Micro Movement Festival and Community Zone as a part of PARK(ing) Day on Friday, September 21, 2018 from 1-7pm (open hours) and 3-6pm (performance/workshops) on the West Side of Broadway between 100th & 101st Streets.The event is free and for more information visit: http://timelapsedance.com/events/spot4dance/.

Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance, in conjunction with Community Board 7 presents Spot for Dance: A Micro Movement Festival and Community Zone as a part of PARK(ing) Day on Friday, September 21, 2018 from 1-7pm (open hours) and 3-6pm (performance/workshops) on the West Side of Broadway between 100th & 101st Streets.The event is free and for more information visit: http://timelapsedance.com/events/spot4dance/.

Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance, in conjunction with Community Board 7 presents Spot for Dance: A Micro Movement Festival and Community Zone as a part of PARK(ing) Day on Friday, September 21, 2018

Vencl Dance returns to Graham Center of Contemporary Dance June 21-23 with 'Critical Junctures,' an evening of contemporary modern dance by Susan Vencl with music by Arlene Sierra. The concert premiers 'Intersections,' a 35 minute sextet, and presents a 33 minute reconstruction of Vencl's 2016 meditation on randomness and unpredictability, 'Long Before Afterward.'

On April 13, megastar Dwayne Johnson returned to the big screen in the highly anticipated new film Rampage.