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BATTERY DANCE FESTIVAL to Return for 45th Annual Edition
by Joshua Wright - Jul 22, 2026

Battery Dance will present its 45th annual Battery Dance Festival in New York City, continuing its decades-long tradition of free outdoor performances featuring national and international dance companies.

BATTERY DANCE FESTIVAL to Return to Wagner Park for Free Performances
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2026

Battery Dance will present its 45th Annual Festival at Wagner Park, featuring a week of free nightly performances, community workshops, and a one-night commemorative show marking the U.S. semi-quincentennial.

Mimi Garrard Dance Theatre to Present A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY at the Rubin Museum of Art
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 4, 2024

Mimi Garrard of Mimi Garrard Dance Theatre will present a special invitation only film event, A Spiritual Journey at the Rubin Museum of Art. Learn how to purchase tickets.

ZviDance to Present The World Premiere Of Zvi Gotheiner's THE FIELD
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 15, 2024

ZviDance will present THE FIELD, an original dance piece from acclaimed choreographer and artistic director, Zvi Gotheiner.

The AMERICAN DANCE GUILD PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL Will Return to the Ailey Citigroup Theater, February 22-25
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 18, 2024

The American Dance Guild Festival returns to Ailey Citigroup from Feb. 22-25, featuring works by 30 contemporary choreographers and honoring Joan Miller, Ron K. Brown/Evidence, and Celia Ipiotis/Eye on Dance. Don't miss this special event celebrating modern dance innovators.

Alexandra Silber, Jack DiFalco & More to Star in OUR CLASS at BAM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 13, 2023

OUR CLASS, the award-winning play by Polish writer Tadeusz Słobodzianek, will be performed for the first time in New York at Brooklyn Academy of Music. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!

Companhia Urbana De Dança Performs Rio De Janiero's Thrilling Street Dance In 5 PASSOS, March 11- 12
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 3, 2023

Troupe members will light up the stage March 11-12 with high-energy dance, impressive athleticism, and breakneck bravado as Miami-Dade County Auditorium presents “5 Passos pra não cair no abismo” by Companhia Urbana de Dança, a dance company directly out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The American Dance Guild ADG PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL Returns This December
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 28, 2022

The American Dance Guild will return to live performance with their yearly ADG PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL, their first live production since the Covid pandemic. 

Arts on Site to Present Janis Brenner in SHE REMEMBERS HER AMNESIA in November
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 14, 2022

Arts on Site will present JANIS BRENNER, dancer/singer/actress, in the premiere of her one-woman show She Remembers her Amnesia, based on true stories, and set to a musical score by Jerome Begin.  Three performances: November 9 at 8 PM and November 10 at 6:30 & 8:30 PM at Arts on Site.  Evening performances will be followed by a Q&A session.

DOODLES, COLLAGES, AND PAINTINGS: DANCERS PIVOT TO VISUAL CHOREOGRAPHY On View March 14-21 In NYC
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 1, 2022

Creative people create, and during Covid, Christine Jowers, Janis Brenner, and JoAnna Mendl Shaw turned their attention to 'visual choreography.' The three dancer/choreographers have joined forces to show their 'Doodles, Collages, and Paintings: Dancers Pivot to Visual Choreography,'

Lynn Brings SIX SOLOS to United Solo Festival, October 28
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 25, 2021

Lynn Needle, former Nikolais Dance Theatre soloist, will appear on the United Solo Festival in her 'Six Solos - Legend, Myth and Nature,' a one hour, six solo, presentation that features works by seminal choreographers Alwin Nikolais (1953) and Claudia Gitelman (1978), along with dances by Ms. Needle that exemplify the German school of modern dance and its evolution. 

Lynn Needle to Make an Appearance in United Solo Festival with SIX SOLOS: LEGEND, MYTH AND NATURE
by Gigi Gervais - Oct 21, 2021

Lynn Needle, former Nikolais Dance Theatre soloist, will appear on the United Solo Festival in her Six Solos: Legend, Myth, & Nature, a one hour, six solo, presentation that features works by seminal choreographers Alwin Nikolais (1953) and Claudia Gitelman (1978).

Mimi Garrard and Austin Selden Dance Live On Film at NYLA Premieres of THE MONEY GAME and JUNK JOURNEY
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 20, 2021

Choreographer/filmmaker Mimi Garrard returns to New York Live Arts with a program of dance both on film and live, featuring the superb artist Austin Selden, former member of Shen Wei Dance Arts, Sunday October 17 at 7:30 PM.   

Henning Rübsam to Teach Dance History/Appreciation Course on 'Iconic Dance Partnerships'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 23, 2021

HENNING RÜBSAM, choreographer and artistic director of SENSEDANCE, will teach a dance history/appreciation course for the general public on “ICONIC DANCE PARTNERSHIPS”.

The Jimmy Awards Announces Katelin Ruzzamenti Knight & Benjamin Pesenti as Recipients of 2021 Inspiring Teacher Award
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 27, 2021

THE JIMMY AWARDS has announced the 2021 INSPIRING TEACHER AWARD presented by WELLS FARGO will be given to Katelin Ruzzamenti Knight, Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts, Salt Lake City, Utah and Benjamin Pesenti, Elmont Memorial High School, Elmont, NY.

Eye On The Arts Special 40th Anniversary Presentation Hosted By Dance Enthusiast
by Stephi Wild - Mar 23, 2021

This year marks EYE ON DANCE's 40 Anniversary. To celebrate, Dance Enthusiast is hosting a screening of the EYE ON DANCE 200th Program Special. Created and aired in 1986, the Special commemorated the completion of  the 200th EYE ON DANCE episode broadcast weekly on PBS.

Green Space Announces March Virtual Performances
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 23, 2021

TAKE ROOT, now in its 12th season, nurtures dance artists at established stages in their careers, pairing them in a split bill or full evening-length program. This monthly series supports dance makers’ experimentation and growth with support to present their work to the public. Take Root will present 12 aesthetically diverse artists among seven performances Jan-June 2021.

Garth Fagan, Martha Myers and More kick Off Week 8 of the American Dance Guild Virtual Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 25, 2020

NEXT WEEK, Nov. 30 through Dec. 6, the 2020 ADG Virtual Festival will stream WEEK EIGHT, a tribute to Garth Fagan, Martha Myers and the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers/Louis Mofsie, honorees at American Dance Guild Festival 2017 - 'Celebrating Diversity.' 

Henning Rubsam Announces The New SENSEDANCE SUNDAYS
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 2, 2020

After the overwhelming feedback Henning Rübsam received upon releasing his 2015 work 'And there was Morning' online via his YouTube channel DanceArtJoy this past Sunday,  he decided to make one archival work of his company SENSEDANCE public for free on every Sunday during the current crisis.

BWW Review: THE DAY at Tennessee Performing Arts Center
by Melia Kraus-har - Jan 23, 2020

Individually, Beiser and Whelan captivated - Whelan walking contemplatively across the stage, Beiser seated in a power stance, limbs enfolding her cello. Together, they grounded the work's multi-disciplinary, hybrid structure with their various expertise along the spectrum of creative function. As a primer on post-modern movement built on a neo-classical ballerina and a musical marathon fusing classicism, romanticism, and modernism into a dense score, these artists triumphed despite navigating a heavily nuanced, deeply detailed construction.