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REVIVAL 9: NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES Free Site-Specific Performances And Workshops Begin In June
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2025

Dances for a Variable Population will present its 2025 summer production of REVIVAL 9: Neighborhood Stories—a free, outdoor, site-specific dance series celebrating the lives, histories, and cultural legacies of older New Yorkers across the city.

Dances for a Variable Population Will Perform REVIVAL 8: Then and Now.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2024

Infusing the essence of iconic dance works by master choreographers of the 20th century, Dances for a Variable Population (DVP) will lead two performances and workshops of Revival 8: Then and Now.

Dances For A Variable Population Presents REVIVAL 8: THEN AND NOW  
by A.A. Cristi - May 4, 2024

Experience the magic of dance with DANCES FOR A VARIABLE POPULATION's free performances in NYC this June.

Multigenerational Dance Company Encourages Healthy Lifestyle Through Choreographed Dance
by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2018

Dances for a Variable Population (DVP) will present three performances of Revival 2 - an outdoor public dance project that re-imagines the works of celebrated 20th century choreographers, taking place at iconic public spaces in New York City and featuring 50 non-professional senior dancers and seven legendary female dance artists.  

Dances for a Variable Population Presents THE PHOENIX PROJECT, Today
by BWW News Desk - Jun 4, 2016

 Celebrating dance and the beauty of age, Dances For a Variable Population (DVP), will present three performances of The Phoenix Project, a citywide public dance project that empowers older adults and reevaluates the aesthetics of aging. This world premiere collaboration will take place in three boroughs-Bronx, Queens and Harlem-over three Todays, June 4, 11 and 13. The Phoenix Project will make its Bronx debut at the New York Botanical Garden's award-winning and picturesque Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden on June 4. In the subsequent weekends, the piece will move with excerpts of the full work to Queens at the Queensbridge Riis Senior Center on June 11, and close their performances as part of the Summer on the Hudson Festival at the West Harlem Piers Park on June 18 as part of a Family Day event.

Dances for a Variable Population Presents THE PHOENIX PROJECT, 6/4
by Christina Mancuso - Apr 29, 2016

 Celebrating dance and the beauty of age, Dances For a Variable Population (DVP), will present three performances of The Phoenix Project, a citywide public dance project that empowers older adults and reevaluates the aesthetics of aging. This world premiere collaboration will take place in three boroughs-Bronx, Queens and Harlem-over three Saturdays, June 4, 11 and 13. The Phoenix Project will make its Bronx debut at the New York Botanical Garden's award-winning and picturesque Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden on June 4. In the subsequent weekends, the piece will move with excerpts of the full work to Queens at the Queensbridge Riis Senior Center on June 11, and close their performances as part of the Summer on the Hudson Festival at the West Harlem Piers Park on June 18 as part of a Family Day event.

Dance Now to Present Ellis Wood Dance's THE JUGGLER OF OUR LADIES, 4/29-30 at Joe's Pub
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 11, 2016

DANCE NOW presents the premiere of Ellis Wood's The Juggler of Our Ladies, April 29 and 30 at 7pm, at Joe's Pub at The Public (425 Lafayette Street, between East 4th Street and Astor Place). Tickets are $15 in advance/$20 at the door and can be purchased by calling 212-967-7555, online at www.joespub.com, and in person at The Public Theater box office from 1pm to 6pm.