Joanna Kotze News

Starting off its 10th anniversary Fall 2015 season, Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) presents the New York Premiere of Joanna Kotze's FIND YOURSELF HERE, September 17-19 at 7:30PM in the Howard Gilman Performance Space. FIND YOURSELF HERE is a work performed by a sextet of dancers and visual artists who use movement to explore the complexities and possibilities of multi-disciplinary performance.

Using Richard Brautigan's novella In Watermelon Sugar as a guide and the lens through which material is developed, director/choreographer Steven Reker collaborates with Ryan Seaton, Matt Evans, and Eliot Krimsky to form the experimental noise rock band Open House. At The Kitchen, Open House will premiere an evening of songs, compositions and performance work, this week, June 25-27.

Using Richard Brautigan's novella In Watermelon Sugar as a guide and the lens through which material is developed, director/choreographer Steven Reker collaborates with Ryan Seaton, Matt Evans, and Eliot Krimsky to form the experimental noise rock band Open House.

2015 marks Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC)'s first decade of providing a creative home for performing artists to develop and showcase work in New York City, where artistic director Mikhail Baryshnikov's vision for a performing arts center has become a thriving reality.

Center for Performance Research (CPR) will host its Annual Benefit Performance and Celebration tonight, May 19, 2015 at 6:30pm. The evening will commemorate CPR's Sixth Anniversary and the recent completion of its new LED theatrical lighting system, procured through the generous support of New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs with additional backing from the Mertz Gilmore Foundation. Since 2009 CPR has supported more than 20,000 hours of subsidized rehearsal space, 3,488 hours of arts and movement classes for adults and kids, and 440 evenings of performance. Last year alone, CPR served over 300 individual renters and reached an audience of 2,572. Join us in celebration with a pre-show toast and very special performances by Joanna Kotze and Niall Jones, followed by an after party with drinks and refreshments provided by local Brooklyn restaurant No.7 North and Sixpoint Brewery.

New York Live Arts presents Eugene Lang College's Spring Performance, this week, May 8 & 9 at 7:30pm. Part of The New School for Liberal Arts, the dance program at Lang has been referred to as the 'home to one of the more progressive collegiate dance departments in New York' (The New York Times).

Center for Performance Research (CPR) will host its Annual Benefit Performance and Celebration May 19, 2015 at 6:30pm. The evening will commemorate CPR's Sixth Anniversary and the recent completion of its new LED theatrical lighting system, procured through the generous support of New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs with additional backing from the Mertz Gilmore Foundation. Since 2009 CPR has supported more than 20,000 hours of subsidized rehearsal space, 3,488 hours of arts and movement classes for adults and kids, and 440 evenings of performance. Last year alone, CPR served over 300 individual renters and reached an audience of 2,572. Join us in celebration with a pre-show toast and very special performances by Joanna Kotze and Niall Jones, followed by an after party with drinks and refreshments provided by local Brooklyn restaurant No.7 North and Sixpoint Brewery.

Eugene Lang College and New York Live Arts are dedicated to emphasizing research and experimentation within the movement-based arts. This partnership features seasonal performances including premieres of original dance works created by guest choreographers. The spring performances will highlight choreographers Joanna Kotze (Movement Research Artist-In-Residence) and Rebecca Stenn (Lang faculty). It will also feature work generated by Juliette Mapp's Improvisation and Creative Practice course, as well student created works. All works will be performed by students of the Eugene Lang College dance program.

The Joyce Theater, under the executive direction of Linda Shelton, announces the second installment of Joyce UNLEASHED, a collection of cutting-edge performances presented outside its historic Chelsea home, taking place this March at New York Live Arts (219 West 19th Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues). On March 17, choreographers Netta Yerushalmy and Hillel Kogan will each present acclaimed works, and on March 20 and 21, the program will be an award-winning piece by Yossi Berg and Oded Graf. Tickets are $20 and are available at tickets.newyorklivearts.org or by calling (212) 924-0077.

November 20, 2014 – (Becket, MA) Following the record-breaking attendance and ticket sales of Festival 2014, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival moves into a new season of exciting activity. The year-round international center of dance breaks ground this month on an expansion project which will triple the areas for storage and public access to its rare and extensive dance Archives. The Pillow also announces four companies that will perform at Festival 2015: the legendary modern dance ensemble Martha Graham Dance Company, launching its 90th Anniversary Season; Jessica Lang Dance in The Wanderer, created in part during a Creative Development Residency at the Pillow; New York Theatre Ballet in a family-friendly production of Cinderella; and tap superstar Michelle Dorrance, her company Dorrance Dance, and composer Toshi Reagon and her band BIGLovely in a return engagement of The Blues Project.

The New York Dance and Performance Awards (The Bessies), NYC's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, celebrates a milestone 30th anniversary this year. Today, the 36 nominees for the 2013-14 season were announced at a press conference by members of The Bessies Selection Committee. The nominations (listed below) were selected by an independent committee of 40 dance industry professionals. Produced in partnership with Dance/NYC, Bessie Award categories include Outstanding Performer, Outstanding Production, Outstanding Visual Design, Outstanding Music Composition or Sound Design and Outstanding Revival.

New York Live Arts presents the U.S. premiere of Kimberly Bartosik/daela's You are my heat and glare, today, February 26 - March 1 at 7:30pm in the third floor studios at New York Live Arts. Hailed by Dance Magazine as 'one of the most intriguing descendants of Merce Cunningham,' New York Dance and Performance 'Bessie' Award-winning Bartosik, along with six other award-winning performers, take to the stage in this multi-disciplinary production created especially for the New York Live Arts studios.

New York Live Arts presents the U.S. premiere of Kimberly Bartosik/daela's You are my heat and glare, February 26 - March 1 at 7:30pm in the third floor studios at New York Live Arts. Hailed by Dance Magazine as "one of the most intriguing descendants of Merce Cunningham," New York Dance and Performance "Bessie" Award-winning Bartosik, along with six other award-winning performers, take to the stage in this multi-disciplinary production created especially for the New York Live Arts studios.

New York Live Arts presents the U.S. premiere of Kimberly Bartosik/daela's You are my heat and glare, February 26 - March 1 at 7:30pm in the third floor studios at New York Live Arts. Hailed by Dance Magazine as 'one of the most intriguing descendants of Merce Cunningham,' New York Dance and Performance 'Bessie' Award-winning Bartosik, along with six other award-winning performers, take to the stage in this multi-disciplinary production created especially for the New York Live Arts studios.

New York City's dance luminaries, rising stars, and fans were out in full force at the fabled Apollo Theater in Harlem on the evening of Monday, October 7th 2013 to attend the 29th annual Bessies Awards. The ceremony, named for contemporary dance legend Bessie Schonberg and produced in partnership with Dance/NYC, recognizes established as well as upcoming artists who have made outstanding contributions to the many disciplines of the liveliest art in the Dance Mecca of the World.

The New York Dance and Performance Awards (The Bessies), NYC's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announced tonight the complete list of winners for the 2012-13 season. The Bessies, produced in partnership with Dance/NYC, were held at the legendary Apollo Theater at 8:00 p.m., following red carpet interviews and photographs with the nominees in attendance. Former Cunningham dancer Gus Solomons jr. and former American Ballet Theatre principal Martine Van Hamel co-hosted the evening and also performed Paul Taylor's rarely seen 1957 Duet as part of the evening's performances.

The New York Dance and Performance Awards (The Bessies), NYC's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announces dance innovator Eugene Louis Faccuito, known as 'Luigi,' as the recipient of the 2013 NY Dance and Performance Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance. The award will be presented at the 29th Annual Bessie Awards ceremony at the legendary Apollo Theater today, October 7th.