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Thu 1st
6:00pm

Open Level Modern Class

Paul Taylor's American Modern Dance
From 6 - 7:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, our adult classes are ideal for both the first time mover as well as returning students to dance. In a relaxed and encouraging environment, students explore Paul Taylor’s style and choreography through basic modern exercises and movement phrases. Single-class drop-ins for $17 are welcome.

 
6:30pm
Improvising Improvising

Improvising Improvising

Dance To The People
EACH DAY WE WILL RESEARCH THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PREPARATION AND ACTION. UTILIZING SOMATICS, BODYWORK, PARTNERING, DURATIONAL TASKS, AND SPEAKING SCORES, WE WILL EXPLORE HOW WE BECOME AVAILABLE TO THE UNKNOWN. THROUGH THESE POTENTIALLY DISORIENTING PRACTICES, WE WILL OBSERVE HOW THE STATES WE FIND OURSELVES IN IMPACT OUR IMPROVISING.WE WILL EMBRACE DURATION AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ACTIONS AND TIME…

 
6:30pm
Beginner West African

Beginner West African

Ailey Extension
Instructor: Maguette Camara, Vado Diomande , Yah'Ya Kamate A high-spirited, high-powered rhythmic dance experience for anyone who loves to dance.

 
7:00pm
 "FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH" HONORS LEGACY OF CLARK CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

"FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH" HONORS LEGACY OF CLARK CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

From The Horses Mouth - Clark Center NYC
CLARK CENTER NYC AND CITY COLLEGE CENTER FOR THE ARTS HONOR LEGACY OF CLARK CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS WITH “FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH” PRODUCTION CARMEN DE LAVALLADE, DIANNE MCINTYRE, LORETTA ABBOTT, SHEILA ROHAN, MEREDITH MONK, MORE… Clark Center Residency At City College Center for the Arts To Include Master Classes, Panel Discussions, Performances City College Center for the Arts and…

 
7:30pm
Eve Off-Broadway Debut

Eve Off-Broadway Debut

Neo-Political Cowgirls
The Neo-Political Cowgirls, under the direction of Kate Mueth, bring the award winning, “EVE” from the Hamptons to New York City! EVE is an immersive dance theater experience where you, the audience, wander at will through the expanse of an 11-room set, swaddled by music and art. EVE, an experience that Blythe Danner says is "not to be missed", is an "unapolagetically sensual", humanely funny…

 
7:30pm
Barre a Terre

Barre a Terre

Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama
Find your inner-strength; develop & improve alignment and technique; explore and learn how to efficiently use your body and your energy in a healthy way as instruments of your expression. Through this class, you can increase flexibility and strength, overcome physical difficulties and incorrect posture, and acquire physical awareness to help prevent injuries. Open to all levels of experience.

 
7:30pm
Advanced Beginner Ballet w. Kat Wildish

Advanced Beginner Ballet w. Kat Wildish

Peridance
Visit http://www.peridance.com/openclasses.cfm for more details or email hope@katwildish.com ~~Over three decades of teaching, Kat Wildish has developed a distinctive, systematic, and highly effective approach to dance education. In her beginner & intermediate technique classes, correct placement is the root of Kat’s pedagogy. She gives a long barre and her entire syllabus is constructed to demand…

 
8:00pm
NYTB's Fall Season at Danspace Project

NYTB's Fall Season at Danspace Project

New York Theatre Ballet
New York Theatre Ballet returns to Danspace Project with an eclectic Fall Season of Legends & Visionaries. The program includes revivals by Lois Bewley, Merce Cunningham, and Agnes de Mille, combined with the latest NYTB works by Nicolo Fonte and David Parker.

 
8:00pm
New York Theatre Ballet at Danspace Project

New York Theatre Ballet at Danspace Project

New York Theatre Ballet
NEW YORK THEATRE BALLET presents Legends & Visionaries 2015 and a Season Opening Event at Danspace Project October 1-3, 2015   New York Theatre Ballet will perform Legends & Visionaries 2015 from October 1-3, 2015 at Danspace Project, 131 E. 10th Street, NYC. Performances: Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm. A Season Opening Event will take place on Thursday at 7pm in the garden. Tickets are…

 
8:00pm
A Hollywood Classic

A Hollywood Classic

Decadancetheatre
As part of their CUNY Dance Initiative Grant, Decadancetheatre presents a sneak peak of A Hollywood Classic--a new work inspired by the American movie musical.  A Hollywood Classic stars Skizzo Arnedillo and Rachel Guest as a modern day “Fred and Ginger” looking for love under the glamorous lights of Hollywood. Oct 1-3 Baruch PAC

 
8:00pm
Triskelion Arts Presents... The Pharmacy Project

Triskelion Arts Presents... The Pharmacy Project

Triskelion Arts
Triskelion Arts Presents... The Pharmacy Project Pearl October 1 - 2, 2015 8pm at Triskelion Arts’ Muriel Schulman Theater 106 Calyer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222 (enter on Banker Street) Tickets: $16 Purchase: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1790146 Triskelion Arts is pleased to present The Pharmacy Project this October in the Muriel Schulman Theater. Pearl is the 5th installment of…

 
8:00pm

Kathak Dance Workshop

Udai & Group
Dear Madam/Sir.   Hope this email finds you well. I work for the management of Udai & Group. If you are unfamiliar with Udai & Group please allow me to introduce them to you.   Udai is a well recognized India tabla player, music producer and composer. Udai studied the art of tabla accompaniment with the legend Ravi Shankar. He lived with him in his house in Delhi for ten years and learnt the music…

 
8:00pm
Batsheva Ensemble

Batsheva Ensemble

The Joyce Theater
“Its immediate visceral and kinetic impact mostly makes you want to jump onstage and dance,” proclaimed The New York Times about the original Decadance, created in 2000 by Batsheva Dance Company’s acclaimed artistic director Ohad Naharin. For their Joyce debut, the talented young dancers of the Batsheva Ensemble perform an ever-changing Decadance in which, once again, Naharin combines excerpts…

 
10:00pm
Eve Off-Broadway Debut

Eve Off-Broadway Debut

Neo-Political Cowgirls
The Neo-Political Cowgirls, under the direction of Kate Mueth, bring the award winning, “EVE” from the Hamptons to New York City! EVE is an immersive dance theater experience where you, the audience, wander at will through the expanse of an 11-room set, swaddled by music and art. EVE, an experience that Blythe Danner says is "not to be missed", is an "unapolagetically sensual", humanely funny…

 
Fri 2nd
6:00pm
LEIMAY LUDUS: Guest Teacher Lab - Dairakudakan butoh with Daiichiro Yuyama

LEIMAY LUDUS: Guest Teacher Lab - Dairakudakan butoh with Daiichiro Yuyama

LEIMAY
Take class with Dairakudakan dancer Daiichiro Yuyama this fall!  ABOUT DAIRAKUDAKAN Founded as one of the first Butoh dance companies in 1972, Dairakudakan is the product of Akaji Maro, based on his strong beliefs on "Tempu-Tenshiki" and "Miburi-Teburi". Dairakudakan emerged on to the international scene in 1982 with the world premiere of  "Kaiin no Uma” (The sea dappled horse) in Avignon, France,…

 
7:00pm
 "FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH" HONORS LEGACY OF CLARK CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

"FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH" HONORS LEGACY OF CLARK CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

From The Horses Mouth - Clark Center NYC
CLARK CENTER NYC AND CITY COLLEGE CENTER FOR THE ARTS HONOR LEGACY OF CLARK CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS WITH “FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH” PRODUCTION CARMEN DE LAVALLADE, DIANNE MCINTYRE, LORETTA ABBOTT, SHEILA ROHAN, MEREDITH MONK, MORE… Clark Center Residency At City College Center for the Arts To Include Master Classes, Panel Discussions, Performances City College Center for the Arts and…

 
8:00pm
NYTB's Fall Season at Danspace Project

NYTB's Fall Season at Danspace Project

New York Theatre Ballet
New York Theatre Ballet returns to Danspace Project with an eclectic Fall Season of Legends & Visionaries. The program includes revivals by Lois Bewley, Merce Cunningham, and Agnes de Mille, combined with the latest NYTB works by Nicolo Fonte and David Parker.

 
8:00pm
New York Theatre Ballet at Danspace Project

New York Theatre Ballet at Danspace Project

New York Theatre Ballet
NEW YORK THEATRE BALLET presents Legends & Visionaries 2015 and a Season Opening Event at Danspace Project October 1-3, 2015   New York Theatre Ballet will perform Legends & Visionaries 2015 from October 1-3, 2015 at Danspace Project, 131 E. 10th Street, NYC. Performances: Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm. A Season Opening Event will take place on Thursday at 7pm in the garden. Tickets are…

 
8:00pm
A Hollywood Classic

A Hollywood Classic

Decadancetheatre
As part of their CUNY Dance Initiative Grant, Decadancetheatre presents a sneak peak of A Hollywood Classic--a new work inspired by the American movie musical.  A Hollywood Classic stars Skizzo Arnedillo and Rachel Guest as a modern day “Fred and Ginger” looking for love under the glamorous lights of Hollywood. Oct 1-3 Baruch PAC

 
8:00pm
Overflow

Overflow

BOINK! Dance & Film
BOINK! is a modern dance company that explores the infinite possibilities in the world of film and live performance. Co-founded in 2013, artistic directors Cassandra Motta and Lauren Hafner Addison have been dancing and creating together for the past ten years. From the company's inception Christopher Huth, video editor and creative director, continues to be an essential part in our aim to combine…

 
8:00pm
Triskelion Arts Presents... The Pharmacy Project

Triskelion Arts Presents... The Pharmacy Project

Triskelion Arts
Triskelion Arts Presents... The Pharmacy Project Pearl October 1 - 2, 2015 8pm at Triskelion Arts’ Muriel Schulman Theater 106 Calyer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222 (enter on Banker Street) Tickets: $16 Purchase: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1790146 Triskelion Arts is pleased to present The Pharmacy Project this October in the Muriel Schulman Theater. Pearl is the 5th installment of…

 
8:00pm
Batsheva Ensemble

Batsheva Ensemble

The Joyce Theater
“Its immediate visceral and kinetic impact mostly makes you want to jump onstage and dance,” proclaimed The New York Times about the original Decadance, created in 2000 by Batsheva Dance Company’s acclaimed artistic director Ohad Naharin. For their Joyce debut, the talented young dancers of the Batsheva Ensemble perform an ever-changing Decadance in which, once again, Naharin combines excerpts…

 
8:00pm

Fitness Instructor

Physique 57 Dubai
Are you passionate about health and fitness and also interested in traveling around the world?  Do you have a background in dance?  Physique 57 is looking for high-energy, creative and dynamic instructors to join our team in Dubai!   Physique 57 is an internationally renowned ballet-barre based fitness company that has been changing the way people look, feel, and live since 2006.  Our program…

 
Sat 3rd
6:00pm
LEIMAY LUDUS: Guest Teacher Lab - Dairakudakan butoh with Daiichiro Yuyama

LEIMAY LUDUS: Guest Teacher Lab - Dairakudakan butoh with Daiichiro Yuyama

LEIMAY
Take class with Dairakudakan dancer Daiichiro Yuyama this fall!  ABOUT DAIRAKUDAKAN Founded as one of the first Butoh dance companies in 1972, Dairakudakan is the product of Akaji Maro, based on his strong beliefs on "Tempu-Tenshiki" and "Miburi-Teburi". Dairakudakan emerged on to the international scene in 1982 with the world premiere of  "Kaiin no Uma” (The sea dappled horse) in Avignon, France,…

 
8:00pm
NYTB's Fall Season at Danspace Project

NYTB's Fall Season at Danspace Project

New York Theatre Ballet
New York Theatre Ballet returns to Danspace Project with an eclectic Fall Season of Legends & Visionaries. The program includes revivals by Lois Bewley, Merce Cunningham, and Agnes de Mille, combined with the latest NYTB works by Nicolo Fonte and David Parker.

 
8:00pm
New York Theatre Ballet at Danspace Project

New York Theatre Ballet at Danspace Project

New York Theatre Ballet
NEW YORK THEATRE BALLET presents Legends & Visionaries 2015 and a Season Opening Event at Danspace Project October 1-3, 2015   New York Theatre Ballet will perform Legends & Visionaries 2015 from October 1-3, 2015 at Danspace Project, 131 E. 10th Street, NYC. Performances: Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm. A Season Opening Event will take place on Thursday at 7pm in the garden. Tickets are…

 
8:00pm
An Evening with Ballet Inc., Vol. IV

An Evening with Ballet Inc., Vol. IV

Ballet Inc.
Young choreographer Aaron Atkins and his 17-member company, Ballet Inc., return to the Ailey Citigroup Theater with eight world premieres and two repertory dances by Atkins and the company's co-founder Edgar Peterson.  A master at working with large ensembles, Atkins has assembled an outstanding group of dancers whose credits include Bejart Ballet Lausanne, American Swiss ballet, Miami Contemporary…

 
8:00pm
A Hollywood Classic

A Hollywood Classic

Decadancetheatre
As part of their CUNY Dance Initiative Grant, Decadancetheatre presents a sneak peak of A Hollywood Classic--a new work inspired by the American movie musical.  A Hollywood Classic stars Skizzo Arnedillo and Rachel Guest as a modern day “Fred and Ginger” looking for love under the glamorous lights of Hollywood. Oct 1-3 Baruch PAC

 
8:00pm
Overflow

Overflow

BOINK! Dance & Film
BOINK! is a modern dance company that explores the infinite possibilities in the world of film and live performance. Co-founded in 2013, artistic directors Cassandra Motta and Lauren Hafner Addison have been dancing and creating together for the past ten years. From the company's inception Christopher Huth, video editor and creative director, continues to be an essential part in our aim to combine…

 
8:00pm
Autechre

Autechre

(le) poisson rouge
w/ cygnus + Rob Hall (DJ Set)  presented by (le) poisson rouge & Tinnitus Music  Autechre are an English electronic music group consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both natives of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1987, the duo are one of the most prominent acts signed with Warp Records, a label known for its pioneering electronic music and through which all Autechre albums have been…

 
8:00pm
Batsheva Ensemble

Batsheva Ensemble

The Joyce Theater
“Its immediate visceral and kinetic impact mostly makes you want to jump onstage and dance,” proclaimed The New York Times about the original Decadance, created in 2000 by Batsheva Dance Company’s acclaimed artistic director Ohad Naharin. For their Joyce debut, the talented young dancers of the Batsheva Ensemble perform an ever-changing Decadance in which, once again, Naharin combines excerpts…

 
Sun 4th
5:30pm
International Concerts presents SUKHISHVILI  - NATIONAL DANCE OF GEORGIA

International Concerts presents SUKHISHVILI - NATIONAL DANCE OF GEORGIA

International Concerts
INTERNATIONAL CONCERTS presents the renowned SUKHISHVILI NATIONAL BALLET of GEORGIA in its Jubilee 70th ANNIVERSARY GALA PERFORMANCE, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2015, 5:30 pm, DAVID GEFFEN HALL, LINCOLN CENTER (Formerly known as Avery Fisher Hall). Fifty extraordinary, richly costumed dancers, accompanied by live musicians, perform an exciting program, representing the most sensational pieces in…

 
5:30pm
Sukishvili 70th Anniversary Jubilee Performance

Sukishvili 70th Anniversary Jubilee Performance

Sukishvili - Georgian National Dance Company
Sukhishvili is recipient of the "Best Show on Broadway" for its limited run. It has received a gold medal from Queen Elizabeth and sold out its performance at Lincoln Center four years ago, it was also the headline attraction for the George Balanchine Centennial with New York City Ballet. It has performed at the Metropolitan Opera and at primary venues in 57 countries to standing ovations. International…

 
6:00pm
Sundays on Broadway, September 27-December 6

Sundays on Broadway, September 27-December 6

Free series, presented by Cathy Weis Projects
Cathy Weis Projects announces the fall 2015 season of Sundays on Broadway, an ongoing series featuring film screenings, performances, discussions, and all manner of gatherings on Sunday evenings at WeisAcres in SoHo. Events will take place September 27–December 6, at 6pm, and are free and open to the public.  The fall 2015 series will feature the films Hangman Takuzo by Yasuko Yokoshi and The Legend…

 
6:00pm
Butoh classes New York with Vangeline

Butoh classes New York with Vangeline

Vangeline Theater
Butoh is an avant-garde performance art form which originated in Japan in the 1950’s. Vangeline’s Butoh classes incorporates Japanese Butoh, Bio-energetics, core energetics, elements of Noguchi…

 
7:00pm
Pentacle Announces "Fall Further IV"

Pentacle Announces "Fall Further IV"

Pentacle
Pentacle, one of NY's major dance managements for more than 30 years, announces "Fall Further IV," a concert of five of the companies on its "gallery" roster: Bill Young/Colleen Thomas & Co., danceTactics Performance Group; Dante Brown/Warehouse Dance; Indah Walsh Dance Company, and Lorraine Chapman The Company (LCTC).

 
8:00pm
Batsheva Ensemble

Batsheva Ensemble

The Joyce Theater
“Its immediate visceral and kinetic impact mostly makes you want to jump onstage and dance,” proclaimed The New York Times about the original Decadance, created in 2000 by Batsheva Dance Company’s acclaimed artistic director Ohad Naharin. For their Joyce debut, the talented young dancers of the Batsheva Ensemble perform an ever-changing Decadance in which, once again, Naharin combines excerpts…

 
Mon 5th
5:30pm
FALL/WINTER PROGRAMS

FALL/WINTER PROGRAMS

DEF DANCE JAM COMMUNITY
Celebrating life, challenge and different-ABILITIES for 22 Years!!! JOIN THE MIXED-ABILITY, INTER-GENERATIONAL COMMUNITY OF ARTIST, IN CREATIVE FELLOWSHIP ... FROM 3 to 103YRS OLD. ALL ARE WELCOME! A COMMUNITY OF INCLUSION FOR PARTICIPANTS WITH AND WITHOUT –“different-ABILITIES." TRAINING IN DANCE, THEATER, MUSIC, WRITING, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, CHOREOGRAPHY, REPERTORY AND PERFORMANCE SOME…

 
6:00pm
 
6:00pm
2015 Gala Kick-off

2015 Gala Kick-off

Harlem School of the Arts
Join Harlem School of the Arts for one spectacular night as we celebrate the first 50 years of this beloved New York City institution, honor the individuals and institutions who inspire us with their passion, dazzle you with the talents of HSA students past and present, and share with you our vision for a bold future of HSA! Together we can enrich thousands of lives through the arts, one child at a…

 
6:30pm
Beginner West African

Beginner West African

Ailey Extension
Instructor: Maguette Camara, Vado Diomande , Yah'Ya Kamate A high-spirited, high-powered rhythmic dance experience for anyone who loves to dance.

 
6:45pm
Absolute Beginner Ballet with Kat Wildish

Absolute Beginner Ballet with Kat Wildish

Gibney Dance Union Square
This class is for the beginners or for dancers who want to refine their technique at a basic level.   ~~Sign up Kat's monthly newsletter here: http://katwildish.com/page7/

 
7:00pm
$10 Trial Tango Class.

$10 Trial Tango Class.

Strictly Tango NYC
Introductory Tango Lesson Every Monday and Thursday at 7pm and every Saturday at 2pm, we offer a taste of tango for total beginners for just $10. You will get a 55 minute class introducing you to all the basic fundamentals of tango. It is guaranteed you will be dancing at the end of the class. It is a good way to have fun starting out with tango for those that have never danced it before. At the end…

 
7:00pm
Contemplative Dance Practice

Contemplative Dance Practice

Brooklyn Studios for Dance
7:00pm-9:00pm Contemplative Dance Practice with Zena Bibler  $5  Contemplative Dance Practice, facilitated by Zena Bibler, is a three part session formally divided between seated meditation, personal attunement (warmup), and improvised movement in a group. CDP was developed at Naropa University by Barbara Dilley, who has been practicing and studying meditation in the Shambhala tradition of Chögyam…

 
7:00pm
Up In The Air

Up In The Air

D. warren Inc
New York, NY August 18, 2015 Up In The Air, a tribute to dance legend Louis Johnson, will take place Monday, October 5, 2015 at 7:00 pm in the Peter Norton Theater at Symphony Space located at 2537 Broadway in New York City. The event has two purposes: to honor the life and work of Johnson and to raise funds to complete a feature length documentary about the renowned dancer entitled Up In The Air.…

 
8:00pm
Through the Portals, Isadora Duncan's Orfeo and other works

Through the Portals, Isadora Duncan's Orfeo and other works

Dance Visions NY
Dance Visions NY presents the premiere of Through the Portals, isadora Duncans's materpiece to Orfeo ed Euridice, and other works by company choreographers.  Through the Portals employs the Isadora Duncan dance technique as a primary source of the movement approach. In this same program, Dance Visions NY will also present Duncan’s major work to the 2nd act of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, showing…

 
8:00pm
 

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