Fifteen dance companies will be performing in Westbeth’s annual WestFest Dance Festival on the weekend of April 30th. Taking place in the halls and courtyards of the landmarked Richard Meier-designed affordable housing complex, WestFest is an immersive, curated dance festival that presents and spotlights established and emerging movement artists and dance groups based in New York City. 

Programming for Saturday, April 30th will feature performances by: 

Virginie Mécène - Graham 2 

gorno (Glenn Potter-Takata)

The Bang Group

Carol Nolte/Dance Collective

Company of Collaborative Artist (CoCA)

Marla Phelan

Brain Dance and Chinese Dance with 14th Street Y/ Sirovich Senior Dancers

Capoeira Luanda lead by Mestre Jelon Vieira

Programming for Sunday, May 1st will feature performances by: 

Matthew Westerby Company

ZCO/DANCEPROJECT

Sofia Engelman + Em Papineau

The Echoes of Africa Dance Collective

BOiNK! Dance & Film

The DynamitExperience

Rachael Lieblein-Jurbala

The Jamal Jackson Dance Company

Visitors can sign up for a free one-hour tour guided by Westbeth artists, who guide visitors through the building, interspersed with original dance performances that enliven the housing complex’s famed winding corridors and courtyards. Set to take place across two days, Saturday, April 30th and Sunday, May 1st, from 1:30 - 3:00 PM, tickets are free but must be reserved online in advance.