Presented as a solo, Selya interprets the one-woman Jean Cocteau play La Voix Humaine, a Joyce commission that features an emotional portrait of a woman devastated by the end of an affair. Taking place over the course of one evening in her modest apartment, the character (performed by Karine Plantadit) converses via telephone with the man who has left her. Through expressive movement and conversation she conveys strength, weakness, honesty, deceit and desperation. Featuring Rika Okamoto. read more »

CorbinDances's unprecedented two week season will include seven works on two programs. Witness two world premieres: Romantic Conversions by Patrick Corbin to Rachmaninov's "Piano Concerto #2" and a new solo work by Elizabeth DeMent. Also featured are NYC premieres of Do I Make Myself Clear? by Gregory Dolbashian and Corbin's Infinity, performed with cellist Christine Chu. (Program A/Week 1: Romantic Conversions, Do I Make Myself Clear?, New Solo, Infinity and Reach; Program B/Week 2: Partly Cloudy, For the Good Times, New Solo, Infinity and Reach.) read more »

GERALDCASELDANCE presents the world premiere of Border. Set to a largely impressionist sound score, Border asks, "How do we define our identity? What if we had no physical borders? Would we lose or gain more of ourselves?" This evening-length piece highlights Casel's complex choreographic structures with virtuosic and emotionally evocative dancing. Lighting design by Joe Levasseur; costumes by David Quinn; original music by Robert Poss. read more »

NYC–based Chase Brock presents his dynamic company in a program of world premieres featuring three commissioned scores by celebrated composers Joshua Rosenblum, Jan Warner and Joseph Zellnik; scenic art by noted American painter John Wulp; and a 21st century treatment of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons," a collaboration with acclaimed playwright David Zellnik. read more »

The A.W.A.R.D. Show! is a festival of new and exciting work where YOU as an audience member get to voice your opinion! Watch 12 choreographers perform over four nights, vote for potential and originality and see who walks away with a $10,000 creative grant on the last night! This unprecedented opportunity engages audiences and artists in a new way and highlights some of the freshest choreography in town. Moderated discussion and wine reception to elect the winner follow each event. read more »

The Trinayan Collective, known for its evocative interpretations of Odissi dance, merges ancient dance rituals with the contemporary human experience. Using a pastiche of live music, movement and spoken word, Guna looks to the east for revelation of the elements that bind the soul—purity, passion and darkness. Featuring the NYC premiere of the powerful, imaginative Sapta Matrika-The Seven Divine Mothers, by award-winning choreographer Durga Charan Ranbir. read more »

Erica Essner Performance Co-Op presents the world premiere of Moon Uprising, featuring live music by composer Miguel Frasconi. Intricate partnering and expressionism define this new quartet driven by glass instruments and analog electronics. Additions to the program include Back to Tijuca, a series of spicy duets set to a score by Barbatugues, whose music explores percussion on the human body and You go, I go featuring five dancers tangled in forceful physical dialogue. Special guest: CORE Performance Company read more »

Working with a writer, sound artist and economist, the world premiere of Package Less is a provocative and textured contemporary dance work. Director/choreographer Martha Williams questions our obsessively productive and economically focused society and its complex entanglement with the desire, shame and power of womanhood and sexuality in American culture. read more »

Led by Artistic Directors Kelly Hayes and Katy Orthwein, RedShift Dance presents two premieres that integrate visceral and dynamic movement with theatrical sensibility and emotional acuity. In It's not like we can't dress her up in fishnets and tell her what to do, Hayes looks at talent, looming stage mothers and the perils of instant fame. Orthwein's new work explores attachment, release and the residue of unresolved experiences, with a film by Janusz Jaworski and original music by award-winning composer Cynthia Hopkins read more »

Jennifer Kayle joins collaborators from across the Midwest with dancers from five NYC companies. Signature elements, such as movable sets, can be seen in four NYC premieres including Heel where 1,000 plastic bags create the landscape of a post-industrial, post-paradise, fall from grace. Featured collaborators include Lisa Gonzales, Peter Schmitz, composers Carlos Cuellar, Burton Beerman and live performance by the piano/violin duo Winston Choi and Maehung Xu. read more »

Solo flamenco artist Nélida Tirado is well-known for her intense grace, passion and powerful style. Original music and choreography steeped in traditional and modern flamenco style are presented, as well as 37 años and the world premiere of Delirio, a new work inspired by basic human emotion and commissioned by Harlem Stage/Aaron Davis Hall. The evening will include a guest male artist and a cast of seven musicians. read more »

Based in NYC and Connecticut, Adele Myers and Dancers combines robust athleticism with theatricality. The company presents Is That All There Is, a satirical social commentary about motherhood. Additionally, the program features a world premiere that reveals the effects of technology on the proximities of human interaction (in collaboration with video artist Tara Burns and composer Kyle Olson). read more »

Informed by African American culture, aesthetics, spirituality and personal experience, Bridget L. Moore brings her highly physical, fluid, sensual and structured choreography to Joyce SoHo. Influenced by visual images, she transcends the conventions of concert choreography by African Americans working in the spirit of great choreographers such as Dr. Pearl Primus, Katherine Dunham, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and Diane McIntyre. read more »