Five years after the company made its NYC debut, Richmond Ballet returns to The Joyce stage stage April 6-11 with a program showcasing six New York premieres. Though several of these works are popular commissions, none have been performed for a New York audience. Take a peek and see why The Washington Post calls Richmond Ballet “a company to which dance fans everywhere ought to pay attention.”
In a review with arguably one of the best titles ever (Super-Vixens with Troll-Doll Hair Death-Stare Underware Models in the Matrix) , Vanity Fair’s James Wolcott calls KEIGWIN + COMPANY’s program, “one sexy packet, wired into the overactive nervous system of our ADHD time from Caffeinated to the phenomenal finale piece Runaway.”
Read the full review here.
Stefanie Nelson Dancegroup (gracing the stage at Joyce SoHo this weekend) has created Proximity Spiral, a dark and sexy evening length work based on the structure of a Fibonacci sequence. If the promise of a red marley floor isn’t enough to get you in the door (it looks amazing), perhaps this review of an excerpt from Proximity Spiral will do the trick.
Performing this weekend at Joyce SoHo is Kim Gibilisco Dances, an exciting company in the Nikolais/Louis lineage. Kim was kind enough to share the following video of excerpts from a recent open rehearsal and Q & A.
A highlight of the New York City cultural season takes place at The Joyce when the Lyon Opera Ballet performs the work of some of our most revered choreographers. This is your chance to see three glorious pieces on one program–Maguy Marin’s austere and impassioned Grosse Fugue; William Forsythe’s beautifully inventive Duo; and Merce Cunningham’s magnificently intricate Beach Birds.
In this interview, Marketing Intern Aktina Stathaki talks with Lyon Opera Ballet Director Yorgos Lukos about topics that include his programming choices for the company’s Joyce season, funding for the arts, the use of non-conventional performance spaces, and more.
Purchase tickets for Lyon Opera Ballet (at The Joyce Mar 9-14) now.
KEIGWIN + COMPANY returns to The Joyce stage Mar 16-21. The company brings a vibrant program that features the world premiere of a new work entitled “Bird Watching” and includes Mattress Suite and Caffeinated, two pieces that blend Keigwin’s signature athleticism, subtle humor, and “uninhibited embrace of the theatrical.” (The New York Times).
Enjoy this behind the scenes look at the creation of the new piece.
Video by Nel Shelby Productions. Featuring Matt Baker, Ashley Browne, Aaron Carr, Kristina Hanna, Liz Riga, and Larry Keigwin.
The DANY Studios Master Class Series began on Friday, March 5 with a class taught by Doug Varone and Dancers company member Julia Burrer. Along with an enthusiastic group of dancers, Joyce Education Assistant (and accomplished dancer) Aston McCullough was guided through a class that focused momentum and gravity within the body.
Julia Burrer hails from Austin, Texas and graduated from SUNY Purchase with a BFA in Dance. She studied abroad at Rotterdamse Dansacademie in the Netherlands, and performed at the Hong Kong International Dance Festival in the summer of 2006. Julia has been a member of Doug Varone and Dancers since 2007.
Aston was kind enough to report back on his experiences at the class:
“In Julia’s three-hour master class, dancers investigated a sense of bodily ease, subtlety of motion, and the power of focus while executing complex movement sequences which, at times, required dancers to teeter off the edges of greater space. Quick directional changes were accentuated by arms slicing clear pathways, leading into whipped turns. Dancers were asked to extend their focus beyond the studio windows and into the surrounding streets of Manhattan, as we danced to the musical accompaniment of such artists as Dianna Ross and Radiohead. Burrer masterfully laced pertinent imagery into the lesson, asking us to be “melting butter” or at the center of an erupting geyser to aid our moving, feeling bodies in the process of dancing. After a rousing two-hour technique class, dancers were invited to learn an excerpt from Doug Varone’s notable work, Rise (1993).”
To experience a class like this one for yourself, join us as The DANY Studios Master Class Series continues this Friday, March 12 with a class taught by Lyon Opera Ballet company member Jocelyne Mocognia. RSVP by contacting Maggie Lockhart at mlockhart@joyce.org.
Joyce SoHo features Backhausdance this weekend, March 5–6. Artistic Director Jennifer Backhaus was recently featured on the KadmusArts Podcast, discussing her Joyce SoHo season, and her innovative internet fundraising initiatives.
