 It’s
time to pull out your calendars and mark up all the upcoming dance
events—most especially, of course—those of our glorious
clients. To make your life easier, we’ve listed them all below,
along with brief descriptions of their plots and plans.
GOOD AS GOLD
NEW YORK CITY BALLET SOLOIST TOM GOLD AND POET CHARLES SIMIC
PERFORM IN NEW ISSUE OF 2WICE
2wice, the multi-award winning magazine
dedicated to the visual and performing arts, has once again found
new ways to celebrate its subject. The most recent issue, entitled
“Gold,” scheduled for publication on March 1, combines
the poetry of Charles Simic with breathtaking photographs of New
York City Ballet soloist Tom Gold. The photographers are Christian
Witkin, Baerbel Schmidt, Jens Umbach and Phil Toledano.
Publication date: March 1, 2005
TRIPLE PLAY
PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRE MAKES NEW YORK DEBUT AT THE JOYCE THEATER,
MARCH 29–APRIL 3, 2005
It’ll be a night of New York premieres—three in
all—when the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre celebrates its New
York City debut with a week of performances at The Joyce Theater,
March 29–April 3. In “Hungry Heart…‘we all
have one’!!,” British choreographer Derek Deane uses
Bruce Springsteen’s music to create a series of vignettes
about a cast of colorful characters drifting through a diner. Kevin
O’Day employs structured improvisation in “Sting/ING
Situations,” a work for 10 dancers. Given the title, it’s
no surprise that Sting is the composer of choice. And in a move
away from his usual pop music fare, Dwight Rhoden has turned to
Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony to accompany “7th Heaven,”
which combines classical vocabulary and contemporary movement.
Curtain Times: Tuesday–Saturday, March 29–April 2 at
8pm; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2pm
Ticket Price: $40
HER 40TH CONTINUES
MEREDITH MONK & VOCAL ENSEMBLE MAKES JOE’S PUB DEBUT,
MAY 20, 2005
Meredith Monk’s event-filled 40th anniversary continues
with a short stop on May 20 at Joe’s Pub, where Meredith Monk
& Vocal Ensemble—Theo Bleckmann, Katie Geissinger, Ching
Gonzalez, Bohdan Hilash, John Hollenbeck and Allison Sniffin—will
perform a series of Monk’s hits. The program will include
music from “Facing North,” “The Games” and
“mercy,” as well as a selection of unaccompanied solos
performed by Monk.
Curtain Times: Friday, May 20 at 7pm and 9:30pm
Ticket Price: $25
SEVEN-YEAR ITCH
DAVID DORFMAN DANCE CONCLUDES 20th ANNIVERSARY FESTIVITIES WITH
WORLD PREMIERE AT JOYCE THEATER,
MAY 31–JUNE 5, 2005
Sometimes called a revolutionary with a sense humor, David Dorfman,
athlete-turned-choreographer who also offers a contemplative look
at the world, will bring his troupe of four dancers to The Joyce
Theater, May 31–June 5. One highlight is the premiere of “New
Traditions: An Older Testament,” set to an original score
by Frank London of The Klezmatics. The work questions what it means
to be a Jew in today’s world. Also planned is last year’s
hit, “Lightbulb Theory,” a meditation on death in which
the dancers ask: “Is a light bulb better if it flickers out
or suddenly goes dark?” A new dance is also in the works.
And for the numerically-minded: The engagement closes the company’s
20th anniversary year, while marking its first performances at The
Joyce in seven years.
Curtain Times: May 31–June 5, Tuesday–Saturday at 8pm;
Sunday at 7:30pm; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2pm
Ticket Price: TBD
CURRANT EVENTS
SEÁN CURRAN COMPANY PLAYS THE JOYCE THEATER,
JUNE 7–12, 2005
Give him any piece of music, and choreographer Séan Curran
will find a new take. For instance, “Art/Song/Dance,”
one of the dances that he will present as part of Séan Curran
Company’s Joyce Theater season, June 7–12, will be danced
to a series of 20th century American poems set to original music
by Ricky Ian Gordon, performed live by Gordon and four singers.
And then there will be “Sonata,” set to Janecek’s
“Sonata for Violin and Piano,” which evokes the music’s
sense of community to recall the tragedy of 9/11. A third highlight
of the season will be ”Companion Dances,” a duet both
performed and choreographed by Curran and long-time company member
Heather Waldon-Arnold and set to rock music by Young Marble Giants,
Radiohead, Solex and Jesse Manno.
Curtain Times: Tuesday–Saturday, June 7–11 at 8pm; Sunday,
June 12 at 7:30pm; Saturday matinee at 2pm
Ticket Price: TBD
STRAVINSKY AND ALL THAT JAZZ
PASCAL RIOULT DANCE THEATRE RETURNS TO THE JOYCE THEATER, JUNE 14–19,
2005
Inspired by his ongoing love of Stravinsky’s music, Pascal
Rioult presents two recent dances to the composer’s scores
at The Joyce Theater, June 14–19. The first is a world premiere
tentatively titled “Noces” (or “Wedding”),
after the 1914 Stravinsky score, “Les Noces.” In it,
Rioult deconstructs social and religious wedding rituals to penetrate
the conflicting feelings of this traditional, sacred rite of passage.
Also on the program is last year’s “Firebird,”
set to the score inspired by the ancient Russian tale of magic and
transformation. In Rioult’s dance, the Firebird is a young
child whose innocence and curiosity resurrect the dehumanized creatures
surrounding her. Also in the works is a completely re-choreographed
version of Rioult’s “Kansas City Orfeo Suite,”
which premiered in 1996. Though the dance will look different, the
theme–an updated version of the classic Greek myth of Orfeo–and
the music, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Kansas Orchestra leader
Bennie Moten, remain the same.
Curtain Times: Tuesday, June 14 at 7:30pm; Wednesday–Saturday,
June 15–18 at 8pm; Sunday, June 19 at 7:30pm; matinees on
Saturday and Sunday at 2pm
Ticket Price: $38
NO TIME OFF
BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE DANCE COMPANY PREVIEWS NEW WORK AT AARON
DAVIS HALL, JUNE 16–18, 2005
You’d think with all the new work he created for his company’s
20th anniversary, Bill T. Jones might want a week off. Guess again.
Although the Aaron Davis Hall programs, June 16–18, are not
set in stone, at this point the plan is to present previews of excerpts
from Jones’s next major work, “Blind Date.” This
multimedia dance, accompanied by an original score and text, affirms
and boldly questions the meaning of patriotism. Jones also promises
a look at some other new works now in progress. Stay tuned.
Curtain Times: Thursday–Saturday, June 16–18 at 7:30pm
Ticket Price: $25–$35
A LEGEND HONORED
URBAN BUSH WOMEN CELEBRATES 20 YEARS WITH SEASON AT THE JOYCE THEATER,
JUNE 21–26, 2005
Urban Bush Women will glance backward while leaping forward
when it culminates its 20th anniversary celebration with a week
of shows at The Joyce Theater, June 21–26. Highlighting the
special events are the New York premieres of Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s
“Walking with Pearl–The Southern Diaries” and
“Walking with Pearl–Africa Diaries,” both of which
were inspired by African American dance pioneer and social activist
Pearl Primus. The program also includes Zollar’s “Batty
Moves,” a celebration of the female buttocks that Zollar created
in 1995; “Girlfriends” first seen in 1986; and Zollar’s
1998 solo “ Give Your Hands to Struggle.” An additional
highlight is “Sacred Vessel” by Bridget L. Moore, the
first recipient of Urban Bush Women’s Project Next Generation
commission.
Curtain Times: Tuesday, June 21 at 7:30pm; Wednesday–Saturday,
June 22–25 at 8pm; Sunday, June 26 at 7:30pm; Sunday matinee
at 2pm
Ticket Price: $36
The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue
at 19th Street. Tickets are available at the box office, by calling
212-242-0800 or online at www.joyce.org.
Joe’s Pub at The Joseph Papp Public Theater is located at
425 Lafayette Street. Tickets are available at the box office, by
calling 212-239-6200 or at www.telecharge.com.
Aaron Davis Hall is located at West 135th Street and Convent Avenue
on the campus of City College of New York. Tickets are available
at the box office, by calling 212-650-7100 or online at www.aarondavishall.org.
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