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Tuesday May 17, 2016

Esprit de tour: A conversation on retracing the Merce Cunningham Dance Company's 1964 world tour

Danspace Project
Tue. May, 17 2016 @ 6:30pm

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Various
Tue. May, 17 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 130 more)

Pachamama: Mother World

Dixon Place
Tue. May, 17 2016 @ 7:30pm

Cuba Festival: DanzAbierta

The Joyce Theater
Tue. May, 17 2016 @ 7:30pm (+ 4 more)

Wednesday May 18, 2016

BRYANT PARK PRESENTS DANCE PARTY

Bryant Park
Wed. May, 18 2016 @ 6:00pm (+ 7 more)

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Various
Wed. May, 18 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 130 more)

Gibney Dance and Monica Bill Barnes & Company present "Happy Hour" encore engagement

Studio G at Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
Wed. May, 18 2016 @ 6:30pm (+ 5 more)

Merce Cunningham Early Works

BAC’s Jerome Robbins Theater
Wed. May, 18 2016 @ 7:00pm

Thursday May 19, 2016

SOAKING WET RETURNS TO THE WEST END THEATER MAY 19-22

West End Theater
Thu. May, 19 2016 @ 7:00pm, 8:30pm (+ 6 more)

FOOTPRINTS: A Modern Dance Festival

Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater
Thu. May, 19 2016 @ 7:30pm (+ 2 more)

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Various
Thu. May, 19 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 130 more)

Merce Cunningham Early Works

BAC’s Jerome Robbins Theater
Thu. May, 19 2016 @ 7:00pm

Chen Dance Center's newsteps

Chen Dance Center
Thu. May, 19 2016 @ 7:30pm (+ 2 more)

Cuba Festival: Irene Rodríguez Compañía

The Joyce Theater
Thu. May, 19 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 4 more)

Ariel Rivka Dance Hosts Dance Festival

New York Live Arts
Thu. May, 19 2016 @ 7:30pm (+ 3 more)

Juliette Mapp presents "Luxury Rentals"

Danspace Project
Thu. May, 19 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 5 more)

Friday May 20, 2016

SOAKING WET RETURNS TO THE WEST END THEATER MAY 19-22

West End Theater
Fri. May, 20 2016 @ 7:00pm, 8:30pm (+ 6 more)

FOOTPRINTS: A Modern Dance Festival

Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater
Fri. May, 20 2016 @ 7:30pm (+ 2 more)

Dancewave's Spring Season!

Kumble Theater at LIU Brooklyn
Fri. May, 20 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 3 more)

Cuba Festival: Irene Rodríguez Compañía

The Joyce Theater
Fri. May, 20 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 4 more)

"being Here.../this time" by Marjani Forté-Saunders at MoCADA

MoCADA
Fri. May, 20 2016 @ 7:00pm (+ 2 more)

Chen Dance Center's newsteps

Chen Dance Center
Fri. May, 20 2016 @ 7:30pm (+ 2 more)

KEIKO FUJII DANCE COMPANY: TAMASHI NO HIBIKI (SOUL VIBRATIONS)

92nd Street Y
Fri. May, 20 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 2 more)

Ariel Rivka Dance Hosts Dance Festival

New York Live Arts
Fri. May, 20 2016 @ 7:30pm (+ 3 more)

Juliette Mapp presents "Luxury Rentals"

Danspace Project
Fri. May, 20 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 5 more)

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Various
Fri. May, 20 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 130 more)

Saturday May 21, 2016

The 10th Annual Dance Parade and Festival

Sat. May, 21 2016 @ 1:00pm

Ariel Rivka Dance Hosts Dance Festival

New York Live Arts
Sat. May, 21 2016 @ 2:00pm, 7:30pm (+ 2 more)

#BlackGirlLit: Between Literature, Performance, and Memory

FiveMyles
Sat. May, 21 2016 @ 6:30pm

"being Here.../this time" by Marjani Forté-Saunders at MoCADA

MoCADA
Sat. May, 21 2016 @ 7:00pm (+ 2 more)

Chen Dance Center's newsteps

Chen Dance Center
Sat. May, 21 2016 @ 7:30pm (+ 2 more)

WASHINGTON DC: Malpaso Dance Company (from Havana, Cuba) at Dance Place

Dance Place
Sat. May, 21 2016 @ 8:00pm

PHILADELPHIA, PA: Janine Antoni, Anna Halprin, and Stephen Petronio Navigate Gap between Art and Dance

The Fabric Workshop and Museum
Sat. May, 21 2016 @ 1:00pm (+ 14 more)

Cuba Festival: Irene Rodríguez Compañía

The Joyce Theater
Sat. May, 21 2016 @ 2:00pm, 8:00pm (+ 3 more)

SOAKING WET RETURNS TO THE WEST END THEATER MAY 19-22

West End Theater
Sat. May, 21 2016 @ 7:00pm, 8:30pm (+ 6 more)

Haiti Cultural Exchange presents "A Tribute to Viviane Gauthier"

Harlem School of Arts
Sat. May, 21 2016 @ 7:00pm

Juliette Mapp presents "Luxury Rentals"

Danspace Project
Sat. May, 21 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 5 more)

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Various
Sat. May, 21 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 130 more)

Dancewave's Spring Season!

Kumble Theater at LIU Brooklyn
Sat. May, 21 2016 @ 2:00pm, 7:00pm (+ 2 more)

DANCING WHILE BLACK / Healing Afternoon w/ Harriet's Apothecary

BAAD! (The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance)
Sat. May, 21 2016 @ 3:00pm

WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company 2016 SoloDuo Festival

Poet’s Den Theater
Sat. May, 21 2016 @ 7:00pm (+ 2 more)

FOOTPRINTS: A Modern Dance Festival

Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater
Sat. May, 21 2016 @ 7:30pm (+ 2 more)

KEIKO FUJII DANCE COMPANY: TAMASHI NO HIBIKI (SOUL VIBRATIONS)

92nd Street Y
Sat. May, 21 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 2 more)

Sunday May 22, 2016

“Tap Attack” in celebration of National Tap Dance Day at Evergreens Cemetery

Evergreens Cemetery
Sun. May, 22 2016 @ 12:00pm

Archaea for the Evergreens

The Evergreens Cemetery (Cooper Ave. gate)
Sun. May, 22 2016 @ 2:00pm (+ 5 more)

KEIKO FUJII DANCE COMPANY: TAMASHI NO HIBIKI (SOUL VIBRATIONS)

92nd Street Y
Sun. May, 22 2016 @ 3:00pm (+ 2 more)

Dixon Place's 4th Annual Tom Murrin Performance Award Ceremony

Howl! Happening Gallery
Sun. May, 22 2016 @ 4:00pm

WASHINGTON DC: Malpaso Dance Company (from Havana, Cuba) at Dance Place

Dance Place
Sun. May, 22 2016 @ 7:00pm

OAKLAND, CA: This Land Oakland - Bringing the Outside In

Laney College Theater
Sun. May, 22 2016 @ 8:00pm

NEW CANAAN, CT: Ivy Baldwin Dance at The Glass House

The Glass House
Sun. May, 22 2016 @ 12:30pm, 3:15pm

Cuba Festival: Irene Rodríguez Compañía

The Joyce Theater
Sun. May, 22 2016 @ 2:00pm (+ 4 more)

SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND: DancEthos & DEVIATED THEATRE presents an evening of modern dance

Cultural Arts Center at Montgomery College
Sun. May, 22 2016 @ 3:00pm

WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company 2016 SoloDuo Festival

Poet’s Den Theater
Sun. May, 22 2016 @ 5:00pm, 7:00pm

"being Here.../this time" by Marjani Forté-Saunders at MoCADA

MoCADA
Sun. May, 22 2016 @ 7:00pm (+ 2 more)

Dancewave's Spring Season!

Kumble Theater at LIU Brooklyn
Sun. May, 22 2016 @ 2:00pm (+ 3 more)

Haiti Cultural Exchange presents "A Tribute to Viviane Gauthier"

Harlem School of Arts
Sun. May, 22 2016 @ 2:00pm

New American Youth Ballet presents “Cervantes to Someday," a ballet celebrating Mothers

Stuyvesant High School
Sun. May, 22 2016 @ 3:00pm

SOAKING WET RETURNS TO THE WEST END THEATER MAY 19-22

West End Theater
Sun. May, 22 2016 @ 7:00pm, 8:30pm (+ 6 more)

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Various
Sun. May, 22 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 130 more)

Monday May 23, 2016

Brooklyn for Dance

Mark Morris Dance Center
Mon. May, 23 2016 @ 6:00pm

Dance/NYC celebrates BROOKLYN FOR DANCE

Mark Morris Dance Center
Mon. May, 23 2016 @ 6:00pm

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Various
Mon. May, 23 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 130 more)

Tuesday May 24, 2016

BJM—Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal at The Joyce

The Joyce Theater
Tue. May, 24 2016 @ 7:30pm (+ 6 more)

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Various
Tue. May, 24 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 130 more)

Wednesday May 25, 2016

BRYANT PARK PRESENTS DANCE PARTY

Bryant Park
Wed. May, 25 2016 @ 6:00pm (+ 7 more)

BJM—Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal at The Joyce

The Joyce Theater
Wed. May, 25 2016 @ 7:30pm (+ 6 more)

BAMcinématek presents FilmAfrica, the cinematic companion to BAM’s 39th annual DanceAfrica

BAM
Wed. May, 25 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 5 more)

Gibney Dance and Monica Bill Barnes & Company present "Happy Hour" encore engagement

Studio G at Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
Wed. May, 25 2016 @ 6:30pm (+ 5 more)

The 2016 Creature Season

The Flamboyan Theater at The Clemente
Wed. May, 25 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 2 more)

“ITALIAN DANCE CONNECTION” ANNOUNCES 2ND ANNUAL NYC FESTIVAL WEEK MAY 23-28

Sheen Center
Wed. May, 25 2016 @ 7:30pm (+ 4 more)

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Various
Wed. May, 25 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 130 more)

Thursday May 26, 2016

PHILADELPHIA, PA: Janine Antoni, Anna Halprin, and Stephen Petronio Navigate Gap between Art and Dance

The Fabric Workshop and Museum
Thu. May, 26 2016 @ 1:00pm (+ 14 more)

Shared Evening: Justin Cabrillos / Lauren Bakst & Yuri Masnyj

Danspace Project
Thu. May, 26 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 2 more)

BAMcinématek presents FilmAfrica, the cinematic companion to BAM’s 39th annual DanceAfrica

BAM
Thu. May, 26 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 5 more)

BJM—Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal at The Joyce

The Joyce Theater
Thu. May, 26 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 6 more)

The Tank Presents Bryce Dance Company: "The Space Between" with Carbon Mirage & Sunny Hitt

The Tank NYC
Thu. May, 26 2016 @ 7:00pm

The 2016 Creature Season

The Flamboyan Theater at The Clemente
Thu. May, 26 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 2 more)

the folklorists present 'BONE CHINA'

Brooklyn Arts Exchange
Thu. May, 26 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 2 more)

BALLET HISPÁNICO announces next Choreography Lab/Instituto Coreográfico

Thu. May, 26 2016 @ 8:00pm

“ITALIAN DANCE CONNECTION” ANNOUNCES 2ND ANNUAL NYC FESTIVAL WEEK MAY 23-28

Sheen Center
Thu. May, 26 2016 @ 7:30pm (+ 4 more)

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Various
Thu. May, 26 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 130 more)

Triskelion Arts Presents... Tiffany Rea-Fisher for Elisa Monte Dance

Triskelion Arts' Muriel Schulman Theater
Thu. May, 26 2016 @ 8:00pm

VINE OF THE DEAD, 11 RITUAL GESTURES - JIM FINDLAY

The Invisible Dog
Thu. May, 26 2016 @ 8:30pm (+ 2 more)

Friday May 27, 2016

Fridays at Noon: Durning, Mapp, Uchizono: brain-fed

92nd Street Y
Fri. May, 27 2016 @ 12:00pm

“ITALIAN DANCE CONNECTION” ANNOUNCES 2ND ANNUAL NYC FESTIVAL WEEK MAY 23-28

Sheen Center
Fri. May, 27 2016 @ 7:30pm (+ 4 more)

The 2016 Creature Season

The Flamboyan Theater at The Clemente
Fri. May, 27 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 2 more)

the folklorists present 'BONE CHINA'

Brooklyn Arts Exchange
Fri. May, 27 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 2 more)

VINE OF THE DEAD, 11 RITUAL GESTURES - JIM FINDLAY

The Invisible Dog
Fri. May, 27 2016 @ 8:30pm (+ 2 more)

TEEKVISION PRESENTS: RAW & THE EMERGENT

BAAD! (The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance)
Fri. May, 27 2016 @ 7:00pm

The Divine Flame: the life, times, Inspirations and dance of Isadora Duncan

East Meadow Library
Fri. May, 27 2016 @ 7:30pm

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Various
Fri. May, 27 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 130 more)

Triskelion Arts Presents... Tiffany Rea-Fisher for Elisa Monte Dance

Triskelion Arts' Muriel Schulman Theater
Fri. May, 27 2016 @ 8:00pm

The Tank Presents Bryce Dance Company: "The Space Between" with Carbon Mirage & Sunny Hitt

The Tank NYC
Fri. May, 27 2016 @ 7:00pm

Shared Evening: Justin Cabrillos / Lauren Bakst & Yuri Masnyj

Danspace Project
Fri. May, 27 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 2 more)

BAMcinématek presents FilmAfrica, the cinematic companion to BAM’s 39th annual DanceAfrica

BAM
Fri. May, 27 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 5 more)

BJM—Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal at The Joyce

The Joyce Theater
Fri. May, 27 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 6 more)

Saturday May 28, 2016

Archaea for the Evergreens

The Evergreens Cemetery (Cooper Ave. gate)
Sat. May, 28 2016 @ 2:00pm (+ 5 more)

“ITALIAN DANCE CONNECTION” ANNOUNCES 2ND ANNUAL NYC FESTIVAL WEEK MAY 23-28

Sheen Center
Sat. May, 28 2016 @ 5:30pm, 7:30pm (+ 3 more)

BAMcinématek presents FilmAfrica, the cinematic companion to BAM’s 39th annual DanceAfrica

BAM
Sat. May, 28 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 5 more)

BJM—Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal at The Joyce

The Joyce Theater
Sat. May, 28 2016 @ 2:00pm, 8:00pm (+ 5 more)

Shared Evening: Justin Cabrillos / Lauren Bakst & Yuri Masnyj

Danspace Project
Sat. May, 28 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 2 more)

the folklorists present 'BONE CHINA'

Brooklyn Arts Exchange
Sat. May, 28 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 2 more)

Installation of an imagined oceanic space by Sara Jimenez

FiveMyles
Sat. May, 28 2016 @ 5:00pm

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Various
Sat. May, 28 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 130 more)

VINE OF THE DEAD, 11 RITUAL GESTURES - JIM FINDLAY

The Invisible Dog
Sat. May, 28 2016 @ 8:30pm (+ 2 more)

Sunday May 29, 2016

Archaea for the Evergreens

The Evergreens Cemetery (Cooper Ave. gate)
Sun. May, 29 2016 @ 2:00pm (+ 5 more)

"The bird has more friends than me" by Garnet Henderson, Rebecca Hadley and Rebecca Schwarz

Triskelion Arts in Greenpoint
Sun. May, 29 2016 @ 4:00pm

BJM—Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal at The Joyce

The Joyce Theater
Sun. May, 29 2016 @ 2:00pm (+ 6 more)

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Various
Sun. May, 29 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 130 more)

The Hive: New York

The Muriel Schulman Theater at Triskelion Arts
Sun. May, 29 2016 @ 4:00pm

BAMcinématek presents FilmAfrica, the cinematic companion to BAM’s 39th annual DanceAfrica

BAM
Sun. May, 29 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 5 more)

Monday May 30, 2016

Kamutshima Dance Troupe presents "Ladie Nshimba"

Dixon Place
Mon. May, 30 2016 @ 6:00pm

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Various
Mon. May, 30 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 130 more)

BAMcinématek presents FilmAfrica, the cinematic companion to BAM’s 39th annual DanceAfrica

BAM
Mon. May, 30 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 5 more)

Tuesday May 31, 2016

WASHINGTON DC: DanceAfrica DC 2016

Dance Place
Tue. May, 31 2016 @ 12:00pm (+ 5 more)

"Anergos" by Christina Catechis

Dixon Place
Tue. May, 31 2016 @ 7:30pm

MEET THE ARTSTS of BAAD!'s OPEN CALL 2016

BAAD! (The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance)
Tue. May, 31 2016 @ 6:00pm

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Various
Tue. May, 31 2016 @ 8:00pm (+ 130 more)

LEAVES OF GRASS – UNCUT, a solo performance by Patrick Scully

Dixon Place
Tue. May, 31 2016 @ 7:30pm

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May 17-31, 2016

Tuesday May 17, 2016

Esprit de tour: A conversation on retracing the Merce Cunningham Dance Company's 1964 world tour

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Pachamama: Mother World

Cuba Festival: DanzAbierta

Wednesday May 18, 2016

BRYANT PARK PRESENTS DANCE PARTY

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Gibney Dance and Monica Bill Barnes & Company present "Happy Hour" encore engagement

Merce Cunningham Early Works

Thursday May 19, 2016

SOAKING WET RETURNS TO THE WEST END THEATER MAY 19-22

FOOTPRINTS: A Modern Dance Festival

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Merce Cunningham Early Works

Chen Dance Center's newsteps

Cuba Festival: Irene Rodríguez Compañía

Ariel Rivka Dance Hosts Dance Festival

Juliette Mapp presents "Luxury Rentals"

Friday May 20, 2016

SOAKING WET RETURNS TO THE WEST END THEATER MAY 19-22

FOOTPRINTS: A Modern Dance Festival

Dancewave's Spring Season!

Cuba Festival: Irene Rodríguez Compañía

"being Here.../this time" by Marjani Forté-Saunders at MoCADA

Chen Dance Center's newsteps

KEIKO FUJII DANCE COMPANY: TAMASHI NO HIBIKI (SOUL VIBRATIONS)

Ariel Rivka Dance Hosts Dance Festival

Juliette Mapp presents "Luxury Rentals"

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Saturday May 21, 2016

The 10th Annual Dance Parade and Festival

Ariel Rivka Dance Hosts Dance Festival

#BlackGirlLit: Between Literature, Performance, and Memory

"being Here.../this time" by Marjani Forté-Saunders at MoCADA

Chen Dance Center's newsteps

WASHINGTON DC: Malpaso Dance Company (from Havana, Cuba) at Dance Place

PHILADELPHIA, PA: Janine Antoni, Anna Halprin, and Stephen Petronio Navigate Gap between Art and Dance

Cuba Festival: Irene Rodríguez Compañía

SOAKING WET RETURNS TO THE WEST END THEATER MAY 19-22

Haiti Cultural Exchange presents "A Tribute to Viviane Gauthier"

Juliette Mapp presents "Luxury Rentals"

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Dancewave's Spring Season!

DANCING WHILE BLACK / Healing Afternoon w/ Harriet's Apothecary

WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company 2016 SoloDuo Festival

FOOTPRINTS: A Modern Dance Festival

KEIKO FUJII DANCE COMPANY: TAMASHI NO HIBIKI (SOUL VIBRATIONS)

Sunday May 22, 2016

“Tap Attack” in celebration of National Tap Dance Day at Evergreens Cemetery

Archaea for the Evergreens

KEIKO FUJII DANCE COMPANY: TAMASHI NO HIBIKI (SOUL VIBRATIONS)

Dixon Place's 4th Annual Tom Murrin Performance Award Ceremony

WASHINGTON DC: Malpaso Dance Company (from Havana, Cuba) at Dance Place

OAKLAND, CA: This Land Oakland - Bringing the Outside In

NEW CANAAN, CT: Ivy Baldwin Dance at The Glass House

Cuba Festival: Irene Rodríguez Compañía

SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND: DancEthos & DEVIATED THEATRE presents an evening of modern dance

WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company 2016 SoloDuo Festival

"being Here.../this time" by Marjani Forté-Saunders at MoCADA

Dancewave's Spring Season!

Haiti Cultural Exchange presents "A Tribute to Viviane Gauthier"

New American Youth Ballet presents “Cervantes to Someday," a ballet celebrating Mothers

SOAKING WET RETURNS TO THE WEST END THEATER MAY 19-22

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Monday May 23, 2016

Brooklyn for Dance

Dance/NYC celebrates BROOKLYN FOR DANCE

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Tuesday May 24, 2016

BJM—Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal at The Joyce

SUMMERSTAGE 2016 Season

Wednesday May 25, 2016

BRYANT PARK PRESENTS DANCE PARTY

BJM—Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal at The Joyce

BAMcinématek presents FilmAfrica, the cinematic companion to BAM’s 39th annual DanceAfrica

Gibney Dance and Monica Bill Barnes & Company present "Happy Hour" encore engagement