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REACH FARTHER: Fran Kirmser

REACH FARTHER: Fran Kirmser

https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/fran-kirmser_082717_ml1.mp3   In this episode, we interview Fran Kirmser, co-author of the new book A Life in Dance: A Practical Guide. Fran revealed how a class assignment turned into a quest with Rebecca Stenn to create a resource book for dancers. Fran read from the book and shared some stories from contributing artists.  Throughout our…

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8 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend

[Read about the events that our other critics have chosen for the week ahead.]

NEW YORK CITY BALLET at the David H. Koch Theater (Jan. 24, 8 p.m.; Jan. 25, 2 and 8 p.m.; Jan. 26, 3 p.m.; Jan. 28-30, 7:30 p.m.; through March 1). The spotlight remains on George Balanchine, this company’s founding father, with more performances of “Allegro Brilliante,” “La Source” and “Firebird” (on Friday, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday). Sunday’s matinee program, “Stravinsky & Balanchine,” highlights collaborations between the composer and the choreographer, including “Danses Concertantes” and “Stravinsky Violin Concerto.” The “New Combinations” bill on Jan. 30 pairs Jerome Robbins’s 1979 “Opus 19/The Dreamer” with Christopher Wheeldon’s 2001 “Polyphonia” and two newer dances: Justin Peck’s “Bright,” a brief ballet for six dancers that premiered last spring, and “Voices,” a new work by Alexei Ratmansky. 212-496-0600, nycballet.com

POP PERFORMANCE at Gibney (Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 8 p.m.). This shared bill, presented by the Bang Group and Women in Motion, features three distinct works. Katy Pyle and Eleanor Hullihan, performing as Asubtout, present “The Centaur Show,” an update of a 2007 work that serves as a fantastical meditation on the state of the world. Rebecca Stenn contributes a new duet called “The Oak and the Willow,” which she dances with Quinn Dixon. In “Kallax,” Kristina Hay, Leigh Atwell, Hilary Brown-Istrefi, Briana Brown-Tipley and Jamie Robinson explore contemporary American society, placing particular scrutiny on the cult of celebrity. 646-837-6809, gibneydance.org

MELINDA RING at Danspace Project (Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 8 p.m.). In Ring’s 2010 work, “X,” dancers rocked out to an internal score while the theater remained mostly silent. A decade later, Ring’s new piece, “Strange Engagements,” again draws its primary impulse from the inner music of its five dancers. Performers pursue personal paths of complex rhythms and their own choreographic agenda. But their patterns occasionally match up in duets, trios and synchronized group sections, revealing a layer of collective organization beneath the seemingly chaotic surface. 866-811-4111, danspaceproject.org

THUNDERBIRD AMERICAN INDIAN DANCERS at Theater for the New City (Jan. 24, 8 p.m.; Jan. 25, 3 and 8 p.m.; Jan. 26, 3 p.m.; through Feb. 2). This all-volunteer company has been performing Native American dances here for over 50 years, and this weekend it begins its 45th annual concert and powwow. The troupe’s name comes from the Winnebago clan to which the director Louis Mofsie’s mother belonged. Mofsie again serves as the concert M.C., introducing and explaining the significance of the dances performed, including a Hoop Dance, a Stomp Dance and a Round Dance, a dance of friendship. More than 10 district tribes participate in the event, which is a visual spectacle, thanks to the elaborate traditional attire. 212-254-1109, theaterforthenewcity.net

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Welcome WINTER | MODULE18 Artists. 37 international artists have been invited to NYC to create in an research laboratory and immersive residency with Sidra Bell Dance New York and guest artists in residence slowdanger. Madison Webber: Arts Umbrella Graduate Program Vancouver Jennifer Mealani Jones: University of the Arts, Bloc Agency Maximillion Canion: The University of Texas at El Paso, MODULE Returning, Una Projects, Independent Raven White: Princeton University (A.B. Visual Art/Dance), MODULE Returning, Susan marshall and Company, Rebecca Stenn Company, Third Rail Projects Moises Josue Michel: University of the Arts, IIIsquared, MODULE Returning, BrockusRED, Charlotte Katherine & Co, Donna Sternberg & Dancers Kristen Holleyman: University of Colorado, Boulder, Kristen Holleyman Productions Kyra Ferguson: Marymount Manhattan College Katie Meyers: San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, The Foundry with Alex Ketley, Brannigan Dance Works, Alyce Finwall Dance Theater Joy-Marie Thompson: Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase College, MODULE Returning, “Interpretations”- Photographic Series & Collection with Rachel Nelville & Jill Thompson Maura Naughton: Illinois State University, Cocodaco Dance Project Spencer Grady: Ball State University, Phoenix Rising Dance Company, MODULE Returning, New Dialect (Nashville) Harmony Jackson: Goucher College Briana Smith: University of Colorado-Boulder, Frequent Flyers® Aerial Dance Intern Ashley Justice: Wichita State University, Mélange Dance Company, Lightwire Theater Dasol Kim: New York University- Tisch School of the Arts Bryn Hlava: University of Oregon, MODULE Returning, Raven White Anna Bjella: Brown University, American Dance Legacy Initiative Kristalyn Gill: East Carolina University, Of Bones | | Hollye Bynum Emily Tarrier: Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase College Ayala Abrams: New York University- Tisch School of the Arts Emory Campbell: The Hartt School, University of Hartford, Of Bones | | Hollye Bynum, The Francesca Harper Project Olivia Dwyer: University of Colorado at Boulder, Rennie Harris’ Grassroots Project Aundrea Anderson: University of Colorado at Boulder, Sumi Clements, Summation Dance Denver Dean Hu (at CPR-Center for Performance Research)