Topping this month’s calendar is Garth Fagan Dance in their return to the Joyce Theatre (through Nov. 3) with two New York City premieres, according to the release. Artistic Director Norwood Pennewell’s “The Rite of Spring” “… offers the audience an intimate look into the Shaman class rituals — intended to mold and empower the Chosen One, their newest initiate.” Executive Director Natalie Rogers-Cropper’s work “Life Receding” explores “… resilience and the impact of global warming on her native Caribbean islands.,” Also on the program are works by the company’s founder, Garth Fagan: “Prelude” (1981) and “Sanku” (2006).
For more info, visit www.joyce.org.
Still running:
Oct. 30–Nov. 2: After 30 years, the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company returns to BAM’s Next Wave with “Still/Here,” the controversial 1994 multimedia dance theater work. Created during the AIDS epidemic, “Still/Here” breaks boundaries between the personal and the political, exemplifying a form of dance theater that is uniquely American. This production is supported by Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels.
For more info, visit www.bam.org.
Also this month:
Nov. 1–3: Matthew Rushing’s “Sacred Songs: A Journey of the Spiritual” offers dance and music dedicated to and inspired by the legacy of Alvin Ailey’s masterpiece “Revelations.” It is part of “Edges of Ailey” at the Whitney Museum of Art.
For more info, visit www.whitney.org.
Nov. 1, ongoing: “STAGED,” the digital world premiere by vAL, will feature Corey Scott-Gilbert and Roderick George in an endless loop of false starts where two nihilistic characters rally through self-reflection to interrogate their roles in a theatrical conundrum. Accompanied by the voice of Gus Solomons, Jr.
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Nov. 2: As part of the 50th Anniversary Gathering for Danspace community artworkers and artists that have been part of their 50 years, Danspace has invited 50+ artists with special connections to create short films in response to the prompt “50 Forward: The Future Is …” Admission is free and open to the public with RSVP to danspaceproject.org.
Nov. 2–3: At the Rose Theater, choreographer Huang Yi and audiovisual pioneer Ryoichi Kurokawa dismantle and reconstruct the calligrapher Tong Yang-Tze in the U.S. premiere of “Ink.”
For more info, visit www.lincolncenter.org.
Nov. 5–10: Limón Dance Company opens at the Joyce Theater with Limón’s “Gethsemane in The Traitor, Scherzo, and Missa Brevis,” a world premiere by Kayla Farrish described as a reimagining of two lost Limón works, and Doris Humphrey’s “Two Ecstatic Themes.”
For more info, visit www.joyce.org.
Nov. 7–9: Presented as part of “Edges of Ailey” at the Whitney Museum of Art, Yusha-Marie Sorzano’s work explores cycles, ritual, heritage, and lore.
For more info, visit www.whitney.org.
Nov. 7–23: “UNDOXX,” curated by zavé martohardjono, Maya Simone Z., and Jamie Chan Created, this multi-week series features performances, films, and new media works by NYC-based artists and international artists, with conversations, teach-ins, resource-sharing, and more.
For more info, visit www.jackny.org.
Nov. 8–9: As part of its Dancing Futures Residency, Pepatián’s presents “Maima: The Water Spirit,” which explores language of movement as a way of communication and time travel through music, in partnership with BAAD!
For more info, visit www.baadbronx.org
Nov. 8–9: Inspired by the Lila ceremonies, traditional mystical and musical celebrations of his native Morocco, Ismaël Mouaraki explores trance with a group of male dancers in his newest creation.
For more info, visit www.newyorklivearts.org.
Nov. 9: Danspace Project hosts the Bebe Miller Company for a NYC residency focusing on Miller’s 1982 “Vespers, Reimagined,” which premiered at Danspace Project as part of “Parallels,” a series curated by Ishmael Houston-Jones and later revisited at the Danspace Project in 2012.
For more info, visit danspaceproject.org.
Nov. 13–16: Levi Gonzalez brings “Hoary,” “a practice of being in our bodies, of not knowing something but making something anyways.” to the Chocolate Factory.
For more info, visit chowww.colatefactorytheater.org.
Nov. 14–16: The New York premiere of Ralph Lemon’s “Tell it anyway” opens the exhibition “Ceremonies Out of the Air” at MoMA PS1. “Lemon and his collaborators weave abstract movement and song lyrics into an explosive examination of memory, race, and impermanence,” according to the release.
For more info, visit www.momaps1.org
Nov. 14–15: Omar Román de Jesús’ Boca Tuya will present three works: “Caress them in a way that hurts a little,” “Like those playground kids at midnight,” and “Los Perros del Barrio Colosal” at 92Y.
For more info, visit www.92ny.org.
Nov. 15: The first-generation Gambian-American multidisciplinary artist Babou Sanneh of RareBreed Productions will offer an evening of work at BAAD! as part of the Dancing Futures series presented by Pepatián.
For more info, visit www.baadbronx.org.
Nov. 15: Choreographer and founder Dana Tai Soon Burgess, a fourth-generation Korean American, takes inspiration from his ancestors, his family, and his own experiences to explore the themes of identity, belonging, and home with “Hyphen, Becoming American” and more at the Korean Cultural Center.
For more info, visit www.koreanculture.org.
Nov. 16: The Kupferberg Center for the Arts offers an evening of dance and live music in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the CUNY Dance Initiative, featuring Sonia Olla & Ismael Fernández, and Sekou McMiller.
For more info, visit www.kupferbergcenter.org.
Nov. 16: Presented as part of Edges of Ailey at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Bill T. Jones will present “Memory Piece: Mr. Ailey, Alvin … the un-Ailey?”
For more info, visit www.whitney.org.
Nov. 17: The Argentine dancer/actress/storyteller Anabella Lenzu will present the 20-minute film premiere and live performance of “Listen to Your Mother” at Center for Performance Research. It is dedicated to the lives of women artists who are immigrant mothers living in New York City.
For more info, visit www.cprnyc.org.
Nov. 18: Tango Essence with Pedro Giraudo’s Tango Quartet will be offered as part of the “Work & Process” series in conjunction with the Guggenheim Museum.
For more info, visit www.worksandprocess.org.
Nov. 21– 23: At Danspace, Ayano Elson + Wendell Gray II will share an evening of new work. Both artists have recently shown work-in-development in Danspace’s DraftWork series.
For more info, visit www.danspaceproject.org
Nov. 19–Dec.1: The Complexions Contemporary Ballet returns to the Joyce Theater with a retrospective of works by co -founder Dwight Rhoden, including “Ave Maria,” “Growth,” “Naked Perfume,” “Mercy,” “Higher Ground,” and “Star Dust.”
For more info, visit www.joyce.org.
Nov. 22–23: New York City and New Orleans-based gaudanse and its founder/artistic director Imani Gaudin will present Gaudin’s “obinrin” At BAAD! as part of the Dancing Futures Residency by Pepatián.
For more info, visit www.eventbrite.com.