Enjoy this truly expansive month of dance in March. For one afternoon only, Mar. 7 at Danspace Project, see Jasmine Hearn’s “Memory Fleet: Time & Trinity.” Hearn who digs deeply to find source for this work, conjures this sharing through people and places, sit at their feet and listen to stories, memories, and lessons in this “continually expanding, episodic, migrating performance and archive project that builds an alternative archive for the preservation of shared memories and stories that center the work/rest & past/future of the Black people who mother and mentor,” according to the release. For more information, visit https://danspaceproject.org/
STILL RUNNING:
Feb. 26 – Mar. 15: The 25th Flamenco Festival at City Center and various venues across New York City offers a lineup of legends and rising artists from Spain. On the roster is Sara Baras and her company Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras in “Vuela (Fly)”, plus the duo Estévez / Paños in “La Confluencia,” and so much more. Additional programming will be announced. For more information, visit flamencofestival.org.
ALSO THIS MONTH:
Mar. 4 – 5: Inspired by the origins of flamenco, the world premiere of “Fiesta Flamenca” comes to Baryshnikov Arts in an intimate cabaret-style setting and will feature dancers Raquel Heredia “La Repompa,” Juan Tomás de la Molía, Alberto Sellés, and singer-songwriter Mara Rey. For more information, visit baryshnikovarts.org.
Mar. 12: Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born (Sweat Variant) bring “day pulls down the sky day pulls down the sky,” an album featuring seven songs written by Okpokwasili between 2012–2018, to Danspace Project. For more information, visit danspaceproject.org.
Mar. 10 – 15: Compagnie Hervé KOUBI returns to The Joyce with “Sol Invictus,” named after the “invincible sun” deity. The work upholds love as the guarantor of peace, that, despite fracture, communion emerges as humanity’s saving grace. This engagement is part of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival. For more information, visit joyce.org.
Mar. 13: At BAAD!, the choreographer, Heather Robles, will present “Tender,” an intimate evening of solos and duets featuring dancers Roberta Samet, Cecilia Mitchell, Dalia Engelberg, Hannah Howell, Rosa Wolff, Floyd McLean Jr., Arthur Avilés, Michael Ellis, Marin Day, and André M. Zachery (Video projection art). For more information, visit baadbronx.org.
Mar. 13 – 14: Featuring works by emerging choreographers from China, the United States, and established choreographers including Miaotian Sun, Danielle Diniz, and Will Ervin, and Cuban choreographer Pedro Ruiz. For the evening titled “NEXT: New Voices, Shared Stories,” they will present stories of immigration, identity, heritage, and belonging through contemporary ballet, street dance, and folk traditions. For more information, visit eventbrite.com.
Mar. 17 – 22: Ailey II, the second company to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, returns to The Joyce with new works including Renée I. McDonald’s “Likes vs Life,” Rena Butler’s “In Session,” My’Kal Stromile’s “Third Person Point of View,” and Chalvar Monteiro’s “Berry Dreamin,’” plus Ailey classic, “Streams.” For more information, visit joyce.org.
Mar. 2 – Mar. 8: The “Uptown Rhythm Dance Festival,” co-presented by 92NY, Works & Process at Guggenheim New York, and “Ladies in the Shoe” will offer performances, discussions, and classes that celebrate “the power, artistry, and cultural impact of women in rhythmic dance,” notes the release. The programs are curated and co-curated by Dormeshia, Michelle Dorrance, and Alison Manning, and will feature “Ladies in the Shoe,” plus more. For more information, visit 92ny.org.
Mar. 13 – 14: From South Africa, Robyn Orlin’s “We wear our wheels with pride and slap your streets with color… We said ‘bonjour’ to satan in 1820” comes to NYU Skirball. Described as a “vibrant tribute to the rickshaw drivers of South Africa’s past…[this work]… celebrates their resilience, artistry, and strength,” notes the release. This is presented with Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels. For more information, visit nyuskirball.org
Mar. 20 – 21: Japan Society presents a double-bill of the latest dance works by choreographer Hiroaki Umeda, “assimilating” and “Moving State 1.” For more information, visit https://japansociety.org/