Take advantage of the many opportunities to see dance inside and outside all around NYC and beyond. For one afternoon only, July 18, at the David Rubenstein Atrium, see Christopher Núñez’s “The Ocean Keeps No Memory of the Lines” as part of Lincoln Center’s “Summer for the City” festival. In this newly commissioned work, part of a curated series by Jerron Herman, Núñez “deconstructs the ‘blue identity’ of the Americas, reimagining the blue passport from a travel document to a talisman of our shared history. Through the lens of his own dual nationality, Núñez pits the ocean’s boundless fluidity against the rigid borders of the State, exploring how we turn a divine gift of nature — color — into a border that divides our common humanity,” according to the release. Find out more at lincolncenter.org.
ALSO THIS MONTH:
Jul. 11: At Jacob’s Pillow in Massachusetts, Gaudanse will present Imani Gaudin’s “bury me in new orleans,” as part of BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance’s Pillow Pride Weekend. Find out more at jacobspillow.org.
Jul. 22 – 25: As part of Chinese Arts Week at Lincoln Center, and the new cross-cultural, cross-national and cross–temporal series “Dance Encounters,” Shen Wei features Shen Wei Dance Arts and Guangdong Modern Dance Company’s “MindScape.” This is a free performance. Find out more at lincolncenter.org.
Jul. 25: Battery Dance presents “America 250: Moving Together,” a one-night-only performance. Set against the backdrop of the Statue of Liberty, highlighted are performances by the Indigenous artists. This is a free performance. Find out more at batterydance.org.
Jul. 28 – Aug. 1: Lincoln Center’s summer-long celebration of dance continues with the BAAND Together Dance Festival for its sixth year, featuring Ballet Hispánico New York, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem. Find out more at lincolncenter.org.
Jul. 29 – 31: Also part of our new “Dance Encounters” series at Lincoln Center’s Hearst Plaza, Benjamin Akio Kimitch will present “Tiger Hands,” inspired by his formative training in Chinese dance and intimate encounters with Peking opera. Find out more at lincolncenter.org.
Jul. 29 – Aug. 2: PHILADANCO! The Philadelphia Dance Company returns to The
Joyce with works by Thang Dao (“Roked”), Tommie-Waheed Evans (“Promise Me You Won’t Call”), a new creation by Rennie Harris, set to the sound of Philadelphia celebrating the legacy of Philadelphia International Records, and the 25th anniversary of Christopher Huggins’ “Enemy Behind the Gates.” Find out more at joyce.org.
