Living Dance Track
by Elizabeth Zimmer
Autumn brings a barrage of festivals, first with troupes from Quebec, then from Australia. Not to mention Spanish flamenco, Belgian postmodernist Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Alicia Alonso’s Cuban ensemble, gypsies, and the ballet stylings of Frankfurt’s resident American revolutionary, William Forsythe. But some of the best shows of the season are local and free.
CAMUT BAND
September 7-23
New Victory Theater, 209 West 42nd Street, 239-6200
Guys from Barcelona dance on their drums for the whole family.
SARAH SKAGGS DANCE
September 7, 14, 21, and 29
Sara D. Roosevelt Park, East Houston Street between Chrystie and Forsyth streets, 924-0077, www.sarahskaggsdance.org
SALVADOR TAVORA’S ‘CARMEN’
September 12-23
City Center, 131 West 55th Street, 581-1212
A feminist flamenco interpretation, with horse and drum-and-bugle corps.
FEDERICO RESTREPO
September 13-23
La MaMa First Floor Theater, 74A East 4th Street, 475-7710
Colombian company Loco 7 features life-size puppets and marionettes.
‘PHAT TUESDAYS’
September 18, October 16, November 18, and December 18
Galapagos, 70 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, 465-7572
You want edge? This is the edge. Dance, music, puppetry: different bills monthly.
BENOIT LACHAMBRE
September 20-22
Kitchen, 512 West 19th Street, 255-5793
Opening salvo in a festival of Quebec dance.
THE BESSIES
September 21
Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue, 924-0077
Downtown dance’s award ceremony.
COMPAGNIE MARIE CHOUINARD
September 25-30
Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue, 242-0800
O VERTIGO
October 2-7
Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue, 242-0800
Ginette Laurin’s Luna pays tribute to the human body.
DANA SALISBURY’S ‘STONE’S WAR’
October 4-6
Old American Can Factory, Third Avenue and 3rd Street, Brooklyn, 625-3505
JOSÉ NAVAS
October 4-7
Danspace Project at St. Mark’s Church, 131 East 10th Street, 674-8112
AUSTRALIAN DANCE THEATRE
October 9-14
Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue, 242-0800
‘CHUNKY MOVE’
October 10-13
BAM Harvey Theater, 651 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, 718-636-4100
Australian modern.
‘GYPSY CARAVAN 2’
October 12-13
City Center, 131 West 55th Street, 581-1212
ANNE TERESA DE KEERSMAEKER’S ‘ROSAS’
October 16 and 18-20
BAM Opera House, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, 718-636-4100
LAR LUBOVITCH DANCE COMPANY
October 17-21
City Center, 131 West 55th Street, 581-1212
A reprise of Men’s Stories.
AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE
October 23-November 4
City Center, 131 West 55th Street, 581-1212
Dances by Paul Taylor, Mark Morris, George Balanchine, Stanton Welch, Clark Tippet, Antony Tudor, Agnes de Mille, Robert Hill, Kirk Peterson, and Natalie Weir.
BANGARRA DANCE THEATRE
October 24-27
BAM Harvey Theater, 651 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, 718-636-4100
Australian troupe blends modern and aboriginal styles.
DOUG ELKINS
October 24-28
The Duke, 229 West 42nd Street, 924-0077
GARTH FAGAN DANCE
October 30-November 11
Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue, 242-0800
PINA BAUSCH’S ‘MASURCA FOGO’
November 6 and 8-11
BAM Opera House, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, 718-636-4100
SIMONE FORTI
November 8-10
Danspace Project at St. Mark’s Church, 131 East 10th Street, 674-8112
BALLET NACIONAL DE CUBA
November 9-11
City Center, 131 West 55th Street, 581-1212
JOHN JASPERSE COMPANY
November 14, 16-18
BAM Harvey Theater, 651 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, 718-636-4100
DOUGLAS DUNN & DANCERS
November 15-25
P.S. 122, 150 First Avenue, 477-5829
ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER
November 20-December 31
City Center, 131 West 55th Street, 581-1212
NEW YORK CITY BALLET’S ‘NUTCRACKER’
November 23-December 31
New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, Columbus Avenue and 63rd Street, 870-5570
IMPROVISATION FESTIVAL/NY
November 29-30 and December 2
Danspace Project at St. Mark’s Church, 131 East 10th Street, 674-8112
KATHAK ENSEMBLE & FRIENDS
November 30
Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers Street, 346-8510
Janaki Patrik offers New York Delhi Mix.
THE BANG GROUP
December 6-9
Danspace Project at St. Mark’s Church, 131 East 10th Street, 674-8112
DOUG VARONE & DANCERS
December 11-16
Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue, 242-0800
BALLETT FRANKFURT
December 14-16 and 18-20
BAM Opera House, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, 718-636-4100