Monday, December 16

Celebrating Danspace’s 50th Anniversary

The Natural History of the American Dancer collective has been largely forgotten, but this improvisational ensemble of women, founded in 1971 by Barbara (Lloyd) Dilley and others, were the first performers at Danspace Project in 1974. Poet Larry Fagin told The New Yorker in 1999 that their performance birthed St. Mark’s Danspace Project in 1974. On the 50th anniversary of Danspace Project, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts celebrates the seminal and iconic dance presenting organization with a discussion on archival footage featuring Danspace’s co-founders: Barbara Dilley and Mary Overlie, plus the other four members of the Natural History of the American Dancer—Cynthia Hedstrom, Carmen Beuchat, Judy Padow, and Suzanne Harris. This panel will feature Cynthia Hedstrom, Wendy Perron, Judy Hussie-Taylor, and Ishmael Houston-Jones.

More info to be announced.

Before you visit:

Accessibility at Danspace Project
Covid Safety at Danspace Project