As a part of PLATFORM 2012: Judson Now, Melinda Ring curated an evening entitled by Dance by Default, with performances by Liliana Dirks-Goodman, Martin Kersels, and Michael Mahalchick, who, like those of the early Judson Dance Theater, collaborate with choreographers and work with dance in other ways.… Read more
On November 10, Danspace Project presented a four-hour Conversations Without Walls: Reflections on Some sweet day, a dance series at MoMA curated by Ralph Lemon with MoMA/PS1 curator Jenny Schlenzka. The following response essay is by Danielle Goldman, dancer, author and currently… Read more
PLATFORM 2012: Judson Now presents work by Judson-era artists reflecting their current artistic interests and includes artists who influenced Judson pre-1962 and contemporary artists who claim Judson as a direct point of reference. Fifty years after the first Concert of Dance at… Read more
My name is Bora Sirin. I am currently finishing my Masters in Theatre Studies in Utrecht, The Netherlands. I have a background in dance and choreography and my academic focus is on writing about dance and contemporary performance. As part… Read more
On Saturday, March 31st, Danspace Project brought to a close its nine-week PLATFORM 2012: Parallels series of performances, panel discussions, and film screenings focused on questions of black dance, identity, and postmodern performance. The series marked the 30th anniversary of Ishmael Houston-Jones’s… Read more
This & That: Day of Walking, Talking, and Watching (Tuesday, March 27, 2012) With the apt title, This & That: Day of Walking, Talking, and Watching, the PLATFORM 2012: Parallels series at Danspace Project (curated by choreographer, teacher and multimedia artist… Read more
You can download the program for An All Day Event. The End., Ralph Lemon’s marathon, which took place on the final day of PLATFORM 2012: Parallels. Click here to download! MORE ABOUT AN ALL DAY EVENT. THE END.: On the concluding day of… Read more
Three Evenings: Diverse Perspectives on the Black Postmodern Dance Question PLATFORMS 2012: Parallels presented its second weekend of performances (February 16-18, 2012) at Danspace Project with three distinct evenings—part of the eight-week Parallels series aimed at exploring questions around the relationship between the notion… Read more
Writer-in-residence Carl Paris on New Work by Will Rawls and Isabel Lewis PLATFORM 2012: Parallels Last Thursday, February 9 Danspace Project presented the first of its live performances in PLATFORM 2012: Parallels. As with the original 1982 Parallels (also curated by Houston-Jones), this year’s… Read more
PLATFORM 2012: Parallels, The Protagonists. Carl Paris on films curated by Will Rawls. It is far-too-rare an occasion that we are able to gather in one place and view, discuss, and learn about past and present dance events and performances by… Read more