THIS. THURSDAY. Catch Chrybaby Cozie performing his signature Litefeet moves at Danspace Project’s HOUSES w/o MASTERS featuring Jean Butler / Michelle Dorrance / Javier Ninja / YACKEZ / New York Theatre Ballet’s Elena Zahlmann / + DJ Douze 8-11pm //… Read more
“Vito Acconci’s Theme Song changed everything for me. His awkward desire and direct communication with the camera; that the camera stands in for this huge vacancy – it is lover, it is mirror, it is other. I know a lot of video artists tap… Read more
Jillian Peña’s Constellations and Influences, part II: “I’m also deeply moved by Derek Jarman’s Blue. It’s incredible how the voice alone can create such movement, ambiance, and texture. Truthfully I’m very inspired by television. I hate movies. I hate that they end… Read more
Danspace Executive Director Judy Hussie Taylor, Philip Bither (Walker Art Center), and Thomas Lax (Museum of Modern Art) at the ICCP Symposium Curating Performance: In Dreams Begin Responsibilities on July 25. Here Hussie-Taylor discusses the ethos and inspiration behind Danspace’s Platform Series. Thanks to Steven… Read more
DD Dorvillier: A catalogue of steps from Danspace Project on Vimeo. A short video/tribute to DD Dorvillier’s A catalogue of steps. Huge thanks to Nicole Rainteau for making this fantastic video! The final visit to A catalogue of steps takes… Read more
The Guardian calls Ghost Trio’s Iarla O’Lionaird “one of the most dramatic voices in contemporary music.” Check out their sound here, where O’Lionaird vocals are joined by the fiddle playing Cleek Schrey, who fuses Irish stylings with Old-time music of Virginia, and… Read more
Danspace intern Meaghan Patterson got pulled into rehearsal for Faye Driscoll’s Thank You For Coming: Attendance last week. Special thanks to Faye, Giulia Carotenuto, Sean Donovan, Alicia Ohs, Brandon Washington, and Nikki Zialcita for bringing her along! The extended run of Thank You… Read more
Rehearsal Video #3: LMCC Open Rehearsal (sneak peak) from Faye Driscoll Group on Vimeo. Faye Driscoll’s Thank You For Coming opens March 6! Tickets for all 7 shows are going fast!
Fila Buster in the Autotuniverse from taisha paggett on Vimeo. We’re loving this video we just found by taisha paggett. It’s a great companion piece to taisha’s 2013 Danspace Project commission, a right-angled object who lost her faith in being upright.… Read more
THEM / Ishmael Houston-Jones, Chris Cochrane and Dennis Cooper, 1985 / 2010 “There was a time when the Meatpacking District used to be an actual meatpacking district. There were buildings filled with animal carcasses. I remember I had my mind… Read more