DANCE EVENTS AT 92Y November 2017

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DANCE EVENTS AT 92Y
– November 2017 –


– SPECIAL EVENT –

DAVID HALLBERG IN CONVERSATION WITH DEREK BLASBERG

Thu, Nov 9, 7 pm, tickets from $29

Widely considered “the most exciting male dancer in the western world” (The New Yorker) David Hallberg has awed audiences around the world with outstanding leading performances in Giselle, Romeo and Juliet and Swan Lake. He is a Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre in New York, as well as the first American Principal with the famed Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. This past May he triumphantly returned to the stage at Lincoln Center after a devastating injury forced a two-and-a-half year absence, during which time many people — including David himself — wondered if he would ever dance again.

David reflects on his inspiration, self-doubt and perfectionism as he speaks with Vanity Fair ’s Derek Blasberg about his career — from daily classes and rehearsals to triumphant performances, and how he approaches interpreting ballet’s greatest roles. He reveals the vicious bullying he endured as a child, the ambition he had to tame as a new member of American Ballet Theatre and the reasons behind his headline-grabbing decision to be the first American to join the top rank of Bolshoi Ballet. He also shares how he dealt with the crippling ankle injury he sustained at the peak of his abilities, and how he made a miraculous return to the stage as a new artist and a new man. David’s new book is A Body of Work (Touchstone; November 7). A book signing follows the event.


– PERFORMANCES –

Fridays at Noon | SHOW AND TELL: DANCE ARCHIVISTS ON PRESERVING HISTORIC COLLECTIONS

Nov 3, 12 pm, tickets $10 online / $20 at door

Archivists Patsy Gay (David Gordon/Pick Up Performance Co(s) and Jacob’s Pillow), Tom Patrick (Paul Taylor American Modern Dance), Oliver Tobin (Martha Graham Dance Company) with Linda Murray, Curator of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division at the New York Public Library, and Norton Owen, Director of Preservation at Jacob’s Pillow, discuss their experiences with archival theories, preservation issues, and rapidly developing technologies. Includes live performance, archival moving images, papers, and photographic materials.

Dig Dance Weekend Series | BIG MOUTH: PAN ASIAN DANCE

Fri, Nov 17, 8 pm, tickets from $25

Sat, Nov 18, 8 pm, tickets from $25

Sun, Nov 19, 3 pm, tickets from $25

Four companies from Korea, Japan and Taiwan perform, including Puluem Youn’s monumental Woman on the Road and the premiere of Memories of Sense_Space. Guest curated by Sin Ae Park, international producer and founder of Korea Dance Abroad.

Friday 8 pm:

Youn Puluem Project Group (Korea) – Woman on the Road and Memories of Sense_Space (premiere)
BK Dance Project (Korea) – Big Mouth

Saturday 8 pm:

Abarukas (Japan) – The Master (excerpt)
JJbro (Korea) – Great man
Chieh Hsiung (Taiwan) – Under the dining table
Youn Puluem Project Group (Korea) – Woman on the Road

Sunday 3 pm:

JJ bro (Korea) – Great man
Cross Move (Taiwan + China) – Cross move
BK Dance Project (Korea) – Big Mouth
Abarukas (Japan) – The Master (excerpt)


– PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT –

JEROME ROBBINS: A DANCE GENIUS

Sat, Nov 4, 2 pm – 7 pm & Sun, Nov 5, 1-6 pm, registration from $185

Experience the repertory of one of the 20th Century’s choreographic geniuses from the inside. Engage with artists who studied and worked with Robbins and performed his master works. Inspire your students and prepare them for Robbins’s 100th centennial. Participants will focus on Afternoon of the Faun, Dances at a Gathering, West Side Story and NY Export: Opus Jazz.


Discounted Tickets for 35 and Under – www.92Y.org/LexList

 

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