Dance entertainment in New York City
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City Center
This red-domed wonder almost went the way of the wrecking ball in 1943, but was saved by preservationists, only to face extinction again when its major ballet companies departed for Lincoln Center. Today, this overlooked treasure hosts the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Alvin Ailey and American Ballet Theater, as well as the New York Flamenco Festival in February and other dance performances.
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Dance Theater Workshop
You’ll find a program of more than 110 experimental, contemporary works annually at this sleek dance center, led by artistic director Carla Peterson. Residency showcases, First Light Commissions and various international productions bring fresh works to the stage, with shows that will often include pre- or post-show discussions with choreographers or dancers.
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Cedar Lake Ensemble Center
This contemporary ballet company focuses on bringing attention to emerging choreographers and performs frequent new works in its own 190-seat theater. Its group of 16 dancers has been praised by critics for being ‘versatile, ’ ‘energetic’ and for displaying ‘raw athleticism.’
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Kitchen
A loft-like experimental space in west Chelsea that also produces edgy theater, readings and music performances, this is where you’ll find new, progressive pieces and works-in-progress from local movers and shakers.
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Joyce Soho
A more intimate branch of the Joyce Theater in Chelsea, Joyce Soho occupies a former firehouse in SoHo and has dance studios and a performance space that seats just 74.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
The Howard Gilman Opera House and Harvey Lichtenstein Theater at this varied arts complex host their share of ballet, modern and world dance performances, often hosting the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and the Mark Morris Dance Group, which is headquartered across the street. Visiting troupes – many of whom arrive for the annual (and very popular) Next Wave festival – have ranged from the Pina Bausch Dance Theater to DanceAfrica and Brazil’s contemporary Benguelê and Breu.
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Metropolitan Opera House
The American Ballet Theatre presents its largely classical season of full-length ballets each spring at this grand and massive theater at Lincoln Center , also the place to catch visiting ballets from around the world. Be sure to get as close as you can afford, as high-up seats remove you greatly from the pomp and circumstance onstage
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