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Alexander Technique
Movement Research
Movement Research at Eden's Expressway
537 Broadway New York, NY 10012

Alexander Technique looks at the way we carry out our intentions. Often we use a process that is habitual, unconscious and counterproductive. The technique offers a practice of staying open and alert in the moment, observing our familiar tensions and choosing to move without them.

Supernatural Wife
Big Dance Theater
BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11217
http://www.BAM.org/Supernatural
718.636.4100

In a feverish blend of drama, music, dance, & live video, Big Dance Theater presents a moving adaptation of Euripidesa mysterious tragicomedy Alkestis (translated by Anne Carson). Big Dance uses a circular set to bring together mournful words, drunken demigods, & powerful dance.

SHEN WEI DANCE ARTS
SHEN WEI DANCE ARTS
Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue New York, NY 10065
www.ArmoryonPark.org
212-933-5812

Following his creative exploration as a Park Avenue Armory Artist-in-Residence, Artistic Director Shen Wei and his company, Shen Wei Dance Arts, performs a bold world premiere work that heralds the next direction for the ensemble.

Tenth Anniversary New York Season
Shen Wei Dance Arts
Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue New York, NY 10065
http://www.armoryonpark.org/index.php/programs_events/detail/shen_wei_dance_arts1/
(212) 933-5812

Come celebrate our New York Season with performances at the Park Avenue Armory! Tickets are $35 dollars at the Park Avenue Armory web site.

Angel Reapers
Martha Clarke and Alfred Uhry's
The Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10011
http://www.joyce.org/performancestickets/calendar_detail.php?event=396&theater=1
212-242-0800

The always astounding MacArthur Award winner Martha Clarke teams up with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Alfred Uhry to collaborate on an evening-length dance/theater/music piece about forbidden sex and unchanneled lust in New England's 18th century Shaker community.

Figure 18 Jewish Life Never Ends: A Celebration Through the Arts
Ya'el Tap
The Wild Project
195 East 3rd Street New York, NY 10009
http://thewildproject.com/performances/2011-FIGURE-18.shtml
212-352-3101

Inspired by Hebrew music, Isreali movement, and Jewish Themes, Ya'el Tap presents an evening dedicated to the celebration of the Jewish Culture. The company will perform four Tap pieces in addition to special guest performances by Casey Dinkin, Yoshie Frutcher, and Joanna Hoffman.

Merce Cunningham Repertory Understudy Group
Merce Cunningham Studio
Merce Cunningham Studio
55 Bethune Street, 11th Floor New York, NY 10014
http://merce.org/support/special_events.php
212.255.8240

In their final performance, the Cunningham Repertory Understudy Group and guests perform classic works by Merce Cunningham. Summerspace (1958) music by Morton Feldman, costumes by Robert Rauschenberg Winterbranch (1964) music by La Monte Young Inventions MinEvent (1989) music by John Cage $10

Open Performance
Movement Research
A.R.T./New York, South Oxford Space, Great Room
138 South Oxford St Brooklyn, NY 11217

A program of non-curated shared showings of experimentation and work-in-progress, for artists and works at all stages of development. Each evening includes an audience discussion, customarily moderated by current and former Movement Research Artists-in-Residence. Check our website for moderators.

Winter Intensive Flamenco Dance Workshop for Beginners
Flamenco NYC
Flamenco NYC
224 W 35th St. Studio 402, 4th floor New York, NY 10001
http://www.flamenco-nyc.org/

No prior dance experience is required! NEW Introduction to Flamenco Workshop for Absolute Beginners is the ideal workshop to start dancing flamenco. 1.5 hour workshop classes are taught in order to be able to cover and practice all basic aspects for students without prior dance experience.