“Unreality Bomb “ is a term first coined by Roger White in a seminal book on contemporary art titled The Contemporaries. White used this term to characterize a painting that had pieces deliberately removed from it, as a stylistic choice. White’s statement describes the work chosen for this exhibition; work that has an unseen layer removed from it by artificial and fictional means, to create an impression of space. With Unreality Bomb the painter/curator Alex ...

Black Beauty is a fun-filled twist on Anna Sewell’s classic. With storytelling at its finest by Andy Manley and Andy Cannon and a versatile set full of surprises designed by Shona Reppe, Black Beauty canters onto the New Victory stage for its U.S. Premiere from March 16-25, 2018.Synopsis:Brothers and “purveyors of fine equestrian illusions,” Andy McCuddy and Andy McCuddy  have fallen on hard times. After all, it’s hard to get a gig these days when you’re the front and back of a theatrical ...

March 20–25 at The Joyce Theater in Chelsea, Stephen Petronio Company will present the world premiere of Petronio’s Hardness 10, the third collaboration between Petronio and composer Nico Muhly. Petronio’s departure point for Hardness 10 is the nature of the diamond—a dense stone, forged under pressure into an object of brilliance and clarity. Muhly’s score was originally created in response to the “fractal images and gestures” of the Wilton Diptych, a medieval painting, circa 1393, ...

Choreographer and disability arts innovator Alice Sheppard, along with the Kinetic Light collaborative, announces the New York Premiere of DESCENT. Performed on a custom-designed architectural ramp installation with hills, curves, and peaks, DESCENT explores the pleasures of wheeled movement and reckless abandon. This new evening-length duet takes audiences on a transformative ride and obliterates cultural assumptions of what disability, dance, and beauty can be.  This limited engagement spans three performances March 22, 23, and 24 at New York ...

Ailey II is returning to The Ailey Citigroup Theater from March 14 – 25 for its annual New York season. Twelve talented young dancers will prove that they are second to none in dynamic works by some of the most exciting emerging choreographers, including premieres by Juel D. Lane, Renee I. McDonald, and Darrell Grand Moultrie, and returning favorites by Jae Man Joo, Bridget L. Moore, and former Ailey dancer Marcus Willis.