The 16th Fall for Dance Festival kicks off City Center’s season with four New York City Center Commissions: tap dance phenom Caleb Teicher expands his 2018 Fall for Dance hit; Kyle Abraham develops a solo for American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland; Sonya Tayeh choreographs a new ensemble work with live music by Moses Sumney in a co-commission with Kaatsbaan; and Kim Brandstrup creates a duet for New York City Ballet principal dancers Sara Mearns and Taylor Stanley.
Fall for Dance is renowned for presenting artistic excellence while remaining committed to geographic and stylistic diversity. Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal pays tribute to songwriter Leonard Cohen in Dance Me, while the English National Ballet performs the duet from Akram Khan’s haunting Dust in commemoration of World War I. Vuyani Dance Theatre exudes the fluid dynamism of contemporary South African dance in Rise and Skånes Dansteater displays heartfelt minimalism in Dare to Wreck—both companies all the more exceptional in their performances with physically integrated casts.
“IT’S HARD TO THINK OF ANOTHER THEATRICAL EVENT WHERE DANCE IS RECEIVED SO ENTHUSIASTICALLY YEAR AFTER YEAR” —The New York Times
