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K.J.Holmes - The Athletics of Intimacy, Improvisations
Movement Research
Movement Research at Eden's Expressway
537 Broadway New York, NY 10012

Classes combine skills and practices of Contact Improvisation, applications of Body-Mind Centering and tutoring of somatic improvisational approaches in solo, duet (strong emphasis on partnering) and ensemble dancing.

APAP at Gibney Dance Center
Gibney Dance
Gibney Dance Center
890 Broadway, 5th Floor between 19th and 20th Street 456 ,L, NQR trains to Union Square,
http://www.blog.gibneydance.org/
212-677-8560

January 7th - 11:30am-7pm January 8th - 10:15am-5pm FREE Gibney Dance's 2012 Private APAP Showing - Sunday, January 8th at 3pm. Joining Gibney Dance, GDC will host an amazing array of emerging and established artists. Check out the full roster of artists there: http://www.blog.gibneydance.org

Focus Dance
Monica Bill Barnes & Company and Joe Goode Performance Group
Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10011
www.joyce.org
212-242-0800

A celebration of U.S.-based dance, featuring performances by 8 companies in a repertory schedule. Presented by Gotham Arts this new annual event is the centerpiece of an initiative to promote American dance.

"TAKES" - Open Gallery Hours
Nichole Canuso Dance Company
3LD Art and Technology Center
80 Greenwich Street (at Rector Street) New York, NY

Conceived by choreographer Nichole Canuso and multimedia director Lars Jan, "TAKES" combines dance and cinema in a panoramic installation environment. During open gallery hours, viewers are welcome to enter the projection cube to create their own dance within the installation. 2:30-6:30pm.

Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner, and the Farewell Speech
chelfitsch Theater Company
Japan Society
333 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017
http://www.japansociety.org/page/programs/performing_arts_program
(212) 715-1258

Toshiki Okada captures the ungrounded nature of Generation Y in Japan through three humorously absurd office space exchanges. With narrative accompanied by exaggerated fidgeting gestures/choreography, chelfitsch has drawn recognition in Japan and abroad. In Japanese with English subtitles.

Chez Bushwick Presents: Layard Thompson and Rebecca Patek
Chez Bushwick
Center for Performance Research
361 Manhattan Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11211
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/217043
718-349-1210

Bessie Award winning Layard Thompson, and Rebecca Patek present two consecutive evening length performances at Center for Performance Research in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at 5pm on Saturday January 7, 2012.

FOCUS DANCE: Zoe | Juniper & Keigwin+Company
Gotham Arts Exchange
The Joyce
175 8th Avenue New York, NY 10011
http://tickets.joyce.org/tickets/production.aspx?PID=1252
212-242-0800

zoe | juniper (Seattle) KEIGWIN + COMPANY (NY

Focus Dance
zoe | juniper and Keigwin + Company
Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10011
www.joyce.org
212-242-0800

A celebration of U.S.-based dance, featuring performances by 8 companies in a repertory schedule. Presented by Gotham Arts this new annual event is the centerpiece of an initiative to promote American dance.

Nichole Canuso Dance Company presents TAKES
Nichole Canuso Dance Company
3LD Art and Technology Center
80 Greenwich Street (at Rector Street) New York, NY
https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/882895/
866-811-4111

Nichole Canuso Dance Company creates dances that celebrate the awkwardness, humor, and surprise in human experience. Conceived by choreographer Nichole Canuso and multimedia director Lars Jan, "TAKES" combines dance and cinema in a panoramic installation environment.

REVERBdance / APAP 2012 Showcase
REVERBdance / APAP 2010
Baruch Performing Arts Center
55 Lexington Ave at 25th St New York, NY 10010
http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/bpac/calendar/
(646) 312-5073

REVERBdance / 501 (c) (3) is presenting twenty-four national and international choreographers for the Association of Performing Arts Presenters / (APAP) Friday January 6th at 8pm, Saturday January 7th at 8pm, and January 8th at 2pm and 8pm 20012. Tickets are $12 General Admission $10 Student Box Office: (646) 312-5073 / theatermania.com. & www.baruch.cuny.edu/bpac Saturday, January 7th: Luke Olsen-Elm Nelly Van Bommel / NAA Dance Kate Griffler / 121 Dance Project Graham Lustig / Lustig Dance Theater Lane Gifford / Lane & Co. Billy Bell / Lunge Dance Sidra Bell / Sidra Bell Dance New York Kate Wallich STEPS Repertory Ensemble Bradley Shelver / Bradley Shelver Contemporary Dance Theater

Dance Gotham
Dance Festival - Multiple Companies
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
566 LaGuardia Place New York, NY 10012
www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu/calendar/dance_gotham_2012
212-352-3101

This annual dance festival returns to the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts for its sixth year, and continues to present a thrilling range of aesthetics and artistry.

Anatomy of Lost
BODYART Dance Company
The Theater for the New City
155 1st Ave New York, NY 10003
http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?EID=&showCode=ANA7&BundleCode;=&GUID=d6d30e30-af35-4229-b931-629ac5afa08c
(212) 254-1109

BODYART will premiere its much-anticipated full evening- length work Anatomy of Lost with a cast of 8 dancers entirely in a pool of water. Anatomy of Lost is a multi-media dance drama that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality, arousal and disgust, fun and violence, spectacle and authenticity.

APAP Showcases
Peridance Capezio Center
Salvatore Capezio Theater
126 E 13th St. New York, NY 10003
www.peridance.com
212.505.0886

Peridance Capezio Center is proud to present an exciting collective of dance companies in two programs during the 2012 Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference (APAP). Peridance has carefully curated its programs to reflect the artistic excellence and creativity presenters look for.

Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner, and the Farewell Speech
chelfitsch Theater Company
Japan Society
333 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017
http://www.japansociety.org/page/programs/performing_arts_program
(212) 715-1258

Toshiki Okada captures the ungrounded nature of Generation Y in Japan through three humorously absurd office space exchanges. With narrative accompanied by exaggerated fidgeting gestures/choreography, chelfitsch has drawn recognition in Japan and abroad. In Japanese with English subtitles.

Nichole Canuso Dance Company presents TAKES
Nichole Canuso Dance Company
3LD Art and Technology Center
80 Greenwich Street (at Rector Street) New York, NY
https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/882895/
866-811-4111

Nichole Canuso Dance Company creates dances that celebrate the awkwardness, humor, and surprise in human experience. Conceived by choreographer Nichole Canuso and multimedia director Lars Jan, "TAKES" combines dance and cinema in a panoramic installation environment.