Motley Dance’s DRILL PIECE examines the social and cultural aspects of gender and the military (photo by Victoria Masters)
The Flea Theater
41 White St. between Broadway & Church St.
June 4-14, Tuesday – Friday, free with advance RSVP, 7:00
212-352-3101
www.theflea.org
The Flea’s free annual Dance Conversations series returns June 4-13, giving dancers and choreographers the opportunity to present new pieces, excerpts, and works-in-progress, then discuss their creative process with the audience and special moderators. This year’s festival, curated by Nina Winthrop, gets under way on June 4 with Susan Thomasson & Elissaveta Iordanova (Who’s Going to Blink?), David Appel (more than a murmur), Amy Cova Dance (Spinal Streets and a Straw), and Motley Dance (Drill Piece), followed by a talk moderated by Molissa Fenley. On June 5, the lineup includes Daniela Hoff Dance Company (Mirror), Claire Porter/PORTABLES (Falling for Prepositions), and Naomi Goldberg Haas (The Dress), with moderator Rebecca Lazier. On June 6, there will be performances by Inclined Dance Project (Stuck Together Pieces), Barbara Mahler’s Dances (When She Stumbles), Ian Wen & Irina Kom (Houseguest de novo), and KATES (KATES: which is unusual), with moderator Joanna Kotze, while June 7 features GREYZONE (Waves), Tomomi Imai (Deep Blue), and Khaleah London/LAYERS (The Ultimatum), with moderator Kimberly Bartosik. The second week includes such companies and choreographers as binbinFactory/Satoshi Haga & Rie Fukuzawa, Krista Jansen, Jesse Phillips-Fein, Megan Sipe/Dancing Fish Productions, and Rosario, with moderators Gus Solomons jr, Jody Oberfelder, Pooh Kaye, and Winthrop. Dance Conversations is a great forum for dance enthusiasts to get sneak peeks at works from emerging and midcareer choreographers and go behind the scenes of their creations in intimate discussions.