LMnO3 (Deborah Lohse, Cori Marquis, and Donnell Oakley) is among the participants in annual competitive DANCE NOW Festival at Joe’s Pub (photo by Justin Skrakowski)
Joe’s Pub
425 Lafayette St. by Astor Pl.
September 7-10, 29, $20-$30, 7:00
212-967-7555
www.dancenownyc.org
publictheater.org
For its twenty-first annual season, the DANCE NOW Festival will consist of forty choreographers presenting short works of no more than five minutes on the small stage at Joe’s Pub. The competitive festival, which encourages experimentation and innovation, takes place September 7-10, hosted by TruDee (aka Deborah Lohse). September 7 will feature B.S. Movement / Bryan Strimpel and Shaina Branfman, binbinFactory / Satoshi Haga & Rie Fukuzawa, Katherine Helen Fisher, Mark Gindick, Jordan Isadore, Heidi Latsky Dance, PearsonWidrigDanceTheater, Amber Sloan, and Jaclyn Walsh. The September 8 lineup boasts the Bang Group, Adam Barruch / Anatomiae Occultii, Lawrence Goldhuber / BIGMANARTS, Jane Comfort and Company, Malcolm Low / Formal Structure, Kyle Marshall, Kate Watson Wallace | anonymous bodies, Jessy Smith, Nicole Wolcott, and Wallie Wolfgruber. September 9 brings together BOOMERANG, C.K.M. & Artists, Norbert de la Cruz III, the Dance Cartel, Raja Feather Kelly / the feath3r theory, Gina Gibney Dance, Paula Josa-Jones, Khaleah London / LAYERS, Gabrielle Revlock, and the one and only Gus Solomons jr. And September 10 is highlighted by LMnO3, Cori Marquis + the Nines [IX], Li-Chiao Ping, PORTABLES / Claire Porter, Take Dance, Makiko Tamura / small apple co., Megan Williams, the Wondertwins, Yin Yue Dance, and ZviDance. On September 24, ten of the choreographers will be invited back for an encore evening, with the overall challenge winner receiving a $1,500 development stipend and a one-week residency at DANCE NOW Silo on Kirkland Farm in Bucks County.