Danspace Project Explained

Danspace Project is a performance venue for contemporary dance. Its performances are held in St. Mark's Church in the East Village area of the Manhattan borough of New York City.[1]

History

Founded in 1974 by Barbara Dilley, Mary Overlie, and Larry Fagin to support the creation of new work in dance and performance. A fire damaged the church in 1978 and performances were temporarily held at the Third Street Music School.

Judy Hussie-Taylor became the Executive Director in 2008. In 2010, she launched the Platform series, which invites an artist to curate performances and events around a certain theme.[2] [3]

Danspace has shaped contemporary New York dance history presenting artists such as Ishmael Houston-Jones, Bill T. Jones,[4] Trajal Harrell,[5] Okwui Okpokwasili,[6] and many others.

See also

References

  1. Web site: archives.nypl.org -- Danspace Project records. 2020-07-26. archives.nypl.org.
  2. News: Kourlas. Gia. 2010-12-16. A Platform For Dancers To Mix It Up. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-07-26. 0362-4331.
  3. News: Kourlas. Gia. 2010-04-08. Choreographers Are Becoming Curators, Too. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-07-26. 0362-4331.
  4. News: Dunning. Jennifer. 1998-12-21. DANCE REVIEW; Danspace Project, 25, Looks Back Nostalgically. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-07-26. 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: Chae. Julie. ContributorCurator. Writer. Advisor. Art. 2012-10-11. Trajal Harrell: The Next Martha Graham Has Arrived!. 2020-07-26. HuffPost. en.
  6. News: Seibert. Brian. 2020-02-21. Okwui Okpokwasili Wants You to Slow Down and Walk With Her. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-07-26. 0362-4331.

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