World AIDS Day with Sonia Sanchez and Ronald K. Brown

In recognition of World AIDS Day 2009, WNYC's Jerome L. Greene Performance Space welcomes poet Sonia Sanchez and choreographer Ronald K. Brown, plus a discussion of AIDS in the African-American community.

Complete information here
Tuesday, December 1 -- 7pm-9pm

Breaking Ground: our day at Federal Hall

I was honored to be asked to invited to participate in Breaking Ground: A Public Charrette--a workshop created and facilitated by San Francisco-based choreographer Joanna Haigood through New York's Dancing in the Streets program.

Here's a post I wrote about my experience for Breaking Ground's blog.

Do spend some time at the blog's site: You'll find writing by other participants, photos from the event and lots of information about our site (historic Federal Hall) and Haigood's fascinating project.

John Kelly: The Mirror Stages

Art in America contributing editor Carol Diehl reviews John Kelly's show of visual art at Alexander Gray--The Mirror Stages: Self-Portraits 1979-2009.

Art in America, November 2009

Gray: the man behind the body

Book Review: Ruth Richardson's The Making of Mr. Gray's Anatomy
by Sue Taylor, Art in America, November 2009

Holiday dancing at WFC

arts>World Financial Center dance events for Holiday 2009

New York Theatre Ballet in The Nutcracker
Tuesday, December 1 (12:30pm and 6pm)

Hour-long version. The 6pm show will be preceded by the annual Winter Garden lighting celebration.

ETHEL and Annie-B Parson: Wait for Green
Friday, December 18 (12:30pm and 7pm)

Choreographer/director Parson once again joins forces with postclassical string quartet ETHEL, restaging their 2008 collaboration, Wait for Green.

Ase Dance Theatre Collective
Monday, December 28 (12:30pm)
Dance and song in celebration of Kwanzaa

All events take place in WFC's Winter Garden and are free; no tickets required.

Map and directions

For a complete schedule and information on all Holiday 2009 events in the arts>World Financial Center series, click here.

Audition for Aviles: female singers with sense of humor

Arthur Aviles Typical Theatre is preparing a new musical theatre/dance work called Super Maeva de Oz which takes inspiration from The Wizard of Oz to tell the story of a young Latina lesbian coming out in the South Bronx in 1977. The piece will need a chorus made up of 6 to 12 participants that backs up the actress. The songs include cursing, humorous and sexually explicit references.

Arthur Aviles Typical Theatre is seeking singers for the chorus who have: a good singing voice (formal training a plus); can sing with Spanish/ Latina accent; and OK with being perceived as Queer.

We are having auditions on Saturday November 28, from 10am to 12pm and from 6pm to 9pm. Also on Sunday, November 29th from 5pm to 10pm.

Audition will be at BAAD! The Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance, 841 Barretto Street, Bronx, NY 10474.

Preview performance of the songs will take place the second week of February at BAAD!

REHEARSAL STIPEND AND PERFORMANCE PAY. Rehearsals start in December.

Directions: Take #6 train to Hunts Point Avenue. Visit website: www.BronxAcademyOfArtsAndDance.org/directions.htm

To make an appointment call BAAD! at 718.824.5223.
Fax or e-mail resumes to 718.542.4077 or arthuraviles@gmail.com

Rogoff and Mozgala: Dancing the body's diversity

Overcoming Cerebral Palsy, Gregg Mozgala Learns to Dance
by Neil Genzlinger, The New York Times, November 24, 2009

I'm looking forward to seeing this piece, which I will be reviewing for Dance Magazine.