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.
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.
Danspace has shaped contemporary New York dance history presenting artists such as Ishmael Houston-Jones, Bill T. Jones, Trajal Harrell, Okwui Okpokwasili, and many others.
See also
References
- ^ "archives.nypl.org -- Danspace Project records". archives.nypl.org. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- Kourlas, Gia (2010-12-16). "A Platform For Dancers To Mix It Up". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- Kourlas, Gia (2010-04-08). "Choreographers Are Becoming Curators, Too". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- Dunning, Jennifer (1998-12-21). "DANCE REVIEW; Danspace Project, 25, Looks Back Nostalgically". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- Chae, Julie; ContributorCurator; Writer; Advisor, Art (2012-10-11). "Trajal Harrell: The Next Martha Graham Has Arrived!". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - Seibert, Brian (2020-02-21). "Okwui Okpokwasili Wants You to Slow Down and Walk With Her". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-26.