Sidra Bell Dance New York opens home season May 23

Program A: Director’s Choice May 23-26: Thurs-Sat @ 8pm, Sun @ 7pm STELLA (2012)/POOL (2011) Duration: 75 minutes (with intermission) Program B: New Works May 30-June 2: Thurs-Sat @ 8pm, Sun @ 7pm Nudity (2012)/.heterogamy (2013) Duration: 75 minutes (with intermission) Presented by Baruch Performing Arts Center Nagelberg Theater E 25th Street bet. Lexington & 3rd Avenues New York City Tickets: baruch.cuny.edu/bpac or (646) 312-5073 Continue reading Sidra Bell Dance New York opens home season May 23

A new dance work explores “post-blackness” and other aspects of identity

By Steve Sucato What does it mean to be black? For local choreographer Staycee Pearl, that question hit home when her dance works were questioned by others in the African-American community for not being “black enough.” In her latest work, “…on being …” to be premiered by her Staycee Pearl Dance Project at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater Feb. 22-23, Pearl looks at what it means to be … Continue reading A new dance work explores “post-blackness” and other aspects of identity