Danspace Project

06/30/2025

Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA) is expanding its Emergency Grants program to address the financial impact of cancelled engagements stemming from sudden, and continuing, losses of federal funding.

LEARN MORE: foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grants/emergency-grants/cancellation-funds/

We recommend attending the information session on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from 1:00-1:30pm ET.

RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/N8RbjN3ERnitISFkGrMLSA #/registration

06/30/2025

⏰ Last Chance! Support Dance! ⏰

It’s the last day of our 50th year — help with the first day of the next 50? https://ci.ovationtix.com/2742/store/donations/4915

Today is your last chance to support Danspace Project’s 50th Anniversary and decades of leadership in experimental performance.

A gift today, June 30th, will give us a boost to start the next year strong. Give now to make a difference for the future of Danspace!

Thank you for making this 50th Season so luminous. We are grateful to you, as always, for your spirit, energy, and support. We can’t wait to see you next year.

With gratitude,
Judy Hussie-Taylor
Executive Director & Chief Curator

📷: Photos by Rachel Keane

06/28/2025

06/28/2025

💫 In just 2 days we conclude the 50th Anniversary season and start a new chapter of Danspace. Thank you for celebrating with us and being a part of our community all year long.

By contributing before June 30th, you send us into our next chapter with strength. Give now to make an impact of the future of Danspace! https://ci.ovationtix.com/2742/store/donations/4915

With gratitude,
Judy Hussie-Taylor
Executive Director & Chief Curator

📷: Photos by Rachel Keane

06/27/2025

"The dialogue Steve is having within himself and with the music is fast and graceful. His inner architecture extends beyond his finger tips, beyond the crown of his head. Heel and toes push, slide, skip, twist, caress the floor and reach into space. In my vision, the space around Steve’s dancing body is an extension of the architecture of forms and space within his body... There is a quality to Steve’s presence onstage which makes me feel that he is aware of and open to the possibility of such profound magic visiting the theater, while at the same time knowing that he has only a partial role in creating it." -Daniel Lepkoff

In May 1999 at St. Mark's Church in the Bowery, Steve Paxton presented evening length works, including "Some English Suites" (1991) by J.S. Bach (played by Glenn Gould). Daniel Lepkoff reviews his works in CQ Vol. 26 No. 1 (Winter/Spring 2001). Available to purchase in PDF format: https://contactquarterly.com/cq/back-issues/index.php =vol-26-no-1

Image Description: Stexe Paxton in "Some English Suites" (1991). Danspace, NYC, May 2000. He stands in a curved position, weight on one heel and one ball of his foot, arms hovering in front of his chest. Image is in black and white. Photo by Tom Brazil.

06/25/2025

“…Danspace Project has been running since 1974, providing space and aid to smaller dance artists. It’s fitting that [Megan] Williams performed here – a space that is more than one thing and a space that’s stood the test of time is a perfect framework for this work, as it noodles through the ideas about the roles we play in our lives that remain tucked away, as well as honoring the value of dance artists far older than we often see performing onstage.“ -Emily Sarkissian, Dance Informa

Read the full review of Megan Williams Dance Projects’ “Visible” at Danspace Project in Dance Informa! https://www.danceinforma.com/2025/06/20/megan-williams-dance-projects-in-visible-the-light-of-youth-and-the-light-of-experience/

📷: Photo by Julie Lemberger

06/18/2025

💫 Danspace is on the cusp of our sixth decade! In many ways, the artists of the past season offered tools to equip us for the years ahead:

Cathy and Lisa reminded us of the importance of gathering to remember and revere loved ones passed;

Ishmael, Fred, AJ, Kris, and Steph made a blueprint on how to hold many truths at once: to be vulnerable and fierce, to be “drop dead gorgeous” while “biting back;”

David and Jodi revealed the body’s singular ability to listen and make stories seen...
.. while Donna, Levi, Becky, Tim, Paulina, and Chelsea embodied what it feels like to be passively steered by unseen currents;

Bebe with Bria, Chloe, KJ, Jasmine, Stacy, and Shayla-Vie enlivened long lost embodied memories, reminding us of our now;

Claudia and the old and new legends she gathered, brought to life spirits of dances past, present, and future;

Reggie made visible how histories connect, expand, and enmesh within our lives;

and Marjani created a portal to Blondell, to her legacy, bending time to uncover the beauty of lineage.

These lessons are our lifeline. They are practices that will stabilize and ground us as we face a renewed need to be dextrous, tender, and defiant. Danspace is guided by the artists we serve, and our ability to do so is dependent on our financial footing.

Will you donate to Danspace help us end the fiscal year with unshakable strength?

By contributing before June 30th, you will propel us forward with the peace of mind that comes with a community that has your back. Thank you to those who have already contributed and thank you all for your support.

With gratitude,
Judy Hussie-Taylor
Executive Director & Chief Curator

📷: Photos by Rachel Keane