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Featuring 21 different dance companies showcasing at Booking Dance Festival 2021, with 40 pieces of choreography performed by 236 dancers – and 7 world premieres!
Our Booking Dance Festival showcases are designed to give marketing visibility for selected dance companies to get
bookings for live performances in venues worldwide.
This year marks our 9th annual Booking Dance Festival NYC and in celebration we are featuring two extraordinary events:
NEW DIRECTIONS is an inspirational “dance buffet” with a menu of
“choreographic courses” of new work CREATED during
the Pandemic. Presenting 23 new dances with 7 world premieres!
INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY launches our new MOVING FORWARD series of dance moves designed to inspire and
connect. Every Monday highlights a selection of our diverse artists teaching their newest moves – join us on our social
media platforms to feel those steps while learning that rep! Looking forward to moving forward!
NEW DIRECTIONS: BOOKING DANCE FESTIVAL 2021
15 dance companies ∣ 23 dances ∣ 7 world premieres!
Join us for our virtual BOOKING DANCE FESTIVAL extravaganza – a “dance buffet” featuring
“choreographic courses”!
See our feature in Broadway World on BOOKING DANCE FESTIVAL 2021!
Two perfectly curated programs of work created during the Pandemic captivate and inspire – the first entitled NEW and the
second DIRECTIONS with an introduction and intermission of insights by Talent Representative Jodi Kaplan.
Panel discussions with the artistic directors on topics – New Directions the Dance Film, From Stage to Screen, and Site
Specifics – can be found on our Vimeo.
ON DEMAND AVAILABLE: NOW THROUGH APRIL 30, 2021
Purchase tickets to NEW DIRECTIONS:
Tickets in USA & CANADA
Tickets in INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS
INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY 2021
BOOKING DANCE IS MOVING FORWARD!
In celebration, Booking Dance is launching our MOVING FORWARD series of dance moves designed to get everybody
feeling those steps while learning that rep! Join a selection of our roster artists as they lead the way every Monday by
teaching a combination from their newest works across our social media platforms!
Start the week in synch with a diverse style of dance repertoire designed to inspire and connect.
Looking forward to moving forward!
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Please join us for enrichment programming complementing our virtual dance curation.
NEW DIRECTIONS
Accompanying panel discussions with groups of participating artist (45 minutes in length). Click here to view.
Topics covered:
New Directions in Dance Films
From Stage to Screen
Site Specifics
ENCORE
Join us for a panel discussion with selected ENCORE showcasing artists. These companies include a dynamic range of dance styles performed in our most recent BOOKING DANCE FESTIVAL at Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2020 – contemporary, modern, poetic, cabaret, dance theater, ballet, and even Ukranian folk dance!
Sunday, May 2 at 11am EST: ENCORE PANEL* Click here
*Also available for viewing following initial airing date
WORKSHOP – FESTIVALS AND FUNDRAISING!
Esteemed Talent Representative Jodi Kaplan and Tony–Award winning Producer Fran Kirmser will be hosting a virtual weekend workshop in the Fall 2021. Stay tuned for dates/times.
The performing arts world is opening up! With venues and festivals planning their re–openings, this workshop will help artists come out of the gate strong with the information needed in relation to booking festivals and getting the funding to support it. This 3-hour intensive workshop features sessions focused on bookings with Talent Representative Jodi Kaplan and fundraising with Producer Fran Kirmser. We hope that you can join us! More information on the workshop will be sent out as we near the event.
“We are thrilled to have gathered up to the minute information for our clients and emerging artists for their touring and funding coming out of this pandemic and can't wait to share the information with you in this three-hour virtual workshop” – Fran Kirmser & Jodi Kaplan
Inquiries to: [email protected]
Arts Industry Professionals
The information below is for Presenters in the Performing Arts field.
Full Program
We are offering complimentary livestream tickets to Performing Arts Presenters to NEW DIRECTIONS On Demand now through April 30, 2021.
Presenters Comp Form to access NEW DIRECTIONS On Demand
PLAYLISTS
For Arts Industry Professionals to have the opportunity to watch each of our 21 dance artists individually at your leisure, please feel
free to peruse our playlists as our dynamic companies grace your screens! The full programs are
curated by Producer Jodi Kaplan in her recommended order, but we recognize that you might
want to connect with specific artists on your own time and terms.
Please fill out this form to receive access to the password for On Demand viewing of the password protected full programs and playlists for your convenience.
Presenters Comp Form to access On Demand viewing
NEW DIRECTIONS – PLAYLIST
View the individual company performances from NEW DIRECTIONS. Each of the 15 dance
artists has a separate video showcasing their work. These can be accessed by clicking directly on
the company name to see their dances. The dances are posted in the order of the NEW
DIRECTIONS showcase.
NEW DIRECTIONS: BOOKING DANCE FESTIVAL 2021
FULL PROGRAM NEW DIRECTIONS
Full Program of NEW DIRECTIONS Playlist
Program 1: NEW
Program 2: DIRECTIONS
Program 1 – NEW
Ariel Rivka Dance - Unorthodox
Astra Dance Theatre – Cod'ine*
GPC Entertainment – Dazed
Chicago Dance Crash – Lil Pine Nut
GPC Entertainment – Sing Sing Sing
Dancers Unlimited NYC & Hawai'i – MoveMEANT: Dance is Medicine
Valerie Green/Dance Entropy – Home*
Alessandra Corona Performing Works– Labyrinth*
Program 2 – DIRECTIONS
Mauricio Vera, #DanzaRestless – Restless
Nejla Yatkin Dance (NY2Dance) – The Other Witch
Prince Dance Theatre – The Turning Point*
BARKIN/SELISSEN – Body Cells
Louise Reichlin & Dancers/ Los Angeles Choreographers & Dancers –
Urban and Tribal Dances: Batida & Together
Elisa Monte Dance – Geography of Grace*
Dancers Unlimited NYC & Hawai'i – Edible Tales* & Forward
GPC Entertainment – BASEBALL!
Ariel Rivka Dance – If I Forget You
Forza Dance Company – Maria*
ArtLab J – Waiting For Spring
BARKIN/SELISSEN – Accidental Suite
Louise Reichlin & Dancers/ Los Angeles Choreographers & Dancers –
Urban and Tribal Dances: Remembrance
*Public world premiere at BOOKING DANCE FESTIVAL 2021
ENCORE – PLAYLIST
View the individual company performances from ENCORE. Each of the 12 dance artists has a
separate video showcasing their work. These can be accessed by clicking directly on the
company name to see their dances. The dances are posted in the order of the ENCORE
showcase.
Click Here for PLAYBILL – featuring 12 ENCORE artists in the full 2020 lineup
Click Here for past performance info: www.jazz.org/events/t-10290
ENCORE: BOOKING DANCE FESTIVAL 2021
FULL PROGRAM ENCORE
PLAYLIST ENCORE
This year's distinctive event encompasses a dynamic range of
companies from across the USA, providing an overview of
dance in America today. Styles presented include: ballet, hip–
hop, acrobatics, body percussion, modern, contemporary,
jazz, dance-theatre, fusion, cabaret, and a returning audience
favorite of dazzling Ukranian Folk to round out a magical
evening of unforgettable performances.
Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
Elisa Monte Dance
Chicago Dance Crash
Louise Reichlin & Dancers / Los Angeles Choreographers & Dancers
Water Street Dance Milwaukee
Margie Gillis – Legacy Project
Eisenhower Dance Detroit
Art of Motion Dance Theatre
Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
Guilty Pleasures Cabaret
FOUND Movement Group
Alessandra Corona Performing Works
Dancers Unlimited
Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
OVERVIEW OF BOOKING DANCE FESTIVAL
To date, Booking Dance Festival NYC has featured over 130 different dance companies from 20 states across the U.S.A., with 1,000 dancers having performed in BDF NYC at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Since its inception in 2013, there has been an emphasis on highlighting American dance artists. Additionally, the festival invites a selection of top international artists to participate each year. Past artists have travelled all the way from China, Italy, France, Martinique, and Canada to perform at Booking Dance Festival.
A continued emphasis for JK&A's ninth annual Booking Dance Festival is its educational outreach program, inviting young
students throughout the NYC metropolitan area to view the performance for free, inspiring a new generation of artists.
Expanding to include youth across the USA to benefit from our virtual programming.
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