photo credit: Tere O'Connor

December 2-4 (Thu-Sat), 8-11 (Wed-Sat) 8pm
December 4 (Sat) 2pm
$20

Choreography: Tere O'Connor
Lighting Design: Brian MacDevitt
Music: James Baker

"A deeply felt poetics of dance; the terrain of passion it covers is marked by elegance, empathy and wit" (ArtForum). For his new evening-length work at The Kitchen, Tere O'Connor examines the dynamics of different cultures and opposing ideologies enmeshed in globalization and overpopulation. After years of experimenting with elements such as text, acting and film, the Bessie Award-winning artist returns to choreography as a poetic system. Two distinct, unrelated choreographies—meditative and extremely physical—are forced into close proximity to create one work.

Dance programs at The Kitchen are sponsored by Altria Group, Inc. Additional support is provided by the Harkness Foundation for Dance.

Alexander Kluge. Photo credit: Digne M. Marcovicz

December 7 (Tue) 7pm $10

An extraordinary gathering of authors and translators from New Directions Press—longtime proponent of literature in translation—read from their latest work. The program features readings by German writer/filmmaker Alexander Kluge (The Devil's Blind Spot: Tales from the New Century); Paul Auster (French poet Stéphane Mallarmé's A Tomb for Anatole); Liz Werner (Chilean poet Nicanor Parra's Antipoems), and Eliot Weinberger, editor of The New Directions Anthology of Classical Chinese Poetry, featuring translations by W.C. Williams and Ezra Pound. Surprise guests will also read from Robert Bolaņo's Distant Star and W.G. Sebald's Unrecounted.

Literature programs at The Kitchen are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

Check out other programs from the Necessary Translations series on October 12 (A New Place on the Map: Archipelago Books) and November 23 (Mexico City: A Quick Guided Tour). A series pass for all three events is only $25.

photo credit: Richard Sylvarnes

December 11 (Sat) 2pm
$10/20% off for families of four or more

Contestants: David Neumann, Lynn Mancinelli, Coco Killingsworth
Host: Treva Offutt

Whose move is it anyway? In this non-competitive game show, kids have the chance to shape the dance. After a group warm-up and contestant showcase, audience members suggest settings and sounds for the improv experts to perform live on the spot. All suggestions are welcome! So how would a rooster dance on the moon? Come find out!

Open Kitchen Programs are made possible with generous support from Annette C. Merle-Smith.

photo credit: Morgan Thorson by Usry Alleyne

December 17-18 (Fri & Sat) 8pm $12

The Kitchen's longest running program, Dance In Progress features four emerging choreographers exploring new territory in dance. The evening performances are a culmination of a two-month laboratory, during which the artists share information, receive feedback and create work.

Dance programs at The Kitchen are sponsored by Altria Group, Inc. Additional support is provided by the Harkness Foundation for Dance.