POLITICS OF MOVEMENT. When Dance Speaks Out

POLITICS OF MOVEMENT When Dance Speaks Out April 14 & 15, 2026 at 7pm at the 14th St. Y Theater PROGRAM THE GHOST OF P.T. BARNUM as MASTER OF CEREMONIES By Ara Fitzgerald H.T CHEN & DANCERS Title: OPENING THE GATE (1993) Choreography: H.T. Chen Restaged by Dian Dong Music: Bradley Kaus Costume Designer: Sylvia Taalsohn Costume Construction: Joy Mao & Lorraine Lum Performers: Nicole Arakaki, Ben de Andrade, Aine Dorman, Renouard Gee, Kelly Guerrero, Seneca Lawrence, Tsubasa Nishioka, Ari Someya, Glenna Yu Title: “UNTITLED #5A AFTER TED SHAWN” (World Premiere 2026) AKA Danse Mexicaine y Filipino/a/x Américaine” Originally, titled “Danse Américaine Choreography: by Ted Shawn created for Charles Weidman, 1923 Augmented by Arthur Avilés, 2020 Music: Dent Mowry Costumes: Liz Prince Dancers: Peter Elizalde & Edu Tair Hernandez Title: COUNTRY OF ABSENCE/PAIS de la AUSENSIA (The Corral Excerpts) Music: Mercedes Sosa Poetry: Gabriela Mistral Dancer and Choreographer: Anabella Lenzu ALPHA OMEGA THEATRICAL DANCE COMPANY Title: RADEAU/RAFT (1994). EXCERPT Choreography: Eleo Pomare Reconstructed by: Enrique Cruz Dejesus Costumes: Eleo Pomare Music Sources: Jonathan Kabak, Echoes of Nature, Steve Reich, and Samite of Uganda Dancers: Adele Carlson, Jendaya Dash, and Natasha Schmid DANCES WE DANCE Francesca Todesco in collaboration with Catherine Gallant (Dances by Isadora) THE CROSSING (choreography by Isadora Duncan) Music: Alexander Scriabin, Etude Op. 42, No. 5 in C-Sharp minor Dancer: Francesca Todesco (4/14) Catherina Gallant (4/15) REVOLUTIONARY (choreography by Isadora Duncan) Music: Alexander Scriabin, Etude Op. 8, No. 12 in D-Sharp minor Dancer: Francesca Todesco (4/14) Catherine Gallant (4/15) HOW LONG? NOW! (2026) Developed collaboratively by Catherine Gallant, Francesca Todesco, and the dancers, drawing from the collection of radical works of Isadora Duncan. Music: David Lang (edited) Performed by Dances We Dance/Performing Ensemble and guests: Kathleen Caragine, Colleen Edwards, Rosy Gentle, Anne Parichon-Buoncore, Dillon Heyck, Shizu Homma, Nicole Conway, Danna Creager, Emma Lower, Rainey Scarsborough THE SOKOLOW THEATRE/DANCE ENSEMBLE Title: SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS Choreography: Anna Sokolow (1937) Music: Alex North, reconstructed and recorded with permission of the North Foundation by Kevin Kaska Costume: a modern interpretation of the original by Epperson Danced by: Erin Gottwald MONÉT MOVEMENT PRODUCTIONS: THE COLLECTIVE Title: CRACK Choreography: Makayla Monét Peterson Music: Angry Black Woman by Porsha O., Les boulets se rebiffent by Les Tambours Du Bronx, Jungle Jazz by Les Tambours Du Bronx, Ramalama (Bang Bang) by Róisin Murphy Dancers: Ashley Fields, Jasmyn Murray, Makayla Peterson, Maleyah Peterson, Tatiana Turnage JAMAL GAINES CREATIVE OUTLET Title: MOTHERS OF WAR Choreographed by Christopher Higgins Music: Hans Zimmer and Gavin Greenaway Dancers: Rose Barbantan, George Boné, Kaila Chietan, Deven Crawford, Raquelle Koonkoon, Amina Konate, Toni Owens, Ryan Rankin, Automn Robinson, Wade Watson, April Watson with Theara Ward