NEW YORK/PACIFIC ISLAND TIME and More Set for December Dance Lineup at 92Y

The 92nd Street Y has announced its December 2017 dance lineup - scroll down for details!

PERFORMANCES:

Dig Dance Weekend Series | NEW YORK/PACIFIC ISLAND TIME
Curated by John-Mario Sevilla and Halawai

Fri, Dec 8, 8 pm, tickets from $25

Sat, Dec 9, 8 pm, tickets from $25

Sun, Dec 10, 3 pm, tickets from $25

Halawai, an organization dedicated to promoting the cultural values and future of Hawaii and the Pacific Islands, presents a showcase of performing artists and culture bearers.

The program features the vibrant, contemporary work of Pele Bauch (world premiere), Kung-Yan Lin , Laura Margulies, Christopher K. Morgan (New York City premiere), Kumu Hula Elsie Kaleihulukea Ryder, Kensaku Shinohara, Paz Tanjuaquio (world premiere) and Te Ao Mana.

Fridays at Noon | Isamu Noguchi'S DANCE COLLABORATIONS: A RARE PERFORMANCE AND DISCUSSION OF EXPANDING UNIVERSE

Fri, Dec 15, 12 pm, tickets $10 online / $20 at door

Sculptor Isamu Noguchi collaborated with five choreographers: George Balanchine, Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham, Erick Hawkins and Ruth Page. For this Friday's at Noon program, Expanding Universe (1932), choreographed by Ruth Page with both set and costume by Isamu Noguchi, will be danced by former Martha Graham Dance Company member, Jennifer Conley, and seen here for the first time in decades. Additionally, Conley dances Martha Graham's Frontier; Miki Orihara dances Graham's Lamentation. Dakin Hart, Senior Curator, Noguchi Museum and Dr. Joellen Meglin, Ruth Page scholar discuss the sculptor and choreographers' oeuvre.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

DEL AFRICAN DANCE: FROM THE CONTINENT TO THE CLASSROOM

Sat, Dec 9 & 16, 2-7 pm, from registration from $185

This celebratory workshop explores the transformational movement vocabulary and dynamic cultural contexts of African Dance forms. Investigate effective teaching practices that inspire students to develop their personal creativity, cross cultural communication and respectful perspectives of the vast, diverse world around them.

92nd Street Y is a world-class, nonprofit cultural and community center that fosters the mental, physical and spiritual health of people throughout their lives, offering: wide-ranging conversations with the world's best minds; an outstanding range of programming in the performing, visual and literary arts; fitness and sports programs; and activities for children and families. 92Y is reimagining what it means to be a community center in the digital age with initiatives like the award-winning #GivingTuesday, launched by 92Y in 2012 and now recognized across the US and in a growing number of regions worldwide as a day to celebrate and promote giving. These kinds of initiatives are transforming the way people share ideas and translate them into action both locally and around the world. More than 300,000 people visit 92Y annually; millions more participate in 92Y's digital and online initiatives. A proudly Jewish organization since its founding in 1874, 92Y embraces its heritage and welcomes people of all backgrounds and perspectives. For more information, visit www.92Y.org.