UNBEKNOWNST ONLINE
June 7 through June 30
Vimeo on Demand
Rent the streaming video of our tenth season performances through the month of June! Choreography by Rohan Bhargava, PeiJu Chien-Pott, Da’ Von Doane, Gabrielle Lamb, and Evita Zacharioglou. Music by Annie Nikunen and Jonathan Howard Katz.

UNBEKNOWNST
May 21, 7:00 pm
May 22, 3:00 pm
Mark Morris Dance Center
Periapsis Music and Dance’s tenth season culminates in UNBEKNOWNST, a program of five new works by our resident and guest choreographers (Rohan Bhargava, PeiJu Chien-Pott, Da’ Von Doane, Gabrielle Lamb, and Evita Zacharioglou), in collaboration with our resident composers (Annie Nikunen and Jonathan Howard Katz). All works are performed by our ensemble of dancers and musicians, with two prestigious guest musicians joining the program, cellist Jeffrey Zeigler and pianist Melinda Faylor. Made possible by support from the O’Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation, New Music USA, the Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation, Deborah and Charles Adelman and other individuals, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

SEASON 10 FUNDRAISER
November 14, 2021, 7:00 doors, 8:00 livestream
Soapbox Gallery
Help us kick off our tenth season with this special event! The month-long online fundraiser includes a raffle and silent auction, and the in-person and livestream performance at Soapbox Gallery features guest pianist Eleonor Sandresky joining Jonathan Howard Katz for Annie Nikunen’s 4-hand work What kind of land will we be together in? as well as their own compositions.

TALKING OF MICHELANGELO
Music of Jonathan Howard Katz
October 20, 2021, 8:00 pm
The DiMenna Center for Classical Music
Artistic director Jonathan Howard Katz presents an evening of his music, co-produced by Periapsis Music and Dance and made possible by a grant from the New York City Artist Corps. The program includes six of Jonathan’s works, three of which are for dance. Guest artists include Erin Dillon, Emily Popham Gillins, Maggie Joy, Zara Lawler, Chris Lysack, Erin Maher, and Annie Nikunen!

TO TAKE YOU THERE
Periapsis Music and Dance’s 2021 Season
June 27, 2021, 8:00 pm, in person at Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie St
June 30–July 7 online
Periapsis Music and Dance presents To Take You There, our season 9 show and the return of our company to the stage!
Join us for an incredible lineup of artists:
– A new commissioned work by Gabrielle Lamb, with new music by Jonathan Howard Katz
– A new commissioned work by Alia Kache (To Take You There), with new music by Jonathan Howard Katz, setting a poem by Andrea Cohen
– A new work by Rohan Bhargava, setting Asha Srinivasan’s “Dviraag”
– A new work by Annie Nikunen as choreographer, composer, dancer, and flutist
This program was supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

IPSEITIES
Sunday, April 25, 8:00 pm
Soapbox Gallery
Periapsis Music and Dance presents Ipseities, a project created by artistic director Jonathan Howard Katz, with guest choreographers Kyla Barkin, Ashley Carter, Maggie Joy and Erin Maher, Annie Nikunen, Marlaina Garcia Riegelsberger, and Rebecca Walden.
This program was supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

EMERGING ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Friday, May 31, 8:00 pm
NYU Tisch Dance
Our third series of Emerging Artist Residencies (and second hosted by NYU Tisch) features choreographers Janice Rosario and Kailey McCrudden, and composers Douglas Hertz and Hope Littwin.  Over two weeks these artists have developed new work on our company members (and one NYU student) and present a works-in-progress showing hosted by guest teacher Janis Brenner. This program was supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

ORACLE
Friday, May 10, 8:00 pm
Saturday, May 11, 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm
Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts at LIU Brooklyn (1 University Plaza)
Periapsis Music and Dance presents Oracle, our spring 2019 season performances! Oracle takes us through intrepid explorations in composer/choreographer relationships, questioning the boundaries between movement and character, between dance and theater, and between musician and dancer.  Featuring Oracle, by choreographer Norbert De La Cruz III and composer Harry Stafylakis; Elle ne m’aime pas, by choreographer Hannah Weber and composer Jonathan Howard Katz; conjuring MAEJHH, by choreographer Annalee Traylor and composer Hilary Purrington; and Encaged, by choreographer Erin Dillon and composer Jonathan Howard Katz.  Plus guests from the Periapsis Open Series: AL-D2D/T (Abdul Latif) with composer Ron Wasserman; Amy Marshall Dance Company with composer Kevin Keller; and Arch Ballet (Sheena Annalise) with composer Natalia Steinbach.

COMPOSER/CHOREOGRAPHER EXCHANGE
Monday, March 25, 7:00 pm
NYU Tisch Dance (111 Second Ave, Studio 2, New York)
Periapsis Music and Dance and The Actors Fund, hosted by NYU Tisch Dance, offer a chance for composers and choreographers to meet and get to know each other and their work. This is our third such event, and our second hosted by NYU, and they’re always fun and productive, resulting in some actual new collaborations taking the stage. And it’s free!

MUSIC LICENSING FOR CHOREOGRAPHERS
Monday, March 18, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
The Actors Fund (729 Seventh Ave, 12th Floor, New York)
Periapsis Music and Dance and The Actors Fund present a short seminar for choreographers on licensing music for dance. It’s a scary topic for a lot of people! But we’ll go over why it matters, how to approach publishers, and how to make it as smooth and affordable a process as possible! With special guests Matt Trent (Promotion Manager for Dance at G. Schirmer) and Rachel Peters (former Associate Director of Grand Rights Licensing at Boosey & Hawkes). The event is free, but space is very limited and RSVP is required.

PERIAPSIS BENEFIT
Thursday, February 7, 7:00 pm
Ballet Hispanico (167 W 89th St)
Join our artists, hosts, and special guests for an evening in support of our 2019 season. Raffle, silent auction, food and drink, and performances (of course) from Periapsis dancers and musicians. Host committee: Gerald Appelstein, Maria Ann Conelli, Leslie and Richard Curtis, David Del Tredici, Steven Dragun, Blair Hartley, Milène Jardine, Max Shterngel. Food and drink donors: Fat Cat Wines, Fever Tree, New York Distilling Company. Auction and raffle donors: Audrey Ross Publicity, Entwined Bodywork, Film Society of Lincoln Center, Just Like OM, Jonathan Howard Katz, Laurie Fraser Manifold, Milène Jardine Chocolatier, The Nederlander Organization, New York Distilling Company, New York Philharmonic, Peridance Capezio Center, Theik Smith Photography

ENCAGED AT DIXON PLACE
Thursday, November 7, 7:30 pm
Dixon Place (161A Chrystie St, New York)
We’ll be premiering Encaged, a new work by choreographer Erin Dillon and composer Jonathan Howard Katz (performed by Erin, with Jonathan at the piano) on a mixed program that features Paul Taylor 2.

EMERGING ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Wednesday, June 6, 8:00 pm
NYU Tisch Department of Dance
Join us for the second installment of our Emerging Artist Residencies, where young choreographers and composers work together to develop new work on our company, receive expert feedback, and present the works-in-progress in a studio showing. The selected artists this year are choreographers Annalee Traylor and Cameron McKinney, with composers Hilary Purrington and Ivonne K. Paredes.  This evening will be a combination showing and workshop with guest teacher Tiffany Rea-Fisher, artistic director of Elisa Monte Dance. NYU Tisch has very generously offered to host this year’s residencies, and some Tisch dance students will be joining our artists in the program.

EPOCH
Thursday, May 10, 8:00 pm; Saturday, May 12, 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm
Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts at LIU Brooklyn
Our sixth season program featured three world premieres from Periapsis Music and Dance: Epoch, by choreographer Erin Dillon and composer Jonathan Howard Katz; she was not needing to be changing, by choreographer Janis Brenner and composer Leah Asher; and Sinking, by choreographer Wendell Gray II and composer Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti.  Guests from the Periapsis Open Series included konverjdans, with composers Jim Robertson and Carmen Rothwell; Rovaco Dance/Rohan Bhargava, with composer Fernando Acevedo; and Megan Sipe, with composer Moira Lo Bianco.

CLASSES AT ARTS ON SITE
Thursdays, November 2 through May 3
12 St Marks Place, Studio 4F, New York
We’re offering our first open contemporary dance class, taught by resident choreographer Erin Dillon and featuring live music, including some composed and performed by Artistic Director Jonathan Howard Katz.  AND, we’re teaming up with professional singer Adrian Rosas from Arts On Site, who will offer voice classes for dancers.  TAKE A VOICE CLASS AND A DANCE CLASS ALL IN ONE TRIP!  Voice classes are for dancers who would like to develop their vocal technique, musicality, audition skills, etc. Beginners are welcome! Dance classes are for professional contemporary dancers.  The spring months saw several guest teachers, including Janis Brenner, Bryn Cohn, Kate Skarpetowska, Manuel Vignoulle, and for voice, Charlotte Mundy, Kayleigh Butcher, and (again) Janis Brenner.

COMPOSER/CHOREOGRAPHER EXCHANGE
Monday, October 30, 7:00 pm
NYU Tisch Department of Dance
For this fall’s Composer/Choreographer Exchange, we’re teaming up with The Joyce Theater to bring together artists interested in interdisciplinary projects.  The event is free, but space is very limited, so advance registration is required.

INSIDE/OUT SERIES
Thursday, August 17, 6:15 pm
Jacob’s Pillow Dance (Becket, MA)
Periapsis Music and Dance makes its Pillow debut with four selections from The Portrait Project!  Free and open to the public.

8 IN SHOW
Wednesday, June 28, 7:30 pm
Dixon Place (161A Chrystie Street, New York)
We’ll present Twine, by guest choreographer Manuel Vignoulle and composer Jonathan Howard Katz, on a mixed program at Dixon Place curated by Sangeeta Yesley.

EMERGING ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Friday, June 9, 7:30 pm (public workshop session)
Wednesday, June 14, 7:30 pm (public workshop session)
Friday, June 16, 7:30 pm and 9:00 pm (works-in-progress performances)
GK ArtsCenter Studio 3 (29 Jay Street, Brooklyn)
Presenting our first Emerging Artist Residencies, with workshop sessions and a work-in-progress showing open to the public. Choreographers and composers were chosen through a rigorous application process, and two pairs will create new work on our company members.  Selected artists are choreographer Wendell Gray II with composer Anne Lanzilotti, and choreographer Angie Moon with composer Kevin McCarter.  Artists will be mentored by master teacher Janis Brenner during two public workshop sessions.

NOESIS: PERIAPSIS MUSIC AND DANCE JUNE 2017 SEASON
Saturday, June 3, 8:00 pm
Sunday, June 4, 3:00 and 7:00 pm
GK ArtsCenter (29 Jay Street, Brooklyn)
Periapsis Music and Dance presents NOESIS, a new work for five dancers and three musicians by choreographer Hannah Weber and composer Jonathan Howard Katz.  Also, returning favorites The Heaviness of Air and Twine, and guests from the Periapsis Open Series presenting their own dance/music collaborations (DoubleTake Dance Co with composer Eugene Marlow; Samuel Asher Kunzman with composer Steve Kunzman; and Maleek Washington with composer Jack Fuller).  The Periapsis Open Series is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

PERIAPSIS OPEN SERIES (part of the BROOKLYN BRIDGE DANCE FESTIVAL)
Sunday, April 30, 5:00 and 8:00 pm
GK ArtsCenter (29 Jay Street, Brooklyn)
Selected artists were Julia Bengtsson with composer Charlotte Mundy; Alison Cook Beatty with composer Dorian Wallace; Belinda McGuire Dance Projects with music by Steve Reich; and Barbara Gail Montero with composer Dmitri Tymoczko.  The Periapsis Open Series is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

CROSSING BOUNDARIES
Tuesday, April 25, 7:30 pm
Dixon Place (161A Chrystie Street, New York)
We’ll present Helen Simoneau and Mary Kouyoumdjian’s work The Heaviness of Air on a mixed program curated by Marcia Monroe.  Music commissioned by the Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation.

IMMINENCE: PERIAPSIS MUSIC AND DANCE APRIL 2017 SEASON
Saturday, April 1, 8:00 pm
Sunday, April 2, 3:00 and 7:00 pm
GK ArtsCenter (29 Jay Street, Brooklyn)
Periapsis Music and Dance presents Imminence, a new work for five dancers and three musicians by choreographer Erin Dillon and composer Jonathan Howard Katz.  Also with returning favorites Reflection and Separate Rooms, and guests from the Periapsis Open Series presenting their own music/dance collaborations (Giorgia Bovo with composer Francesco Beccaro, Madison Hicks with composer Tom Morrison, and Zara Lawler: The Flute on its Feet).

PUSHING PROGRESS SHOWCASE 2017
Saturday, February 18, 8:00 pm
Peridance Capezio Center (126 E 13th Street, New York)
Erin Dillon and Sarah Mullins will perform Seán Curran and Jonathan Howard Katz’s work Escape Velocity (from The Portrait Project) on the annual showcase produced by Pushing Progress Contemporary Dance.  These shows feature many wonderful artists and always sell out, so purchase your tickets in advance!

PERIAPSIS BENEFIT
Monday, January 23, 7:00 pm
Arts On Site (12 St Marks Place, New York)
A special evening with our artists to celebrate and support our upcoming season, featuring silent auction, raffle, great food and wine, and a sneak peek at some new work!  Auction and raffle donors included Youth America Grand Prix, Dance Theatre of Harlem, National Sawdust, The Lab, Studio Anya, New Chamber Ballet, Ralph Lauren, and The Joyce Theater.

STEPS PERFORMANCE LAB
Sunday, October 9, 7:30 pm
Steps on Broadway (2121 Broadway @ 74th St)
We’re thrilled to present two works from The Portrait Project—The Heaviness of Air, by Helen Simoneau and Mary Kouyoumdjian, and Reflection, by Katarzyna Skarpetowska and Jonathan Howard Katz—on this Steps Performance Lab curated by Bradley Shelver.  The program also includes performances from other wonderful companies.

CHOREOGRAPHER/COMPOSER NETWORKING
Monday, September 25, 3:00-6:00 pm
GK ArtsCenter (29 Jay Street, Brooklyn)
Looking for new collaborators? Want to expand your artistic network and horizons? We are hosting our very first networking event for choreographers and composers on Sunday, September 25, 3:00-6:00 pm at GK ArtsCenter.
– Advance links and info about the other participants so you can arrive with some familiarity with their work.
– A “speed dating”-style opportunity for each choreographer to meet all the composers, and vice versa.
– Group discussion on artistic, logistical, and financial issues of collaboration.
– Wine and cheese, of course.

MUSIC WORKSHOP FOR CHOREOGRAPHERS WITH JONATHAN HOWARD KATZ
Tuesday, July 12, 6:00-9:00 pm: Rhythm, meter, and movement in time.
Wednesday, July 13, 6:00-9:00 pm: Pitch, harmony, key, and movement in space.
Thursday, July 14, 6:00-9:00 pm: Musical form (a.k.a. putting it all together), plus logistics and legalities.
GK ArtsCenter (29 Jay Street, Brooklyn)

PERIAPSIS OPEN SERIES
Sunday, May 15, 5:00 and 8:00 pm
GK ArtsCenter (29 Jay Street, Brooklyn)
Selected artists:
– Company Stefanie Batten Bland, with Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber
– GIG (Whitney G-Bowley), with composer Jenna Nicholls
– Yoo and Dancers, with composer Piotr Nowotnik

PERIAPSIS OPEN SERIES
Saturday, May 14, 5:00 and 8:00 pm
GK ArtsCenter (29 Jay Street, Brooklyn)
Selected artists:
– BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance, with composer John Yannelli
– Mira Cook
– GIG (Whitney G-Bowley, etc.), with composer Jenna Nicholls
– metaphors&similesDANCE (Rachel M. Hettinger) with composer Jeri Silverman
– Emery LeCrone

PERIAPSIS OPEN SERIES
Sunday, April 3, 5:00 and 8:00 pm
GK ArtsCenter studio (29 Jay Street, Brooklyn)
Selected artists:
– Kristin Draucker, with composer Pascal Le Boeuf
– gual + moves (Rebecca Gual), with composer Daniel Reyes
– MoveWorks (Sarah Foster and Christian Serrano), with composer Alexander Sovronsky
– Ursula Verduzco presenting Benjamin Briones Ballet, with composer Timothy Prepscius

PERIAPSIS OPEN SERIES
Saturday, April 2, 5:00 and 8:00 pm
GK ArtsCenter theater (29 Jay Street, Brooklyn)
Selected artists:
– DoubleTake Dance Co (Ashley Carter and Vanessa Martínez de Baños) with composer JC Gonzalez
– Leigh Schanfein with composer Matt McBane and Build
– Sugar Vendil (pianist) with composer Trevor Gureckis and choreographers Barbie Diewald and Coco Karol
– Royce Zackery

PERIAPSIS OPEN SERIES
Saturday, March 12, 5:00 and 8:00 pm
GK ArtsCenter studio (29 Jay Street, Brooklyn)
Selected artists:
– Ananda Bena-Weber, with composer/bassist Pawel Knapik
– Zara Lawler, flutist and dancer
– New Chamber Ballet (Miro Magloire)
– Hala Shah, with composer/pianist Peter Michael von der Nahmer

THE PORTRAIT PROJECT
Thursday, February 18, 8:00 pm
Friday, February 19, 8:00 pm
GK ArtsCenter (29 Jay Street, Brooklyn)
With guest choreographers Joshua Beamish, Seán Curran, Miro Magloire, Helen Simoneau, Katarzyna Skarpetowska, and Manuel Vignoulle
Original music by Richard Carrick, Shawn Jaeger, Jonathan Howard Katz, and Mary Kouyoumdjian

WORKSHOP WITH JONATHAN HOWARD KATZ
Sundays, July 26-August 30, 11:30 am
Artistic director Jonathan Howard Katz teaches a music workshop for dancers and choreographers in the Summer Masters’ Workshop Series at the Peridance Capezio Center.

EXPANSE WITHIN: PERIAPSIS MUSIC AND DANCE AT KUMBLE THEATER
Friday, June 12, 7:30 pm
Saturday, June 13, 3:00 pm
Saturday, June 13, 7:30 pm
We’re thrilled to return to Kumble Theater for our spring 2015 season performances.  The program will include Too Close for Contact, Ascendancy, Three movements around Bach, and Anima, with a special guest performance by the Steps Repertory Ensemble for the premiere of Count Off by our competition winners Bradley Shelver and Tonia Ko.

PERIAPSIS BENEFIT PARTY
Tuesday, February 24, 7:30 pm
Spectrum (121 Ludlow St.)
Celebrate with us at Spectrum in the Lower East Side!  Meet our artists, bid in a silent auction, and enjoy great food, drink, company, and even some small performances!

STEPS PERFORMANCE LAB
Sunday, February 22, 2015, 7:30 pm
Steps on Broadway (2121 Broadway)
We’ll present the second piece from Three movements around Bach, by choreographer Erin Dillon, on a mixed program curated by Bradley Shelver.  Performers are Hannah Weber and Jonathan Howard Katz.  Tickets are only $12, but they sell out fast, so buy in advance!

PERIAPSIS WITH THE RESONANCE COLLECTIVE
Sunday, February 15, 2015, 7:00 pm
ShapeShifter Lab (18 Whitwell Place, Bklyn)
We’ll present two works (Ascendancy and Too Close for Contact) in a shared bill with The Resonance Collective at this new performing arts space in Brooklyn.  Tickets are just $10 advance, $15 at the door.
Part of the Composers Now Festival.

PERIDANCE WINTER 2015 FACULTY SHOWCASE
Saturday, February 7, 8:00 pm
Sunday, February 8, 4:00 pm
Peridance Capezio Center (126 E. 13th St.)
We’re excited to present excerpts from Too Close for Contact, a new work by choreographer Hannah Weber and composer Jonathan Howard Katz.  The showcase will feature works by ten other talented choreographers as well!

PERIAPSIS AT THE FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSIC IN FLORIDA
Friday, January 30, 2:00 pm, Opperman Music Hall
Jonathan Howard Katz and Leigh Schanfein have been invited to perform Trace at the Festival of New Music at Florida State University in Tallahassee. The work is by guest choreographer Hee Ra Yoo, with original music by Katz.

PERIAPSIS WITH JONATHAN HOWARD KATZ
Monday, October 6, 2014, 7:30 pm, Elebash Hall (365 Fifth Ave, NYC), FREE
Our artistic director, composer/pianist Jonathan Howard Katz, is joined by violinist Caroline Chin and cellist Brian Snow in a recital in Elebash Hall at the CUNY Graduate Center, featuring works by Carter, Brahms, and Bach-Busoni. Periapsis will contribute three solos, with dancers Elisabeth Jeffrey, Leigh Schanfein, and Hannah Weber; choreography by Erin Dillon and Hannah Weber.

COLLABORATIONS: PERIAPSIS MUSIC AND DANCE AT KUMBLE THEATER
Friday, February 14, 2014 and Saturday, February 15, 2014, 7:30 pm, Kumble Theater
Our winter 2014 season concerts included three pieces by Leigh Schanfein, plus works by guest choreographers Tucker Davis, Da’ Von Doane, Ruth Howard, and Ursula Verduzco. With music by Jonathan Howard Katz, Samuel Adler, Kati Agócs. Marcos Balter, Zachary Green, Felipe Perez Santiago, and Kala Pierson.

PERIAPSIS AT THE MUSIC OF NOW MARATHON
Saturday, February 1, 2014, 2:00-11:00 pm, Symphony Space
We’re delighted to be a part of the Music of Now Marathon at Symphony Space, which officially kicks off the month-long Composers Now Festival in NYC! Join us for the premiere of a major new work by Jonathan Howard Katz and Leigh Schanfein. The marathon runs from 2:00 until 11:00, and we’re scheduled to open a 6:00 set.

BENEFIT SOIRÉE
Monday, December 16, 2013, 7:00 pm; Spectrum, 121 Ludlow St, 2nd floor
Meet the artists and other Periapsis enthusiasts at our benefit soirée at Spectrum, with food and wine, music and dance performances, and even a silent auction. Tickets are only $25, but space is limited, so pick yours up early! Refreshments will include tasty donated treats by chef Jay Medford, Cabot Creamery, and Fat Cat Wines.

PERIAPSIS WITH JONATHAN HOWARD KATZ
Monday, November 11, 2013, 7:30 pm; Elebash Recital Hall at the CUNY Graduate Center (free)
Artistic Director of Music Jonathan Howard Katz presents a free piano recital at the CUNY Graduate Center. Periapsis will join him for a performance of Leigh Schanfein’s Just when and where you are, and the program will also include choreography by Hee Ra Yoo and Lorena Egan. Music by Chopin, Schubert, James Holt, and Jonathan Howard Katz.

PERIAPSIS AT NYC10
Wednesday, June 26, 2013; 7:30 pm; Dixon Place
Periapsis Music and Dance presents Leigh Schanfein’s piece Tra:verse Re:verse in the NYC10 Dance Initiative! Set to MOERAE [The Fates] by Mary Kouyoumdjian. Performed by dancers Leigh Schanfein and Mike Hodge and musicians Francis Liu, Aminda Asher, and Jonathan Howard Katz.

SPRING 2013 PERFORMANCES
Thursday, May 16, 2013; 8:00 pm; Secret Theatre, Queens (Queens New Music Festival)
Monday, May 20, 2013; 8:00 pm; Actors Fund Arts Center, Brooklyn
Choreographers Leigh Schanfein, Erin Dillon, Lorena Egan (LorenaEganDance), Yesid Lopez (DeMa Dance Company), Sarah Mettin (Mettin Movement), Hee Ra Yoo (Yoo and Dancers)
Composers Jonathan Howard Katz, Kati Agócs, James Holt, Mary Kouyoumdjian, Frederic Rzewski

CRUX AT QUEENS COLLEGE
Friday, March 15, 2013; 8:00 pm; LeFrak Concert Hall, Flushing, NY; FREE
Our artistic directors Leigh Schanfein and Jonathan Howard Katz present their joint piece Crux on Professor Hubert Howe’s faculty concert, along with music by Howe, Richard Brooks, and Raoul Pleskow. With Ben Arendsen conducting the New York Edge Ensemble.

INAUGURAL CONCERT
Sunday, February 17, 2013; 8:00 pm; Roulette, Brooklyn
Choreographers Leigh Schanfein, Ian RT Colless (Untitled|Collective), Shanna Daly and Sean Hoskins, Alisa Fendley (Alisa Fendley’s Fingerprints Projects), and Sarah Mettin (Mettin Movement)
Composers Jonathan Howard Katz, Robert S. Cohen, Whitney E. George, James Holt, Mary Kouyoumdjian, Dana Dimitri Richardson, and Haralabos Stafylakis
Musicians Aminda Asher, Alex Fortes, Jonathan Howard Katz, Francis Liu, Hiro Matsuo, Sarah Mullins, John Stulz, and special guest Taka Kigawa