Danspace Project

01/14/2026

The Hunter College Office of the Arts invites all New York artists and arts workers to speak out at this public event, to share their ideas for creating a more equitable and vibrant arts landscape in New York City and State.

Monday, January 26, 2026, 4-7 pm
Danspace Project, St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery
131 East 10th Street at Second Avenue

Learn more and sign up to attend: https://www.workingclassartists.org/

01/14/2026

01/14/2026

🎥: Tiran Willemse dancing in “Untitled (Nostalgia, Act 3)” at Gessnerallee Zürich, 2024

From January 23–24, Danspace Project in collaboration with Swiss Institute will present “Untitled (Nostalgia: Act 3)” by artist and choreographer Tiran Willemse. The performance is presented on the occasion of Willemse’s first U.S. solo exhibition, “Dweller”, at Swiss Institute.

01/12/2026

01/12/2026

〰️Friday, January 23 at 7:30PM 
〰️Saturday, January 24 at 7:30PM

Danspace Project in collaboration with Swiss Institute is pleased to present “Untitled (Nostalgia: Act 3)” by artist and choreographer Tiran Willemse. The performance is presented on the occasion of Willemse’s first U.S. solo exhibition, “Dweller”, at Swiss Institute.

In “Untitled (Nostalgia: Act 3)”, Willemse invokes multiple histories of dance, blending the 19th century classical ballet, Giselle, with Kuduro, a dance style tied to a period of civil unrest in Angola in the 1980s, and Alanta, a popular Nigerian dance from the late 2000s. The ghost story of Giselle becomes the narrative vehicle through which past selves, ancestral spirits, repressed histories, and other entities spectrally emerge to reclaim Willemse’s body. “Untitled (Nostalgia: Act 3)” is an exercise and an exorcism, an evocation of Black experience within European contexts, and a thinly veiled masquerade of contemporary absurdities.

📷: Photo by Ianne Kenfack

01/10/2026

The New “Wrong” Contact Manifesto (2025) by Stephanie Hewett, Kris Lee, and AJ Wilmore

Tonight (1/10) is the last night to see “OO-GA-LA Reimagined (The Fred Holland and Ishmael Houston-Jones 1983 Duet Danced into the 21st Century)” at Danspace Project! Co-presented with Live Artery | New York Live Arts

01/09/2026

Two more nights to see “OO-GA-LA Reimagined (The Fred Holland and Ishmael Houston-Jones 1983 Duet Danced into the 21st Century)” at Danspace Project! Co-presented with Live Artery | New York Live Arts

💥 Friday, January 9 | 7PM
💥 Saturday, January 10 | 7PM

📷: Photos by Rachel Keane

01/07/2026

𝙀𝘾𝙃𝙊 𝙂𝙇𝘼𝙎𝙎

Tickets are now on sale!

Wendy Osserman Dance Co. 50 Years: 1976-2026

ECHO GLASS
Is a dance and music performance that explores sound as a spatial and perceptual force—resonating through bodies, architecture, and atmosphere. It is inspired by how partial sighted individuals experience the world through hearing and vibrational touch.

Choreography: Wendy Osserman in collaboration with Cori Kresge and Hui Wang Zhang
Creative direction by Cori Kresge
Music and Original Concept by Concetta Abbate
Music Sung by Judette Elliston, Concetta Abbate, Jimmy Kraft and Damon Hankoff
Costume Design: Sue Julien
Lighting Design: Kathy Kaufmann
Production Manager: Ben Demarest
Opening Performance: Skip La Plante

Danspace
At St. Marks Church
131 East 10th Street
New York, NY


February 5,6 & 7 2026
7:30PM

Poster Art by Benedicte Thoraval .thoraval

01/07/2026

01/07/2026

“OO-GA-LA Reimagined (The Fred Holland and Ishmael Houston-Jones 1983 Duet Danced into the 21st Century)” returns to Danspace Project this week from January 8–10 as part of Live Artery 2026! Tickets are going fast 💨

Improvised in performance by Stephanie Hewett, Kris Lee, and AJ Wilmore based on the score of Fred Holland (1951–2016) and Ishmael Houston-Jones’ 1983 Untitled Duet
Costume Consultant: Malcolm-x Betts
Archival Video taped by Cathy Weis and Lisa Nelson
“OO-GA-LA Reimagined” was originally commissioned by and premiered at Danspace Project’s DSP@50 Festival, 2025.