After careful consideration of the news regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19), Gibney has decided to cancel this event. This is a difficult decision to make, but during this time we need to prioritize the health and safety of our community and our staff. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please contact info@gibneydance.org with any questions. Getting The Wilis In […]
Tai Chi & Movement Awareness Jaclynn Villamil introduces her practice of Tai Chi. Through steady concentration, the Tai Chi practitioner releases muscular tension to access a rapidfire reaction from the nervous system. In dance technique, we usually think of efficient body use and relaxation as positives, but Tai Chi has an entirely different premise. Here, […]
Adjusting My Crown Linda LaBeija presents excerpts from Adjusting My Crown, her first studio project. The performance is set to combine interpretive movement with elements of house, spoken word, hip hop and R&B. Witness her exploration into the reality of black trans mortality as she confronts issues around race, sex, love and gender. May audiences […]
Capital-D Dance An offering shaped specifically for Living Gallery at Gibney, Capital-D Dance draws from Tara Sheena's ongoing fascination with the ways capitalism, race, and dance collide in performance spaces. The term itself is fraught with illusion and pseudo-intellect, a way for Sheena to craft narratives in order to dilute—or disassociate—from them. It is a […]
ALL THE RAGE Rosamond S. King is an award-winning creative and critical writer and performer who draws on reality to create non-literal, culturally and politically engaged interpretations of African diaspora experiences. She will give a performative reading from her collection-in-progress, All the Rage. Her goal is to make people feel, wonder, and think, usually in […]
BLACK GIRLS ARE DELICIOUS Through a series of short plays, stand-up comedy, and post-modern dance Ashley will share a peek into a truly extraordinary and unique upbringing. Dear God, not another identity piece! What is A Real American Woman? One part baby-dyke, two parts faggot. 7 parts colored girl. 2 parts Wanna-Be. Sounds like a […]
Living Gallery, a monthly program curated by Eva Yaa Asantewaa and produced in the Gibney Gallery, presents live performance of storytelling, monologues, spoken word, stand-up, or creative talks. Each performance—free and open to the public—runs approximately 30 minutes, usually scheduled within the hour before a dance concert presented in Gibney’s Theater. We welcome you to […]
Curated by Gibney’s Equity Action Committee, Immigrant Artistry Week April 15-22, 2019 is Gibney’s celebration of NYC's Immigrant Heritage Week. Join us in Gibney's Gallery at 280 Broadway for interactive storytelling installations and audio from the Queens Borough Public Library archive. Join us April 18th for Home-Cooked featuring a salon style performances by Frank Malloy […]
Evelyn Lilian Sánchez Narvaez is a wild wom(b)yn/child fighting to understand the depths of their inner power. Evelyn will be unearthing her story of “being cool” as survival. Living Gallery, a monthly program curated by Eva Yaa Asantewaa and produced in the Gibney Gallery, presents live performance of storytelling, monologues, spoken word, stand-up, or creative […]
Living Gallery presents an experience of Authentic Movement in collaboration with Katie Workum. You are welcome to participate. How do we employ necessary tactics for collaboration while staying invested in our freedoms and autonomies? Blending ritual, Authentic Movement and an improvisational practice and performance model, Katie Workum’s work endeavors to make an alternative culture for […]