Bang Group
October 4-5
Lead by choreographer David Parker, the five-member contemporary dance company Bang Group lives up to their name. Specializing in percussive rhythms within modern, classical, and social dance styles, the troupe brings humor, beauty, brawn, and smarts to it performance at the Stissing Center for the Arts in Pine Plains.
Hudson Valley Dance Festival
October 13
A varied group of companies, choreographers, and performing artists will assemble for this event, which celebrates the art form and its community while raising funds to help those dealing with AIDS at Catskill Point in Catskill. Performances will be at the site's historic warehouse; participants will be announced on the Dancers Responding to AIDS website.
Ailey II
October 25-26
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of iconic choreographer Alvin Ailey's groundbreaking dance company, Ailey II continues to bring the spirit of its founder to the stage. Current artistic director Francesca Harper keeps the Ailey legacy thriving while mentoring its new crop of creative dancers. At the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, Massachusett
"Stomp"
November 17
Initially a street performance in the UK in 1991, the percussion-dance sensation "Stomp" went on to conquer New York and the world while winning Obie, Drama Desk, and Olivier awards. In the performers' hands trash can lids, paint cans, plumbing fixtures, shopping carts, and other objects become divine instruments. At Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston.
