In 1983, I established the Peridance Ensemble, together with Peridance Center. The Company, now renamed Peridance Contemporary Dance Company (PCDC), made its New York City debut in 1985 at the Riverside Dance Festival, and over the next 4 decades has held NY seasons at venues including the Joyce Theater, the Kaye Playhouse, Marymount Manhattan Theater, Lincoln Center, and the KnJ Theater, commissioning over 75 new dance works.
PCDC is based at the Peridance Center in Union Square and presents an annual New York Season at the KnJ Theater at Peridance. In addition to my own choreography, PCDC is passionate about commissioning and presenting works by both emerging and established choreographers. Between 2010 and 2020 the Company has premiered new works by 21 choreographers, and, in line with its commitment to commissioning new and live music for dance, the Company has employed over 48 musicians and composers.
PCDC\u2019s annual performances serve as a launchpad for new works and touring performances both nationally and internationally. The Company\u2019s domestic and international tours have brought contemporary dance to over 48,000 audience members around the globe at festivals and venues such as Jacob\u2019s Pillow, the Ent Center for the Arts in Colorado Springs, Spring to Dance St. Louis, the Staller Center at Stony Brook University, the Butler Arts Center in Indianapolis, the Suzanne Dellal Dance Centre for Dance and Theater in Tel Aviv, Ballet Internacional de Buenos Aires, Florence Dance Festival, Seoul International Dance Festival, and many more.
PCDC provides access to dance workshops for NYC Public School students through DanceBreak, its outreach program which has served over 1,000 students since it was launched in 2016. The Company continuously offers free classes and outdoor performances through organizations such as CityParks\u2019 SummerStage, Broadway Cares, and the Union Square Partnership, contributing to more accessible dance performances across New York City.
PCDC receives funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, Harkness Foundation, Google, Jewish Communal Fund, and many individual donors.
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