The New Victory Theater's New Victory Dance series is specifically curated to introduce younger audiences to the incredible artistry and diversity of dance in New York City. Each evening features a unique program of three to four different companies. 

Program A runs on July 14 and 21 and features:

Les Ballet Afrik
Excerpt from New York is Burning
Omari Wiles and his company of talented artists blend West African and Afrobeat styles with voguing, house dance and ballroom in this joyful homage to the documentary Paris is Burning. 

Kinding Sindaw
Legend of the Monkey and the Mermaid
Told through the flowing movements of pangalay dance and the pulsing gongs of a kulintang ensemble, this magical dance storytelling piece explores how an unlikely friendship reveals principles of symbiosis and biodiversity, and how ancestral wisdom can inform sustainability for the future.

Ballet Boy Productions
What Lies Beneath
In this contemporary ballet set to music by Tchaikovsky, four male dancers physically express the emotional desire to challenge the visual perception so many have of young Black and Brown men, and explore beyond what is expected.

Passion Fruit
Excerpt from Trapped
Developed during a Works & Process at the Guggenheim bubble residency, Trapped serves as an invitation to unfold, release and remove mental blocks by focusing on the stories of five women—Mai Lê Hô, Lauriane Ogay, Nubian Nene, Gyeun “Soo Boog” Jeong and Tatiana Desardouin—who reveal their pain and paths to joy through a blend of street and club dance styles.

Program B runs on July 28 and August 4 and features:

IMGE Dance
no(man)
Weaving together their signature fusion movement, rhythmic footwork and world music, IMGE Dance questions our sense of belonging and who gets to be included with their latest work-in-progress.

Akira Uchida, Madeline Wright and Joshua Strmic
Full Stop. Start Again
A conversation between leader and follower, music and movement, Full Stop. Start Again is an exploration of the process of releasing and regaining control, and the non-verbal dialogue that exists in between.

Jamal Jackson Dance Company
Excerpt from 846 (The Rite of Spring)
A reimagining of Stravinksy’s The Rite of Spring, 846 reflects upon our “everyday” filled with love, loss, appropriation, fear and judgment, and interrogates our nation’s compulsion to sacrifice Black bodies in order to thrive.

Jeremy McQueen’s Black Iris Project
Excerpts from WILD
Loosely inspired by Maurice Sendak’s children’s book Where the Wild Things Are, WILD is a cutting-edge ballet that follows a young boy’s journey celebrating his 14th birthday while incarcerated and explores the effects of isolation and imprisonment on childhood development.