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Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company is looking for highly skilled BIPOC dancers with experience in acting and singing. The Company seeks dancers of all genders ❤️

The start date is June 23, 2026. New York Live Arts offers Company members an annual wage starting at $45,000 plus health benefits over 52 weeks with approximately 30 working weeks annually. 

Auditions are by appointment only. Applications are due no later than Monday, May 25, 2026 at 10:00AM EST. Applicants will be asked to SUBMIT HEADSHOT & RESUME. Headshots and Resumes should be labeled with your name only please. Applicants will be notified by email on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 confirming their audition.

Hit the link in our bio to apply and learn more!

“Continuous Replay” (1977/1991), Bates Dance Festival 2025, photo by Olivia Moon

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Live Arts is proud to announce our premier open call for our 2026 Pride exhibition in the Ford Foundation Live Gallery! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

“Where is the Imagination in Protest?”

This question was posed by Live Arts Artistic Director Bill T. Jones during a conversation with visual artist and activist Dread Scott at the launch of “Fall of Freedom” in 2025, an urgent call to artists and arts institutions to make work amplifying struggles against repression and state violence. The exhibit echoes this call to queer-identifying artists of all generations whose work confronts our current political moment in imaginative ways. 

Live Arts has proudly invited artists @flashnine9 and @beau_mccall to anchor the group exhibition. Together, these trailblazers teach us to wield a force queer artists–– and queer folx–– have cultivated throughout generations: Imagination.

Hit the link in our bio to apply and learn more!

Artwork featured in flyer: “Beau McCall’s World Spinnin’ on a 45 (B-Side)”

#newyorklivearts #pride #groupexhibition #opencall #contemporaryart

Apply now to be a part of the historical Fresh Tracks program in our 2026-27 Season ❤️ Catch this year’s early career cohort in a shared evening on May 15 & 16!

2025-26 Artists:
Dorchel Haqq
Ariel Lembeck
Cristina Moya-Palacios
Dahlia Qumhiyeh
Sacha Vega

2026-27 open now through Monday, May 25, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST (no exceptions)

Read more and apply at the link our bio!

Slide 1:
Fresh Tracks Legacy List excerpt (1965-2010)

Slide 2:
Dorchel Haqq, photo by Amy Gardner. Ariel Lembeck, photo by Greg Scaffidi. Cristina Moya Palacios, photo by Maria J. Hackett. Dahlia Qumhiyeh, photo by Enigma Crush. Sacha Vega, photo by James Gentile

#newyorklivearts #freshtracks #residency #dancetheater #moderndance

Apply now to be a part of the historical Fresh Tracks program in our 2026-27 Season ❤️ Catch this year’s early career cohort in a shared evening on May 15 & 16!

2025-26 Artists:
Dorchel Haqq
Ariel Lembeck
Cristina Moya-Palacios
Dahlia Qumhiyeh
Sacha Vega

2026-27 open now through Monday, May 25, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST (no exceptions)

Read more and apply at the link our bio!

Slide 1:
Fresh Tracks Legacy List excerpt (1965-2010)

Slide 2:
Dorchel Haqq, photo by Amy Gardner. Ariel Lembeck, photo by Greg Scaffidi. Cristina Moya Palacios, photo by Maria J. Hackett. Dahlia Qumhiyeh, photo by Enigma Crush. Sacha Vega, photo by James Gentile

#newyorklivearts #freshtracks #residency #dancetheater #moderndance

Fresh Tracks “New Works” Artist Spotlight: Cristina Moya-Palacios ✨

Choreographed by Cristina Moya-Palacios, “Without Breasts There Is No Paradise” is an ensemble dance theater work that examines the contributions of Latin Americans to the cultural fabric of the United States and beyond. During this time of increased visibility and dialogue surrounding the persecution and abduction of Latin American immigrants, there has been a constant bilateral reminder that Latines are only valued for their manual labor. Through a series of vignettes depicting various facets of iconic Latin American entertainment, this piece is a reclamation of the humanity and vibrancy within the community. Performers Valentina Baché, Kashia Kancey, Cristina Moya-Palacios and Kyle Scheurich lean deep into the absurd with a telenovela slapping duet, luchadores in love, a spiraling Miss Universo, and an El Chacal striptease number. The work both plays into and rejects stereotypes in a shiny, dramatic, and off-kilter physical theater extravaganza.

Join us May 15 & 16 for our annual Fresh Tracks shared evening featuring works by Dorchel Haqq, Ariel Lembeck, Cristina Moya-Palacios, Dahlia Qumhiyeh, and Sacha Vega!

Learn more and grab your tickets via the link in our bio.

Video by @jonathanfahoury
Music: “Otro Día Más Sin Verte” by Jon Secada

#newyorklivearts #freshtracks #freshtracks2026 #moderndance #dancetheater

Coming soon for Independent Works at New York Live Arts is WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company “Here NOW So Long.”

A multi-media dance/theater piece which explores the turbulence of human emotion through 12 vivid scenes.

“What we are feeling at the very moment of now is unknown territory. We as human beings are constantly struck by the turbulence of human emotion, which mostly comes from the past or the future. This piece is about facing NOW with a sense of hope and possibility.” - Young Soon Kim

Young Soon Kim has weaved together panoramic video imagery, live performance of an original score for guitars and electronics, and the fluid, dramatic movement of WHITE WAVE’s stunning dancers. The work extends and breaks the boundaries of contemporary dance with themes of love, longing, and inner conflict.
The production continues WHITE WAVE’s longstanding collaboration with a team of singularly innovative artists: an original score by Marco Cappelli, visuals by Justin Dormitzer, and dramaturgy by James Leverett, former Yale professor. Artistic Director Young Soon Kim creates a movement language that reveres tradition while embracing innovation, reaching into the inner landscapes of imagination, passion, and spirit to generate new expressions of contemporary dance.

📅 When: Thursday, May 21st at 7 PM: Post show Opening Night Celebration - Friday, May 22nd at 7:30PM: Artist talk after the show - Saturday, May 23rd at 7:30PM

📍 Where: New York Live Arts: 219 West 19 Street, New York, NY 10011

🎟️ 🎟️ TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW — AND GOING FAST : General Admission: $45; Student/Senior: $35

Learn about the Independent Works program and the upcoming self-produced productions via the link in our bio.

Fresh Tracks “New Works” Artist Spotlight: Ariel Lembeck ✨

“again and again” is a continuation of Lembeck’s research on the identity and participation of the worker inside the capitalistic obsession with productivity, materiality and exploitation. Syncopated rhythms, overstretched gestures and intricate patterns bring Marin Day, Emma Judkins, Dasol Kim and Ariel Lembeck into solo tangents, tangled tableaus and cooperative action. “again and again” is an interrogation on labor that straddles the line between compulsory and existential. It is a dance that asks us to consider our collectivity inside the systems that try to keep us apart.

Featuring @ariel_lembeck @emmamkins @marinday @dasollkim

Join us May 15 & 16 for our annual Fresh Tracks shared evening featuring works by Dorchel Haqq, Ariel Lembeck, Cristina Moya-Palacios, Dahlia Qumhiyeh, and Sacha Vega!

Learn more and grab your tickets via the link in our bio.

Video by @jonathanfahoury
Music by @sound.by.ryan

#newyorklivearts #freshtracks #freshtracks2026 #moderndance #dancetheater

May 18: New York Live Arts & Bill T. Jones present our 2026 Gala ✨

“What might happen if we create enough spaces like New York Live Arts, where people can rise, sing, move, and imagine together? The room begins to belong to itself. A gathering like New York Live Arts’ Annual Gala, however fleeting, becomes something more, a rehearsal for freedom. Sarah Arison, Samira Nasr, and Mickalene Thomas have each helped make spaces like this possible. We are honored to celebrate their vision and leadership,” said Founder and Artistic Director Bill T. Jones.

Honoring Sarah Arison, Samira Nasr, and Mickalene Thomas

With Gala Chairs
Derrick Adams
& Michael Chuapoco
Darnell L. Moore
& Yashua Simmons

Hosted by Marc Bamuthi Joseph

Performances by Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, Kashia Kancey, Amanda Krische & Nia Drummond, and Daniel Bernard Roumain

Monday, May 18
547 W 26th St, New York
6 PM Cocktails
7 PM Dinner & Program
Dance party to follow with DJ Just Love! 💃
Festive attire encouraged

For information about purchasing tickets and tables, please see link in bio!

Artwork by Bjorn Amelan

#newyorklivearts #nyliveartsgala2026 #billtjonesarniezanecompany #moderndance #dancetheater

Fresh Tracks “New Works” Artist Spotlight: Sacha Vega ✨

How did we learn to perform power? In “SWELL,” multidisciplinary choreographer Sacha Vega and surreal comedic performer Rose Luardo take on the slippery logic of power through a shared hallucinatory solo. Together, Vega and Luardo devise an experimental dance that slips between satire and sincerity, hustling through impressions of American™ ambition, humiliation, and autonomy, all channeled through the body of a woman enigmatically unmoored by linear time. From their process trickles up a disruptive, humorous piece, layering physical comedy, 80s grandeur, nicotine nostalgia, and overinflated ideologies.

Featuring @roseluardo

Join us May 15 & 16 for our annual Fresh Tracks shared evening featuring works by Dorchel Haqq, Ariel Lembeck, Cristina Moya-Palacios, Dahlia Qumhiyeh, and Sacha Vega!

Learn more and grab your tickets via the link in our bio.

Video by @jonathanfahoury
Music: “Anacott Steal” by Stewart Copeland

#newyorklivearts #freshtracks #freshtracks2026 #moderndance #dancetheater

Tonight @umassfac is your final chance to catch “Collage Revisited” this season!

In “Collage Revisited,” the full company revisits “The History of Collage,” the last collaboration between Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane before Arnie’s death. The piece recalls the excitement the two artists shared as they set out to reconsider dance spectacle during the 1980s art scene.

Stay after the performance tonight for post-show talk with the Company & Alumna Jenna Riegel!
Grab your tickets via the link in our bio.

Clip featuring Company Performers @rosaawolff & @bar_hinds

Recording provided by the Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts January 11, 2026 — Live Artery 2026, New York Live Arts

Video by Nel Shelby Productions
@nelshelbyfilms

Music by Charles R. Amirkhanian, Blue Gene Tyranny

#billtjonesarniezanecompany #umassfac #collagerevisited #dancetheater #moderndance

“Story/“ returns this week on tour @umassfac!

“Story/“ is an explosive work driven by the music of Franz Schubert, celebrating the past, present, and future of the company’s movement. Catch it this weekend, one show only on May 1, alongside “Collage Revisited.”

Join us for a post-show talk with the Company & Alumna Jenna Riegel! Grab your tickets via the link in our bio.

Recording provided by the Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts January 11, 2026 — Live Artery 2026, New York Live Arts

Video by Nel Shelby Productions
@nelshelbyfilms

Edited by @jonathanfahoury

Music by Franz Schubert, String Quartet No. 14 “Death and the Maiden”
Music recorded by The Orion String Quartet

#billtjonesarniezanecompany #umassfac #story #dancetheater

Fresh Tracks “New Works” Artist Spotlight: Dahlia Qumhiyeh ✨

Dahlia Qumhiyeh’s “AB+” is a theatrical movement piece that explores the entanglement of the medical industrial complex using ropes, projection, and bandages. The piece explores gender affirming health care as an act of initiation into a web of insurance claims, hoops to jump, and occasional acts of violence. A live cast of six, and two performers projected on a screen, move through ropes, engage in a fight, and cut themselves free to reveal the damages that come from what could be healing.

Featuring performers Sarah Esser, Joshua Leon Eguia, Angad Kalsi, Christine Shepard, Dahlia Qumhiyeh, and Bev Vega.

Join us May 15 & 16 for our annual Fresh Tracks shared evening featuring works by Dorchel Haqq, Ariel Lembeck, Cristina Moya-Palacios, Dahlia Qumhiyeh, and Sacha Vega!

Learn more and grab your tickets via the link in our bio.

Video by @jonathanfahoury
Music by @_rowenne

#newyorklivearts #freshtracks #freshtracks2026 #moderndance #dancetheater

Only the best energy this morning in our final open Company Class of the season led by @jadajenai! We were also grooving in our new cozy Company hoodie, now available at the link in our bio and in our lobby. The perfect layer to keep you warm as you dance the day away!

Thank you to all the fabulous dancers who joined us today and throughout our other open classes. It’s been such a joy to move with you and begin our rehearsal days like this. Much love 🤍

#billtjonesarniezanecompany #newyorklivearts #companyclasses #merch