At the start, something minute appears, so seemingly insignificant that it is considered to be of no value until one day, it starts to take shape and morphs into meaning. This process is a metamorphosis that can transform a tiny thought into a masterpiece. You’re invited  to share this journey with us– how we refashion one idea over time to create what you see on stage.  Enter a quintessentially NYC space for the evening, enjoy light hor d’oeuvres,  an open wine and beer bar, and get a glimpse at our creative process. Your attendance makes it  possible for us to further our mission to champion creatives through collaborations and create a community of vulnerability,  hope, and connection.  For more info, HERE!

ARD will perform two outside programs with interactive workshops at 5:00pm and 6:00pm at the Exchange Place Pier in Jersey City, NJ. This FREE programming wouldn’t be possible without the support from the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs.

The 34th “A Day in Dance” Concert Showing is a Special Fundraising event of the New York Dance Festival! The concert features participants of the Festival and special guests. The offering includes: new work from the esteemed Festival Faculty, works in progress from the Choreographic Residency and Choreographic Fellows, and work from members of the Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre. We look forward to sharing this evening with you!

ARD will perform, Holly.

For more information and tickets visit HERE.

ARD performs at Spaziu Mantinum Theater and participates with the Festival Dissidanses alongside with Althea Dance Company of Paris. More info HERE!

ARD tours to Portugal and performs at Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias alongside with Althea Dance Company of Paris. For tickets: https://ticketline.sapo.pt/pt/evento/ariel-rivka-dance-and-althea-dance-company-84840 and more info https://teatrobaltazardias.funchal.pt/

International Stretto Piano Festival Presents

Celebrating Stretto pianists Donna Weng Friedman and Julia Furlan (New York), Elizabeth Wolff (NYC/Twin Cities), Anna Arazi (Boston), Julia Siciliano (Chicago), plus their collaborators including The River Road String Quartet, narrator Diana Solomon-Glover, violist Jesscia Thompson, pianist Luba Slepoi, flautist DarienFrench-Owen, and clarinetist Alan Schaffer, the Fourth International Stretto Piano Festival is delighted to present music by great classical and contemporary composers including Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Gubaidalina, Florence Price, Stefania DeKenessey, and Valerie Coleman.

Most or all of the pianists will be playing on a Stretto piano with a 5.9 inch octave.

Our diverse artists of various ages and backgrounds are exploring and enjoying stretto pianos like never before. Some are new to them and some have played on them for years, earning university degrees, winning competitions, and exploring hard-to-reach repertoire as often as possible. It’s time for these wonderful instruments to be known and played everywhere by artists of all genres. The Festival and Stretto Piano Concerts hope that this event can be a springboard for more year-round global events featuring international artists that gain publicity and new followers, and create opportunities for composers and performers everywhere.

Program:
Johannes Brahms: 4 Klavierstücke, Op.119
Florence Price: Piano Quintet in A minor
I. Allegro non troppo
Sofia Gubaidalina: Chaconne
Stefania DeKenessey: Microvids
Frédéric Chopin: Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2

Intermission

Valerie Coleman: Portraits of Langston
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Sonata in G Minor, op. 19, for viola and piano

PRICES |Advance $25-$50
Member $25-$45
Student (with valid I.D) $20-$50
Child $10-$50

• THEATER | Leonard Nimoy Thalia

Expected Run Time is 120 minutes

For Tickets, HERE

ARD will host their annual gala event at the Salmagundi Club on November 2nd, 2023.

The event is ARD’s largest annual fundraiser and supports the creation of new work and artist’s fees.

The gala is a great place to gather, watch live dance, and learn more about the company in a non-traditional setting.