March 6 & 7, 7:30pm
Co-presented with Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival
& presented with the support of Villa Albertine
Choreographer, Sound & Light Designer: Nacera Belaza
Performers:
Paulin Banc
Imani Butler
Viivi Forsman
Bastien Gash
Magdalena Hylak
Pierre Morillon
Stage Manager: Christophe Renaud
Sound Arrangement: Marco Parenti
U.S. Consultant: Nicole Birmann Bloom
Nacera Belaza (Choreographer/Artistic Director) was born near Médéa in Algeria and has lived in France since the age of five. After studying modern literature, she founded her own company in 1989. She is a self-taught dancer, driven by the vital need to express herself, to express and unravel the complexity of a dual cultural background. It was during childhood and adolescence, in secret, that her language emerged spontaneously, drawing material first from herself and then from literature. Since then, her work has explored movement in a serene, profound and continuous breath, confronting patience, rigor and simplicity with the “vacarme assourdissant de nos existences”, restoring to gesture its existential utility.
Her work, recognized and acclaimed by the French Ministry of Culture, earned her the title of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2015, and Officier in 2024.
In 2008, Le Cri was awarded the Prix de la révélation by the Syndicat de la Critique. In 2017, SACD also honored his career with the Prix Chorégraphe.
Her work is regularly presented in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. She has set up a cooperative in Algeria, enabling her to work regularly with the country of her origins.
Founded in 2020, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is guided by the values of creation, transmission, and education. Its mission is to support artists and institutions in sharing choreographic heritage while encouraging new productions. Since its launch, Dance Reflections has accompanied numerous companies in their creations as well as multiple institutions in the presentation of their works on the international stage. Since 2022, the program is reinforced each year by major events , such as the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival. In addition to supporting the creation and promotion of choreographic works, Dance Reflections places increasing importance on issues of transmission and education. With its partners, the program organizes residencies for professional dancers as well as actions to raise awareness of choreographic culture open to all. Its network, now consisting of 60 partners from 16 different countries, continues to grow with each project.
Association Jazz Ame – Compagnie Nacera Belaza with the support Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Co-production
Festival d’Automne à Paris; MC93-Bobigny; Chaillot – Théâtre National de la Danse; Kunstenfestivaldesarts; Charleroi Danse;
Maison de la danse, Lyon – Pôle Européen de Création; Villa Albertine – Ambassade de France aux Etats-Unis; Compagnie DCA / La Chaufferie. With the support of La Danse en grande forme (le Cndc-Angers, le CCN-Malandain Ballet Biarritz, La Manufacture – CDCN Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bordeaux • La Rochelle, le CCN de Caen en Normandie, Boom’Structur, la Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand, le Centre chorégraphique national de Grenoble, la MC2: Maison de la Culture de Grenoble, Le Phare-CCN du Havre Normandie, le CCN – Ballet national de Marseille, le CCN d’Orléans, Le Gymnase CDCN Roubaix Hauts-de-France, La Place de La Danse – CDCN Toulouse / Occitanie, La Briqueterie CDCN du Val-de-Marne); with the support of lACCN et de lA-CDCN.
The company is supported by the DRAC – Direction régionale des affaires culturelles d’lle-de-France – Ministère de la Culture as a conventioned company and by the Région Ile-de-France as a permanent artistic and cultural company.
Support for New York Live Arts is provided by the Alex Katz Foundation, Alice Lawrence Foundation, Albertine Foundation, Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Booth Ferris Foundation, Dance/NYC, Ed Bradley Family Foundation, Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Ford Foundation, Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Harkness Foundation for Dance, Howard Gilman Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Jerome Robbins Foundation, Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts, Lambent Foundation, Marta Heflin Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Muriel Pollia Foundation, National Performance Network, New England Foundation for the Arts, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, San Francisco Foundation, Scherman Foundation, Simons Foundation, Studio Institute, The Poss Family Foundation, The Semel Charitable Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Tides Foundation, and Wege Foundation.
Public support for New York Live Arts is provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council with special thanks to Manhattan Borough President Hoylman-Sigal and City Councilmember Erik Bottcher, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. Dance/NYC’s New York City Dance Rehearsal Space Subsidy Program that supports Live Arts subsidizing our studio spaces, is made possible by the Mellon Foundation.
Corporate support for New York Live Arts is provided by Google and Tito’s Handmade Vodka.
New York Live Arts is deeply grateful to all the individuals listed below for their vital gifts to New York Live Arts over the last year:
$500,000 and higher
Anonymous
Slobodan Randjelović & Jon Stryker
$100,000-$499,999
Marc and Lynne Benioff
Eleanor Friedman
Ruth & Stephen Hendel
Alex Katz Foundation
$50,000 – $99,999
Anonymous
Linda Genereux & Timur Galen
Helen & Peter Haje
Suzanne Karpas
Colleen Keegan
Barbara & Alan D. Marks
Jane Bovingdon Semel & Terry Semel | Semel Charitable Foundation
Wade Turnbull & David Hamed
$25,000 – $49,999
Tory Burch Foundation
Claire Danes & Hugh Dancy
Zoe Eskin
Emma Friedman-Cohen
Richard H. Levy & Lorraine Gallard
Stephanie & Tim Ingrassia
Darnell L. Moore & Yashua Simmons
Amy D. Newman & Bud Shulman
Luger Charitable Trust
Randy Polumbo / Plant Construction
Matthew Putman
In Memory of Linda Grass Shapiro
$10,000 – $24,999
Jody & John Arnhold | Arnhold Foundation
Alexis Bittar
Patricia Blanchet / Ed Bradley Family Foundation
Amanda Burden
Pippa Cohen
Anne Delaney
Terence Dougherty & Pierre Duleyrie
Adam Flatto
Nicole Fleetwood
Karen & Edward Friedman
In Memory of Agnes Gund
Alexes Hazen
Herb Ritts, Jr. Foundation
AJ Hikes
Julie Orlando
Mark Pollack
John Robinson
Victoria Rogers
Jordan & Laura Rogove
Andrea Rosen
Joe Versace
Diana Wege
Stephanie & Tim Ingrassia
$5,000 – $9,999
David Bassett
Jeannie Colbert
Paula Cooper
Dan DeAlmeida
Claire Dewar
William Floyd
Theaster Gates
Hearst Magazines
Deborah Hellman & Derek Brown
Jeanine & Hervey Heriveaux
Jenny Holzer
Robert Longo
Michael Malafronte & Julia Haley
Wangechi Mutu
Thomas Rom
Clifford Ross
Erin Rossitto
Melissa Schiff Soros
Catharine R. Stimpson
Nina & Gabriel Stricker
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Lynne & Vincent Toye
James A. Turrell & Kyung-Lim Lee
Van Cleef & Arpels
George Wells
$1,000 – $4,999
Derrick Adams & Michael Chuapoco
Michael Botbol
Nikole Cerniglia
Joyelle Chandler
Kim Cullen
Joan Davidson
Elizabeth Diller
John Eley
Michael Malafronte & Julia Haley
Mimi Garrard
Darren Glatt
Margey Goldman
Risa Goluboff
Thomas & Barbara Gottschalk
Sarah Harrelson
Ryan Hastings
Jason Hastings
Miety Heiden
Tom Hennes
Noelle Heriveaux
Barbara Hoffman
Tracy Hyter-Suffern
Cynthia Jones
Raja Feather Kelly
Chid Liberty
Glenn Ligon
Jeffrey B. & Wendy Liszt
Bernard Lumpkin & Carmine Boccuzzi
Nancy Meyer & Marc Weiss
Bella Meyer
Helen Mills & Gary Tannenbaum
Meridee Moore & Kevin King
Alessandra Nicifero
Helen Obermeyer
Michael Price
Kyle Ridaught
Salman Rushdie
Alanna Rutherford
Cicilia Sanchez
John Sansone
Marsha Seeman
Jeffrey Seller
Cindy Sherman
Barbara Shuster
Dee Dee Sides
Mark & Jessica Tallman
Gary Taylor
Hank Willis Thomas
Kris Togias
Billie Tsien
Marcie Weiss
Michael Wiggins
Megumi & Bruce Williams
Zack Winokur
$500 – $999
David Archuletta
Arthur Aviles
Lauren Cascio
Staceyann Chin
Julia Crodick
Linda Eichengreen & Douglas Beattie
Novella Ford
Nancy & Stephen Gabriel
Carlos Hatch
Erin Hawker
Sarah Jones
Robert Kaner
Christine Kim
Rachel Maceiras
Beverly McIver
Lynette Nylander
Colette Parsons
Chris Senkowski
Elizabeth Takeda
Carrie Mae Weems
Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn
Support for New York Live Arts is provided by the Albertine Foundation, Alice Lawrence Foundation, Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Dance/NYC, Ed Bradley Family Foundation, Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Ford Foundation, Harkness Foundation for Dance, Howard Gilman Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Jerome Robbins Foundation, Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts, Lambent Foundation, Marta Heflin Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Muriel Pollia Foundation, National Performance Network, The Poss Family Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Scherman Foundation, The Semel Charitable Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Simons Foundation, Studio Institute, and Wolf Foundation.
Corporate support for New York Live Arts is provided by Tito’s Handmade Vodka.
New York Live Arts is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, with special thanks to Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal and City Councilmember Carl Wilson. New York Live Arts’ programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.