Young Dance Collective

Seven kids, four schools – and one story that brings them together.

It’s 2001, and you are one of thousands of seven year-olds watching the Towers fall  – in fact, your school has been turned into a triage center.

New York City students are relocated to public schools all over the city – and soon you’re either a terrified transplant, or a startled host to a group of new faces. Practically overnight, your entire world is turned upside down.

But somehow, in the midst of all the chaos, you’re connected with a small group of kids with similar interests to your own — and those bonds deepen further when you turn to movement as way to cope with this frightening new world.

Death, fear, love, hate and loneliness all find a voice in your first body of work together as The Young Dance Collective: “Be There for Me.” Together, you begin an intimate journey that will span the next nine years  — nine years of collaboratively (unheard of in the dance community) choreographing your shared stories. Your art is part social commentary, part raw emotion… all expressed through passionate movement.

This is a powerful representation of what New York teens have to say, and what’s important to them. Sometimes it’s dark, sometimes it’s challenging – it’s always beautiful. All we ask is that you open your eyes and take in our truth. Watch. And Listen.

Showtimes
Saturday November 20th at 8pm
Sunday November 21st at 6pm

Location
Ailey Citigroup Theater
The Joan Weill Center for Dance
405 West 55th Street at 9th Ave
New York, NY 10019

Tickets
$25 Adults
$10 Students
$125 LPRS
Limited Premium Reserved Seating (includes $100 tax deductible donation and a special gift)

Buy Tickets Online Now!

or Call 866-811-4111

The Company
Hannah Cullen
Sophia Orlow
Lev Ratnofsky
Isa Reisner
Cosmo Scharf
Kassandra Thatcher
Kalei Tooman
Kim Cullen, Artistic Director

What people are saying about The Young Dance Collective

“A rigorous, thought-provoking and beautifully inventive movement from these insightful New York City kids- they are our leaders in this new century. Do NOT miss it, you will leave with tears in your eyes and quite a few ‘aha’ moments lodged in your heart and brain.” —Elizabeth Streb

“There is a time when the imagination is so rich and fear is so far away. These teens create fearless beauty and it’s such a joy to watch.” —Larry Keigwin

When you see their work, because they are not only professional dancers but also choreographers, you see their minds at work. They have a deep intention to communicate ideas through movement and their work is speaking to you. It will make you feel like the future is wide and large full of unexpected potential. —Noemie LaFrance

“I thought I would be mentoring these kids and they ended up mentoring me.” Brian Brooks