Upcoming Events, engagements & Performances
2024 Home Showcase
Robin & Timothy Wentworth Arts Building, Monroe Community College Theater
Friday, December 6th at 8:00pm ;
Saturday, December 7th at 2:00pm and 8:00pm;
Sunday, December 9th at 2:00pm.
This is a ticketed event: Ticket Link.
December
6-8
2024
Tuesday, October 19, 2024
through
Sunday, November 3, 2024
Past Notable Performances/engagements
Joyce Theater, 175 8th Ave, New York, NY 10011
Tuesday, October 29th through Sunday, November 3rd;
7:30pm evening performances; 2:30pm matinee performances
Garth Fagan Dance is thrilled and proud to be returning to the Joyce Theater after our successful and NY Bessie-nominated company last performed there in November 2022.
This is a ticketed event: Ticket Link.
Tuesday, October 29 through Sunday, November 3rd
2024
2024 COCO Dance Festival
Queen's Hall, 1-3 St Ann's Rd, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Saturday, Oct 12th at 6pm; Sunday, Oct 13th at 6pm
This is a ticketed event: Ticket Link.
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Sunday, October 13, 2024
2024 Rochester Fringe Festival
Garth Fagan Dance Studios, 50 Chestnut St. Rochester NY 14623 Floor 3
Thursday, Sept 12th at 7:30pm; Friday, Sept 13th at 7:30pm; Saturday, Sept 14th at 3pm; Thursday, Sept 19th at 7:30pm; Friday Sept 20th at 7:30pm; Saturday, Sept 21st at 3pm
Since debuting in 2012, the Fringe has drawn more than 750,000 visitors from all over the world to more than 5,000 diverse performances and events. In fact, Rochester’s not-for-profit Fringe has become one of the largest and most successful fringe festivals in the nation, the largest multidisciplinary performing arts festival in New York State, and one of the region’s most anticipated festivals each year. Garth Fagan Dance has been part of the Rochester Fringe Festival for every year that it has been active.
Tickets are available at the door and on the Rochester Fringe Festival website.
Thursdays
Fridays
Saturdays September
2024
2024 Summer Movement Institute
Garth Fagan Dance Studios, 50 Chestnut St. Rochester NY 14623 Floor 3
Saturday, July 27th, 2:00pm
Summer Movement Institute is a three week intensive at Garth Fagan Dance. Students age 13 and up will learn the philosophy and intricacies of this contemporary movement led by Garth Fagan Dance company members. They will experience the Fagan Technique, Composition, and Repertory through instruction in 4 classes per day, 5 days per week. The program will also include: classes and lectures on nutrition, music appreciation, mentoring by company members, field trips, and a final student showcase performance.
Tickets cost $5 and can be purchased at the door.
Saturday
July 27
2024
Saturday
June 28
&
June 30
2024
OSAD/BSLF/EOP Reunion (private event)
Garth Fagan Dance Studios, 50 Chestnut St. Rochester NY 14623 Floor 3
Friday, July 19th, 6pm
For more info and other OSAD/BSLF/EOP events, click here
Friday
July 19
2024
Finger Lake Opera's World Premeire of 'Two Corners'
Monroe Community College, East Henrietta Rd, Rochester, NY
Friday, June 28, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Sunday, June 30, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Two Corners explores the friendship between Florine, a black woman, and her childhood friend Sarah, a white woman, in rural Alabama during the Civil Rights Era. Can their friendship survive or was their friendship a part of their imagination? In this one-act, multi-media production, Norwood 'PJ' Pennewell has choreographed intermezzo sections of which Sabrina Cmelak will portray young Sarah, and Kiara Jolie Haywood will portray young Florine.
Garth Fagan Dance Studios, 50 Chestnut St. Rochester NY 14623 Floor 3
Friday, June 7th, 2024, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
First Friday is a monthly citywide gallery night that encourages collaboration between art venues in Rochester, NY. Join us at GFD Studios (50 Chestnut St.) on May 3rd from 7-8:30pm for an intimate glimpse, where our Artistic Director, Norwood "PJ" Pennewell, will present class progressions and the rehearsal process. Our Executive Director, Natalie Rogers-Cropper, will lead a 15-minute guided talk. Let's grow the Rochester Art Scene Together!
Admission is FREE, no ticket required. For more information, click here.
Friday
June 7
2024
Garth Fagan is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from the Rochester Institute of Technology
Friday
May 10
2024
Image Description: Garth Fagan Receiving an Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from Rochester Institute of Technology - Photo by Travis LaCoss
Friday
April 5,
2024
Image Description: Dancer Destiny Felder performing solo 'Dance Psalmody 69' from Never Top 40 (1985) - Photo by Mike Micciche
Wed
March 13
2024
Image Description: Garth Fagan Legacy Day Itinerary Poster - Photo of Mr. Fagan by Matt Wittmeyer
Jan 11
&
Jan 13
2024
Image Description: Dancers Daria Clarke and John Crim in 'The Rite of Spring' - Photo by Nicolina Scibona
Book The Company
If you are interested in booking the company for a performance or lecture demonstration or a masterclass in your venue/community, please feel free to contact our representative, Rachel Cohen of Cadence Arts Network, Inc. at rachel@cadencearts.com. General inquiries about current repertoire, technical riders, and sample excerpts, contact GFD Executive Assistant, Alec Shiman, at alec@garthfagandance.org