converge/events
June 14-15, 2024: konverjdans presents HYPHA
Women-led contemporary ballet company konverjdans, co-directed by Amy Saunder, Jordan Miller, and Tiffany Mangulabnan, presents HYPHA: an exciting weekend of live performances on June 14-15, 2024, at The Mark Morris Dance Center's James & Martha Duffy Performance Space in Brooklyn, New York, featuring:
Three world premieres by the three artistic directors
All new, original musical scores by Alexis Gideon and Bradley Harris
Original costume design by Reshma Patel-Cline
Original lighting design by Conor Mulligan, and
Performances from dancers Antuan Byers, JoVonna Parks, Łukasz Zięba, and the konverj directors.
WHY HYPHA?
Since its inception in 2016, konverjdans has been like one big, tangling, constantly evolving mass of hyphae. . . Hyphae (plural for hypha) are the long, branching, thread-like filaments that converge to form mycelium, a network that extends in all directions through the soil, with each hypha thread sending nutrients into the developing fruiting bodies of fungi (e.g. mushrooms), in much the same way that roots carry nutrients into trees.
This is kind of how we feel about our konverj community: Each of us here is an individual creator who continually branches out to explore, experiment, perform, and produce work beyond the konverj-network — usually within the context of other dance companies, but sometimes in other creative fields altogether. We're constantly making new discoveries, shattering old ideas, finding new threads of stories to tell, and carrying them back here — to a company that is inherently collaborative, where our separate and unique experiences serve only to deepen and enrich the work that we create together.
Nov 16, 2023: Works-in-Process Performance & Party
SOLD-OUT
Join us for a studio showing at the Mark Morris Dance Center’s Robert E. Cole Studio on Thursday, November 16, 2023.
Cocktails at 6:30pm in the adjacent lounge
Performance at 6:50pm
Party & Auction until 8:45pm
Showing new (or revisited) works choreographed by artistic directors Amy Saunder, Jordan Miller and Tiffany Mangulabnan, with original new scores composed by Alexis Gideon and Bradley Harris, and performances from dancers James Anthony, Antuan Byers and JoVonna Parks (along with the konverj directors).
Kwento: August 26-27, 2022
konverjdans presents
‘Kwento’
August 26 - 27, 2022 | 7:30pm
Triskelion Arts
106 Calyer St, Brooklyn, NY
Tickets $30
”Kwento” is the Tagalog/Filipino word for "story" - the word we use when we ask one another to recount our day-to-day experiences. After two years of separation, and with many stories to tell, we return to the stage for our sixth season with three world premieres by artistic directors Amy Saunder, Jordan Miller and Tiffany Mangulabnan. Each new work tells different kinds of kwento, whether through narratives or vignettes - stories of friendship, love, loss, separation, and the ways in which we come back together.
Since 2016 konverjdans has converged dance with other art forms and worked with a diverse group of artistic collaborators in dance, music, visual art, literature, film, and design. "Kwento" feels like a culmination of six years of evolving in collaboration and building community. It tells our stories and our collaborators' stories from the polyphony of our different voices, experiences, and kwento.
"Kwento" will feature the world premieres of
World Premiere (title TBA)
choreography by Amy Saunder
live music by Bandits on the Run
'Don't Get Comfy / Nowhere'
choreography by Tiffany Mangulabnan
live music by Carmen Q. Rothwell
World Premiere (title TBA)
choreography by Jordan Miller
new original score by Sergio Carrasco and Jake Handelman
All the work will feature original costume design by Reshma Patel-Cline, lighting design by Conor Mulligan, and performances from dancers JoVonna Parks, James Anthony, Antuan Byers and Peter Cheng, who will be joined by Mangulabnan, Miller and Saunder.
konverjdans benefit: June 24, 2022
Join us for the konverjdans benefit to support our summer 2022 season!
This evening will feature excerpts from new work by the three konverjdans artistic directors: Amy Saunder, Jordan Miller, and Tiffany Mangulabnan, with live music by Carmen Rothwell and a special guest performance by Gabrielle Lamb's Pigeonwing Dance.
Join us after the show for our cocktail party on the terrace and mingle with the artists - we’ll have wine, beer, hors d'oeuvres, and a silent auction!
*** Livestream Option Available with Donation ***
Friday, June 24, 2022
Doors at 6:30pm, Performance at 7:00pm
The Mark Morris Dance Center (3 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY)
Robert E. Cole Studio and Terrace (4th Floor - Accessible by Elevator)
Tickets start at $50 // Artist Tickets $30 (Limited Quantity)
Virtual/Livestream Attendees: Suggested Donation of $50
Watch Party: Behind the Scenes of the konverjdans/Dance Initiative Residency: October 24, 2021
Join us on Sunday, October 24, at 8pm EDT, for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look into our July 2021 choreographic residency in Carbondale, Colorado, where we worked with local artists like violinist MinTze Wu, poet Bianca Godina, dancer Katherine Bolaños and costume designer Katie Browne.
Also featuring solos choreographed by Gabrielle Lamb, Tiffany Mangulabnan, and Jordan Miller, performed by Katherine Bolaños, Jordan Miller, and Amy Saunder.
Falling Dreams Virtual Release Party: October 3, 2021
Sunday, October 3, 2021
8:00pm EDT (Zoom)
Join konverjdans and friends for the long-awaited release of Jordan Miller's dance film, Falling Dreams. Featuring dancing by Tiffany Mangulabnan, live from the Philippines, and a live musical performance by Sean Cronin.
Vero Beach, Florida: July 26 - August 7, 2021
konverjdans will be returning to Vero Beach, FL, to co-host a two-week summer intensive at Ballet Vero Beach! We’ll be teaching master classes, choreographing new pieces for the students and ourselves to perform, as well as setting our ‘Realigned’ on the beautiful dancers of Ballet Vero Beach. We’ll also be performing Camilo Rodriguez’s ‘je, tu, il, elle,’ which he created in collaboration with us on our first trip to Vero Beach in 2018.
Performances: 7:30pm on Friday, August 6, and Saturday, August 7, at Riverside Theatre (tickets on sale starting July 4, 2021)
Carbondale, Colorado: July 10 - 18, 2021
Still from film by Amy Saunder: Jordan Miller rehearsing Gabrielle Lamb’s ‘O, Solitude’ at The Launchpad in Carbondale, CO.
konverjdans heads over to Carbondale, CO, as guest artists in residency with Dance Initiative Carbondale. We’ll be creating and rehearsing at The Launchpad and collaborating with local artists—violinist MinTze Wu, poet/spoken-word artist Bianca Godina, and costume designer Katie Brown, and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet dancer Katherine Bolaños—to create a totally collaborative, multidisciplinary new work for the stage, which we’ll perform at the end of our stay!
Performance: 7:30pm on Saturday, July 17, in Basalt (more details to come)
konverj on film: June 2, 2021
Click to RSVP. Event starts at 7:30pm EDT on Wednesday, June 2, 2021.
Join us for the premiere of four new dance films: ‘Viriditas’, choreographed and directed by Gabrielle Lamb; ‘Returning’, choreographed by Ariel Grossman and directed by konverjdans with Sergio Carrasco; ‘Windowsill’, choreographed and directed by Jordan Miller; and ‘Parecemos’, choreographed and directed by Tiffany Mangulabnan.
We’re also hosting a post-show talkback with the artists behind the films, to be moderated by Ballet Vero Beach artistic director Adam Schnell.
konverj/Megg: Dec 7, 2020
Join konverjdans and Sweet Megg as we converge on Zoom on Monday, December 7, 2020, at 7pm EST, for the premiere of ‘When I Learned to Sing’, a new dance film to the original music of Sweet Megg, with choreography by Caili Quan, direction and cinematography by Sergio Carrasco, and performances by Sweet Megg, Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller and Amy Saunder; plus live musical and dance performances!
Click below to be taken to the Zoom meeting room.
konverj on the Roof: Oct 10, 2020
October 10, 2020
5:30pm EDT
Rooftop, 1184 Saint Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
$10 Suggested Donation
Seating is limited for social distancing, and masks are required.
To RSVP and receive location & safety information, email konverjdans@gmail.com.
UPDATE: We are at full seating capacity (limited for social distancing)! But we invite you to join us virtually: tune in to our YouTube livestream through the button above.
For our second outdoor, socially-distanced show of the season, we’re hosting our first-ever rooftop performance in Brooklyn, featuring new pieces by Caili Quan, Gabrielle Lamb, and Tiffany Mangulabnan; live original music by Megg Farrell and Noé Socha; new films by Jordan Miller and Amy Saunder; a design collaboration with Frankie Bingxin Yu; and featuring dancers Antuan Byers and Peter Cheng!
konverj on Zoom: Sept 21, 2020
September 21, 2020
7:00pm EDT
Zoom Performance Link
UPDATE: konverj on Zoom raised $500 for Brown Girls Do Ballet!
We are so grateful for everyone who joined us for konverj on Zoom in September - our collaborating artists, supporters, friends and family: together you helped us raise $500 for Brown Girls Do Ballet. The funds have gone directly towards the Kennedy George and Ava Holloway Dance for Change Scholarship, a scholarship the organization awards to female dancers of color between the ages 6-16.
THANK YOU for joining us in the fight to keep dance alive through these trying times, and to make the art world a more beautifully colorful and diverse place.
Live Performances:
a new solo by Courtney Renee Cochran
music by Megg Farrell
‘Waking/Dreaming Space’ by Tiffany Mangulabnan;
‘Windowsill’ by Jordan Miller
Film Screenings:
the premiere of Amy Saunder’s new short dance film
Peter Cheng + Marie Lloyd Paspe’s
‘Lútalica | Wanderer’Cortney Taylor Key + Tiffany Mangulabnan’s ‘HER PRIDE’
konverj at the Park: Aug 11, 2020
August 11, 2020
6pm EDT
Prospect Park Boathouse, Brooklyn, New York
Livestream available on Instagram and Facebook
konverjdans reunites for one night in an outdoor, socially distanced setting at Prospect Park, featuring performances by Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller, Amy Saunder, and Noé Socha.
2020/postponed
July 2020
July 6—11 (postponed)
The Launchpad in Carbondale, Colorado
konverjdans joins Dance Initiative Carbondale for a week-long residency, outreach work and performance.
July 20—August 2 (postponed)
Vero Beach, Florida
konverjdans tours to Vero Beach, Florida, as the featured company in The Riverside Dance Festival’s 2020 summer intensive. We will be hosting and teaching master classes in ballet, contemporary, modern dance and company repertoire, and performing two shows!
Click for more info
May 2020
May 28, 29 & 30 (postponed)
The Mark O’Donnell Theatre at The Actors Fund Arts Center in Brooklyn, New York
konverjdans will hold performances in the fall 2020 (dates TBD) and present world premieres by Caili Quan, Gabrielle Lamb, and Tiffany Mangulabnan/Jordan Miller/Amy Saunder, with live music by Megg Farrell, new original music by Sean Cronin, and lighting design by Conor Mulligan.
April 2020
April 16, 17 & 18 (cancelled)
Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach, Florida
konverjdans performs ‘je, tu, il, elle’ (a choreographic collaboration with Camilo A. Rodriguez) with Ballet Vero Beach.
2019/events
konverjdans / ‘Dragon’ at Indelible Dance
Mira Cook, Sarah Housepian, Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller, Bethany Mitchell, Amy Saunder and Leigh Schanfein in konverjdans’s ‘Dragon’ for the film premiere of Indelible Dance’s ‘Odyssey’ (November 2019)
konverjdans has been commissioned to choreographed the live piece, ‘Dragon’, for the premiere of ‘Odyssey’, the first feature film by Indelible Dance founder Robin Cantrell, with principal cinematography by Melissa Wu.
When & Where:
Film Noir Cinema (122 Messerole Ave, Brooklyn, NY)
Nov 7, 2019 at 8pm
Nov 8, 2019 at 7:30pm and 8pm
Nov 9, 2019 at 12pm
Anthology Film Archives (32 2nd Ave, New York, NY)
Nov 9, 2019 at 8pm (Closing Night)
It’s the directorial film debut of our friend Robin, whose creative vision, whether on film or in person, astounds and inspires us year after year. Her film is going to be beautiful; some of the evening will be outright ridiculous and hilarious; much of it will be moving, and all of it will be rich and varied, as always. Don’t miss it.
konverjdans / Very Good
konverjdans performs with Sean Cronin’s Very Good for the release of Very Good’s new record, ‘Adulthood’. It’s an album release party that is going to be a kind of “analog version” of his band’s new album and, in his own words, “some kind of Dadaist Variety show featuring the full 9-piece band, actors Jon Froelick and David Skeist, and the dance company konverjdans.”
When: 8:30pm & 10pm, Sept 24, 2019
Where: Jalopy Tavern, Redhook, Brooklyn, NY
konverjdans / Under the Archway
konverjdans: Tiffany Mangulabnan at Live Under the Archway, Dumbo, Brooklyn
August 15, 2019
5:30pm
konverjdans performs as part of the DUMBO visual and performance art series Live Under the Archeway. We’ll be collaborating with visual artist Priscilla Fusco and musician/composer/singer Sean Cronin to make some very bizarre magic under The Archway, which you can find on Water Street, between Adams Street and Anchorage Place, in DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY. We don’t think you want to miss this.
konverjdans at the 38th Annual Battery Dance Festival
Peter Cheng, Blake Krapels, Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller, Amy Saunder and Łukasz Zięba in Mangulabnan’s ‘(Listening) Through Walls’ at Battery Dance Festival 2019
konverjdans was selected to perform Tiffany Mangulabnans’s ‘(Listening) Through Walls’ at the 38th Annual Battery Dance Festival at Robert F. Wagner Junior Park.
When & Where:
August 14, 2020, 7pm
Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park, New York, NY
‘Walls’ was created in collaboration with pianist, composer and electronic musician Hank Mason. Performing the work are dances Peter Cheng, Blake Krapels, Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller, Amy Saunder, and Łukasz Zięba.
konverjdans: III
konverjdans celebrates THREE YEARS of producing original work in New York City!
May 31, 2019 at 7:30pm
June 1, 2019 at 7:30pm
The Mark O’Donnell Theater at The Actors Fund Arts Center
160 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, NY
$20 general admission
UPDATE: BOTH NIGHTS ARE SOLD OUT!
Join us this spring 2019 as we celebrate our third season of dance-making and collaborating in New York. We will premiere three new choreographic works by Caili Quan, Amy Saunder and Tiffany Mangulabnan, which will feature the music of Likho Duo, Ian Chang and The Real Mike Wilson, and performances from the three artistic directors—Saunder, Mangulabnan, and Jordan Miller—dancers Peter Cheng, Courtney Key and Łukasz Ziéba, and musicians Christian Lee, Cliff Schmitt & Noé Socha.
konverjdans: Cocktails at Golden Hour
April 29, 2019 at 6:00pm
Lighthouse BK
145 Borinquen Place, Brooklyn, NY 11211
$25 entrance + drink
Join konverjdans for Cocktails at Golden Hour: our spring 2019 fundraiser at the beautiful, open-aired Lighthouse in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Help us raise funds for our spring 2019 season, which culminates in our May 31 & June 1 performances (info below), and enjoy our konverjdans-customized cocktails, wine, and live music by the likes of Megg Farrell, Ernesto Villalobos, and other musical guests!
Crude Grace: Anton Vitkovskiy + konverjdans
Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller, and the art of Anton Vitkovskiy, captured by Sergio Carrasco for konverjdans
Contemporary ballet company konverjdans, visual artist Anton Vitkovskiy and percussionist Prana Rising come together for an evening of integrated live painting, dance and music at The Living Gallery in Brooklyn.
Gallery doors open & live painting begins at 6pm
Performance begins at 7:30pm
Tickets online or at the door: $12
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2018/events
konverjdans in Vero Beach, Florida
Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller, Amy Saunder in Caili Quan’s ‘Rosé then Red’ for konverjdans (2018), captured by Arnaud Falchier
With the endorsement of Wendy Whelan, konverjdans has been invited to spend a week in residency with Ballet Vero Beach. We will be creating a new ballet with ballet master and principal dancer Camilo A. Rodrigues and presenting this new piece along with konverjdans's own repertoire in a culminating performance on November 7th.
Performance Details
Where: Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, Florida
When: Wednesday, November 7th, 2018 @ 7-9pm
TICKETS
Fall for konverjdans
Peter Cheng and Jordan Miller captured by Arnaud Falchier in Tiffany Mangulabnan’s ‘(Listening) Through Walls’ (2018). Designed by Tiffany Mangulabnan.
Welcome us back from Fort Wayne, Indiana - and send us off to Vero Beach, Floria! We'll share the work we're taking on our fall tours (including two New York premieres - one each by konverjdans directors Jordan Miller and Tiffany Mangulabnan) as well as present the original choreography of fellow dancer and collaborator Peter Cheng . . . plus more to be announced!
When: Saturday, October 20th, 2018 @ 5:00pm (cocktail reception at 6pm)
Where: First Floor, Mark Morris Dance Center, Brooklyn, NY
TICKETS & more information
konverjdans x Fort Wayne
Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller, Amy Saunder for konverjdans x Fort Wayne
konverjdans tours to co-director Jordan Miller's hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana, for a week of master class and performances! Support the tour here.
Master Repertory Class at Fort Wayne Dance Collective:
October 8th @ 7:15-8:30pm
Performances at PPG ArtsLab:
October 12th & 13th @ 7:30pm
TICKETS
* Performances will feature collaborations with Fort Wayne musicians and visual artists Hope Arthur, Heather Miller, Kurt Roembke and Dalen Wuest, and an opening performance by Project Ballet
konverjdans: Spring 2018
Peter Cheng, Blake Krapels, Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller, Amy Saunder, Łukasz Zięba in Tiffany Mangulabnan’s ‘(Listening) Through Walls’ (2018) for konverjdans, captured by Arnaud Falchier
Join us for konverjdans's annual Spring showcase, featuring our newest pieces from choreographers Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller, Amy Saunder and Caili Quan, original music and live musical performances from David Barnes, Carmen Rothwell, Cliff Schmitt, and Jeff Young, as well as dancers Peter Cheng, Blake Krapels and Łukasz Zięba.
When: May 24, 2018 @ 8:30pm (wine/beer reception at 8:00pm)
Where: James & Martha Duffy Performance Space, Mark Morris Dance Center, Brooklyn, NY
konverjdans at Silo: Choreographic Residency 2018
konverjdans returns to Silo Kirkland Farms, Pennsylvania, for a choreographic residency from May 14 - 18, 2018, during which resident choreographer Caili Quan will create a new piece, featuring the original music of Likho Duo, and dancers Peter Cheng, Blake Krapels, Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller and Amy Saunder.
konverjdans at Periapsis Open Series
konverjdans has been selected to present an expanded version of 'Realigned' as a guest choreographer for the Periapsis Open Series Spring 2018. Featuring the live and original music of Carmen Rothwell, and choreography and dancing by Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller and Amy Saunder.
When: May 10 & 12, 2018
Where: The Kumble Theater (1 University Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11201)
Tickets
konverjdans at Norte Maar’s CounterPointe6
konverjdans is a selected choreographer for Norte Maar's annual CounterPointe6 and is collaborating with visual artist/sculptor Priscilla Fusco, filmmaker Sergio Carrasco, violinist Zoë Aqua and electronic musician/dj Chris Aiello to create a new piece with live, original music, sculpture, film ... and beetles!
When: April 13 & 14 at 7:30pm; April 15 at 4:00pm
Where: The Actors Fund Arts Center (160 Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY)
Tickets: Click here
konverjdans Improvises at UNRULY Collective
An hour-long immersive performance of live music, painting and dance, jointly hosted by UNRULY Collective and konverjdans! Featuring live painting by the collective's resident artists Anton Vitkovskiy and Jessica Joyce, and improvised music and dance by musicians Mira Cook, Hank Mason and Carson Moody, and dancers Peter Cheng, Cassidy Hall, Michael Holden, Jordan Miller, Tiffany Mangulabnan, Amy Saunder and Lukasz Zieba.
Where: UNRULY Collective ArtHouse (200 Cooper Street, Brooklyn, NY)
When: April 7, 2018 @ 7:30pm (doors open at 7pm)
Tickets: $12 in Advance, $15 at the door. Click here
konverjdans at John Doe: Reshaping Time
konverjdans returns to John Doe Gallery, this time with violinist Zoë Aqua and electronic musician Chris Aiello for an evening of completely improvised music and dance to accompany the gallery's current exhibition, 'Slow Motion', which features the work of visual artists Michael Chandler and Charlie Rubin.
Where: John Doe Gallery (112 Waterbury St, Brooklyn, NY)
When: March 3, 2018 @ 7:30pm
More details: https://www.johndoe-ny.com/reshaping-time/
konverjdans at the 2018 Women in Dance Leadership Conference
January 19, 2018
8:00pm
Danspace
131 E 10th St, New York, NY 10003
konverjdans is a Selected Choreographer for the Women in Dance Leadership Conference 2018 in New York City! We will be presenting 'STRATA' at Danspace, and performing with percussionist/composer Max Kanowitz.
2017/events
konverjdans Opens for Gleich Dances at Mark Morris Dance Center
Jordan Miller, Tiffany Mangulabnan, konverjdans
October 27, 28, 29, 2017
James & Martha Duffy Performance Space
5th Floor, Mark Morris Dance Center
3 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY
konverjdans presents an original ballet as the opening performance for each of three shows headlined by Gleich Dances in a full production produced by Norte Maar at Mark Morris Dance Center on October 27, 28 and 29.
konverjdans & Friends at Bushwick Open Studios
Sept 24, 2017
7:00-7:45pm
UNRULY Collective ArtHouse
200 Cooper Street, Brooklyn, NY
konverjdans and friends - with fellow dancers Cassidy Hall, Michael Holden and Rebecca Walden, and musicians Max Kanowitz and Hank Mason - will be the closing performance for Unruly Collective's Fall Art Show (12-8pm), a main hub of this year's Bushwick Open Studios. The performance will be fully immersive and improvisational, as the dancers and musicians weave through the arthouse, leading audience into various rooms in the space, commenting through music and dance on the work of 22 visual artists scattered throughout the arthouse.
konverjdans: Studio Series II (September 7)
Jordan Miller, Amy Saunder, Tiffany Mangulabnan, konverjdans September 7th
September 7, 2017
8:00-9:00pm (7:30pm wine reception)
James & Martha Duffy Performance Space
5th Floor, Mark Morris Dance Center
3 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY
$10 Suggested Donation
RSVP HERE
konverjdans presents the second performance in our Studio Series, featuring three konverjdans original ballets: Caili Quan's 'Not So Cirrus', the konverjdans directors' own 'SHINE', and, finally, a revamped edition of the first piece konverjdans ever created. With live music to accompany each of these ballets and a pre-performance wine/beer reception!
Featuring live music by: classical guitarist Dan Lippel, upright bassist Jim Robertson, and flautist Coreisa Lee.
konverjdans: Dance at Socrates Performance
Jordan Miller, PJ Rebullida, konverjdans
August 12, 2017
Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, N
konverjdans, along with other contemporary dance companies, will present new work as part of Norte Maar's 2017 Dance at Socrates performances. More details soon.
konverjdans: Dance at Socrates Residency
Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller, Amy Saunder, konverjdans
August 7-11, 2017
Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, NY
konverjdans has been invited to participate in Dance at Socrates, the annual month-long summer residency series produced by Norte Maar at Socrates Sculpture Park. konverjdans will create a new piece of work, in collaboration with a musical artist, over five days on an outdoor stage by the water in this historic park!
Higher Ground Festival Performance
Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller, Amy Saunder, konverjdans
June 24, 2017
7:00-9:00pm
Anne Loftus Playground, New York, NY
More information: creatinghigherground.com
konverjdans performs the work of 2017 Higher Ground lead artist Mara Driscoll in collaboration with Rebecca Walden. The two women choreographers create a new ballet for four women on konverjdans dancer-creators Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller and Amy Saunder, and Jenny Winton. Featuring music by another Higher Ground artist, flautist Marco Lienhard.
konverjdans at Norte Maar’s Brooklyn Combine
June 3, 2017
7:00-9:00pm
The Muse, 350 Moffat Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn
$40 for Reserved Seating in Front Row, $20 General, $15 Seniors and Students
konverjdans has been contracted to perform along with composer, percussionist and collaborator Max Kanowitz at this year's Brooklyn Performance Combine - the durational performance mashup featuring Brooklyn-based poets, painters and performers - produced by Norte Maar. (Check out the video of a previous Brooklyn Performance Combine here.) Max, along with konverjdans dancer-creators Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller and Amy Saunder, will improvise together - much like we did at John Doe NY - for a randomly set amount of time.
konverjdans: the First Studio Showing
Tiffany Mangulabnan, konverjdans
May 30, 2017
8:15-9:00pm (7:30pm reception)
Cole Studio, 4th Floor, Mark Morris Dance Center, Brooklyn, NY
$10 Suggested Donation
Join us for our first official studio showing of new work and works-in-progress performed to live music, with a pre-performance wine reception on the 4th-floor terrace of the Mark Morris Dance Center, presenting work by Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller, Amy Saunder, and Caili Quan, and including performances by collaborators Julia Egan (classical guitarist), Megg Farrell (singer/songwriter), Max Kanowitz (percussionist/composer), and Charles McCall (dancer).
konverjdans: Silo Guest Artist Residency
May 15-19, 2017
Silo, Pennsylvania
konverjdans goes to Silo to create two new pieces in an intensive setting over the course of five days. Coming to create with us are current Ballet X dancer Caili Quan and former Pacific Northwest Ballet and Royal New Zealand Ballet dancer Charles McCall. One of the pieces we will be working on is 'S H I N E', a dance film commissioned by patron Joshua Bornstein, with original music composed and performed by Max Kanowitz. The other is a brand new ballet to be choreographed by Quan on the dancers of konverjdans, with music by Ernesto Nazareth to be performed by classical guitarist Julia Egan.
konverjdans at Norte Maar’s CounterPointe5
Amy Saunder, Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller, konverjdans
Friday April 7th, 7:30pm (with post-performance cast party)
Saturday April 8th, 7:30pm (with post-show artist forum)
Sunday April 9th, 4:00pm
The Actors Fund Arts Center
160 Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
konverjdans has been selected as one of seven dance-creators to present a new piece for Norte Maar's CounterPointe5, an annual showcase and celebration of female choreographers and female visual artists. The six other choreographers and visual artists presented will be: Julia K. Gleich (also the event's curator) with Elana Herzog, Ursula Verduzco with Lizzie Scott, Brandi Marsh with Emily Noelle Lambert, Lynn Parkerson with Cornell Thomsen, Margaret Wiss with Noël Hennelly, and Eryn Renee Young with Leslie Kerby.
We have been paired with visual artist Nancy Baker and joined forces once more with resident konverjdans musical genius, percussionist/composer Max Taylor Kanowitz to create an audio-visual dance experience for the premiere of 'STRATA', with music by Kanowitz, visual art by Baker, and choreography by Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller and Amy Saunder.
konverjdans in ‘Only Once, Nothing Twice’ at John Doe Gallery
Tiffany Mangulabnan, Jordan Miller, Amy Saunder, Max Kanowitz, konverjdans
March 11, 2017
7:00pm
JOHN DOE Gallery
112 Waterbury St, Brooklyn, NY 11206
An improvised response to NOTHING TWICE in music and dance featuring konverjdans directors and dancers Amy Saunder, Tiffany Mangulabnan, and Jordan Miller, with resident percussionist/composer by Max Kanowitz.
konverjdans Improv at Lovecraft
January 9, 2017
7:00pm
Lovecraft Bar NYC
50 Avenue B, New York, NY 10009
2016/events
konverjdans Beginnings at the Gibney Dance Studios
November 17, 2016
5:00-6:00pm
Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
280 Broadway, New York, NY 10007
konverjdans’ First Improv: at Bizarre Bushwick
October 6, 2016
10:00pm
Bizarre Bar
12 Jefferson St, Brooklyn, NY 11206
konverjdans performs for Megg Farrell's original album release party at Bizarre, Bushwick.