Author Archives: lilahurwitz

Bebe Miller Company at Harlem Stage

Indifferent Forest (2025), with Stacy Matthew Spence, Angie Hauser, Darrell Jones and Bebe Miller (not pictured). Photo: Lila Hurwitz/Doolittle+Bird

Bebe Miller Company brings three pieces from three distinct decades to Harlem Stage in NYC, May 8 and 9, 2025. The evening includes the premiere of Indifferent Forest, with Stacy Matthew Spence, Angie Hauser, Darrell Jones and Bebe Miller. Rain (1989), performed by Tamisha A. Guy, and Rhythm Studies (1999), performed by Darrell Jones, round out the evening.

Welcome to Kathy Westwater

Kathy Westwater’s Revolver (2023), with Lance Gries. Photo: Maria Baranova.

Very excited to help get choreographer Kathy Westwater‘s new project out into the world.

Fifth annual Motion State Dance Festival

Eleanor Smith & Molly Lieber’s Body Comes Apart. Photo: nikki lee

The fifth annual Motion State Dance Festival in Providence, RI, February 26–March 2, 2025, features performances, dance films, workshops and artist interactions. With live performances from Molly Lieber (NY) & Eleanor Smith (NY), Kathy Westwater (NY) with Lance Gries (NY), Lacina Coulibaly (CT), Makisig Akin (Germany) & Anya Cloud (CO), Alexander Davis (MA), Barbie Diewald (MA) & Meredith Bove (MA), Daniel McCusker (MA) & Jaclyn Waguespack (MA), Jessica T. Pearson (RI) & April Brown (RI) and NANO (RI).

Bebe Miller Company Residency at Smith College

Angie Hauser, Stacy Matthew Spence and Darrell Jones developing Indifferent Forest at the Smith College crew house. Photo: Lila Hurwitz/Doolittle+Bird

What a week! We spent our residency days defining and refining improvisational scores for Indifferent Forest, and welcoming our new member of the group, Stacy Matthew Spence, who’s joining Angie Hauser, Darrell Jones and Bebe in this new work to premiere at Harlem Stage, NYC, May 8 & 9, 2025.

Studio Susan Marshall at APAP

Susan Marshall pitches Rhythm Bath at APAP 2025. Photo: Lila Hurwitz/Doolittle+Bird

Let the APAPalooza begin… excited to see lots of friendly colleagues and tons of performances at the annual Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) conference! If you’re there, don’t miss Studio Susan Marshall’s Rhythm Bath presentation at the UP NEXT! Artist Pitch Session, Friday 3–4:30pm.

Welcome to Nancy Drosd

Our newest client! Very excited to be helping spread the word about Nancy Drosd‘s incredible art.

Aretha Aoki & Ryan MacDonald’s “IzumonookunI” Premieres

Photo: nikki lee

IzumonookunI premieres at Bates Dance Festival, Lewiston, MD, July 12 & 14. IzumonookunI is inspired by Izumo no Okuni, 17th century cis-female founder of the Japanese dance-drama form, kabuki. Choreographer Aoki and Bessie-nominated sound designer and artist MacDonald re-imagine Okuni as a punk/synthwave/glam-goth figure.

Bebe Miller Company’s “Indifferent Forest”

Photo: Rachel Keane

The first iteration of Indifferent Forest, with Bebe Miller, Angie Hauser and Darrell Jones, comes to Danspace Project in NYC, presented as part of Platform 2024: A Delicate Ritual, curated by Kyle Abraham.

Motion State Dance Festival

Kimberly Bartosik/daela’s The Encounter: Providence. Photo: nikki lee

Motion State Arts’ fourth annual Motion State Dance Festival opens tonight in Providence, RI! Four nights of performances, films and interactions with 36 artists, including Kimberly Bartosik (NYC), Shura Baryshnikov (MA), and many more.

Studio Susan Marshall’s “Two Person Operating System Type 2.”

Photo: Maria Baranova

It’s the NYC premiere of Two Person Operating System Type 2 at The Kitchen! The second in a series of collaborations with choreographer Susan Marshall and sculptor Martha Friedman. With collaborating dancers Ching-I Chang, Mimi Gabriel, Paul Hamilton and Luke Miller (Assistant Choreographer), and sound design by Dan Trueman.