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My sister-in-law Danica, is a dancer in New York City, and has been dancing on and off with Ben Munisteri, for a number of years. Ben Munisteri Dance Projects was selected to perform with four other dance companies at The Joyce Theater’s Altogether Different this year. The festival runs (well is running right now) from the 6th through the 18th. Danica and the rest of the Ben Munisteri Dance Projects company will be performing on the 14th and the 18th. Among other pieces the company will perform, Ben will be unveiling a Joyce-commissioned premiere, Turbine Mines, which has been described as “a work of beauty with a sci-fi edge” and is set to the soundtrack of Blade Runner. A preview of the performance, along with some background on Ben Munisteri and the company, can be found in the Performance/Review article from Gay City News — An Elegy of Hope. Oh, Danica, is the one one her head in the picture at that article.
If you are in New York and enjoy dance, Altogether Different should be on your “Highly Recommended | Must See” list for this month. Of course my prejudice is to see Ben Munisteri Dance Projects — which I will — but any of the nights should be excellent.