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FALL FOR E125: An EMERGE125 Fall Showing Event on Wednesday November 15, 7:00-9:00PM🍂🍂

'Tis the season to Fall for E125! EMERGE125 - a Black female-led company specializing in the art of dance instruction and creation - kicks off the 2023-24 season with a selection of the organization’s classic and newest work. Consider this your invitation to gain an insider’s insight into our most ambitious, expansive season yet! EMERGE125 has definitively established itself as a leader in the dance world by crafting cross-disciplinary collaborations with innovative partners and using movement as a catalyst to expand the reach, purpose, and impact of the art of dance. Among the many highlights of the Fall for E125 program, the company's Artistic Director, Tiffany Rea-Fisher, will present new choreographic works in progress and we will spotlight the handiwork of our resident Costume Designer, Rachel Dozier-Ezell, for our first-ever exhibit of stage-tested dance costumes. Stick around afterward for a spirited post-show meet-and-greet where the members of our communities are encouraged to mix and mingle. We very much hope to see all of our families, friends, longtime fans of E125 dance, and anyone interested in supporting the company’s far-reaching vision at this celebration of all things EMERGE125!

Arts in the Adirondacks: Amplifying Diverse Voices is an event that combines the arts with diversity, equity, and inclusion. This special event will highlight a diverse array of artists, performers, makers, and creative minds from here in the Adirondack region and as far as Broadway in New York City. EMERGE125 will be participating in the event with dance workshops and performance.

Company Dancer Dennzyl Green will be performing a solo excerpt from Rights of Renaissance on Saturday, October 21st at 7:00pm in Lake Placid, NY. Be sure to catch Artistic Director, Tiffany Rea-Fisher at the Artist panel for community members right after!

EMERGE125 will be kicking off the 2023/2024 Season with performances at the Hudson Valley Dance Festival!

Hudson Valley Dance Festival returns with two 10th anniversary performances on Saturday, October 7th at 2pm & 5pm

Each year, Hudson Valley Dance Festival turns a 19th-century warehouse on the banks of the Hudson River into a picturesque theater for dance. This year’s festival will again include performances at 2 pm and 5 pm. Festival proceeds help ensure that those living with HIV/AIDS and other debilitating illnesses have access to lifesaving medications, counseling, healthy meals, housing and emergency assistance through the National Grants Program of Broadway Cares.

The Village Trip presents:

Let Freedom Ring! Music and Voices of the March for Civil Rights, Then and Now

On Thursday, September 21st, in the Great Hall at Cooper Union, Let Freedom Ring! Music and Voices of the March for Civil Rights, Then and Now will honor both the great March on Washington of 1963 and the ongoing battle for civil rights, justice and equality for all. This unique evening of music, dance and spoken word will entertain, elevate, and inspire, sending all of us home determined to fight the good fight. Jazz great Fred Johnson is the “melodic host” of a program that will feature a dazzling array of talent, including singer Antoinette Montague, Tiffany Rea-Fisher, award-winning choreographer and Artistic Director of the EMERGE125 dance company, and Stephanie Pacheco, New York City Youth Poet Laureate.

EMERGE125 will be performing Tiffany Rea-Fisher’s work, John Brown Lives. We hope you will join us for this special evening of celebration!

All profits will go to the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, an institution whose raison d’être is part of the Black experience.

Thursday, September 21st @ 7:30pm
Great Hall at Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street New York, NY 10003

EMERGE125 is proud to sponsor and be a part of the

Juneteenth March 5K Run/Walk/Roll

Join us!!

MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2023 - 1PM START
Rain or Shine
CENTRAL PARK

Register to get your bib today!

Join our team! Select “EMERGE125” from the dropdown option at registration. We can’t wait to see you there!

This year’s Lake Placid School of Dance Recital will be held on Sunday, June 4th at 12:00pm. Located at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts in Lake Placid, NY. Tickets and more information coming soon. We are so proud of all of our students and cannot wait for you to watch them shine onstage!!

SAVE THE DATE:

EMERGE125 2023 GALA CELEBRATION!
MAY 24TH, 2023 at 6:30PM

EMERGE125 FORMALLY INVITES YOU TO OUR ANNUAL GALA CELEBRATION FOR THE 2022-2023 SEASON! WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE OUR COMMUNITY BACK IN THE SPACE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE PANDEMIC. IT IS THROUGH YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT THAT EMERGE125 IS ABLE TO EXPAND THE REACH, PURPOSE, AND IMPACT OF THE ART OF DANCE. JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE AN INCREDIBLE YEAR OF DANCE PERFORMANCE, CREATION, AND DANCE EDUCATION.

WHERE: ALHAMBRA BALLROOM

2116 ADAM CLAYTON POWELL JR BLVD. NEW YORK, NY 10027

ATTIRE: FESTIVE DRESS

ABOUT EMERGE125

EMERGE125 is a Black female-led hub for dance performance, creation, and education. The organization operates dual homes in Harlem and Lake Placid, New York, while serving audiences both locally and around the world. EMERGE125 has established itself as a leader by setting new standards for dancer care; creating innovative, cross-disciplinary collaborations with leading artists; and using movement as a catalyst for community building: expanding the reach, purpose, and impact of the art of dance. The company has expanded its scope and vision to become a truly 21st Century organization; flourishing, growing, and expanding its network and reach outside of the traditional modern dance sphere. From community dance classes to stadiums filled with thousands of spectators, EMERGE125 demonstrates that modern dance can be accessible and relatable to people of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds.

VISION STATEMENT

Under this new leadership, the company has redefined our organizational identity while remaining true to our founding vision. The company had always wanted to be grounded in the vibrant artistic culture of Harlem; we’ve since realized this goal by establishing a thriving education program that operates throughout the neighborhood, forging deep creative partnerships with leading Harlem arts organizations, and devising community engagement activities that respond directly to local constituents’ core interests. At the same time, we have extended our reach beyond the city, establishing a new partnership with the Lake Placid School of Dance. Tiffany has also set the company apart in our prioritization of care for the whole artist: from our professional dancers to our students, each person is celebrated as both an individual and a vital contributor. Our company doesn’t see dancers as simply tools to bring choreography to life, but as artists in their own right and critical collaborators – a perspective that is a significant shift from the field’s traditionally strict view of a dancer’s role.

The EMERGE125 Young Executives Board invites you to an intimate evening of conversation between Tiffany Rea-Fisher (Executive & Artistic Director, EMERGE125 ) and Danni Gee (Director of Programming, The Joyce Theater). In addition to a festive cocktail hour attendees will listen and engage with Tiffany & Danni as they discuss experiences, success, and challenges within the field of dance curation. This event has very limited capacity and we expect to sell out. Secure your ticket TODAY!

All funds raised from the event will go toward the EMERGE125 Dancer Wellness Fund. This fund helps support the EMERGE125 dance company's physical and mental well-being throughout the season!

EMERGE125 is honored and excited to participate in the annual John Brown Day on May 9th, 2023. Last year, the company performed at the Memorial Field for Black Lives for the 2022 celebration and we look forward to continuing this partnership with John Brown Lives!. This day is a celebration of when Black leaders from Philadelphia–NAACP made their first pilgrimage to lay a wreath on Brown’s grave.

This year we will be premiering our film Geography of Grace !!

Geography of Grace is an abstract and thought provoking historical fiction film set in a summer of racial reckoning in the United States and across the world initiated by the brutal and violent murder of George Floyd, and further mixed with the the ongoing Covid pandemic. This film explores both the reality and alternate reality of an African-American agricultural community in upstate New York founded by American abolitionist, John Brown. We are taken on a journey by one of Brown’s descendants as she travels through the John Brown Farm Historic Site in North Elba.

The viewing will be held at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More details to come!

The E125 Young Executive Board is hosting an after hours fundraising event!! A percentage of the proceeds will go towards the EMERGE125 Dancer Wellness Fund which provides physical and mental wellness to the company dancers throughout the season. Our very own DJ Twelve45 will be performing LIVE and the event is FREE ENTRY. A HUGE shout out and thank you to our Executive Board Member, Bryan McGee for hosting and helping to make the event happen! Bring a friend and come eat, drink, and dance!

This February, Steps on Broadway will be shining a spotlight on the Black Voices in Dance, bringing a global dance community to dancers both in-studio and virtually. Executive Artistic Director, Tiffany Rea-Fisher will be teaching a Master Class again this year on FEBRUARY 20TH at 6:30-8:30pm.

Join us for an evening of joy, athleticism, and dance with live music by DJ Twelve45. You won’t want to miss it!

EMERGE125 is traveling to Toronto, Canada as part of IABD’s 2023 Annual International Conference and Festival. We are honored to be a part of the Visionaries | Founders & Invited Guests Performance on SATURDAY, JANUARY 28th at 7:30-9:30pm.

More information below!

Founders & Invited Guests Performance
Saturday, January 28, 2023
7:30PM - 9:30PM | The Jane Mallet Theatre

Visionary: a person of strong and creative imaginative power and, often with the ability to inspire others

Mastering the works of Alvin Ailey, Katherine Dunham, Martha Graham, Lester Horton and so many others, these highly unique and respected companies define the Black dance aesthetic and continue to lead the field. Exploring the many forms, styles and techniques within dance, each company will present work that encapsulates the expression and voice from a diverse group of professional choreographers.

Featuring works by:

Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation (New York, NY)

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance (Denver, CO)

Dallas Black Dance Theatre (Dallas, TX)

Dance Theatre of Harlem (New York, NY)

Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (Dayton, OH)

EMERGE125 (New York, NY)

Lula Washington Dance Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)

PHILADANCO! The Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadelphia, PA)

E125 Executive Artistic Director, Tiffany Rea-Fisher will be teaching at this year’s IABD 2023 Toronto on the 1 | a dance class series! As part of IABD’s 2023 Annual International Conference and Festival, on the 1 presents world renowned dance faculty and celebrated instructors who work professionally in various aspects of the industry for a weekend of technical training and innovative methodologies.

Tiffany will be teaching Intermediate Contemporary on THURSDAY, JANUARY 26th at 2:30-4:00pm in Studio 2A. Located at Canada’s National Ballet School. You do not need to be a member of IABD to attend the dance class series.

EMERGE125 will be participating in this year’s APAP | NYC+ Conference!

Join us on FRIDAY, JANUARY 13th at Booking Dance Festival NYC at 7:30PM.

Located at: The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall

Tickets: $85 Priority / $55 Preferred / $500 VIP

EMERGE125 will be participating in this year’s APAP | NYC+ Conference!

Join us on FRIDAY, JANUARY 13th at The Ailey Studios at 6:00PM.

The performance is FREE! Please email francine@sheffieldglobalarts.com to RSVP your spot!!

EMERGE125 will be participating in this year’s APAP | NYC+ Conference!

Join us on THURSDAY, JANUARY 12th at The New York City Center (Studio 5) at 7:30PM.

The performance is FREE! Please email francine@sheffieldglobalarts.com to RSVP your spot!!