Danspace Project
{{Short description|Dance performance venue}}
Danspace Project is a performance venue for contemporary dance. Its performances are held in St. Mark's Church in the East Village area of the Manhattan borough of New York City.{{Cite web|title=archives.nypl.org -- Danspace Project records|url=http://archives.nypl.org/dan/18443|access-date=2020-07-26|website=archives.nypl.org}}
History
Founded in 1974 by Barbara Dilley, Mary Overlie, and Larry Fagin to support the creation of new work in dance and performance. A fire damaged the church in 1978 and performances were temporarily held at the Third Street Music School.
Judy Hussie-Taylor became the Executive Director in 2008. In 2010, she launched the Platform series, which invites an artist to curate performances and events around a certain theme.{{Cite news|last=Kourlas|first=Gia|date=2010-12-16|title=A Platform For Dancers To Mix It Up|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/19/arts/dance/19kourlas.html|access-date=2020-07-26|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news|last=Kourlas|first=Gia|date=2010-04-08|title=Choreographers Are Becoming Curators, Too|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/arts/dance/11platform.html|access-date=2020-07-26|issn=0362-4331}}
Danspace has shaped contemporary New York dance history presenting artists such as Ishmael Houston-Jones, Bill T. Jones,{{Cite news|last=Dunning|first=Jennifer|date=1998-12-21|title=DANCE REVIEW; Danspace Project, 25, Looks Back Nostalgically|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/21/arts/dance-review-danspace-project-25-looks-back-nostalgically.html|access-date=2020-07-26|issn=0362-4331}} Trajal Harrell,{{Cite web|last=Chae|first=Julie|last2=ContributorCurator|last3=Writer|last4=Advisor|first4=Art|date=2012-10-11|title=Trajal Harrell: The Next Martha Graham Has Arrived!|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trajal-harrell-photos_b_1946973|access-date=2020-07-26|website=HuffPost|language=en}} Okwui Okpokwasili,{{Cite news|last=Seibert|first=Brian|date=2020-02-21|title=Okwui Okpokwasili Wants You to Slow Down and Walk With Her|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/21/arts/dance/okwui-okpokwasili-danspace.html|access-date=2020-07-26|issn=0362-4331}} and many others.
See also
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