La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club will present a rare revival of OCCURRENCE #14 by Donald Byrd /Spectrum Dance Theater as the opening to the 21st annual La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival. Performances are April 9-10 at 8pm, April 11 at 5pm, and April 12 at 3pm at The Downstairs Theatre, 66 E. 4th Street. Tickets are $30 (general), $25 (students/seniors), with a $50 Support the Artists ticket option. Tickets are available at https://ci.ovationtix.com/42/dept/2540. Festival packages start at $45 and are available at https://ci.ovationtix.com/42/store/packages. Additionally, the first 10 tickets of each performance are $10 (limit 2 per person).

Spectrum Dance Theater’s OCCURRENCE series is a bold and imaginative choreographic format first introduced on March 20, 2016, at La Usina del Arte in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as the culminating public presentation of a U.S. Embassy residency. The series is modeled on the spirit of a Merce Cunningham EVENT—a performance constructed of complete dances, excerpts, and new sequences arranged specifically for the site, often layered with multiple actions occurring simultaneously. A retrospective of Mr. Byrd’s experience of 9/11, OCCURRENCE #14combines old and new movement ideas, showcasing them together and offering a new perspective on this world-altering event. “This is my playtime,” says Byrd. “It’s when I get to nerd out as a choreographer. I recombine past work with new material, guided by imagination and the pursuit of the next right thing to do.”