The Dance Gallery Festival will return for their 12th annual NYC performance showcase Nov. 2-4, with more than 25 artists in a weekend of groundbreaking work performed in three distinct and separate programs. The Dance Gallery Festival was established in 2007 to mentor upcoming national and international choreographic talent with performance opportunities and residencies. This year’s Festival lineup includes Cameron McKinney, Victoria DeRenzo/Jared Doster, Manuel Vignoulle, Joshua L. Peugh, Mari Meade Dance Collective, Reciprocity Collaborative, Vanessa Owen-Stewart/Owen Dance, DRE.SPEAKS and more. The Festival kicks off at Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center in Brooklyn on Nov. 2, and continues at Ailey Citigroup Theater on Nov. 3 and Nov. 4.

Full Lineup:

Opening Night – Friday, November 2 at 7pm – Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center – 29 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY 11201- Reception with Cast to Follow Performance

• Ad Deum Dance Company – TX
• Amanda Krische – NYC
• Amy Diane Morrow – The Theorists – TX
• Ashley Clos – TX
• Cara Diaz Certosimo – NJ
• Charlotte Settle – NY
• Chien-Ying Wang/ OcampoWang Dance/JueDai Contemporary Dance Theatre
– Taiwan
• Joshua Manculich – TX
• Joshua L. Peugh/Dark Circles Contemporary Dance – TX
• Mari Meade Dance Collective / MMDC – NYC
• Reciprocity Collaborative – NYC
• Vanessa Owen-Stewart/Owen Dance – NC

Level UP – Saturday, November 3 at 7:30pm – Ailey Citigroup Theater – The Joan Weill Center for Dance, 405 W. 55th Street, New York, NY 10019

• Cameron McKinney – NYC
• Victoria DeRenzo/Jared Doster – TX
• Manuel Vignoulle – M/motions NYC (alumni guest artist)
• Joshua L. Peugh/Dark Circles Contemporary Dance – TX (alumni guest artist)

The Main Event – Sunday, November 4 at 3pm – Ailey Citigroup Theater – The Joan Weill Center for Dance, 405 W. 55th Street, New York, NY 10019

• Ad Deum Dance Company – TX
• Amy Diane Morrow – The Theorists – TX
• Ashley Clos – TX.
• Chien-Ying Wang/ OcampoWang Dance/JueDai Contemporary Dance Theatre – Taiwan
• DRE.SPEAKS – NYC
• Eoghan Dillon – NYC.
• GREYZONE/Lindy Fines – NYC
• Joshua Manculich – TX
• Manuel Vignoulle – M/motions NYC
• Vanessa Owen-Stewart/Owen Dance – NC
• Vernard J Gilmore – NYC