The Dance Gallery Festival’s 11th annual performance showcase returns to NY on Friday, November 3 at Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center, 29 Jay St in Brooklyn, and on November 4-5 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 W 55th Street, NYC.

The Dance Gallery Festival was established in 2007 to mentor upcoming national and international choreographic talent with performance opportunities and residencies. Twenty-five artists will present groundbreaking work in three distinct and separate programs over the 2017 NYC Festival weekend, which will include choreography by Alvin Ailey dancer Sean Aaron Carmon, Rohan Bhargava’s Rovaco Dance and Nicole von Arx.

Under the guidance of Astrid von Ussar, Festival Artistic Director and co-founder, artistry is cultivated by creating a performance vehicle to help support the growth of dance companies. By providing increased exposure and new performance opportunities, The Dance Gallery Festival serves to mentor hundreds of artists seeking to establish a foothold in a business with few resources and much competition.

Over 300 emerging and established choreographers have participated in the Dance Gallery Festival since its founding in 2007, with more than 25 works commissioned. Many Festival alumni have gone on to perform at Jacob’s Pillow, The Joyce Theater, international venues and national television.