A dancer whose arms are encased in an almost skeletal suggestion of enormous wings is seated, their torso nearly touching the ground as they lean forward, wings curving upward and back against the black stage behind them.

7 Must-See Performance Picks Hitting Stages This Month

A long-awaited world premiere, a festival filled with experiments, two New York City mainstays and a trio of new works tackling environmental issues head-on—there are a lot of performances to be excited about this month, and our top picks are just the tip of the iceberg.

Morgan Griffin’s “A Brief Dissolve”

Design-led content creation studio Ataboy recently released a five-part dance film series shot at Brooklyn’s Art Cake gallery. As part of the series, choreographer and dancer Morgan Griffin’s “A Brief Dissolve” takes advantage of visual effects by Perry Kroll to creatively frame, mirror and, yes, dissolve her movement. Other entries come from choreographers Eva Alt, […]