5/20 – The Slipper Room, NYC – with Smoke Ring
This year, Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble joins forces with award-winning, contemporary acapella quartet Smoke Ring.
Year by Year
6/13 & 14 – Benched – Jersey City
Clarence Brooks in Mourner’s Bench by Talley Beatty.Photo: Mats Rudels June 13 and 14, 7:30 pmPurdie Space523 Palisade Avenue, Jersey City NJ Made possible by the Jersey City Arts Council, this event is free to the public. RSVP recommended (using form below) Samantha Geracht, Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble‘s Artistic Director, received a Jersey City Arts Council Individual … Continue reading 6/13 & 14 – Benched – Jersey City
Program and Bios
Program and bios for Close Quarters III, May 20, 2025 at the Slipper Room, New York City. With Smoke Ring.
6/13 – Technique and Anna Sokolow Repertory with Jim May
Photo: Melissa Sobel 3rd Annual Modern Dance Intensive Presented by the American Dance Guildin conjunction with Peridance Center, NYCJune 9–13, 2025 Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble founding director Jim May joins nine other master teachers for a 1-week workshop at Peridance Center, NYC, organized by American Dance Guild president, Anabella Lenzu. Peridance Center126 East 13th StNew York, … Continue reading 6/13 – Technique and Anna Sokolow Repertory with Jim May
6/28 – DUMBO Dance Festival, Brooklyn
ST/DE performs Schubert Impromptu by Claudia Gitelman at the 24th Annual DUMBO Dance Festival, at the Mark O’Donnell Theater in Brooklyn.
4/7 – Intertwine Festival, Jersey City
The Intertwine Festival pairs choreographers and composers, offering an opportunity to develop and perform original work with live music. ST/DE artistic director Samantha Géracht premieres a new dance with music composed and played by Emanuel Ayvas. At Jersey City Theater Center.
JOY: Dances for Midwinter
In this program for all ages, the company draws from three traditions of modern dance to express wonder, community, and hope. Featuring “Christmas Oratorio” by Charles Weidman, “Ballade” and “Preludes” by Anna Sokolow, “Schubert and the Birds” by Claudia Gitelman, and “Forecast” by company members Margaret Brackey and Krista Jansen.
2/15 & 16 – Dances by Charles Weidman
The Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble performs two major works by Charles Weidman, Lynchtown and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. Scripps Studio Theater at the Paul Taylor Dance Company Studios, NYC.
2/11 – Lecture at Hunter College
Anna Sokolow and the Jewish Roots of her American Modern Dance. Samantha Géracht, Artistic Director of Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble will give a lecture at Hunter College in New York City, including live performance by company member Ilana Ruth Cohen.
Beyond Technique – Teacher Bios
Biographies of teachers for Beyond Technique.