New York Arab Festival – May 1-4
Shared Program: New York Arab Festival (NYAF) presents its “festival within festival” program at La MaMa for its 2025 edition, rooted in experimental Arab and Arab American choreography, theater, and performance.
Experiments: Mayonnaise Rizadas and Gatorade – Apr 28
Mayonnaise Rizadas and Gatorade is a fictional autobiography. Greek mythology’s Narcissus is waiting in a white, impersonal room for his diagnosis as his wings are falling. He then learns he has a hereditary terminal disease: unhappiness, most likely caused by the inability to love himself.
Hunter College MFA / NYU Tisch MFA (LIVE STREAM) – Apr 19
La MaMa Moves! Hunter College MFA / NYU Tisch MFA Livestream event
Ta’na Nirau – Apr 26-27
Amalia Suryani’s Ta’na Nirau is rooted in the dance, music, and storytelling traditions of the Dayak tribes of Borneo, Indonesia, who are grappling with multiple existential challenges.
La MaMa Kids: Dance Workshop – Apr 26
Bring your family to this unique dance workshop! Now in its 20th season, La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival continues to support La MaMa’s commitment to presenting diverse performance styles that challenge audience’s perception of dance.
CLASS DISMISSED (LIVESTREAM) – Apr 26
La MaMa Moves! John Jasperse Livestream event
Alexis Chartrand & Nic Gareiss / Megumi Eda – Apr 25-27
Shared Program between Alexis Chartrand & Nic Gareiss and Megumi Eda. Percussive dancer Nic Gareiss and fiddler Alexis Chartrand meld unparalleled virtuosity with an introspective sensibility. / Please Cry is a deeply personal solo performance by Megumi Eda, blending dance, live video, and music to
Jesse Zaritt & Pamela Pietro / Jordan Demetrius Lloyd – Apr 25-27
Shared Program: Jesse Zaritt and Pam Pietro’s duet is an experiment in accumulation and dissolution. / In Jordan Demetrius Lloyd’s most recent work the performer is both the magician and the veil, fostering spaces of encounter with his audiences.
LUCY AI – Apr 24-25
LUCY AI is a collaboration between Lucy Simic and her Toronto-based interdisciplinary performance collective bluemouth inc. and Montreal artificial intelligence company Reimagine AI.
Poetry Electric: The Hot Folder – Apr 21
How often do you *really* get to give advice to your teenage self?
