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Terrain Screens in Atlanta May 26

Our acclaimed film Terrain screens at EnCORE: Dance on Film Friday, May 26, 2017 at 5pm, 7pm and 8:30pm as part of the Decatur Arts Festival ARTWALK 2017. Presented by Core Dance, EnCore brings together a collection of original dance works for screen, performed, choreographed and directed by local artists as well as their regional, national and international peers. A social gathering for the arts and celebration of Dance made for the Silver Screen!

Encore Project Releases Never-Seen Footage

Encore: A Stellar Cast! from Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company on Vimeo.

The Company unearths never-before published footage from Encore, spotlighting the acting in the show. Deborah Jowitt, reviewing the production in The Village Voice, praised the naturalness of the cast. This was something the dancers workshopped, to be comfortable playing dancers within a scripted story. This brief excerpt captures the chemistry of a stellar cast. All credits are given on the video, which can also be seen on Vimeo. Complete dances from Encore, also never seen, will be published each month through December 2017!

Encore Performed by FloArts-April 13-16

FloArts Dance Ensemble in the Company’s Encore FloArts Dance Ensemble in Encore from Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company on Vimeo. The Ensemble, a student troupe from The Florida School of the Arts, operates under the direction of choreographers and. professors Jessica Mayhew Borrero and Mary Love Ward. The students have performances April 13-16 on the School’s […]

Pier and Project CHORD Screen at NYU Conference

At the NYU/Tisch Dance and New Media Conference, Saturday April 8, Daniel presented the Company’s Project CHORD: Choreographic Help On Realizing Dance at NYU/Tisch School of the Arts Department of Dance’s Integrating Dance and Technology In University Dance Programs Conference. The film, a pedagogical tool to aid in the teaching of choreography, has received enthusiastic […]

Terrain Screens April 3 in NYC

The Set NYC presented Terrain @ Lovecraft NYC Film Screenings, Monday, April 3, 2017. Lovecraft NYC, 50 Avenue B, NYC, 7:30pm. Watch The Terrain Trailer. The Company produced Terrain in 2016 along with AADK Spain. Filmed in the desert region of Murcia, southern Spain, Terrain depicts a body in a vast mountainous landscape. At first […]

The Encore Project Begins: Winter 2017

This year Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company celebrates the 10th Anniversary of our acclaimed hit Encore which premiered in 2007 at Manhattan’s Joyce SoHo. Since then Encore has continued to be performed and licensed by professional companies, pre-professional training programs, and college and arts high school dance departments. It has never fallen from the rep. Encore: […]

Terrain: World Premiere, Barcelona 11/18

Terrain Trailer from Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company on Vimeo. Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company produced Terrain in 2016. Filmed in southern Spain, Terrain depicts a body, that of choreographer Daniel Gwirtzman, in a mountainous landscape. Stripped of a recognizable narrative, the choreography investigates gesture and form, transforming the body into a panorama of identities. Director/Choreographer/Performer/Editor: Daniel […]

The Party Premieres

The Party, choreographed by Gwirtzman, is a theatrical, narrative dance with scripted characters depicting a group of friends as they navigate the social dynamics of a gathering. The overarching concept explores the tipping point when intimacy crosses into inappropriate behavior and violence, peeking into the darker side of relationships and the pressures, dangers and abuses […]

Character Makes Its Atlanta Debut

Daniel is ecstatic to perform Character Oct 27 and Oct 28 at 7 Stages, Atlanta. ROGUE — Caroline Calouche & Co. with guest artists. 8pm. Click HERE for Tickets! While the choreography has not changed since its premiere in 2005, the solo has definitely evolved. Says Daniel: “I’ve remained faithful to the steps, however the […]

Doodling Delivers!

Doodling from Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company on Vimeo. Choreographer, director and dancer Daniel Gwirtzman closed the program of ten choreographers at the 92nd Street Y Friday, September 23, a program called The Dancing Man Dances On, part of the Harkness Center for Dance’s Friday at Noon series. The solo features six distinct pieces of music […]